| 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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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 199.25 | 37.75 | 237.00 |
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| Kinvara 2 - Gray/red Miles: 23.00 | Fastwitch 6 Red #1 Miles: 47.00 | NB MT101 Trail Miles: 83.00 | Fastwitch 6 Red #2 Miles: 30.00 | Kinvara 3 - Gray/red Miles: 16.00 | Saucony A5 Miles: 10.00 | Saucony A5 Red Miles: 16.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 16.00 | 0.00 | 16.00 |
| AM: 80F, 80%. 12 @ 7:47 AP. Ran from my parents' to Memorial Park to do a loop there, but was feeling like I'd finally overcome the plague so I decided to add another 3-mile loop at the park. Got a nasty stomach cramp after the 2nd loop, so I took a good 3-4 minute break at a water fountain to stretch it out and rehydrate; that was pretty much successful. Then I started melting a little on the way back home and was generally happy the run was over with. Alright, that's about all I have to say about that.
PM: 85F, 70%. 4 @ 8:22 AP. Great steak dinner tonight, had to wait a couple hours after that, then got out @ ~9pm after watching Rupp win the 10k in the trials. I finished my first 5k faster than all those so-called professionals finished their 10k.
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| Kinvara 2 - Gray/red Miles: 4.00 | Fastwitch 6 Red #1 Miles: 12.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
| AM: 81F, 82%. 6 @ 8:01 AP.
PM: 85F, 72%. 4 @ 8:28 AP. Another 9pm food coma plod.
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| Fastwitch 6 Red #1 Miles: 10.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.25 | 0.75 | 5.00 |
| 79F, 90%. 5 @ 8:02 AP. Did a pitiful little pickup on the way back. That was my last run in Houston, but it's not any less miserable back here in SA. Arrived at lunch to a 104 heat index which I assume will keep going up.
Tomorrow, headed to Bandera for several hours of sufferplodding. Must adapt. Must adapt. Must adapt.
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| Fastwitch 6 Red #1 Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 21.00 | 2.00 | 23.00 |
| AM: 76F/90% -> 83F/77%. ~18 miles. Good run in Bandera, some solid suffering took place. Cool-ish start with overcast skies turned into full bore sun and heat the last couple hours.
Good company as well - anytime you can find a bunch of people willing to wake up early on a holiday just to spend hours running/sweating through rugged terrain/hills, getting leg-whipped by sotol cacti, tripping on rocks, and still smiling the whole time, you know you've found a good group.
PM: 93F. 5 @ 8:27 AP. Decided to double up, simply because I had the time to do so.
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| NB MT101 Trail Miles: 18.00 | Fastwitch 6 Red #2 Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| 77F, 90%. 6 @ 8:34 AP.
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| Kinvara 3 - Gray/red Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| Untimed...don't even remember what shoes I had on. Usually I can narrow it down to a couple pairs, but I got nothing.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 5.00 | 10.00 |
| TM. 10 @ 6:54 AP. Progressive fun with lots of button pushing.
This week was pretty much a blur of work/life chaos, and running suffered, so I made sure I got in this ridiculously early run despite no sleep. Although I must say it was pretty nice being the first (and only) person in the fitness center at work -- pristine toilet seats with no distractions before the run, good solitary exercise at a gym of all places, and then first one to christen the shower after its nightly cleaning.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| 90F. 6 miles, no Garmin.
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| Fastwitch 6 Red #2 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
| 79F, 85%. 8 @ 7:50 AP.
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| Fastwitch 6 Red #2 Miles: 8.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 12.00 | 16.00 |
| TM. 16 @ 6:38 AP. Long progressive tempo, each mile a little faster than the one before it. After a warmup, spent most of this run between 9-10 mph.
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| Saucony A5 Red Miles: 16.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| 79F, 85%. 7 @ 8:42 AP.
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| Kinvara 2 - Gray/red Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| 76F, 90%. 6 @ 8:12 AP.
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| Kinvara 3 - Gray/red Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| 78F, 85%. 5 @ 7:50 AP
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| Fastwitch 6 Red #2 Miles: 5.00 |
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Muleshoe Bend 30k trail (18.641 Miles) 02:37:48, Place overall: 3, Place in age division: 3 | | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 1.00 | 18.00 | 19.00 |
| 93F -> 86F. Better race today, almost even splits. These night races almost get easier as it gets cooler in the second half. But not quite. Really competitive field so a pretty good result, with 2nd place just a minute ahead (same guy that beat me in Waco). These night races are crazy, always lots of carnage. But super fun.
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| NB MT101 Trail Miles: 19.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Got back from the race around 6am, hung out most of the night at our group's tent. Great bunch of people.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| 78F, 85%. 5 @ 9:13 AP. This hurt a lot. Finally a well-paced summer trail race!
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| 76F, 90%. 6 @ 9:02 AP. Still not moving too well, but it felt a lot better.
9-hour race on Saturday night in Dallas. I'm sure it'll go well...
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| Kinvara 2 - Gray/red Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| 93F. 4 @ 8:23 AP. Couldn't get out until after dinner. I think I'm almost getting used to the heat...it still sucks, but I think I'm doing better than in previous years thanks to this trail running business.
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| Kinvara 3 - Gray/red Miles: 4.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| 77F, 85%. 6 @ 8:11 AP. Fairly low DP today, only 71. Haven't seen it that low in awhile and could tell a difference. Might be even lower up in Dallas in the Saturday night / Sunday morning period of darkness when the race takes place.
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| Fastwitch 6 Red #1 Miles: 6.00 |
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Fossil Valley 9-hour Trail Race (45.73 Miles) 08:49:39, Place overall: 2, Place in age division: 2 | | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 46.00 | 0.00 | 46.00 |
| 90F -> 80F (10pm - 7am). Tough, tough race! Hot, no breeze, and the climbs were steep - even included 30-40 tall stairs per lap. Lots of hiking/walking. By the end I was barely making it up. I ended up doing 17 laps (~2.7 miles per lap). But I had the option to do another since the clock hadn't hit 9 hours yet - was leading the race and I just thought there was no way I could physically make it around again. So I lost because the guy a few minutes behind me did go out for #18. Felt really dumb/wimpy after that one.
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| NB MT101 Trail Miles: 46.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| PM: 6 @ 8:15 AP. First run since the 9-hr race. All things considered, I felt ok.
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| Fastwitch 6 Red #2 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
| 8 @ 8:09 AP
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| Fastwitch 6 Red #1 Miles: 8.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| 6 @ 8:19 AP
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| Kinvara 2 - Gray/red Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| 6 @ 8:16 AP. Still trying to recover...almost there I think
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| Fastwitch 6 Red #1 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 199.25 | 37.75 | 237.00 |
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| Kinvara 2 - Gray/red Miles: 23.00 | Fastwitch 6 Red #1 Miles: 47.00 | NB MT101 Trail Miles: 83.00 | Fastwitch 6 Red #2 Miles: 30.00 | Kinvara 3 - Gray/red Miles: 16.00 | Saucony A5 Miles: 10.00 | Saucony A5 Red Miles: 16.00 |
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