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Location:

Acton,MA,USA

Member Since:

May 12, 2010

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

5K (PR) - 18:02 

10 mile - 1:06:01

Half-Marathon (PR) - 1:30:36

2016 Gate City Marathon (PR) - 3:09:44

Short-Term Running Goals:

BQ! - Got that monkey off my back.

Join a competitive running club

Long-Term Running Goals:

SUB 3 Marathon

Keep setting PR's as a middle of the pack Master.

Personal:

I am married with 2 daughters 12 & 14. 

 

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Inov-8 Roclite 295 Lifetime Miles: 121.92
Saucony Grid Type A2 Lifetime Miles: 156.64
Barefootski Lifetime Miles: 3.00
Mizuno Wave Rider (2) Lifetime Miles: 173.01
Saucony Mirage 2 Lifetime Miles: 978.82
Saucony Mirage 2 (gray) Lifetime Miles: 622.75
Saucony Kinvara 3 (blue) Lifetime Miles: 706.04
Saucony Kinvara 4 (red) Lifetime Miles: 631.89
Sketchers Go Run 2 Lifetime Miles: 236.30
Saucony Kinvara 4 (oj) Lifetime Miles: 680.17
Saucony Kinvara 5 (blue) Lifetime Miles: 683.21
Mirage 4 - Blk Wit Green Soul Lifetime Miles: 479.05
Saucony Fastwitch 6 - Red Lifetime Miles: 124.17
Saucony Kinvara 5 (green) Lifetime Miles: 414.96
Saucony Ride 7 - (blue) Lifetime Miles: 205.07
NB Boracay Lifetime Miles: 622.40
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
234.610.00234.61
NB Boracay Miles: 162.17Saucony Ride 7 - (blue) Miles: 33.94Saucony Grid Type A2 Miles: 7.22
Night Sleep Time: 178.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 178.00Weight: 165.00Calories: 0.00
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
8.520.008.52

8.52 miles

Up and over the hill, not through the woods and there was no stopping at Grandmother's house.

NB Boracay Miles: 8.52
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 165.00Calories: 0.00
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10.430.0010.43

10.43 miles

Running in the cold rain.  I saw some Turkeys in the community farm plot off of Tuttle road.... that was cool.  I enjoyed myself in the elements today.  7:09 avg.

Saucony Ride 7 - (blue) Miles: 10.43
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 165.00Calories: 0.00
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9.120.009.12

9.12 miles

Snow in April..... Yippee!  Can you sense my sarcasm?  7:25 avg.

Saucony Ride 7 - (blue) Miles: 9.12
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 165.00Calories: 0.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
7.150.007.15

7.15 miles

8:04 avg.  As far as weather is concerned, anything goes in New England.  Beautiful Spring day in April.

Saucony Ride 7 - (blue) Miles: 7.15
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 165.00Calories: 0.00
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13.310.0013.31

13.31 miles

Good run with a decent finish.  Weather was actually pretty nice in Acton today.

NB Boracay Miles: 13.31
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 165.00Calories: 0.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.120.004.12

4.12 miles

Slower.

Saucony Ride 7 - (blue) Miles: 4.12
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 165.00Calories: 0.00
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7.220.007.22

7.22 miles

Not much sleep last night. Really tired. My company received the Hoyt award from Easter Seals last night at the Westin in Boston.

Saucony Grid Type A2 Miles: 7.22
Night Sleep Time: 5.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 5.00Weight: 165.00Calories: 0.00
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8.230.008.23

8.23 miles

I made a mistake going into Great Hill.  The low sections are really wet and muddy.  I put up a 10:23 mile through the mucky, muddy, rocky area.  8:01 avg.

NB Boracay Miles: 8.23
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 165.00Calories: 0.00
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14.030.0014.03

14.03 miles

I intended to go longer, but I just didn't have it today. 7:31 avg.

NB Boracay Miles: 14.03
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 165.00Calories: 0.00
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3.120.003.12

3.12 miles

Second day in a row of "stuck in a funk" running.  I just couldn't get out of first gear and decided to bail on the run.

 

 

Saucony Ride 7 - (blue) Miles: 3.12
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00Weight: 165.00Calories: 0.00
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10.030.0010.03

10.03 miles

3:46 am. Back in the Saddle Again.  7:18 avg.

