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Location:

FL,

Member Since:

Mar 20, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

PR's:

  • 1 mile : 5:43 (3/2017)
  • 5K : 18:34 (12/2011)
  • 5 mile : 32:03 (5/2010)
  • 10K : 39:29 (11/2013)
  • 11K: 46:47 (July 2008)
  • Half Marathon : 1:26:47 (11/2012)
  • Marathon : 3:06:34 (02/2010)
  • 50K Trail: 4:34 (01/2012)
  • 50 Mile: 8:34:48 (4/2012)
  • 100K: 11:06 (2/2012)
  • 100 Mile: 24:19:44 (1/2022)

Marathons:

  • Treasure Coast Marathon (FL) - 3:39:51, Mar 2021
  • Towpath Marathon (OH) - 3:35:26, Oct 2019
  • Jacksonville Marathon - 3:31:10, Dec 2018
  • NYC Marathon - 3:49:12, Nov 2017
  • Marine Corps Marathon - 3:27:00, Oct 2016
  • Utah Valley - Jun 2016
  • Marine Corps Marathon - 3:28:12, Oct 2015
  • Pocatello Marathon (ID) - 3:32:25, Sept 2015
  • Chasing The Unicorn (PA) - 3:31:20, Aug 2015
  • Run for The Red (Poconos) - 3:30:40, May 2015
  • Boston - 3:24:42, Apr 2015
  • Clearwater - 3:27:04, Jan 2015
  • Clearwater - 3:16:17, Jan 2014
  • Boston  - 3:27:00, Apr 2011
  • DesNews - 3:10:57, Jul 2010
  • Gasparilla  - 3:06:34, Feb 2010
  • Space Coast - 3:11:29, Nov 2009
  • Estes Park  (7500' and up) - 3:52:19, Jun 2009
  • Boston - 3:17:22, Apr 2009
  • Niagara Falls - 3:19:21, Oct 2008
  • San Diego RnR  - 3:24:18, Jun 2008
  • Jacksonville Marathon -3:21:24, Dec 2007
  • Chicago Marathon - 3:35:08, Oct 2007
  • Disney Marathon - 3:52:34, Jan 2007

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

 

  • Sub 40:00 10K
  • 2:59 Marathon
  • 1:25 Half Marathon
  • 18:30 5K

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Maintain my health and continuously seek to improve my fitness. Maybe someday get under 3:00 for marathon. More importantly, I'd like to figure out what my maximum ability is and reach that.

I'd also like to find the right balance in life and use running to enhance and improve myself.

 

Personal:

Dad of  three (welcome Charlotte Dani on 8/10/20) awesome kids and stepdad to three almost as awesome as my own kids.

I have a brown dog named Stella, and three cats - Catty, Tortie, and Esperanza.

  (old lines that were a little out of date but couldn't quite bring myself to removing them completely:) Also, have one wonderful brown dog named Sammy and just added a grey tiger cat (Catty) whose life started out rough but now has a better home.

I've recently started another blog so I can easily add lots of pictures and so other non-FRB users can leave comments:

Forward Progress!

 Also, for 2012 I started a blog to write down each day one thing that I am grateful for

Grateful Blog

 

Love living in Florida but love to travel and see the country and rest of the world.

 

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 288.22
Brooks T7 Lifetime Miles: 202.78
Brooks ST5 Lifetime Miles: 403.91
GoMeb Speed3 Lifetime Miles: 483.77
Brooks Pure Flow Lifetime Miles: 160.60
Brooks Launch(lobster) Lifetime Miles: 782.98
GoMeb Razor Lifetime Miles: 468.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
35.880.000.000.000.000.000.0035.88
Brooks Launch (black) Miles: 11.48Green Silence Miles: 5.88Nimbus 12 (new) Miles: 18.52
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
5.750.000.000.000.000.000.005.75

5.75 mi 00:49 08:29 pace

Good run by myself this morning. I've gotten spoiled with so many people to usually run with! Slow warm up with some faster stuff at the end. Wished I could say I was completely better but I am getting there. Felt pretty decent considering Saturday was my longest run in a while.

Brooks Launch (black) Miles: 5.75
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
5.880.000.000.000.000.000.005.88

5.88 mi 00:50 08:34 pace

Ran on the hotel treadmill in Ft. Worth.  Was out a little too late the night before but managed to get out of bed in time to run.

Pretty good run. Super slow for the first mile, then slowly bumped up the speed with a quick interval at the end.

Green Silence Miles: 5.88
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
7.010.000.000.000.000.000.007.01

7.01 mi 01:04 09:09 pace

Neighborhood run with Jenny , Chris H. Lisa R. and Nicole S. for some easy running and some light banter along with some lovely refreshments. Chris tried to sneak up behind me on the final stretch but the slushie shoe noise gave him away.

Good to be back home.  Texas was much hotter so it actually seemed cooler than it usually does.

Nimbus 12 (new) Miles: 7.01
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
5.730.000.000.000.000.000.005.73

5.73 mi 00:51 08:55 pace

Run with the ladies this morning - Kathryn L. and Lisa R.  - Jenny was taking the morning off due to early work schedule.  Mostly easy pace through out.  Fun run!

Brooks Launch (black) Miles: 5.73
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
11.510.000.000.000.000.000.0011.51

11.51 mi 01:34 08:11 pace

I went to Longleaf at 5:30 this morning. I planned on doing 10. Said hi to a bunch of people at the start but started a little after everyone so I could finish my warm up. So, the first few miles were by myself, a little slower than 9:00 for the first mile, then 8:30 for the next mile, and then a little faster after that.

On the out and back in Alico Pass, I stopped to talk to Diane, then Renee showed as well as Bob Tiller so we all ran together until I turned around just inside Starkey Park. Nice weather and I was able to get into a comfortable yet faster running groove.

So, I'm finished with physical therapy now.  Not 100% better but it looks like if I continue with the exercises and stretches I should continue to improve.

Had a follow up appointment with the Doctor (a different one than the first time).  She said everything looked pretty good as far as the x-ray and my range of movement, and to come back in if things started getting worse or if the improvements stopped, in which case they'd probably do an MRI.  Fortunately, she was pretty confident it is most likely not a labral tear.

Pretty happy that I've managed 3 weeks in a row of over 30 miles.  Plan is to gradually work my mileage up a little bit at a time.

Nimbus 12 (new) Miles: 11.51
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
35.880.000.000.000.000.000.0035.88
Brooks Launch (black) Miles: 11.48Green Silence Miles: 5.88Nimbus 12 (new) Miles: 18.52
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