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Shipyard Half Marathon

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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  (old lines that were a little out of date but couldn't quite bring myself to removing them completely:) Also, have one wonderful brown dog named Sammy and just added a grey tiger cat (Catty) whose life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: 20.88 Month: 54.08 Year: 342.30
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
37.3813.040.000.000.000.000.0050.42
GoMeb Speed2 Miles: 13.97Brooks Launch (aqua) Miles: 23.49GoRun Sonic Miles: 5.48
Race: Shipyard Half Marathon (13.109 Miles) 01:34:00, Place overall: 10, Place in age division: 2
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
0.9313.040.000.000.000.000.0013.97

This might be my favorite half marathon - definitely one of my top favorites.  It's somewhat lowkey, has a nice route through "old Florida" neighborhoods and near the water, and I actaully kind of like the two loop course, and then there is the nice refreshments at the end.  This is also my PR course (2012).  Last year it was my fastest half between November and March.  Hopefully it won't be my fastest this year.

The past week my legs had been feeling tired, with no bounce.  It seemed to start the week before with the long run on Saturday and then some moderate speedwork on Monday pacing Lisa for some repeats.  During that run I stepped off the curb incorrectly and felt a warning pain in my hip/groin area, so the rest of the week I took it easy.  Was originally going to try and get a six mile tempo run on Wednesday but skipped it out of caution.  I knew that doing the tempo run could do more harm than good.

Race morning, still feeling mentally unprepared, but fortunately that slowly wore off.  Rode down to the race with Jessica and ran into Cynthia and Joe and then eventually Jamie and Renee.  Easy jog with Jessica about a half mile then I did some strides.

Race started and I took off after Ollie and Bill Cottrell (the Dr. that almost always beats me).  I was happy when I saw my pace was about a 6:45 halfway into the first mile.  Held that pace through the mile and a little bit beyond.  Hit the first bridge ascent, slowed a little on the way up but got most of it back on the way down and managed a 6:58.  These first two miles were better than I had expected.  I decided I'd do my best but not worry about pace for the rest of the race.

About mile 3 or so I think I passed a woman wearing a black and white top, I'd see her again.

Heading back into Ozona on the first loop I saw Jessica running the 5k, actually she saw me.  I was looking but missed her until right when we were crossing.

Hit the halfway point and then a little past it as we were heading back out to the trail I felt pretty good and managed one more mile under 7:00.  I came up behind the first place female, pulled ahead of her and kept a pretty good gap until just past mile 10.  I felt myself slowing down and now she was right behind me.  I didn't want to mess up her pace so I slowed to have her get back in front of me.  It seemed to help a little as we both sped up.  Just before the mile 12 marker, the woman in the black and white top came up behind us both running at a steady pace.  So, I tried to pick it up.

There was a man walking his two dogs on leashes and then another woman with two dogs not on leashes.  The two dogs briefly went after the black and white top woman until the owner could get them back in control.  I closed the gap a little at this point but she pulled ahead and took off even faster once at the 12 mile sign.

I turned the last corner and saw 1:33:53 on the clock and tried my best to sneak in under 1:34.  It felt like a slow motion dream as I saw each second tick.  Thought maybe I had made it but no, it would be 1:34:00.

The black and white top woman's name is Lois, and she always seems to beat me no matter how fast or slow I run by just a little bit.  30 seconds today.  The former first place female ended up with second place, coming in about 20 seconds behind me.  Lois was about 30 seconds ahead. 

Last year I was 10th overall and 2nd place age group - same rankings this year, just a little bit slower pace.

Jessica was waiting for me at the end and then we watched Joe, Renee, Cynthia, and Jamie come through the finish line.

For what I was feeling before the race started, I was pretty happy with how I ran the race

Splits: 6:43, 6:58, 7:02, 7:07, 7:09, 7:30, 7:10, 6:59, 7:09, 7:31, 7:45, 7:26,7:13

GoMeb Speed2 Miles: 13.97
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
7.140.000.000.000.000.000.007.14

7.14 mi,  1:08:32,  Avg 9:36 min/mi
 
This is actually a catch up post.  Ran on Starkey Blvd with the Striders, wore HR monitor with average of 125 bpm for the run.  So, it sounds like it was a pretty good run!
 
 

Brooks Launch (aqua) Miles: 7.14
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
5.960.000.000.000.000.000.005.96

5.96 mi, 52:22, 8:47 avg

Ran with Joe and Victoria on the Suncoast trail, leaving the Target parking lot and heading south and partially on the new section which is getting close to connecting to the Upper Tampa Bay trail.  Got a weird pain in right side of my hip area which made me walk a bit.

Brooks Launch (aqua) Miles: 5.96
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
7.480.000.000.000.000.000.007.48

5.44 mi, 53:18, 9:48 pace

Ran at Longleaf with Striders.  Out and back on Starkey bike trail.  Ran with heart rate monitor keeping rate at or under 132 bpm.  I arrived a few minutes late, so everyone had already left but I caught up with several and said hi on the way out and back.  I had to run a little short to be back home before 6:45

PM 2.04 mi, 19:05, 9:18 avg

Ran on the treadmill at the Y while Thomas did swim team practice

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
5.480.000.000.000.000.000.005.48

5.48 mi, 50:56, 9:17

Ran in the nbhd, easy pace (catch up post)

GoRun Sonic Miles: 5.48
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
10.390.000.000.000.000.000.0010.39

10.39 mi, 1:34:30, 9:04 avg

Met Joe and Jamie at Diane's house which is also Craig's house who also ran with us today after being away in New Zealand forever (about 6 weeks).  Ran into Starkey park, stopped briefly at the shelter then continued out far enough to get 10 miles ish for distance.

Brooks Launch (aqua) Miles: 10.39
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
37.3813.040.000.000.000.000.0050.42
GoMeb Speed2 Miles: 13.97Brooks Launch (aqua) Miles: 23.49GoRun Sonic Miles: 5.48
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