Bret

April 23, 2024

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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: 8.25 Month: 112.25 Year: 505.30
Mon, Feb 13, 2012
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.003.000.000.008.00

PM - lunchtime run - nice progression run of a little over 8 miles with the last 3 miles below MP - aided by absolutely spectacular weather - temps in the low 60's with very low humidity and no wind.  This morning however was too cold for me to head out, so I will need to try to squeeze in a few extra miles this evening. 

Read yesterday where Lance Armstrong in completing his first 70.3 Ironman Tri yesterday in Panama finished 2nd after posting a 1:17 half.  He was rumored to not be very gracious to the winner who passed him in the last mile or so, on his way to finish a 1:12 leg.  Guess he was expecting to win.

Comments
From Rob Murphy on Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 22:45:47 from 76.27.122.13

Lance Armstrong not gracious?

From Rob Murphy on Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 22:56:55 from 76.27.122.13

I'm curious about that 1:17 half. He must be taking triathlon a lot more serious than he did running a few years ago. Wasn't he like a 2:45 marathoner? 1:17 seems fast after the swim and bike leg.

From Bret on Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 06:07:16 from 96.243.187.166

I was impressed with that split as well. Evidently he is doing a series of these Ironman events as a part of some business partnership with the entity that puts on these official Ironman races as a vehicle for his foundation - he allegedly is taking the races very seriously - having begun his athletic career as a triathlete before switching to cycling. Ironman thinks his celebrity will be great marketing for the sport which is still only followed primarily by participants. So just a cameo type effort by him is not what they had in mind. Of course now many are wondering if he was tested after the race for performance enhancing substances!

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