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Location:

San Antonio,TX,

Member Since:

Dec 13, 2009

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

5K PR - 18:01 - Nov '14

10K PR - 38:37 (workout) - Oct '14

Half-marathon - 1:22:43 - Jan '14

Marathon - 2:58:43 in Boston! - Apr '13

50 mile - 7:49:30 (2nd) - Nov '15

Short-Term Running Goals:

- Balance

- Run more trails, volunteer, more social running, run with a team

- Race a lot more.  learn.

Race results / possible schedule:

Apr 2 - Hells Hills 25k trail - 4th

Apr 9 - Toughest 'n Texas 20-mile Trail - 2nd

May 7 - Paleface - Trail Marathon - 3rd

May 29 - American Hero road 25k - 2nd

Jun 25 - Pedernales Falls 30k nighttime Trail - 5th (sick)

Jul 16 - Muleshoe Bend 30k nighttime Trail - 3rd

Jul 23-24 - Fossil Valley 9-hour nighttime Trail - 2nd

Aug 6 - Colorado Bend 30k nighttime Trail - 4th

Aug 27 - Reveille Peak 30k nighttime Trail (entered)

Sep 10 - Franklin Mountains 50k (entered - not all-out effort...I hope)

Sep 17 - Lighthouse Hill 20-mile trail (entered)

Sep 24 - J&J 50 mile trail

Long-Term Running Goals:

Compete in a few more ultras without going off course (again)

Sub-18 in a 5k

One.  Good.  Marathon.

Personal:

I started running at age 30, in late 2009.  I have 2 daughters (10 and 8 yrs old).

  

 

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Saucony A5 Lifetime Miles: 1054.70
Kinvara 2 - Gray/red Lifetime Miles: 1551.08
Kinvara 3 - Gray/red Lifetime Miles: 1244.23
1160s Lifetime Miles: 888.70
Saucony A5 Red Lifetime Miles: 565.10
Saucony A6 - Yellow Lifetime Miles: 214.00
Saucony A6 - Red/blue Lifetime Miles: 61.50
NB MT101 Trail Lifetime Miles: 302.00
Fastwitch 6 Red #1 Lifetime Miles: 286.50
Fastwitch 6 Red #2 Lifetime Miles: 267.00
Sun, Feb 03, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
20.100.0020.10

31F, 7:36 AP.  Early-morning jaunt to/around Apache and back.  Squeezed it in before 8:30 mass, which cost me a bit of sleep, but I have a somewhat busy day so this was the solution.

I made sure the pace was slower than 7:30, and most miles were in the 7:30-7:50 sweet spot of easy running - fast enough to get a good aerobic stimulus, but slow enough so I won't pay for it recovery-wise.  I have an MP wave run Wednesday which I'm kinda looking forward to in a sick way.

Kinvara 2 - Gray/red Miles: 20.10
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From allie on Sun, Feb 03, 2013 at 10:59:02 from 97.117.83.221

very nice, joe. way to check the 20 miler off the list before most people even thought about getting out of bed.

what is a wave run?

From Daniel Brunson on Sun, Feb 03, 2013 at 11:53:03 from 68.14.174.169

It is such a good feeling to have a long run completed early. I love it when I'm back before my family is out of bed.

From SlowJoe on Sun, Feb 03, 2013 at 13:28:48 from 69.131.141.92

allie - it's like an MP run, but you alternate going a bit faster, then a bit slower than GMP. So for me, something like 6:25, 6:55, 6:25, etc.

Daniel - now if I could just sneak in a nap somehow it would be perfect!

From Bonnie on Sun, Feb 03, 2013 at 14:35:56 from 196.3.39.209

super job! What is wrong with 10:30 or Noon mass, or my personal favorite, 5:30 on Saturday.

Funny story - I had a friend who was a super busy MD researcher at Vanderbilt. He was telling a story about going to mass at 7AM on Mondays, and he paused half-way through the story and said, "Msgr X said that it counted as Sunday mass" ;-) I told him later, that I didn't believe him, as I was always taught that in order for it to "count" as Sunday mass it had to be Saturday night or Sunday -- and you couldn't leave until after communion (hehehe).

From SlowJoe on Sun, Feb 03, 2013 at 15:15:35 from 69.131.141.92

Bonnie - believe me, we were big fans of the Saturday mass but since we moved to a little podunk town, there is only 1 mass time and the priest travels around. Plus we gotta get the kids to CCD afterward anyway...oh well, that's life!

From Tracy on Sun, Feb 03, 2013 at 15:34:42 from 50.103.236.137

My favorite mass is 7:30. I hate getting up that early, but it's nice to get home and have the whole day ahead of you.

Did you sneak in that .1 just so you can be ahead of Bonnie for the week?

From SlowJoe on Mon, Feb 04, 2013 at 07:21:46 from 155.219.241.10

Tracy - yes, definitely

From I Just Run on Mon, Feb 04, 2013 at 08:46:45 from 67.79.11.242

Nice "easy" running Joe! I think I would have had to run a little faster as I ran around the Apaches :-)

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