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Location:

St. Petersburg,FL,

Member Since:

Dec 30, 2014

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

5k - 3/8/14 - Armadillo Run - 15:58
10k - 2/7/15 - BDR, Safety Harbor - 33:17
15k - 2/21/15 - Gasparilla - 51:05
1/2 - 12/14/14 - Holiday Halfathon - 1:13:31
Marathon - 10/04/15 - Twin Cities - 2:38:46

Short-Term Running Goals:

2016 Races

Clearwater Halfathon - Jan 11
Donna Hicken Marathon - Feb 14
Gasparilla 15k - Feb 20
Florida Beach Halfathon - Mar 6
??? Chicago Marathon ???

Long-Term Running Goals:

Find balance. Run with my girls. Break 15 in the 5k.

Personal:

Born in 1973 in Southern California.

Ran in high school for Arcadia. They have a famous cross-country team now. In my day, we were famous for dodging our coach during runs.

Over the next 15 years I ran very little, but life was awesome. I lived mostly in Northern California, where I met my wife. We moved back to her native state of Florida in 2005, where I gradually started running more seriously.

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Sat, Apr 25, 2015

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
15.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	15.00

AM: 15 miles with Lee. Since St. Anthony's Triathlon will be occupying downtown St. Pete tomorrow, moved this one up by a day.

Got to catch up with the Boston Marathon crew last night. Somehow that ended in a jam session at Bryan's house that I didn't escape until about 2AM. I noticed two things: (a) running 15 miles on 3 hours of sleep isn't much fun, and (b) I can no longer play the guitar.

Comments

From Bret on Sat, Apr 25, 2015 at 18:52:13 from 99.1.220.106

Were your guitar playing skills hampered by the 3 hours of sleep and 15 miles of running; or have you just lost that skill?

From Drew on Sat, Apr 25, 2015 at 20:07:43 from 24.92.19.68

Hey Bret - the guitar jam was prior to the short night's sleep and the run.

So I'm short on excuses. It's been about 10 years since I practiced regularly, and drinking several beers on a 125 lb frame is enough to guarantee mediocrity and worse in my case.

I'm trying to get motivated for a fall marathon, and this was a somewhat off-topic reminder. I used to practice guitar for hours a day, and at my best I was passable. I've had a lot of hobbies like that - I was totally drawn in, but mediocre despite my best efforts. I think I have a bit more natural inclination with running. Not enough to make it the purpose of my life, or anything. But more than any other hobby. I am trying to sort out how important that actually is. I don't care all that much about the final results, but I do need the journey toward the goal. Or more accurately, when I'm unsuccessful, I care, but when I do succeed, I'm instantly on to the next thing.

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