They all can't be "easy" runs.

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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:

2024 GOALS:

to not get fat

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:	8.00	Month:	35.00	Year:	251.50

Sat, Mar 07, 2015

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
16.00	0.00	16.00

16 miles with the cool kids in Sarasota. 6 am start. low 50's and breezy. The wind kind of picked up on the way back. We are in between soccer seasons at the moment, so I had a chance to go up to Sarasota this morning. This run was rough. A couple of the guys are in their Boston build up, so they set out to go 18. I told them I didn't think I was ready for 18, thought I was pulling out of the group to finish with 12, went home and used mapmyrun to figure out that I ran 16. Seriously, I may have to invest in one of those watches.

Great run (if you do not consider the effort at the end) - Start at Marina Jacks, over Ringling Bridge out to St. Armand's, to the South tip of Lido Key, over the bridge onto Longboat Key, around the Longboat Key Golf Club, back over the bridge past Mote Marine, to the end of City Island, back through St. Armand's, back over Ringling Bridge to Marina Jacks.

http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/copy/646015866/

This run is making me re-think racing next weekend. It's my favorite local race, but, man, I'm beat.

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From allie on Sun, Mar 08, 2015 at 07:32:54 from 66.249.88.165

i did the same thing last week...set out for 12 and somehow ended up with 16. definitely different runs.

From Matt Schreiber on Sun, Mar 08, 2015 at 07:41:46 from 66.17.102.175

The good news is you thought that effort was at the end of a 12 mile run. Nice mIles Tom!

From Tom K on Sun, Mar 08, 2015 at 07:43:40 from 174.58.54.215

All day I thought "Wow, I am out of shape." Then, after I measured it out, "Well, that makes sense." I just wasn't ready for those 4 miles, I guess.

Hey, isn't Atlanta marathon soon? What's going on with you?

From allie on Sun, Mar 08, 2015 at 09:29:33 from 73.207.133.226

yep, it's in two weeks. i'm not running the full and still thinking about doing the half. it's going to cost me $90...so, errhhh.

From Tom K on Mon, Mar 09, 2015 at 06:50:18 from 73.27.178.76

Allie, you should totally run Savannah November 8th, with me (and hopefully, Flatlander). I�ve never run a rock and roll marathon, so I�m not sure what all of the hoopla is with that. But check out this course profile, that I�ve spent hours drawing for you:

______________________________________

Huh? Huh? Sounds like fun, right?

From allie on Mon, Mar 09, 2015 at 06:53:25 from 66.249.88.168

lol. i like the looks of that. and i really, really want to visit savannah...i'll look into it...

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