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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, Jun 18, 2014
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.501.506.00

77F, 85%.  Workout Fail.  I was going to do a 2 mi + 4 x 1 @ 10k at the track, and even added the 20 sec/mile Death Zone premium (DP was 72), but could only make it through the first 6 laps before I fell off pace.  This downward spiral sure escalated quickly!  9 good workouts in a row, only to be followed by 2 Workout Fails and a Race Fail in the past week.  I guess I've been going at it pretty hard for almost 6 weeks now.  I'll take it super easy the next couple days to try and reset.  Then "race" a half on Saturday - it'll be too hot to RACE so I'll "race."  Goal will be marathon PR divided by 2.

Saucony A5 - Blue Miles: 6.00
Weight: 145.00
Comments
From Jason D on Wed, Jun 18, 2014 at 07:45:20 from 24.1.80.94

I'm thinking that in warmer/more humid weather getting a couple miles in is a good goal (3-4 instead of 5-7 for LT). You can't do the same workouts you do in the fall (at least this is what I try to keep telling myself while trying to decide if I am being smart or lazy).

From Jake K on Wed, Jun 18, 2014 at 08:36:04 from 159.212.71.17

Neither of you guys are being lazy... humidity makes these long interval workouts brutal. Move to Utah where the humidity is like 20% in the summer. Unless it's snowing, like yesterday.

From Tom K on Wed, Jun 18, 2014 at 13:37:30 from 174.58.4.250

Sorry your work out didn't go as planned. "Death Zone" - I think it will stick, although I'm not giving up "Bonus Gravity."

p.s. Jake on the "Lone Faithfuls" list? Never seen that before.

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