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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
15.241.7617.00

46F, SSW 20-35 mph.  The wind actually felt worse than that though, since I went down to Kirby Lake to start.  I tried to stay mostly on E/W roads but even the crosswind felt really rough both ways.  Anyway, I ran easy/moderate for awhile, then did a small workout once I hit the 90-minute mark: 5 x 2-minutes hard, with 60 sec easy inbetween.  Then about a 3-mile cooldown.

Averaged 5:45 pace for the 5 x 2 min, and 7:38 pace on the easy minute inbetween.

I think it was a good way to introduce working on my VO2 max speed which is pretty terrible right now since I never work that system.

Averaged 7:23/mile for the run as a whole.

Kinvaras - Blk/gray Miles: 17.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Andrea on Sun, Feb 26, 2012 at 10:16:53 from 67.177.21.60

That's a great workout to start working on speed. Nice job! You guys must have gotten the crazy winds today that Utah had yesterday!

From ACorn on Sun, Feb 26, 2012 at 11:36:30 from 24.2.76.146

Nice speed work after a solid longer run!

From Rye on Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 09:50:17 from 174.27.109.210

I agree with Andrea, one thing though, this past week we had sustained winds at 50 mph and gusts over 60 all day. It caused all kinds of havoc here. Keep up the great work joe!

From SlowJoe on Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 11:37:08 from 74.195.74.62

Andrea - I'm just glad I didn't have to race in it...would have been ugly.

ACorn - thanks

Rye - wow - that's when you need to get a ride upwind, then go set some PRs!

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