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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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AM: 10 miles.

PM: 6 miles at lunch with Quint, nice cloud cover and light rain.

I'm looking forward to watching classic movies with my daughters when they're ready. At 3 & 6, they haven't seen many yet, and my older daughter is sensitive, so it may be awhile.

This morning when running I was trying to come up with light movies- by that I mean stories that don't delve too heavily into romance or the threat of death. That's a tough list to assemble.

Last week I previewed the first 20 minutes of Pee-wee's Big Adventure, and it was just as nuts as I remembered. Although I think it does fit the above-state criteria, the pace seems to go back and forth over the line between madcap fun and unhinged insanity pretty freely.

There must have been some event yesterday in Straub Park downtime, since the usually pristine grass was covered with trash. Also, I felt creeped out by the sound of squirrel claws on oak tree bark...I guess my nerves are still a bit jangled.

 

Comments
From Mike on Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 21:17:55 from 65.34.80.35

I wonder what movie would be first on the docket with the oldest- maybe the princess bride? Too much Inigo Montoya for a 6 year old?

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