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January 2018

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Location:

Venice,FL,USA

Member Since:

Oct 31, 2012

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

5k:
21:01, (6:46 pace) 11-19-11.
20:08, (6:29 pace) 9-1-12 (Part of a Mini-Triathlon Relay).
19:17, (6:12 pace) 11-17-12.
19:19, (6:13 pace) 11-23-13.
19:30, (6:17 pace) 1-4-14.
20:34, (6:34 pace) 9-13-14
19:49, (6:23 pace) 10-25-14
19:32, (6:17 pace) 11-22-14
19:40, (6:19 pace) 12-19-14
19:49, (6:23 pace) 1-31-16

8k:
34:42, (6:57 pace) 3-17-12.
32:11, (6:28 pace) 3-16-13.
32:32, (6:33 pace) 3-15-14. 

34:00, (6:50 pace) 3-14-15.

33:09, (6:40 pace) 3-11-17.

32:56, (6:38 pace) 3-17-18.

10k:
44:18, (7:08 pace) 4-14-12.
41:22, (6:39 pace) 12-15-12.
42:11, (6:47 pace) 4-13-13.
41:06, (6:37 pace) 12-8-13.

42:03, (6:46 pace) 3-5-16

44:35, (7:11 pace) 8-26-17
12k:
53:53, (7:14 pace) 3-24-12.
49:20, (6:37 pace) 3-1-14
15k:
1:18:16, (8:24 pace) 2-26-11.

1:04:37. (6:56 pace) 2-20-16

1:08:25 (7:18 pace) 2/22/20

Half Marathons:

1:37:57 (7:28 pace) 1-26-20. Fort Lauderdale - A1A 
14 Marathons:
1.  4:12:08, (9:37 pace) 1-9-11. Disney.
2.  4:18:18, (9:51 pace) 10-30-11. MCM.
3.  3:42:26, (8:29 pace) 1-14-12. Charleston.
4.  3:13:15, (7:22 pace) 10-7-12. Steamtown.
5*.  3:12:26, (7:20 pace) 1-19-14. Louisiana.
6*.  3:14:06, (7:24 pace) 4-21-14. Boston.
7*.  3:19:38, (7:37 pace) 7-19-14. U. of Okoboji.
8*.  3:16:27, (7:30 pace) 2-22-15. Mercedes-Benz
9*. 3:30:38 (8:03 pace) 5-15-16 Sugarloaf

10. 3:24:21 (7:48 pace) 11-5-16 Savannah RNR

11. 3:27:37 (7:56 pace) 5-12-18 Brookings

12. 3:46:02 (8:38 pace) 10-7-18 Towpath

13. 3:35:11 (8:13 pace) 9-12-21 Med City

14. 3:45:45 (8:37 pace) 4-16-23 Coastal Delaware

* = These 5 races were run at 67.9 seconds per pound. If I want a PR, I need to weigh less than 170 pounds.

Short-Term Running Goals:

2023 GOALS:

Coastal Delaware Running Festival Marathon - 4/16/23 - Rehoboth Beach, Delaware

Long-Term Running Goals:

Continue running as often as I can, as far as I can, as fast as I can. Teaching my kids (by example) the rewards that come from putting in the work. Very slowly get to 50 states.

Personal:

I'm married, with two sons, 17, and 18.

I started running because someone dared me to.

I ran my first race 3 days after my 40th birthday. (Disney)

My profile picture story: http://www.melissajill.com/blog.cfm?postID=1492&boston-marathon

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Miles:This week: 15.00 Month: 52.00 Year: 181.50
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188.900.00188.90
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9.000.009.00

Happy New Year. 1.5 miles at the track with the boys. I didn't do anything fast, but I timed them on some runs. Tommy ran a 6:48 1600. Then Johnny ran two 16.xx second 100M. He was upset about it. He tried again, and got 15.xx. he was happier with that. That was at noon. Misty rain. 58 degrees

Then 7.5 miles. Hood route to Legacy Trail and back. 1:02:24. 8:19 pace.

Now watching UCF Auburn game. Spouse and I met at UCF, so we're not rooting for The WarEagleTigerPlainsmen.

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7.500.007.50

7.5 miles. Hood route to Legacy Trail and back. 6 am start. low 40's temps. Emergency bathroom stop at McDonalds. Homeless guy was camped out in the stall (as usual), so I had to use the unoccupied ladies' room. Super sorry about that, but any port in a storm, martial law, etc. 

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7.500.007.50

7.5 miles. Hood route to Legacy Trail and back. 6 am start. 40 degrees. slow. 

