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Tampa Police Memorial Run 5K

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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  (old lines that were a little out of date but couldn't quite bring myself to removing them completely:) Also, have one wonderful brown dog named Sammy and just added a grey tiger cat (Catty) whose life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
48.860.000.005.100.000.000.0053.96
Asics Equation Miles: 8.38Nimbus 11 Paris Miles: 19.00Glycerin 8 Miles: 9.17Brooks Launch Miles: 17.41
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
8.380.000.000.000.000.000.008.38

Ran with Dixie in the hilly neighborhood.  Good morning for running, easy pace most of the way with some pickups on the hills then 4 hill sprints up the church driveway on the way back home.

Average pace: 8:12

Did my upper body "better than nothing" workout after the run.

Asics Equation Miles: 8.38
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
9.630.000.000.000.000.000.009.63

Ran 6.75 miles with Jenny, then almost 3 more on my own.  Good run.

Average pace: 8:25

Nimbus 11 Paris Miles: 9.63
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
9.170.000.000.000.000.000.009.17

Ran with Jenny this morning.   Another cool and wonderful morning for running.  Picked up Jamie along the way, then did 4 miles at Jenny's planned marathon pace (8:15), then another 2 easy.  I finished up with one more mile on my own.

 

Average pace: 8:25

Glycerin 8 Miles: 9.17
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
7.840.000.002.000.000.000.009.84

Chilly morning (for Florida at least, somewhere in the 50's).  Ran with Jenny for about 5 miles.  While we were running, we saw an Armadillo right next to the sidewalk, it turned one way and then the other and then ran right into Jenny and hit her.  She said it kind of hurt and that she felt "dirty" after it ran into her.  It's amazing how many armadillos there are around here, I used to think they were only in Texas.

After we ran together I did 8 x 400m with each one between 1:20 and 1:25.  The last couple were a bit of a struggle, so I stopped at 8. 

 Average pace: 8:18

Going to take another crack at a 5K this Saturday.  Weather should be great, the course is flat.  It's going to be a good size race (I heard 1700), so I'll have to make sure and line up at the front.

Brooks Launch Miles: 9.84
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
9.370.000.000.000.000.000.009.37

Ran with Jenny, Jamie and Kathryn for 4.5 miles, then did the rest on my own.  Good day for an easy run to take it easy after yesterday's speed and tomorrow's 5k.

Average pace: 8:28

Nimbus 11 Paris Miles: 9.37
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Race: Tampa Police Memorial Run 5K (3.1 Miles) 00:18:55, Place overall: 15, Place in age division: 1
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
4.470.000.003.100.000.000.007.57

18:55 , 15th overall, 1st age group.

Finally made it under 19:00!

Arrived nice and early (about 6:40) as I needed to race day register.  Had a comp entry from David J. whose company was one of the race sponsors.  Also, I usually get lost driving around downtown and can never find a place to park, but I did well this morning and did not have a problem.

Warmed up with a little bit over 2.5 miles.  It was starting to feel warm and I had a hard time at first finding a good place to run without having to go through traffic lights, but finally found a park nearby and ran along the river back and forth on the walkway.

Headed back to the race start and lined up.  The race was in honor of the members of the Tampa police department who have lost their lives.  They had banners which each fallen officer's name and some of the police runners had armbands in remembrance.  The chief of police said a few words, and then the mayor also.  There was a police helicopter flyover and lots of other things, too.  Attendance this year was 3 times what it was last year.

The race started and I almost had some problems between people lined up too far ahead and people behind me who initially went out fast, pushed past me, but then I had to go around - the usual larger race stuff.  In a way it was good because for almost the entire race there was someone not too far ahead that I could catch up to.

Splits - 6:05, 6:11, 6:07, 0:32

(18:54.42 according to chip times printout)

I felt pretty even throughout the run, I slowed down on the second mile but didn't feel slower.  Pushed as hard as I could on the third mile.  My garmin and the mile markers matched up precisely, which I usually don't get for various reasons.

Cooled down after the race with about 2 more miles of easy running.   Food was good, various snacks as well as beans, rice and salad from the Columbia restaurant.  Stuck around for awards and door prizes (although I didn't win anything).  Police chief personally handed out all of the awards as well as finisher's ribbons for all of the kids.  Fun morning and good way to honor those who have given their lives to protect us.

 

   1    15  1839 Mark Palamar             43 Trinity FL           18:54.48  6:06 

 

18:55
Distance5K
Chip Time18:55
Overall Place15 / 1737
Division Place1 / 108
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Gdrtot806
Divtot108
Pace6:06
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Brooks Launch Miles: 7.57
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
48.860.000.005.100.000.000.0053.96
Asics Equation Miles: 8.38Nimbus 11 Paris Miles: 19.00Glycerin 8 Miles: 9.17Brooks Launch Miles: 17.41
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