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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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Kinvara 3 - Gray/red Lifetime Miles: 1244.23
1160s Lifetime Miles: 888.70
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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
Sat, Mar 06, 2010
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
12.000.0012.00

I managed to even the score today against the 12-miler with all my fuel (although I forgot caffeine!)  Conditions were pretty good, overcast, about 55 degrees and a south wind steady around 10-12 mph which is about as calm as it gets here mid-morning.  So miles 1,2,3 and 7 were a tailwind; 5, 10, 11 and 12 were a headwind and the rest were a mixed bag.  Splits: 8:16, 8:14, 8:25, 8:32, 8:46, 8:37, 8:11, 8:26, 8:26, 8:24, 8:09, 7:56.  Overall pace - 8:22.  Obviously I stepped on the gas a bit into the wind for the last 3 and actually started fading pretty fast on the last half-mile.  I watched my mile 12 pace slide from 7:30s to 7:59 and had to dig a little to keep it under 8.  I'm limping around a bit but I'm pretty pleased overall, so I'll allow myself to try the half-marathon distance next weekend.

WM - 38.0

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Comments
From Kelli on Sat, Mar 06, 2010 at 14:38:39 from 71.219.89.82

YES! You conquered the run and now you have the confidence you need to get that half marathon done! By April 25th 13.1 miles will seem like a breeze. I am SO glad this run went well for you!

From seeaprilrun on Sat, Mar 06, 2010 at 15:24:57 from 68.103.242.46

Sweet 12-miler! You have dealt your vengeance! Gotta love that headwind--I guess we will have to resign ourselves to it because there will not be any still days for several months in our neck of the woods--it is that time of year!

From SlowJoe on Sat, Mar 06, 2010 at 16:49:07 from 71.21.119.111

Kelli, thanks - I hope you're right. I think I'm starting to be able to deal a little better with that achy-leg feeling you get on long runs too.

April - you are right about that wind. Athough today you could deal with it at least - I'm sure you see some ridiculous stuff in KS too.

From flatlander on Sat, Mar 06, 2010 at 17:04:40 from 75.233.51.209

Glad to see you got a good run in and that you are going to do the half. You will do better than you think. We even had a little bit of wind here in Houston today.

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