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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
Fri, May 18, 2012
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
8.000.008.00

62F.  7:29 AP.  Kept it a shorter effort today, hoping to be somewhat fresh for the 10K tomorrow.  It's going to be 70 degrees with 20+ mph wind.  Don't care too much, I am really just running it to get a good hard effort in anyway.  I was definitely never expecting to run the sub-38 McMillan thinks I can do.  Actually if I even run a sub-40, I'd be pretty surprised.

Oh, and I pooped in the bushes again today.  Did not even make it 2 miles.

*Here's an update from the 10K facebook page, from the RD, that makes me a little nervous:

"You know that feeling you get when you finish something really hard, and you know you pushed yourself to your absolute limits? You can have that feeling this Saturday no matter what your limits are. 1 Mile, 3.2 Miles or even 6.4 miles"

Kinvara 1 - Blk/orange Miles: 8.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Rye on Fri, May 18, 2012 at 06:44:48 from 174.27.116.87

Last time that happened to me I found an old check register.....it worked great! Hope you were as fortunate:)

From JG on Fri, May 18, 2012 at 06:45:16 from 71.57.246.108

Nice run Joe ... good luck tomorrow! I love 10k's ... after I have finished! :)

From I Just Run on Fri, May 18, 2012 at 07:40:26 from 67.79.11.242

Do good tomorrow...and pleaseeeee don't find a bush during the race!

From Neil on Fri, May 18, 2012 at 09:36:21 from 164.165.24.5

Well done. Good luck tomorrow! I'm sure you'll do better than you anticipate. I PRed in a 10k last year only 2 weeks post-marathon. Pro Tip: Remember that spot for future reference and maybe leave some TP in a ziploc buried near the base of the bush/tree.

From Jake K on Fri, May 18, 2012 at 19:38:19 from 67.182.215.126

I would not be happy with a 6.4 mile 10K!!! Ahhhhhhh

From rAtTLeTrAp on Fri, May 18, 2012 at 19:45:32 from 98.247.27.122

Are you sure the RD isn't talking about the bushes instead of the race?

From Dan on Fri, May 18, 2012 at 20:42:27 from 24.209.83.20

Well done Joe! And good running too... Have fun tomorrow and enjoy the sub 40 ;)

From DaleG on Sat, May 19, 2012 at 01:12:39 from 71.199.57.238

Good luck, Joe.

As for the race director, I think he/she needs to brush up on race distances.

From SlowJoe on Sat, May 19, 2012 at 12:00:34 from 69.131.141.92

Rye - I always pack a couple folded up paper towels now, ever since one of my cotton gloves had an untimely demise last winter.

JG - I know the feeling.

IJR - thankfully they had real bathrooms and I took care of business beforehand (a couple times)

Neil - good tip, although I like to spread the wealth and not return to the scene of the crime..

Jake - thankfully, it measured out correctly...that would've sucked.

RT - HA! Still laughing about your comment. It's amazing the results you can get if you just "push."

Dan - thanks, it was fun in a torturous kind of way. And by fun I mean miserable.

DG - yeah, or at least a calculator.

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