Bret

April 19, 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:	21.00	Month:	87.50	Year:	480.55

Sun, Jul 12, 2015

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
3.50	3.50	0.00	0.00	7.00

PM - tempo workout on the treadmill. 2 mile warm up - then using the auto HR target feature - I went for 24 mins at 80% of my HRR - which worked out to be marathon pace more or less. Some times it was 6:40 and sometimes 6:58 - but always in that range from start to finish. Quite pleased with how I felt. Solid and controlled. Using that feature on the treadmill keeps the guesswork out of knowing the right pace for the tempo effect.

Comments

From Rob Murphy on Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 11:25:07 from 24.10.247.181

Page 106 in John L. Parker's new novel has Quenton Cassidy out leaning Dunedin's Dell Ramers to win an 880.

Love it!

From Bret on Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 11:27:31 from 216.234.133.229

No way! That's so cool! How many people would even appreciate that. (not counting you and me).

From Rob Murphy on Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 11:37:39 from 24.10.247.181

You need to pick up the book. Easy one day read if you have the time. It takes Cassidy from 1st grade into college. Tons of great Old Florida references. Hard to put down.

FYI, Ramers has a flikr photo sharing site with lots of great pictures - awesome one of the 1967 Dunedin XC team. One of Ramers winning the mile in a Dunedin-Clearwater dual meet on Dunedin's track that appears to be what we would today call a "mid run".

From Rob Murphy on Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 11:43:32 from 24.10.247.181

You should check out his Facebook page too. Lives in Philadelphia now. Must be about 64? Nice picture of the hippy Del Ramers. One L, not two as I wrote earlier.

From Bret on Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 12:03:07 from 216.234.133.229

Just picked it up on kindle - not available until tomorrow. You must have gotten yours early! Funny hippie profile pic for Del!

From Rob Murphy on Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 12:06:40 from 24.10.247.181

It was at my Barnes and Noble two days ago.

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