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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
Sun, Oct 09, 2011
Race: Tyler Half Marathon (13.14 Miles) 01:33:08, Place overall: 19, Place in age division: 3
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
11.866.1418.00

73F, 73%, E 14 mph.  Today was definitely no-shirt weather, even with Danielle's disapproving looks.

I just did this as a progressive effort "fun" run, and it was the right decision.  That course is definitely hillier than anything I have ever run on, and a real sweat-fest.  Here are the splits:

7:22, 7:09, 7:24, 7:15, 7:15, 7:10, 7:11, 7:10, 6:56, 7:13, 6:46, 6:48, 6:44, 0:46 (5:29 pace).

The splits don't look cleanly progressive, you'll just have to trust me the effort was -- lotsa hills meant pace was all over the place.  The highlight was a guy I was running with in mile 4 or 5 (he was gasping for air) telling me he was just on a recovery run today so might not want to pace off of him.  He dropped back  pretty quick after that...I smiled about it for awhile.  I did still manage 3rd in AG which came with a nice plaque.  And of course a cheap PR; the all-out effort will come in November in our local half.  Flatter and cooler!

Afterward, I ran the course backwards to meet up with Danielle and run her in.  We had a really good time and she passed everyone in the last tenth of a mile, including me.

Results

Kinvaras - Blk/gray Miles: 18.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From ACorn on Sun, Oct 09, 2011 at 23:23:34 from 24.2.76.146

Nice race slowjoe! Congrats on the 3rd place for your AG!

From derhammer on Sun, Oct 09, 2011 at 23:42:36 from 70.113.125.159

Great job, Joe. Definitely a smart idea to turn it into a great training run.

From flatlander on Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 10:45:29 from 76.31.26.153

Congrats on a very nice training run. You should go for the win in Abilene. 1:28 might actually be conservative for you, given some of your recent training times. Congrats to Danielle as well.

From JG on Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 12:49:05 from 71.59.27.33

Great running Joe! I agree with Flat, go for the trophy in Abilene!

From Burt on Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 15:32:43 from 68.14.209.26

I agree with JG, but not Flat, go for the win! You don't want to get beat by two girls again, that's for sure. Especially with no shirt on and no boat.

From seeaprilrun on Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 18:04:56 from 68.103.241.11

Wow! a fast-finish 1:33 without event trying! I agree with flat, you got a sub-1:28 in you going all out.

From SlowJoe on Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 20:04:49 from 75.109.104.60

Acorn/DH - thanks!

Flat/JG - all depends on who shows up...they had a couple 1:28s last year so it would be perfect competition if that happened again

Burt - Funny, I passed a girl in mile 10 or so and they told her she was 3rd female. I was pretty pleased at the time that it meant I only got double chick'd. Who could be upset with that?

April - well, I might have cut out at most another 2 minutes with 100% effort but no more than that; I definitely pushed the last 5k. Hoping the conditions at Abilene will make up for the rest....wishful thinking maybe...

From Rye on Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 14:46:46 from 70.58.163.66

You are so primed! Great year of training is paying off!

From TexasLindsey on Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 14:49:15 from 70.253.132.214

That is an awesome time with all those hills and the weather! It was so humid that day! MUGGY yucky windy weather. Most people I know that raced did not have their best days.

How do your legs feel now after running all those hills at a speedy pace?

From SlowJoe on Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 09:35:55 from 75.109.104.60

Thanks Rye

TL - actually, they were pretty sore...I could tell that I don't ever run any real hills

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