Bret

Thanksgiving Day 5k

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Location:

Milton,GA,USA

Member Since:

Jul 27, 2010

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

PR's -

Mile - 4:38    (High School)

2 Mile - 10:12 (High School) 

3 mile - 15:51 (High School)

10k - 35:19 (High School)

Marathon - 2:59 marathon (London -2013)

Half marathon - 1:25:18 (Deseret News 2013)

Completed all 6 of the World Marathon Majors 2024

Completed each of the 5 majors (NY, Chicago, Boston, London & Berlin) at least twice.

8 x Boston Marathon (1999, 2000, 2005, 2007, 2014, 2020 (virtual due to covid) 2021, 2022)

13 x NYC Marathon (1997, 1998, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)

 

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Sub 3 hour marathon

Long-Term Running Goals:

Continue to enjoy running and racing as long as my body permits me.  

Personal:

Old guy - (grandfather even) been running for 40+ years.  

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Miles:This week: 13.00 Month: 79.50 Year: 472.55
Thu, Nov 28, 2019
Race: Thanksgiving Day 5k (3.107 Miles) 00:20:18, Place overall: 42, Place in age division: 3
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1.500.003.100.004.60

 

Atlanta Thanksgiving Day 5k- family tradition that my girls started with my family many years ago (and that I had with my parents when I was growing up) continues.   Most years I choose to run with the girls and their spouses/boyfriends and other friends or family who come to town to stay with us.  Every now and then I will take off and give it a go and meet them at the finish.  This year was one of those years.  Riley and Delaney were in town and my nephew and his wife were as well - none of them having run very much with the exception of Riley who is recovering from an injury.  
 

Cold windy and hilly - I had a decent race.  I was hoping to dip under 20 mins but the course was a little to unforgiving with the hills and a technical set of turns entering (and then the slick turf) at the Georgia State stadium - formerly the Braves' stadium now converted.  Splits were 6:24, 6:14 and 6:33.   A flat course may render a quicker time for me.  
 

Thankful for my family and for being able to run as well as I have been running this past year   This was my fastest 5k since 2013 according to Athlinks (shockingly).

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

 

Comments
From Rob Murphy on Thu, Nov 28, 2019 at 12:03:23 from 67.177.30.39

Hey, not bad!

Have a great day Bret.

From Bret on Thu, Nov 28, 2019 at 12:32:17 from 99.1.220.106

Thanks Rob. Happy thanksgiving to you and your family today. Enjoy!

From jtshad on Thu, Nov 28, 2019 at 12:49:19 from 65.129.138.74

Happy Thanksgiving! Good race!

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