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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
Wed, May 14, 2014
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
9.353.7513.10

AM:  51F, N 13 mph.  9.1 @ 7:05 AP.  Taking full advantage of the unseasonable cold snap, today was 12 x 0.25 mi @ 5k pace, 60 sec active recoveries.  I wanted to do it at the track, for accuracy and consistency, but I knew lane 1 would be full of puddles and I could minimize the wind on the trail, so I just set garmin to quarter-miles and did this on the usual route.

It went well, given it was my first interval work in awhile.  I only wanted to average 86, but ended up averaging 83.7 (5:35 pace).  Slowest was 85.6, fastest was 81.4.

Pretty easy - quarters at 5k pace isn't supposed to be hard, but I'll be increasing the duration of the reps as I go.  Sub-18 this year...I'm like totally serious this time.  No fake.

PM:  4 more on the TM in the afternoon at work.  I threw in 3 x .25 on/off @ MP.  If I don't have some strides or something to look forward to, I find it very hard to stay on the ENTIRE 4 miles.

Saucony A5 Miles: 13.10
Weight: 148.60
Comments
From Tom K on Wed, May 14, 2014 at 07:50:14 from 174.58.4.250

Flooded lane 1. The other lanes stink! Good choice on the Garmin intervals. It's cool that you went faster than you expected. Sub-18. Get it, man!

From I Just Run on Wed, May 14, 2014 at 08:24:59 from 67.79.11.242

Nice workout Joe! I kinda did the same thing but my intervals were slower and my recoveries were much longer and I did quite a few less...well, I guess it really wasn't anything like your workout except it was on the road. Oh wait, yours was on the trail...darn!

From Jason D on Wed, May 14, 2014 at 08:40:01 from 24.1.80.94

Good workout, Joe. Definitely a good place to start, and even better when you exceed expectations.

From seeaprilrun on Wed, May 14, 2014 at 11:09:55 from 174.70.137.105

You will be a 17:xx 5ker soon!!

From allie on Wed, May 14, 2014 at 14:05:05 from 161.38.221.168

no fakezies. no black magic. no chicken drops. no poison.

From allie on Wed, May 14, 2014 at 14:05:18 from 161.38.221.168

good workout.

From Derunzo on Wed, May 14, 2014 at 15:28:10 from 24.218.179.128

Solid workout Skids.

From Matt Schreiber on Thu, May 15, 2014 at 21:09:05 from 66.17.102.175

Nice work Joe. Faster than you wanted is sure fun. I'm looking forward to seeing that sub 18!

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