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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, Mar 25, 2012
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
18.040.0018.04

54F.  Felt terrible to start out but when the caffeine kicked in around mile 4, I started running normally.  7:25/mile overall.

Pretty pleasant except for the dogs at mile 8 (and therefore also mile 10).  One was snarling pretty viciously and looked ready to bite so I made a move at him and shouted at him as loud as I could and he backed off....for about 10 seconds.  Had to repeat the process a couple more times.  Then of course I had to see them again 15 minutes later since it was near my turnaround point.  My shouting did not wake the owners, I guess, because they were nowhere to be seen.  The agressive one was pretty good sized, and could have definitely done some damage.  He must have re-formulated his plan of attack over the 15-minute break, because now he was coming at me from behind instead of from the side.  So I stopped and charged after him for a few steps and shouted "NO" again.  That deterred him long enough to stop caring about chasing me, and he just did his barking from 10-20 feet away after that.  The joys of running out in the country...

Kinvaras - Blk/gray Miles: 18.04
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From I Just Run on Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 08:31:03 from 67.79.11.242

Glad to hear the dog didn't bite you...It would have been ashamed to have to put the dog down because of fear of rabies from you :-)

Nice run but the way!!!

From seeaprilrun on Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 10:18:50 from 68.102.128.85

Ah, this sounds familiar. Time to mace a few dogs and get it over with. Doesn't hurt them terribly and they think twice before getting rowdy again. Great run and pace.

From SlowJoe on Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 17:26:32 from 69.131.141.92

IJR - Well, I feel rabies is something to be shared, not kept to yourself!

April - Hmm, we do have some unused mace that I bought for Danielle from back when we lived in Houston. So far I've been able to scare every loose dog with the alpha male thing, but you never know....

From Rye on Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 19:07:06 from 174.27.86.29

I usually mark the homes out that have dogs with issues and look for a nice rock or two. I hang on to them for a while just in case. How are you at throwing? You want to make sure you hit with the first throw!

From flatlander on Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 15:59:57 from 76.31.26.153

Really laughing at this one, which is OK I think b/c Joe wasn't actually bit. Rye, I thought you were the dog whisperer!

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