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Location:

FL,United States

Member Since:

May 11, 2010

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

2000 Walt Disney World Marathon: 3:58:02

2000 Jacksonville Bank Marathon; 3:59:26

2005 Jacksonville Bank Marathon; 3:57:48

2009 Snickers Marathon Bar Marathon: 3:52:58

2010 Frankenfooter Half Marathon, 1:33:10 (PR)

2010 Spacecoast Marathon;  3:30:56 (PR, BQ)

2011 RAP River Run; 5K - 20:11 (PR)

Short-Term Running Goals:

  • Run injury free
  • Run higher milage (40-60/wk) (50 - 70/wk)
  • See my daughters (16 & 18) run the Disney Princess 1/2 Marathon 
  • Qualify for Boston in next three attempts
  • Break 3:30
  • Get Registered for Boston 2012 before it closes!!!

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

  • Still running at 80
  • One Ultra
  • One Iron Man
  • More running friends
  • More life lessons while running, from running

Personal:

  • Married 21 years
  • Four childeren 2 girls, 2 boys
  • Two Daughters at University of Florida
  • Thinking Conservative Christian
  • Guiness over anything I can see through
  • Zac Brown Band
  • Chick flicks with my wife & daughters
  • Man movies with my sons

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Brooks Adrenaline GTS 9 Lifetime Miles: 1226.18
Brooks Glycerin 7 Lifetime Miles: 394.79
Brooks Adrenaline GTS 7 Lifetime Miles: 709.55
New Balance Lifetime Miles: 267.34
Ascics Speedstar Lifetime Miles: 374.56
New Balance 1063 Red Lifetime Miles: 148.76
Ascics Speedstar II Lifetime Miles: 41.23
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
24.7117.244.000.000.000.000.0045.95
Brooks Adrenaline GTS 7 Miles: 21.38Brooks Glycerin 7 Miles: 8.40Brooks Adrenaline GTS 9 Miles: 16.15
Night Sleep Time: 31.00Nap Time: 1.00Total Sleep Time: 32.00Weight: 172.20
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
0.007.090.000.000.000.000.007.09

Fantastic weather this morning. The coolest and most comfortable I've run in months (in Florida!). Felt really good so I just ran whatever pace felt comfortable. I looked at my watch around 3 miles and I was right around 8. It didn't feel that fast so I just kept running to see what it would feel like to run race pace for a while. When I finished the run it turns out the whole run was sub marathon goal pace.

  1. 8:08
  2. 7:57
  3. 7:59
  4. 7:54
  5. 7:46
  6. 7:56
  7. 7:47

Time: 5:50 pm  Total Time: 56:09 (7:55 avg)

Temp: 75  Humidity: 84%

Brooks Adrenaline GTS 7 Miles: 7.09
Night Sleep Time: 6.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.50Weight: 173.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
5.190.002.000.000.000.000.007.19

2 mile warm up; 2 x 1 mile (6:57, 6:51), 3.19 mile cool down.

Time:  6:23 am  Total Time: 56:52 (7:55 avg)

Temp: 75º   Humidity: 89%

Brooks Adrenaline GTS 7 Miles: 7.19
Night Sleep Time: 6.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.50Weight: 173.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
8.420.000.000.000.000.000.008.42

Ran easy 8 miler today. It's 9 pm and I'm already falling asleep. The run this morning was actually fairly cool.

Time: 5:53 am    Total time:  1:08:40 (8:09 avg)

Temp:  73.9    Humidity:  82%

 


 

 

 

Brooks Glycerin 7 Miles: 8.40
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 173.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
7.100.000.000.000.000.000.007.10

Missed Monday so I needed today to catch up. Got out just before 6 am and got an easy 7 in. I'm really tired and sore. I've got to some how catch up on rest this weekend and get back to 7-8 hours of sleep this coming week.

I've been walking barefoot immediately after runs. Yesterday and today I've started to do barefoot strides (40-50 yards) just to freshen my legs and to see what it feels like to run barefoot. The legs definately feel better. I wish I had somewhere close by to run on grass, like a soccer field or something. I'll continue building and see how my feet and legs respond.

Time: 5:45 am   Total Time: 58:08 (8:11 avg)

Temp: 72º       Hmidity: 89%

Brooks Adrenaline GTS 7 Miles: 7.10
Night Sleep Time: 6.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.50Weight: 172.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
4.0010.152.000.000.000.000.0016.15

Met up with Mark this morning at Longleaf. My legs felt really sore from the time I got up to the minute we started running. In classic Mark P style, we started out at a blazing 9:48/mile pace... and it felt wonderful! That first mile was almost like a message on my legs. I guess I'm so used to going out at 8:20 or below that I just don't really warm up properly anymore. Our second mile was only 30 or 40 seconds faster and then we settled into what became a fairly consistant pace right around 8. As we progressed into the run we kept dipping into the mid to high 7's. Our last four miles were: 7:58, 7:38, 7:19, 7:24. Fastest 16 miler I've done in years.

 

Time: 5:55 M  Total Time:  2:10:43  (8:05 avg)

Temp:  79º   Humidity:  77%

Brooks Adrenaline GTS 9 Miles: 16.15
Night Sleep Time: 5.50Nap Time: 1.00Total Sleep Time: 6.50Weight: 170.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
24.7117.244.000.000.000.000.0045.95
Brooks Adrenaline GTS 7 Miles: 21.38Brooks Glycerin 7 Miles: 8.40Brooks Adrenaline GTS 9 Miles: 16.15
Night Sleep Time: 31.00Nap Time: 1.00Total Sleep Time: 32.00Weight: 172.20
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