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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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Thu, Jul 01, 2010
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.801.206.00

73 degrees, ran before the sun came up.

I want to start running a lot of 7:15 miles since that is my BQ pace.  I'm realistically at least a couple years away from being able to hold that pace for a marathon but I figure it's 10K pace now, and maybe HM pace by the end of the year if I can keep running uninjured.  So I set out to do just 2 today and failed already!  I could tell by my out-of-breath warmup miles it wasn't my day, but I still gave it a go and started to lose my form around 1.2.  The old me would've pushed through it but the new me now knows that running like that causes injuries.  That, and I'm lazier.  Anyway my stamina is clearly in the toilet after the injury layoff so back to the grind of easy miles for awhile.  Overall pace 8:23 for the 6 miles.

New Blue Asics Miles: 6.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From seeaprilrun on Thu, Jul 01, 2010 at 08:37:28 from 68.103.255.61

Don't be discouraged it will come quicker than you think! I have been discourage since my April marathon--unable to really set any PR's and fitness gains seemed to come to a grinding halt. When I got back to good 'ol base building with easy miles and just started putting miles in the bank--voila, the fitness gains started again. There is something to be said for plain ol consistent mileage! You can do it without getting injured and start adding speedy stuff later on when your base is solid. You were smart to back off and not push it. Still, that is a pretty brisk "easy" pace you ran! I love running before the sun comes up--the hard part is just getting out of bed but once I'm up and running I'm glad!

From Tracy on Thu, Jul 01, 2010 at 10:45:56 from 209.175.177.37

What April said. Hang in there. It won't be long.

From Kelli on Thu, Jul 01, 2010 at 17:47:06 from 71.219.99.30

I agree. You do feel like crud for a bit, but it does come back faster than you think it will!

I can not believe it is so hot before the sun comes up. I hate summer.

From RivertonPaul on Thu, Jul 01, 2010 at 21:09:45 from 97.48.204.123

Just keep at it.

From flatlander on Thu, Jul 01, 2010 at 23:47:08 from 76.31.26.153

Ditto all that. You are naturally fast and you will be fine. Too much speed kills, even though I seem to never follow that advice.

From SlowJoe on Fri, Jul 02, 2010 at 13:45:23 from 184.79.24.255

Thanks all! Building a base will be the name of the game for awhile.

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