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Location:

Tallahassee,FL,

Member Since:

Jul 13, 2010

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

Ran track/xc in high school

Track 2 years at FSU (400 and 400 hurdles) 

Skip ahead 15 yrs for my old man PRs... 

100m 12.31; 200m 25.74; 400m 56.94; 800m 2:17; Mile 5:11; 2 Mile 11:57; 5K 19:08; 10K 41:43; 15K 1:03:14; Marathon 3:26

Short-Term Running Goals:

Break through the 19 then 18 minute mark for 5K

Return to full speed track workouts

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

USATF Age Group All American times in 200 (24.6), 400 (56.0) and 800 (2:11)

Qualify and run Boston before I hit 50... but after I complete my sprint goals  

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Fri, Aug 20, 2010
Total Distance
9.00

A subconscious attempt to miss the University of Florida convocation turned an easy 4 to 5 miler into about 9 miles on the San Felasco trails in Gainesville. I dragged Bret out early before the ceremony for a sunrise run with the boars and bunnies on trails I had run once before figuring it would be no problem.  Before too long, we were in unfamiliar looking territory, and it went a bit downhill from there.  We finally assaulted an old guy on the trail and stole his map (I'm sure he made it out alive) so that we could get back to the trailhead, and off to the O'Connell Center in time to welcome our daughters and the other 6,400 incoming Gator freshmen.

Thanks for running slowly with me, Bret, and thanks for not getting too terribly ticked off - sorry, Tracey!  Once again, I assume full responsibility (just ask my wife, I do that a lot). 

Comments
From Bret on Sat, Aug 21, 2010 at 09:29:46 from 96.228.230.35

Your version sounds much more exciting Doug! Nice running and chatting with you too. Need to plan a football weekend and run on some more familiar trails together this Fall.

From Rob Murphy on Sat, Aug 21, 2010 at 12:20:55 from 205.127.70.66

Dang, sounds like fun. Wish I could have joined you.

Alas, I don't think either of the Murphy kids will be Gators. Utes maybe. You know, the farm team for the Gators? Bernie Machin the president of the U of Florida was a Ute. And then, of course, there's Urban Meyer.

Inferiority complex here in fly over country.

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