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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: 34.75 Month: 138.75 Year: 531.80
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
35.000.000.000.0035.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.250.000.000.003.25

PM - 3.25 random cold miles up amd down the city streets of Moundsville WV.  Still in the teens and the ice and snow have not really melted so I stayed on the roads that had been treated or plowed a bit to maintain safer footing.   

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

AM - 5 miles on the treadmill at my in-laws.   It's just easier than dealing with the slick roads and sidewalks.  

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.000.000.000.003.00

AM - 3 miles early before sunrise - on the rail trail along the Ohio.   Icy snow still in spots.   My niece who is a physical therapist did some transverse massage on the hamstring tendon for me - and it felt a little better this morning - though I ran fairly slowly to keep from slipping on the ice.  

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.250.000.000.009.25

AM - slightly over a 10k this morning along the Ohio on the rail trail from Moundsville Glen Dale WV.  Trail surface was much improved today - and it was "warmer" in the low 20's .  Decided to run a little further today - but the discomfort in the hamstring tendon was actually worse today than it was yesterday.   Some days are better and some days are worse.  

PM - 3 mile run with Riley on the same route - I will almost always accept an invitation to run with one of my kids - even if I have already run earlier in the day and dealing with a bit of an injury.   

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.000.000.000.003.00

AM - 3 miles early around the city streets in Moundsville WV.   After the first half mile or so the hamstring tendon felt reasonably good for the first time in weeks.   Heading back to Atlanta this morning.   

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.250.000.000.005.25

AM - 5.25 miles with the guys and the dogs on the trail - later start with a light workday ahead.   One week post-cessation of statins, my run this morning in terms of discomfort of the hamstring tendon was easily the best I have had in over a month.   The last 3 runs have seen very gradual, but incremental improvement.  Too soon perhaps to draw conclusions, but at a minimum if it does not regress, this is a much more tolerable situation.  

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.250.000.000.006.25

AM - 6.25 miles with Dan and Finn on the golf course in a light mist/rain in the upper 50's.   Hamstring tendon was not as good as it was yesterday.  

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
35.000.000.000.0035.00
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