NB Boracay Miles: 10.03
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00Weight: 165.00Calories: 0.00
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7.810.007.81

7.81 miles

I made a huge mistake and put off registering for the Sugarloaf Marathon.  With all the things that our money needs to go to, like bills, our children, food etc, I thought that I would be safe registering with over a month to go until race day.  Low and behold, when I checked the webstite yesterday, the marathon was full and registration was closed.  My heart immediately dropped, and I saw that there was a waitlist.  I put my name on the waitlist, and I am behind 40 other people just like me.  Needless to say, I can't wait not knowing if I will be able to run a Spring Marathon that aligns with my recent training.

Luckily, as I was scrambling to find another marathon, I found one on the exact same day as Sugarloaf in Nashua NH..... 30 minutes from my house.  

I am so pissed at myself.  I have been training with the Sugarloaf course in mind, and have really been looking forward to running with Tom K. and Jim Maloy (my companies VP of IT)  These two guys are some of the best around and I have spent weeks thinking about drinking post race beers with them.

Anyways, I'm done crying about it and will have to do my best to take out my frustration on the Gate City Marathon course in NH .

NB Boracay Miles: 7.81
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 165.00Calories: 0.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
7.210.007.21

7.21 miles

Slow and steady.

NB Boracay Miles: 7.21
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 165.00Calories: 0.00
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13.030.0013.03

5.31 miles

AM before work in the Devens area.  7:09 avg

7.72 miles

Lunch time.  7:20 avg.  It's looking like it will be warm in Boston on Monday.

NB Boracay Miles: 13.03
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 165.00Calories: 0.00
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6.020.006.02

6.02 miles

Feeling tired.

NB Boracay Miles: 6.02
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 165.00Calories: 0.00
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13.550.0013.55

13.55 miles

Sunday Funday.

NB Boracay Miles: 13.55
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 165.00Calories: 0.00
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7.040.007.04

7.04 miles

I witnessed the Boston Marathon with my girls yesterday.  We set up camp right before the Newton Hills. We walked up and down Comm. Ave and soaked in the energy.  It was an awesome day.  Congrats to my buddy Kris Depew for representing his club - Greater Boston Track Club (GBTC) and PR'ing in his second marathon.  Solid marathon for Kris.

NB Boracay Miles: 7.04
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 165.00Calories: 0.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
7.250.007.25

6.24 miles

Given my upcoming marathon, I wanted to push a bit and see how I felt holding a faster pace.  I would like to avoid an epic blow up.  I'm thinking of going out at a 7:05-7:10 and seeing how that feels for a while.  I can always ratchet it down if I'm feeling good. 

7:04, 6:55, 6:56, 6:34, 6:33, 6:25, (.24) 6:04

1.03 miles

You've got to cool it down.  7:47

NB Boracay Miles: 7.25
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 165.00Calories: 0.00
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7.050.007.05

7.05 miles

I even ran a couple of miles shirtless when no one was looking :)

NB Boracay Miles: 7.05
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 165.00Calories: 0.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
8.210.008.21

8.21 miles

Slower than yo mama!

NB Boracay Miles: 8.21
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 165.00Calories: 0.00
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12.370.0012.37

12.37 miles

Roads, trails, roads, trails....  Hills, flats, hills, flats.

NB Boracay Miles: 12.37
Night Sleep Time: 4.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 4.00Weight: 165.00Calories: 0.00
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11.300.0011.30

7.51 miles

After taking the day off yesterday, my legs felt fresher than they have in a while.  I still didn't run that fast, but I think I needed the break.

3.79 miles

While Paige was practicing at Flerra Field.

 

NB Boracay Miles: 11.30
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 165.00Calories: 0.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
13.120.0013.12

13.12 miles

I hooked up with Ike from the RunActon group and did some hill repeats at Windermere Rd.  1243 ft of gain.  Beautiful day to have off.

Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 165.00Calories: 0.00
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8.050.008.05

8.05 miles

Amazing weather.  7:17 avg.

Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 165.00Calories: 0.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
7.210.007.21

7.21 miles

I took it slow and had fun.

 

NB Boracay Miles: 7.21
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 165.00Calories: 0.00
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10.110.0010.11

10.11 miles

In Townsend, MA. Pretty hilly run. I'm not sure of the elevation, but I'll find out tonight when I get home. 7:21 avg. - 794 ft of gain

Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00Weight: 165.00Calories: 0.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
234.610.00234.61
NB Boracay Miles: 162.17Saucony Ride 7 - (blue) Miles: 33.94Saucony Grid Type A2 Miles: 7.22
Night Sleep Time: 178.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 178.00Weight: 165.00Calories: 0.00
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