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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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1160s Lifetime Miles: 888.70
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Fri, Oct 22, 2010
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.003.008.00

5:15am, 73F.  Plan was for 4 warmup, 3 @ 7:20 (new tempo pace), 1 cooldown.

The 4 warmup miles were @ 8:33 avg.  I always see the exact same people on the first few miles around Lost Lake.  My nemesis, Jingle Keys, was giving me a run for my money today.  I can always hear him from about 50m away.  Anyway, the tempo portion was 7:18, 7:17, 7:17.  Then I cooled down with an 8:28.  I haven't done much stamina work lately so this kicked my butt today; I would not have wanted to do another mile like that.  Gotta get used to feeling the pain again!

I also wore my arch supports today.  No issues with them.  It was interesting though, the insert really felt like a big bubble under my right arch - the semi-injured foot (getting better and better by the way), but the left foot felt like the arch support wasn't even there most of the time.  So maybe I really need them.  Who knows.

New Blue Asics Miles: 8.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Tracy on Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 07:36:49 from 173.23.75.96

I know that my left arch is significantly flatter than my right. You must have that same problem (except reversed, I guess).

That was a good workout today! Those fast miles were nice and even. Great job pushing through them!

From seeaprilrun on Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 08:07:37 from 68.103.249.204

Way to hit your tempo pace with such even splits! Glad the arch supports are working out.

From Rye on Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 09:24:26 from 97.121.20.55

Jingle Keys...... Nice workout Joe. So much for those easy runs till November, Great workout.

From flatlander on Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 10:14:20 from 76.31.26.153

Good job today. By the way, I have alertly noticed that some people are starting to move in to your territory on this blog. In addition to SlowJoe'sGrl (I figure you can work that one out all by yourself), there is another new blogger named Terrapin, which I think means slower than slow. If you need a lawyer to send a letter or something, just let me know. I just did a search (no charge) and am happy to report that nobody as yet has tried to blog as Slug.

From SlowJoe on Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 17:34:49 from 214.13.130.104

Tracy, yeah it looks like that might be a possibility; good to know I'm not alone in fighting this horrible, awful, one-sided-semi-flatfootedness syndrome.

Thanks April, kind of coincidental they ended up like that but I'll take it!

Rye, thanks - I don't know how many times I've committed to running only easy runs for awhile only to quickly change my mind.

Flat, I know. Can't I sue these people for....something? Thanks for the pro-bono search, I owe ya one. Let me know if you need anything blown up.

From Jason McK on Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 17:46:25 from 63.255.173.99

What do you think Jingle Keys calls you?

From SlowJoe'sGrl on Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 17:46:35 from 184.79.24.255

You absolutely do not have flat feet on either side. Just sayin'

From SlowJoe on Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 18:03:35 from 214.13.130.104

Jason - good question...Stick Legs, Shuffle Feet, Snot Nose Sweaty Face. All of these are possibilities.

SJG - maybe the arch is falling...you haven't seen my feet in almost 4 months. I'll let you take a good long, long look on the webcam if you're nice.

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