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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: 23.75 Month: 113.20 Year: 382.05
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
23.500.000.000.0023.50
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

AM - 2.5 miles of walking on the beach as the sun rose - sticky humid - walked down to the pier where they were setting up for a surfing competition -   2 ft waves - they must be disappointed.  Things continue to improve day to day with the recovery. 

 

PM. - another 2.5 miles or so walking with Delaney on the beach.  

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.000.000.000.003.00

AM - 3 miles of walking at home.  Feeling stronger - progressing well.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

PM -  4 miles after work in Atlanta - went out for a walk and did a little jogging with some light drills, high knees, backward jogging, side stepping etc. intersperced throughout.  The jogging part felt awkward as though my leg muscles were unfamiliar with the movement - did not feel like I could actually run just yet - still need time to get stronger and for everything heal up. Good progress though, I think.  Did PT strengthening excercises and stretching / self-massage afterwards.  

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.000.000.000.002.00

AM - 2 miles of walking this morning before work.  I was a bit sore and fatigued from yesterday's walk/jog/drills particularly in the lower abs.  

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.000.000.000.003.00

AM - this was going to be just a walk - but at about 2 miles into it, I decided to try a little light jogging which actually turned into running - and remarkably I think I can call this an official run - not much faster than a jog - but when I finished, and everything felt intact and absent any discomfort, I am counting the last 3/4 of a mile of this mornings workout, my first official run 9 days post surgery.  Cheers.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.500.000.000.002.50

AM - 2 miles of walking and .5 miles of jogging/running.  Trying to be conservative - I felt like I could have easily done more, but don't want to be too agressive in the rehab and result in set backs.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

PM - 1 mile of walkng and 3 miles of running.  I started off by walking about 3/4 of a mile and then started a light run, and thought to myself, this feels ok - I should try to run a mile, and so I did - very easy about 9:30 pace.  And then I thought, I could probably do another mile if things feel ok.  And so I did.  Slightly faster.  Then I walked about 1/4 of a mile and decided - I could probably finish this up by running lightly for this last mile.  No issues, with pain or discomfort during or afterwards.   

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
23.500.000.000.0023.50
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