Our morning started out uneventful. The Hilton is a good place for us to stay, I was rooming with Jeff Zern from Arkansas. A few other pacers were waiting for us in the lobby, they knew I was local and could lead them to a good parking spot under the American Airlines Arena. Seriously, how … Continue reading 2017 Miami Marathon
5mi. We don't get mornings like this often, 62 degrees and no wind. I arrived in a tank top and shorts. The tank stayed on for the warmup up mile and first two intervals, then I ran shirtless. It was interesting to be so far behind Josh S. and James on my 900s, they were … Continue reading 62 degrees.
16 mi. I arrived at 4:50, finding Kathy Murphy and Teresa already there. It was 51 degrees, the coolest weather we've had all year. I ran south alone with a cold bottle of water in my hand - mistake! I was hovering in the 7:20-7:25 pace south to PGA Blvd. I saw Walter and the girls … Continue reading Cooler weather delivers results.
5mi. I arrived in good time, time enough to enjoy a 64-degree warmup with a shirt on! It has been so out of character warm as of late. I leave windows open in my house, but no cool weather arrives - so it's time to seal up and rely on air conditioning. I ran near … Continue reading A small commitment
26.22 mi. Our substitute run for the canceled Palm Beach Marathon went well! We had 13 runners attend, many completing the half course. A few broke off from before the half course to find their stashed water and to continue on ~ completing 17 miles. There weren't many people out at 5:15 am when I … Continue reading Palm Beach Marathon 2016 long group run
5mi. Ordinarily, today would have been an easy effort of six 800m repeats at marathon pace. This year, we will not have a Palm Beach Marathon, it will hopefully pick back up next December. Money, sponsors, etc. have melted the current situation down to a 5k race Friday night. Today we ran a familiar workout. … Continue reading What would have been
I had a smaller group than in years past, but a fun collection of runners spanning all ages. Hazel, a younger gal I ran with last year, explained that she wasn't able to keep up in 2015 so she "had to let Pacer Dave go." Our group had many good laughs with her about that … Continue reading Space Coast Half Marathon Pacing 2016
5mi. I didn't want to miss the track workout today. Surprise, it's mile-for-time day! I wanted to run at 65% for all of the intervals. I did better than that, credit going to the 6 mile solo run I did after flying back from NYC on Tuesday. Mile went well, I didn't check my splits … Continue reading Post race surprise
26.2 mi. My second time for this amazing event and it was nothing like the first visit! Today I am serving as a runner guide for Achilles International. My role and responsibility is to safely run with my friend, Julie, and help her become a TCS NYC Marathon finisher. We woke up at 4:45am and had … Continue reading NYC Marathon 2016 ~ The Race
8.4mi. I left the house with the wrong set of car keys. That should have been the signal things would be peculiar today. I seemingly had to stop at every traffic light, opting for the I-95 route to Blue Geron Blvd as I do when I don't see a "green" path down Northlake Blvd. Once … Continue reading Midday hills
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