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2024 Big Beach Marathon – Marathon #100

I finished my 100th marathon today within 10 years since my first. It was awesome and great joining the Running Wild party bus to pace the 4:30 marathon pace. So glad that everyone in the marathon training group finished. Surprised and so happy to see everyone from previous pacing that came and supported my 100th marathon today.

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2024 Long Haul 100 – Marathon #99

Finished Long Haul 100 with a Sub 24 hour finishing time. This was my personal best for a 100 miler and I got the special green belt buckle since I completed the 100 miler in less than 24 hours. The route was flat but miserable due to the storms that hit the days leading up to the race which made a large amount of the route to be extremely muddy and wet.

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Marathon #94 – Run to Beach Pier

Finished marathon #94 with a run from East Hill out to the end of the pier at Pensacola Beach and back through Gulf Breeze. Saw family, friends and amazing views.

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#92 Marathon – 30 Miles at UWF Trails

Forgot my watch so I used Strava on my phone. Then my phone died so the more accurate info is on Marks run.

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Marathon #91 – First Time Seeing Pythons On A Run

Training for Lake Martin 100 and came across a family carrying pythons down the street. Obviously, I had to stop and take some pictures.

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Marathon #90 – In the Woods 50k at 30a

Finished marathon #90 today in 30a at the In the Woods 50k. It got hot but I placed 3rd in my age group. It was great seeing everyone and also making new friends. It was great talking to ultra legend Harvey Lewis – Ultra Runner and his wife about some of their favorite races and […]

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Marathon #89 at UWF Trails

Finished my 89th marathon run at the UWF Trails. It started off with a cool morning and started heating up halfway through.

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Rocky Racoon 100 – 88th Marathon

Last weekend I finished the Rocky Raccoon 100 miler in Texas (north of Houston) with a time of 26:44:52. This was my 7th 100 miler completed and my 88th marathon I’ve completed since my first marathon I completed 9 years ago.

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Marathon #87 – Training For Rocky Racoon 100

Time to rest my legs for Rocky Raccoon next weekend!

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Long Haul 100 – Marathon #86

Finished Long Haul 100 miler with a time of 25:10:03. Wished I hadn’t been sick this past week, but at least I felt good enough on race day. The back of my jacket had ice on it when I finished.

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Marathon #85 – 27 miles with some crop dusters

Ran the Eglin trails again with some of the crop dusters. Always good running with them. We even got to go on a boat ride once again.

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Marathon #84 – Eglin Trails Off Hwy 87

Ran with Mark to get some distance in. Hit the Eglin Trails and got to go by some of my favorite spots on the the trails there.

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Marathon #83 – Training for 100 Milers

Finished marathon run #83 today so now it’s time to taper down for Long Haul. It’s near Tampa so hopefully Shands Hospital will be able to squeeze me in for my appointments when I pass through there on my way back home. I was supposed to do the Louisiana Marathon that weekend but decided to […]

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Marathon Run #82 – Pacing Marathon Training Group

Finished marathon run #82 while pacing the marathon training group. It was cold and a lot of ice everywhere. Not very typical in Florida! We found a package on the sidewalk which looked like it fell off a delivery truck so I went and dropped it off at the DHL delivery building.

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Morning Trail Run #81 – Hwy 90 to Bear Lake

Ran my 81st marathon run with Mark and Rigo. Was a cold morning but felt great for a long run in Blackwater.

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Pacing Marathon Training Group – Marathon #80

Finished marathon #80 while pacing the marathon training group. I started early and ran to the store from my house, then paced the training group for their distance, then ran back to my house and added extra distance to get my training in.

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30 Mile Trail Run at Blackwater – #79

Finished marathon #79 at the Blackwater trails with the early Friday morning crew.

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Marathon Run #78 – with Santa

Finished with 30 miles of training. First I ran to the store, then I pace the training group. As we got downtown we realized the other training group was hanging out with Santa Clause downtown so we sped up and met with them and made sure to get a group picture with everyone.

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