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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
Sat, Jun 21, 2014
Race: Carrabba's Half Marathon (13.1 Miles) 01:33:08, Place overall: 5, Place in age division: 2
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
1.0013.1014.10

80F, 82%.  Hwell, I severely underestimated how slow I'd go in the heat.  They started the race at 8am, which meant a 9:30 finish and the heat index in the mid-80s.  My first 4 miles were sub-7 and that was it.  Last couple were in the 7:30-7:40 range.  I think I'm ready for summer to be over now.  Hopefully I got some benefit from the torture (other than my sweet pilsner glass for AG award).  Danielle and the kids came out and I think the kids had fun though.  They had lots of questions about why I didn't have a shirt on.

I'll see how next week goes...might start using the TM a lot more for workouts.  Just don't want a repeat of last summer and I can feel the heat-induced apathy trying to sneak in already.  

Saucony A5 Red Miles: 14.10
Weight: 145.00
Comments
From Tom K on Sat, Jun 21, 2014 at 15:09:30 from 71.203.20.181

Way to tough it out, Joe. Pilsner glass award is pretty slick, man.

From ACorn on Sat, Jun 21, 2014 at 15:13:27 from 71.213.41.74

Nice race in tough conditions!

From Josh E on Sat, Jun 21, 2014 at 15:33:04 from 65.130.119.46

Any race put on by an Italian chain has to be amazing. I can imagine not wanting to run in that weather. Nice job racing in it.

From I Just Run on Sat, Jun 21, 2014 at 18:00:24 from 12.162.141.2

I made the mistake of running the Orange Leaf HALF Marathon a couple years ago and paid greatly for that decision. Hope you shut it down before any damage was done!

From Bob on Sat, Jun 21, 2014 at 19:59:28 from 50.178.92.40

The heat is a killer. Solid job considering.

From Jason D on Sun, Jun 22, 2014 at 06:03:39 from 12.130.116.148

Way to sweat it out. That's about 8:30-9:00 pace kind of weather for easy runs for me. Good aerobic effort to add to your faster stuff.

From Burt on Sun, Jun 22, 2014 at 13:13:56 from 174.26.197.196

That's pretty good for that kind of heat. Nice job. Nice bare chest.

From Jake K on Mon, Jun 23, 2014 at 08:46:43 from 199.190.170.31

This is poor man's altitude training in the truest form.

Luckily for you, there are only a few months of summer left. Days are getting shorter now!

From SlowJoe on Mon, Jun 23, 2014 at 10:48:08 from 168.215.171.129

Thanks all - at least this race was against grownups. Plus, all the chicken marsala you can eat (at 10am).

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