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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
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.504.008.50

73F, 73%.  A lot cooler this morning, so I knew I needed to get in a workout.  I did my last recovery run yesterday to the track and it looked ok.  The lanes weren't painted and it felt a little soft, not quite as springy, but runnable for sure.  So this morning I went down there for 4 x 1600.

I did the first repeat in a nice, controlled 6:15; felt like I was ready to start dropping that down, but about 200m into my second repeat, a worker guy yelled at me saying I couldn't be there because they were doing construction on the track (he was the only guy there and was not doing any construction).  Well, the first thing I did was finish the lap (on the track) because I don't like being scolded.  Then I jogged across the grass to talk to him.  His explanation was actually pretty good - apparently they put the track gunk down in layers every couple days, and you're not supposed to get any "foreign oils" and other stuff on it.  I guess it did feel kind of sticky.  Anyway, it shold be done within a week or two.

Well, I didn't put on my second best pair of flats for nothing, so once I got off the busy road, I did the last 2.75 miles, a good uphill push for the first 2 miles, back to my house to get my 4 fast miles.  6:46, 6:33, 4:30.

Saucony A4 Miles: 8.50
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From flatlander on Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 07:19:58 from 76.31.26.153

Love the passive-aggressive reaction. I would have done the same thing, except probably run an extra lap, give him a secret finger wave and take off. You are much more mature than I am, and as a result you learned something. Good running this week.

From I Just Run on Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 07:52:02 from 67.79.11.242

I was anticipating a fist fight as I read down your blog entry...just a little disappointed :-)

From derhammer on Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 08:58:48 from 64.245.52.2

Too bad about the track.

Wow - 4:30 for that last mile?

From Daniel Brunson on Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 11:11:36 from 70.183.55.240

Good workout Joe. I wish my runs were as exciting as yours. What with baby goats and constructions workers and all.

From SlowJoe on Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 11:54:02 from 155.219.241.10

Flat - it's still kind of stupid because the wind blows a lot more stuff on the track than I could ever bring, but at least it'll be done soon.

IJR - sorry...the guy ended up being somewhat nice

dh - 4:30 is correct. for 3/4 mile!

DB - the joys of living out in the sticks

From allie on Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 20:26:28 from 97.126.221.48

humans and their foreign oils...

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