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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: 16.00 Month: 151.00 Year: 363.00
Barefoot Lifetime Miles: 114.25
K12- Black Lifetime Miles: 401.00
Kinvara 13 (blue 1) Lifetime Miles: 327.00
Kinvara 13 (blue 2) Lifetime Miles: 363.00
Kinvara 14 Neon Lifetime Miles: 384.00
Kinvara 14/teal Lifetime Miles: 315.00
Kinvara Blue/red Lifetime Miles: 64.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.750.005.250.0016.00

Three weeks from now I have a 7-mile local road race that will take place at 1pm in the afternoon.  It's a huge deal with people like Bill Rodgers and Rod Dixon who usually show up to participate as well as current elites and Kenyans who add a bit of spice to our small town event.  The biggest challenge- it's always at 1pm (very hot!) and the final mile has a 9% incline that puts Heartbreak Hill to shame (named by Runner's World as one of the top 10 hills in American road races). 

Anyway, it was hot today (mid to high 80's) w/a bit of nasty humidity as well.  A good chance to start to get my body acclamated to potential upcoming race conditions.  Having run long yesterday, my goal was just to push it a bit for a few miles and hope to be near the 7min/mile range for a tempo or two. 

As I set the garmin and started to run, I was pleasantly surprised to see the pace drop to 6:30 quite easily.  Thus, I decided to push it a tad more and see how I could hold it.  Mile 1- 6:18, mile 2- 6:17, Mile 3- 6:26 (stopped at a water spicket and lost my stride a bit...really needed the water though).  After mile 3, I went into a jog and dipped into off-road trails.  It was at least 10 degrees cooler, so I hung out in there for almost 6 miles, stopping for water at least 2-3 times.  Upon reaching the roads again, I felt I could push a second tempo, so I decided to push it for 2-miles (before "Gallows Hill").  Mile 1- 6:23 (pleasantly surprised), mile 2- 6:17.  Felt very satisfied with the results for today- ran 11.5 miles total. 

 

4.5 miles on the TM, closing w/the final .25 at 6min pace (8min pace overall).

Tangent 3 (3) Miles: 11.50Triumph 6 (2) Miles: 4.50
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From JimF on Sat, May 22, 2010 at 00:53:08 from 173.127.181.245

Strong run! Your pace seems to be getting faster and faster!

From Robert on Sat, May 22, 2010 at 09:05:49 from 65.101.164.200

Awesome day!

From jtshad on Sat, May 22, 2010 at 09:40:24 from 69.20.183.178

Great run! These are the days that make you really love running!

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