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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
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
8.000.008.00

5 easy, 3 GMP.  I felt great today, back to normal.  7:51 AP for the run, last 3 were 7:32, 7:33, 7:24 (faster than I will go on Sunday, but felt nice).  I even noticed once in my warmup, abaout a third of the way through the mile, that I was already at MP...good sign.  Whew, glad the race wasn't last week.

I feel pretty injury-free as well, just the standard tightness in my left hip flexor/groin that I've had most of the year - doesn't ever seem to affect anything.  The tendonitis took a couple months to go away, but it mostly has.  Both my tendon injuries in training for this marathon have actually been cured by not listening to my body and chowing down pills instead, while running through the uncomfortableness.  Not many people advocate that method.

Here are a couple homecoming pictures I've been meaning to post.

1140s #2 Miles: 8.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From seeaprilrun on Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 16:25:03 from 68.103.248.137

LOVE THE PICTURES! Glad MP felt so good! Can't wait to meet y'all Saturday! 6 days to THE BIG ONE!

From Mike on Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 16:29:05 from 144.183.224.2

Glad to see you're back Stateside. Good luck on the marathon!

From Rye on Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 23:04:58 from 174.27.126.197

Thats awesome!

From DonGardinero on Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 23:36:53 from 152.216.3.5

Priceless pictures!!!

Sounds like you're ready to roll on Sunday.

From flatlander on Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 16:09:30 from 198.207.244.102

Those are great pictures, thanks for posting them. I think more than a few of us handle injuries the same way.

From Burt on Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 17:47:18 from 206.19.214.144

Those are the happiest pictures EVER! Wait, is there a running post here?

From SlowJoe on Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 20:26:37 from 184.79.24.255

Looking forward to it April.

Thanks Mike, good to be back.

Thanks Rye.

DG - about as ready as I can get, I think.

Flat - they need a website where people post all the secrets about running you don't find in runner's world

Burt - I think my girls were at least at a 6:00 pace in the first one.

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