Bret

March 28, 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: 17.75 Month: 107.20 Year: 376.05
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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PM - had a nice easy long run this evening of about 18 miles - after a long day.  We were invited by a couple to celebrate the wife's 50th birthday by joining them in a day of zip-lining over near Orlando.  Perhaps a bucket-list item for her - but she would not take no for an answer from us and so we drove over late yesterday evening fighting Daytona 500 spectator traffic and spent the evening at Downtown Disney.  Got up early and found ourselves out in a very rural area of nature preserves and cattle ranches.  Never tried the zip-lining before, and probably don't need to do it again.  I was a bit nervous to begin, but never really felt like I was in danger once I did it a couple of times.  Likewise, I really wouldn't say it was all that much fun either.  To each his own.  

Bam will be pleased to know that we saw quite a few gators as well as Florida "cracker" cattle. 

Comments
From Rob Murphy on Sat, Feb 23, 2013 at 18:49:22 from 24.10.249.165

Sounds like a perfectly magical day!

Still managed a great run though.

From Bam on Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 09:24:20 from 89.126.28.24

I bet you were itching to grab a few gators:)

More excited about the 89 miles for the week. Looking good. How's the lard?

From Bret on Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 14:11:37 from 96.228.167.228

Thanks guys. Lard is starting to melt-off bit by bit, mile by mile, Bam.

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