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Goshen Turkey Trot

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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

Thu, Nov 24, 2011

Race: Goshen Turkey Trot (6.2 Miles) 00:40:46, Place overall: 20, Place in age division: 2

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
2.00	0.00	6.20	0.00	8.20

My wife and I entered the Goshen Turkey Trot- it was mid-30's, sunshine, and windy. The course is very challenging- 1/2 is made up of trails and contains 5-6 steep hills, including a steady incline from part-way through mile four all the way through mile 5. My previous pr for this course is 43:05, so my goal going in was to break 42 minutes. 500-600 runners lined up at the start and we were off with the gun...

Mile 1- 6:12 (Lots of downhill on this, so I disciplined myself to hold back)

Mile 2- 6:06 (Rolling hills, yet surprised by this time, since the last 1/2 mile was uphill)

Mile 3- 6:31 (Rolling hills, yet very pleased- passed alot of runners on this stretch)

Mile 4- 7:01 (Flat for first half and then steady incline up a trail- conserved for the next mile which is the toughest)

Mile 5- 7:07 (This was the most challenging- ran it last time in 7:42)

Mile 6- 6:46 (Very pleased- steady downhill for 1/2 mile and then steep uphill for 2nd half mile- mile legs were doing just fine)

Last .2- 1:13/6:06 pace (Finished the hill and then kicked it in for the finish- more of a 5:40 pace once things levelled out).

Overall, I exceeded expectations and finished in front of a few local guys who usually beat me. Very happy with the effort and time and was able to take home a ribbon and a homemade apple pie. My wife finished in just over an hour and capped off a very emotional week. She ran the course on Monday with a handfull of friends and stumbled upon a man in his late 40's who had committed suicide. His daughter is in one of my daughter's classes at school. My wife stopped with her friends at that point in the course to place flowers around a cross they had made.

Thanks to those who read the report and may you have a Happy Thanksgiving!

Asics Dc-racer Miles: 8.20

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From rAtTLeTrAp on Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 14:34:01 from 67.160.56.253

Prayers for that man's daughter and family and your wife. That had to be a very tough experience.

Nice PR on that hilly course. You are a running machine!

From Jake K on Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 18:55:14 from 96.32.4.123

Great improvement from last year! Way to smash your PR and goal time!

Happy Turkey Day!

From rockness18 on Sat, Nov 26, 2011 at 01:04:39 from 75.22.161.115

thanks guys! I'm starting to feel good for the first time in almost a year. Appreciate your encouragement!

From flatlander on Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 08:33:06 from 76.31.26.153

Missed this report, glad I caught up. Congratulations on a very impressive course PR, really fun when it all comes together that way. Suicide is so sad, I have nothing but sympathy and respect for the victims and their families. Hope your wife is doing OK.

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