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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
Tue, Oct 06, 2009
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1.006.001.000.008.00

Today was one of the best runs I've ever experienced.  Perfect temperature (60), legs felt great, and I found a perfect stride that I was able to keep throughout the hills.  This is an 8-mile loop towards Goshen in which my previous fastest was around 55ish.  Today I ran it in 52:35 (6:34 pace).  There was one uphill section (mile 3) that I was shooting for 7:30, but came through in 7:45.  The downhill on mile 5 made up for it in sub-6. 

I'm really starting to peak and attest most of my improvement over the past couple weeks to hill running and finally an improved diet (quality has been good...doing better in disciplining the quantity). 

Tangent 3 (3) Miles: 8.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From jtshad on Tue, Oct 06, 2009 at 18:37:45 from 204.134.132.225

Great run. Nice time to peak. Try to maintain a constant fitness level for the next 2 weeks by sound training and good eating and you will rock your marathon.

From Burt on Tue, Oct 06, 2009 at 19:28:51 from 68.76.197.194

Nice run Mr. Rockness. I like the new pic. You got enough girls?

From rockness18 on Wed, Oct 07, 2009 at 20:38:47 from 75.11.50.213

thanks Jeff...I'll do my best.

Burt, no kidding! Add in 3 cats (girls), 2 bunnies (girls), a dog (girl), and a fish (yes, girl...how my family can figure that one out- don't ask).

From Burt on Wed, Oct 07, 2009 at 20:45:57 from 68.76.197.194

LOL! I have five girls and one step son. But I may have told you that before. Our dog is a girl. And I don't know what our snakes are. Probably asexual. I'm waiting to see if they spontaneously lay eggs to prove that theory.

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