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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: 8.50 Month: 79.00 Year: 208.50
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
13.400.0013.40

7.5 miles. Hood route. 5:45 am start.

6:40 pm start. 5.5 miles during football practice. Hood route.

8:30 pm start. 0.4 miles around the block after football to get my miles to 60. I don't know if that run provided me any physical benefit, but ending the week with 59.6 is just unacceptable.

Kids' Football is my life all weekend. Spouse is out of town and it is Jamboree weekend - kind of like pre-season. Tommy has to be at the field 6:45 am for weigh in. then wait 2 hours, then a half hour scrimmage. then wait an hour, (while I'm in the concession booth), then another half hour scrimmage. In short, tomorrow is shot for running.

Then I do the whole thing all over again on Sunday with Johnny! I plan on running Sunday night when spouse gets back.

Weight: 0.00
Comments
From SlowJoe on Sat, Aug 15, 2015 at 07:55:29 from 45.18.50.53

Man, you are really on a roll lately! Knocking them all out before Saturday...anticrastination? I'm submitting that word to Webster.

FYI, 59.6 rounds nicely to 60.

From allie on Sat, Aug 15, 2015 at 08:21:55 from 24.99.46.55

thank you for keeping your numbers round and clean. good luck with all the football.

joe -- i like your word, and i think it makes sense. "anti tomorrow"

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/crastination

From allie on Sat, Aug 15, 2015 at 08:26:47 from 24.99.46.55

i just learned procrastiblogging is a word and it's what i'm doing right now.

From SlowJoe on Sat, Aug 15, 2015 at 08:33:23 from 107.77.100.123

That's 2 things you've taught me on Tom's blog today. That's impressive considering I already know everything.

From Tom K on Sat, Aug 15, 2015 at 15:19:05 from 174.58.54.215

Signing up for the concession stand was a bad idea. That was one frantic hour. I've never worked a cash register before. WHERE'S MY CHEESY FRIES?! Next home game i'm doing the chain gang.

From allie on Sat, Aug 15, 2015 at 15:22:19 from 24.99.46.55

foodservice -- a whole new level of stress.

i hope your shoes didn't get nacho cheese splats on them because that stuff stains like you wouldn't believe. and it literally eats leather.

From SlowJoe on Sat, Aug 15, 2015 at 19:44:30 from 45.18.50.53

Plus, Gordon Ramsey was at the concession stand yelling at Tom the whole time.

From Yasir on Mon, Aug 17, 2015 at 11:19:48 from 99.20.240.157

.4 mile run ha thank you I thought I was the only one. you have to keep them rounded.

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