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3.500.003.50

3.5 miles. Hood route. 6:15 am start. I wanted more miles this morning but I procrastinated my way out of it. 36 degrees. Coldest run I have ever done? 

Coldest run I have ever done.

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12.900.0012.90

12.9 miles. Hood route to Legacy Trail to Venice Ave and back. 6:15 am start. First half 1:00. 9:18 pace. Second half 55:47. 8:40 pace. 8:59 pace overall. Still in the 40s, but I totally overdressed.

Then to boy #1's soccer game. I had to leave before half time to catch boy #2's basketball game. Boy #1 won 8-1. Boy #2 lost 34-14. Both guys played good games. Then additional basketball with boy #2 at the courts.

Happy 47th birthday to me. I'm feeling it today. I guess it's not the years, it's the mileage.

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7.500.007.50

7.5 miles. Hood route to Legacy Trail and back. 7am start. Then church. Then drove 2 hours to Tommy's soccer game. They won 6-0. Got home and the dryer's broke. Went to laundromat. Just finished folding everyrhing.

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5.000.005.00

1.5+3.5=5 hood route easy hot humid miles. It's been a tough week.

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9.400.009.40

1.5 miles. Hood route. Then bathroom stop. (What is it about taking a few days off that causes the GI system to start a new routine?) Then around the block with boy #2, while he rode his hoverboard. It's strange running next to someone standing still.

Then 7.5 miles. Hood route to Legacy Trail and back. 1:00:21. 8:03 pace. Now off to soccer / basketball.

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7.500.007.50

Church, then 1 hour of basketball, then 1 hour of soccer, then 7.5 miles. Hood route to legacy Trail and back. 1:03:30. 8:54 pace. 54 degree start. It was a fight the whole way. From now on, I'll be getting my run in before playing with the kids.

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7.500.007.50

7.5 miles. Hood route to Legacy Trail and back. 6am start. 42 degrees.

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7.5 miles. Hood Route to Legacy Trail and back. 6:00 am start. 40 degrees. 

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5.500.005.50

5.5 miles. Hood route. 31 degrees. 6:00 am start.

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16.250.0016.25

16.25 miles. Hood route to Legacy Trail to circus bridge and back. Inspired by IJR's long run, I just ran it. Longest run since March of last year. Dang near perfect weather. 50 degrees. Overcast. Low humidity. No breeze.

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10.200.0010.20

10.2 miles. Hood route to Legacy Trail to colonia and back. 10 am start. 73 degrees and humid and loaded with bicycles. I ran at half the speed of smell.

Sloppy Joe. Slop Sloppy Joe. Sloppy Joe. Slop Sloppy Joe.

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5.500.005.50

3.5 miles. Hood Route. Then home. Then 5 laps around the block. 2 of which were with Johnny. 

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15.300.0015.30

.4 up. 7.5 miles. Hood route to Legacy trail and back. Oh won oh won won won. (01:01:11) 8:09 pace. 0.4 down.

Tonight I went to the track for the first time in ? I did 1.5 up, (8) x 400M, w 400M AR, 1.5 down. Times were 1:26, 1:27, 1:28, 1:28, 1:29, 1:28, 1:27, 1:28.

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5.500.005.50

5.5 miles. Hood route. 6am start. 52 degrees.

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16.250.0016.25

16.25 miles. Hood route to Legacy Trail to circus bridge and back. 6:20 am start. 2:25:44. 8:58 pace. Humidity is high.

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10.2 miles. Hood route to Legacy Trail to Colonia and back. Very slow. Like maybe I saw a snail pass me at one point. Then church. Then 3 on 3 basketball for an hour and a half, with my sons and some guys we met at the court. Maybe the most fun I've ever had playing basketball. Then 45 minutes of soccer. Then Dairy Queen. Now I'm just chilling.

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5.100.005.10

57 degrees. 6 am start. 0.8 miles. Then 3.5 miles in 28:45. 8:13 pace. Then 0.8 miles. I wanted something faster this morning, but I think my legs are still beat up from this weekend.

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14.300.0014.30

0.4 miles around the block. 7.5 miles. Hood route to Legacy Trail and back. 5:45 am start. 0.4 miles around the block. 45 degrees. That moon was fantastic! Song of the run:

https://youtu.be/1-bt81UBDLI

p.s. I signed up for Brookings Marathon last night. Where do you go for your 24th wedding anniversary? South Dakota, of course. 

PM: 1.5 up. (4) x 800M, w/ 400M AR. 1.5 down. 3:11, 3:09, 3:10, & 3:08. I was tempted to go for more, but then I thought I should ease back into this kind of stuff.

Most miles in a month since October 2016. 

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