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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, Oct 31, 2010

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
8.00	0.00	8.00

5:30am, 66F. Easy 8, 8:17 avg.

They were running a satellite race of the Marine Corps Marathon here this morning. Apparently I started my run 20-25 minutes after this race started and was unknowingly following its routing. The first water station I saw offered me some water, but I said, "no thanks, I'm not in the race." It was too dark to see I didn't have a bib. Then around mile 3, there was a guy clapping for me and pointing me in the direction of the race. I told him thanks, but that I wasn't in the race. Finally around mile 4 there was an aid station with about a dozen people hanging out. I overheard someone say something to the effect of "hey, here comes someone else, let's really cheer him on..." I was running all by my lonesome and had to have still been at least 10 min behind everyone else, so they were definitely pity-cheering. This time I just raised my hand up, gave a few fist pumps and a "woohoo" and kept going. Someone told me (kinda like you would tell a 4-year-old) "YOU are doing a GREAT job!" It made me feel good in a pitiful sort of way. Shortly after that I must have split off from the race route because I didn't receive anymore ill-gotten cheers.

1140s #2 Miles: 8.00

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From seeaprilrun on Sun, Oct 31, 2010 at 10:05:19 from 68.103.249.204

How nice of them to cheer for that poor guy way behind the pack LOL! Sounds like an entertaining morning run! You sit alone on the mileage board.

From SlowJoe'sGrl on Sun, Oct 31, 2010 at 14:47:27 from 184.79.24.255

I think I've heard that same comment to me from you. YOU are doing a GREAT job! Really, it sounds familiar. Was I not supposed to take that as a compliment?

From SlowJoe on Sun, Oct 31, 2010 at 17:08:31 from 214.13.130.104

April - I felt so special!

SJG - I'm too intimidated by your latest profile pic to answer that.

From Burt on Mon, Nov 01, 2010 at 14:17:36 from 206.19.214.144

hahaha!!! Way to go with the flow. You're learning.

From baldnspicy on Tue, Nov 02, 2010 at 23:31:08 from 72.77.120.222

I would have taken all the encouragement offered up! Great job banditing a race you didn't even know you were in! Hilarious!

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