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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
8.212.2410.45

70F, ENE 15 mph.  Back to the track today, this time just for speed.  I did 4 x 600m at 3k-5k pace with 200m active recoveries, then 6 x 200m at mile pace or better (200m active recoveries as well).

The 600s were 5:38 AP:  2:05, 2:05, 2:08, 2:06. (recoveries averaged 65 sec)

The 200s averaged 38.5.

I started at a dumb spot on the track and finished every repeat I did into a wall of headwind around the curve...didn't do myself any favors there, I probably should have thought that through a little better!  But I hit the paces I was after so all's well that ends well. 

When I got to the track, there was a lady there walking in lane 1, texting on her cell phone. That was a first for me. Lane 1 is where she would stay the whole time too.

After the workout, finished with the brutal "cooldown" from the track back up to my house.  It is only about 100' net uphill (a bit over 3 miles) but has some nasty steep climbs - the last thing I want to do after a track session.  I normally like my cooldowns to be around 0.01 miles and include some lying down.

Saucony A4 Miles: 10.45
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From I Just Run on Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 07:39:32 from 67.79.11.242

Great speed work, sounds fun!

One good elbow takes care of a lady on a cell phone you know :-)

From joebell1981 on Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 09:51:08 from 99.39.133.24

Good workout! I agree, give that rude lady a couple scarily close passes :)

I like your cool down plan as well :)

From Rye on Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 11:17:31 from 174.27.115.73

Nice track session joe..... You guys are too nice! Run with your arm out takes the feet right out from under them!

From flatlander on Sat, Jun 16, 2012 at 12:19:01 from 76.31.26.153

Good job. That's a new one, glad you showed some restraint, I think I would have had a word or two.

From SlowJoe on Sun, Jun 17, 2012 at 11:05:06 from 69.131.141.92

I appreciate all the violent suggestions for the cell phone lady, thanks all! In the end it didn't really affect me, but who was she texting at 6am? Maybe it was email. Next time I'll ask.

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