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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, Jun 24, 2012
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
15.040.0015.04

72F.  7:31 AP.  Skipped a recovery run yesterday - Danielle was out of town and I had the kids; I didn't feel like getting the TM out and felt a little under the weather anyway.  But I woke up early to get in a solid 15 today.  Definitely felt better than the 17 last week.

Last summer I did 3 x 15-mile runs a week, in the heat.  Seems a little nuts but I think that is what was mostly responsible for changing me from a 3:16 guy to a 3:01 guy, the endurance I built from all those longer runs.  So I kind of want to stick with what worked, but I think I would get diminishing returns now that the base has already been built.  Going to aim for 1 x 15-miler a week now, and keep up the 5K training during the week.  I think I can still average 60/week (assuming I don't keep skipping recovery runs) and still be fresh for 2 workouts a week.  So that is the plan for the next 2 months, then I will build mileage up for a fall marathon - I'm leaning toward Tulsa in November now (39F avearge low for that Nov 18 race day!) so that I have time to get in some longer, cooler MP runs.

Fastwich Miles: 15.04
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Dan on Sun, Jun 24, 2012 at 19:47:18 from 24.209.83.20

Good deal Joe- I like your plan. I hope to join you in Nov, but my body has been so erratic with injury this past year who knows what will happen. Your intervals were very impressive last week!

From I Just Run on Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 10:00:55 from 67.79.11.242

Good running Joe! Sounds like you have a good training plan for the summer :-)

From derhammer on Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 09:30:49 from 64.245.52.2

This is pretty much my plan as well, but I think 50 a week is good for me now, and don't plan on more than 60-65 peak during marathon training. I want to see if I can be more "fresh" this time around. We will see if it works. Tulsa definitely seems like a better probability of cool weather than say San Antonio. What's the course like?

From SlowJoe on Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 20:09:23 from 69.131.141.92

Dan - hoping you can get past these bumps in the road; there's definitely still time

IJR - thanks, guess we'll find out if it's any good...

dh - being fresh sounds like it might actually work. Tulsa is basically just 2 different loops around downtown/south Tulsa - looks like lots of turns, and a few hills but not too bad. I guess you never know until you get there, but for a 39-degree start I would put up with a lot.

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