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Location:

Mooresville,NC,

Member Since:

May 01, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

2007 Highlights:  Litchfield Road Race (7.1) in 58:36

2008 Highlights:  New Jersey Marathon in 4:12, Bay State Marathon in 3:10:30

2009 Highlights:  Boston Marathon in 3:13:26, Litchfield Road Race in 49:30, New Haven 20k in 1:25:03, Bay State Marathon in 3:09:09

2010 Highlights:  Bradley 10k in 39:58, Litchfield Road Race in 48:06, New Haven 20k in 1:23:59, Ghost Trail 1/2 Marathon in 1:29:12 (trail), Philadelphia Marathon in 3:06:59

2011 Highlights:  Litchfield Road Race in 47:44, Ghost Trail 1/2 Marathon in 1:28:35, Goshen Turkey Trot in 40:46, Jingle Bell 5k in 19:05

2012 Highlights:  Finished Boston Marathon in 3:41:59 in 89 degree heat, broke the top 100 in Litchfield Road Race (82nd), 1st Place (overall) in Solstice 5k, Hogsback 1/2 in 1:29:36, and bq'd in Bay State Marathon (3:14:20).

Personal Records

1-mile:  5:39/track (2008)

5k:  19:05/Jingle Bell (2011)

10k:  39:58/road race (2010)

20k:  1:23:59 (2010/New Haven)

1/2 marathon:  1:28:35 (2011/Ghost Trail)

marathon:  3:06:59 (2010/Philly)

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Sub-3:05 marathon in Fall

Sub-1:23 in New Haven 20k

Sub-46 min in Litchfield RR

Sub-19 in 5k

Sub-5:30 in mile

Upcoming Races: 

     TBD

 

 

 

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

sub-3hr marathon

sub-5:15 min mile

become a competitive master's runner

win age division in smaller marathon

 

Personal:

Married w/six daughters (9 year age span)

Pastor a church in NC

Enjoy travel and recreation with family

Began running in November of 2007

 

 
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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 33.00 Year: 424.00
Barefoot Lifetime Miles: 114.25
K12- Black Lifetime Miles: 401.00
Kinvara 13 (blue 1) Lifetime Miles: 335.00
Kinvara 13 (blue 2) Lifetime Miles: 363.00
Kinvara 14 Neon Lifetime Miles: 384.00
Kinvara 14/teal Lifetime Miles: 334.00
Kinvara Blue/red Lifetime Miles: 98.00
Sat, Mar 28, 2009
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
22.000.000.000.0022.00

Ran with Ed today and decided to run a challenging course through the hills.  He measured it out last Fall at exactly 22 miles.  Ed's run sub-3 Bostons several times and claims our course today has 5 to 1 hills over Boston.  We started with a very steady pace, progressively picked things up w/out checking our watches, and stopped at the 12.5 mile marker to grab gatorade and a banana that we had stashed.  I took my first look at my watch and asked him to guess...he was like 8 minutes off.  We kept picking up speed, even through the last 5.5 miles that were through rolling hills and directly against a 10-15 mph wind.  As we hit our last stretch, Ed asked the time and said if we're around 2:40, we could beat our Fall time by 10 minutes..."We're at 2:29 Ed."  Needless to say, today's run was kind of like the perfect wave.  Here's the breakdown...

1st 12.5 miles:  1:31:27 (7:19 pace)

- quick break for gatorade-

2nd 9.5 miles:  64:49 (6:49 pace)

Finishing time:  2:36:16 (7:06 pace)

 

Overall, a great confidence booster going into Boston.  We both definitely had a good amount of energy still in the tank.  I'm not sure how Ed does it...he's 53 and has only been logging 150-200 per/month since January. 

 

Trigons (3) Miles: 22.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Robert on Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 17:52:54 from 65.101.173.205

Excellent run! It's great to have a motivated running partner. Hang onto that confidence during the taper.

From RivertonPaul on Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 21:51:40 from 75.169.17.106

Very impressive. You are right on track.

From Bec on Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 02:49:19 from 67.177.35.60

Great run! You have some nice splits.

~3 weeks until Boston!~

From JimF on Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 18:33:22 from 32.179.224.112

You should have a lot of confidence. That was an excellent run! You are looking great for Boston.

From rockness18 on Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 20:43:31 from 75.16.162.226

Thanks all...this blog has done wonders for motivation.

From jtshad on Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 20:49:07 from 69.20.133.196

Nice training run for Boston, you are looking primed to hit your goals.

From rattletrap on Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 18:41:37 from 70.193.125.197

Great run! You are ready for a PR in Boston!

You're right about this blog. It's been a great source of motivation and encouragement for me as well.

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