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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
Mon, Jul 12, 2010
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.002.006.00

I walked to the gym at 4pm today (it's a half mile from my room) and it was the hottest day since I've been here: 122 (in the shade) when I left.  We have a thermometer sitting in the sun that said 136.  It feels like when you open the oven to get out the food you cooked, and that blast of hot air hits you.  Only with a little breeze it's constant.

On to the running:  I did 3@8:41,  2@7:30 and  1@8:57.  The last cool down mile was actually the hardest part as I never felt I caught my breath, though the 2-mile tempo got my lungs moving up and down pretty good as well.  It was pretty tough getting through it on a TM for me.  On the walk back, the wind had kicked up enough to get the sand and dust blowing so it was actually almost like shade, and a nice relief; I could barely see my shadow.

I signed up for a 10K on Friday morning at 5:30.  Whether I will make it or not depends on my schedule; I won't know if I'm running it until Thursday.  But it's free to sign up so why not?

New Blue Asics Miles: 6.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From flatlander on Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 10:44:39 from 76.31.26.153

Can't wait to hear about your 10K. I'm doing heat experiments myself this summer, but mine is a high school lab compared to the conditions you are looking at. Those are incredible temperatures.

From Rye on Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 11:30:27 from 174.27.108.29

I'm melting!!!!!wow.

From seeaprilrun on Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 18:47:27 from 68.103.243.161

That is so, so hot. $#^% I don't know how you can stand it! love the new blog title LOL! Way to push the 7:30 miles--those feel like sub-7s to me on the treadmill!

From Burt on Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 19:07:20 from 206.19.214.144

How does anyone live in those conditions?

From SlowJoe on Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 11:01:32 from 84.11.148.246

It might be hot but I'm not running in it (yet)! You'd have to be from Arizona to do some crazy stuff like that.

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