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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  (old lines that were a little out of date but couldn't quite bring myself to removing them completely:) Also, have one wonderful brown dog named Sammy and just added a grey tiger cat (Catty) whose life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
43.510.000.000.000.000.000.0043.51
Ghost3 Miles: 12.34Brooks Launch (black) Miles: 15.92Nimbus 12 (new) Miles: 14.25
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
1.000.000.000.000.000.000.001.00

I didn't run this morning, thought a day off might be good just so I could know that I could take a day off if I wanted to.

I did take Sammy for a walk, and then did some weights around the house, and some core work.

 In the evening I went to the boot camp that my wife teaches and had a great workout there.  It included one mile of running, which was a warm up lap before class, and then the cardio portion which was 3 times doing a lap followed by 50 jump ropes.  I can almost make it through 50 rope skips without missing.  Much improved from where I started!!

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
5.980.000.000.000.000.000.005.98

5.98 mi 00:53 08:54 pace

Ran with my favorite running buddies Jenny , Chris H. , and Lisa R. as well as a run into Carin and Cherise (pretty much anyone who runs with me is a favorite running buddy). Nice cool weather and good times. I couldn't ask for anything else, I want to clone this run.

This was the first run since Jenny's 50K where we ran together and her spirits about running were better.  She had been suffering from dead legs or something.  Tough to run on those.  Was very happy that her legs were back to normal.

Ghost3 Miles: 5.98
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
5.460.000.000.000.000.000.005.46

5.46 in 47:33, 8:42 pace

Ran with Jenny and Lisa in the neighborhood.  We ran together until almost all the way home then Jenny said she had to stop and walk and told us to go ahead.  I made it part of the way back home but then told Lisa I couldn't leave her there.  It wasn't very far from home and she told us to go ahead, but it just didn't feel right.  Wasn't sure if she wanted me to come back for her but it felt better to err on that side.

This morning was the first time that I wore my Brooks Launch in a while and felt good in them.  When I was on my way to injury it seemed like a needed a more cushioned shoe, but today they felt fine.

 

PM - Did Jenny's boot camp, partnered with Sean as usual on Wednesdays.  Good workout except I kind of bombed out on the boat pose contest at the end where my legs started shaking after just 1 minute and I could just hang on for about 1:30.  No extra laps tonight, just the warm up lap (1/4 mile).

Brooks Launch (black) Miles: 5.46
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
6.360.000.000.000.000.000.006.36

6.36 miles, 56:28, 8:52 average pace

Ran in the neighborhood with Chris H. this morning.  Jenny is tapering this week for her marathon at the end of next week (Savannah R&R), and Lisa was going to run later.  Perfect temps for running.  Kept the pace EZ.

Shower, quick post run mobility exercises, and then left early-ish for work, so dropped off older son at his bus stop and stopped by the Vet's office on the way to work to get Barbie some pain pills.  She's hanging in there but her appetite is eroding away a little bit more each day it seems.

Ghost3 Miles: 6.36
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
10.460.000.000.000.000.000.0010.46

10.46 in 1:30:55 , average pace 8:42

Light ran this morning, actually alternating between light rain and no rain.  Headed out just after 6:00 with Jenny and a group of her friends.  We ran into a couple more people that we know.  But shortly after that, everyone decided to turn back early because it looked like there was some heavy stuff on the radar.  I was going to turn back, too.  Jenny said why?  you usually don't mind running in the rain.  I usually don't but there have been a few times when I wished I hadn't but if it stays nice and light.

So, when we got to where everyone else was splitting off to go home, I kept on going and decided I'd turn back (or seek shelter) if it got really bad.

It never did get bad.

I headed a couple neighborhoods over, where I don't run much anymore.  I saw my friend Raj out running.  He was out doing a quick loop from the Y before lifting weights.  I talked him into joining me.  We talked and caught up on things.  It was a bit of luck to run into him like that.

Kept the pace easy and relaxed.   I had only been planning on about 6 or 7 miles this morning but ended up with a little over 10.  So, take it when you can get it.  It's nice when you run and it feels good, feels so good that you run more than you planned to run just because.

Brooks Launch (black) Miles: 10.46
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
14.250.000.000.000.000.000.0014.25

14.25 mi 01:59:40 08:23 pace

Ran up Starkey Blvd to the park and back with Raj. I forgot to set my alarm but woke up when Raj texted me to say that he was running late. Started at 6:00 instead of 5:45, so not too bad. Light rain most of the run but pleasant.

After the run, took Thomas to bowling since Jenny had an early client to see.

In the afternoon we took turns spending time with Barbie.  She was not able to walk, so Jenny carried her out in the backyard.  It was a nice day out.  I sat down with her for about an hour or so then took the kids to their afternoon music lessons.

After the music lessons, we gathered the kids together and said it was time.  So, we all went to the weekend vet together to say goodbye to Barbie.  It was a sad and tough time for everyone.  It's time to remember the good things, let go and move on.  She will be missed.  It's times like these to remind yourself to appreciate what you have before it's gone.

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Nimbus 12 (new) Miles: 14.25
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
43.510.000.000.000.000.000.0043.51
Ghost3 Miles: 12.34Brooks Launch (black) Miles: 15.92Nimbus 12 (new) Miles: 14.25
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