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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 24, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
17.005.0022.00

32F.  7:12 AP.  Today was my fast-finish long run.

First 17 easy to moderate, averaged 7:25/mile.

Last 5 @ 6:27 AP.  6:33, 6:35, 6:28, 6:24, 6:15.

My local Heartbreak Hill was in miles 19-20 (tempo miles 2 and 3) and I put forth my biggest effort going up the long hill today, keeping it around 6:30.  I think hills are a weakness for me, and hills at mile 20 are a magnified weakness, so I took advantage of fresh legs (from the recovery week) and hit all the uphills in the tempo portion pretty hard today.

Kinvara 3 - Gray/red Miles: 22.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Bam on Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 12:07:04 from 89.126.28.24

Nice running Joe. Great idea to hit the hills in the tempo portion. Intelligent training.

From Jake K on Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 12:35:56 from 67.177.11.154

Yes, very smart. Its too easy to get locked into the mode of trying to run fast workouts and ignoring the obvious challenge of the Boston course, which presents so very unique challenges... you've gotta be able to hit the hills hard when you're already got a lot of miles under your legs. Train yourself to do that, and you'll tear that course to shreds.

From Jason D on Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 17:18:16 from 24.1.80.94

I'm convinced this is darn close to MP if it isn't, Joe, especially given the last two miles of tempo were fast. . . And it was on top of a 17 mile warmup. Crazy gains this buildup. The old aerobic engine is nicely stoked. I look forward to Boston. Not that I will be there, but since I started running Marathon Monday is like a holiday. Well, I guess it is.

From Matt Schreiber on Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 20:41:35 from 66.17.102.185

Very nice run today. Awesome last 5 miles, especially with the hill. Impressive tempo!

From JG on Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 20:47:55 from 174.49.78.66

I knew you would ease back into things after ypur recovery week! :)

From seeaprilrun on Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 22:07:45 from 68.102.189.33

awesome ending tempo!

From SlowJoe on Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 09:29:12 from 155.219.241.10

Bam - thanks

Jake - Got a good month to get there; I would be the "2:59 guy" right now if the hills in the last few miles of Tulsa hadn't almost reduced me to walking...

Jason - thanks, yeah the aerobic system has definitely been the show pony lately. I'm keeping sub-2:50 in my cross-check, just in case, although 26 miles @ 6:29 is still a bit daunting at this point.

Matt - thanks!

JG - you know me, easy does it...

April - thanks

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