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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, Apr 01, 2012
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
10.006.0016.00

69F, SSW 17-25 mph.  Hot and windy this morning but I still had a great tempo run.  8 easy, then 6 tempo, followed by 2 cooldown.  You better believe I set myself up for success again, taking out the headwind up front and leaving all tailwind/crosswind for the tempo part.

8 easy - 7:41 AP.

6 tempo - 6:24 AP (6:39, 6:29, 6:30, 6:26, 6:24, 5:57)

2 cooldown - 7:43, 7:36

Overall for 16 miles - 7:12 AP

Pretty excited.  I really clawed my way down to sub-6 on the last mile, pretty hard effort, but sometimes you just need to know you can do it.  The 6:24 average is even inside McMillan's suggested tempo pace range for me, albeit at the slow end.  As warm as it was this morning, I'll take it!

One more 80+ mile week then I will start to throttle back a bit.  In one week, I'll do 22 w/ 12 MP; that'll be my last MP run.

Saucony A4 Miles: 16.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From flatlander on Sun, Apr 01, 2012 at 08:32:37 from 76.31.26.153

Wow, that is super. Can't believe that sub-6 for the last tempo mile. That is some serious running. Can't wait for your 22 (12). I never do too well on those, maybe you will inspire me.

From Daniel Brunson on Sun, Apr 01, 2012 at 09:15:57 from 68.14.171.105

Awesome tempo run Joe! You are inspiring me. I only wish you lived closer so I could train with someone who is faster than me.

From SlowJoe on Sun, Apr 01, 2012 at 20:24:08 from 69.131.141.92

Flat - thanks, yeah the 12 MP will be tough, given the hills around here. It was nice doing the tempo in flat Abilene.

Daniel - Thanks - One thing I'm definitely missing is a good training partner to suffer along with. Don't know about Tulsa, but the running community around Lawton is non-existent from what I can tell.

From Daniel Brunson on Mon, Apr 02, 2012 at 06:17:52 from 68.14.171.105

The running community is pretty big in Tulsa. We have two great running shoe stores each with training groups. I have a running buddy that runs a majority of my long runs with me. In 2010 we we ran pretty close to the same pace, but he switched to a barefoot shoe in 2011 and his pace is still recovering.

From Daniel Brunson on Mon, Apr 02, 2012 at 06:22:45 from 68.14.171.105

The only problem with all of Tulsa's available training groups was that the last time I checked we did not have any that paced a BQ time in my age group.

From flatlander on Mon, Apr 02, 2012 at 06:31:26 from 198.207.244.102

Daniel, not to hijack Joe's blog, but had to laugh about your friend who switched to barefoot shoes and lost his mojo. I did the same thing and am always looking for excuses, so this one is a great add. Hope all is well in Tulsa. Also hope you get to run with Joe, but if you do don't worry about his speed. He is extremely fast but extremely polite. He will run whatever pace you wish and make you think that he is struggling.

From derhammer on Mon, Apr 02, 2012 at 07:36:48 from 192.156.110.33

Awesome job as always.

From I Just Run on Mon, Apr 02, 2012 at 09:15:12 from 67.79.11.242

The first thing my eyes saw when I opened your blog was the 5:57...Wow, what a great run. You're in a perfect spot to run a Sub-3 at OKC!

From Jake K on Mon, Apr 02, 2012 at 10:39:40 from 155.100.226.54

Great finish to that tempo - dropping the hammer!

From SlowJoe on Tue, Apr 03, 2012 at 12:03:49 from 155.219.241.10

Daniel - dang, too bad about your buddy getting into the barefoot craze!

Flat - you forgot to mention I bring crummy weather wherever I go

dh - thanks

IJR - thanks, I don't feel much improvement from Houston, but you never know...

Jake - thanks

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