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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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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, May 05, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
13.000.0013.00

46F, N 13-22 mph.  7:31 AP.  Easy, but with 6 x 8 sec hill sprints after about 2.5 warmup and a few drills that Bam prescribed.  Walking recoveries of about 2 minutes each to get a complete reset before each sprint.  Then 10-ish miles on the cooldown to get in a good run.

The drills definitely set up the sprints well, felt really good.  Actually, the entire run felt great.  Hopefully not too much longer until I've got the legs fully back.

Kinvara 2 - Gray/red Miles: 13.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Bam on Sun, May 05, 2013 at 10:39:14 from 89.126.28.24

Beginners luck:)first go and you get them bang-on; you've got more jam than hartley (that's a Britsh saying meaning lucky).

Give it a couple of weeks and watch the power come into your stride. Great stuff. The changes, they is a coming man...

From Matt Schreiber on Sun, May 05, 2013 at 13:18:43 from 66.17.102.185

Great workout Joe. Going to have to start taking notes for my next go-around. :)

From joebell1981 on Sun, May 05, 2013 at 15:47:03 from 99.39.133.24

Nice work. Again, it is eerie how similar our training and running are. I also have begun the strides and short sprints incorporated in to easier run days. Not sure how to feel about it while doing them, but, it seems like they really give that little boost in the legs when the turnover gets low in some long workouts/races... Love the new pic, by the way

From SlowJoe on Sun, May 05, 2013 at 19:03:11 from 96.61.24.215

Bam - your advice was great, especially about not bouncing at all and driving the knees...I think you would've approved

Matt - thanks!

Joe - I've noticed that -- I need some of your speed though! Kinda been neglecting it until now.

From Jason D on Sun, May 05, 2013 at 22:28:18 from 24.1.80.94

Drive with the knees! Lift from the core! If only these principles were more automatic.

I know it may not feel like it, but you are bouncing back (er, driving? back) quickly. I'm going to follow suit and take a week off after the marathon. Oh, and that's one heck of a cool down!

From I Just Run on Mon, May 06, 2013 at 09:51:02 from 67.79.11.242

Nice workout Joe,

I'll be doing the same in a couple of days but I'm sure not as intense. I don't think I'll have a 10 mile cool-down either. :-(

From I Just Run on Mon, May 06, 2013 at 10:10:13 from 67.79.11.242

I may be a week or so behind you on the training. I was thinking about starting tomorrow on the Strides but Bam has me second guessing whether I should wait another week.

From SlowJoe on Tue, May 07, 2013 at 12:32:30 from 155.219.241.10

Jason - I'm a big fan of the week off. I realize now (after the fact) that some of my stagnation came from trying to come back too quickly from full marathons, and never really recovering fully.

IJR - well, whenever you start, we can do some training together at least! You live east of town, right?

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