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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

Wed, Feb 20, 2013

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
8.00	0.00	8.00

36F, SE 17-23 mph, raining. 7:37 AP. Not quite cold enough for snow, so I got the stinging needle rain again. Stepped in a bunch of puddles, shoes came untied twice, gloves soaked by mile 3. Of course the wind was not from a cardinal direction so no crosswind legs....I pretty much only finished the run out of spite (learned it from Tracy). I guess it was character building, at least.

Fastwich Miles: 8.00

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From derhammer on Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 08:21:23 from 64.245.52.2

Sounds like fun. :-) I am thinking of posting a youtube video on my method of never having shoes come untied again. In all the years of running when I do this my shoes have never come untied. It even works for my son's shoes. It's really so simple. Once the shoes laces are tied take the loops and excess and put them under the crossed strings on the shoe. I have found that it is the flapping of the laces that causes them to come untied. So by sticking the excess under the tight laces it eliminates the flopping around, and therefore, shoes coming untied. Just a little tidbit. :-)

From I Just Run on Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 09:46:33 from 67.79.11.242

Burrr...that's all I have to say about that!

DH, Can you create an App to teach people how to do that? If so, you might get rich!

From SlowJoe on Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 10:12:07 from 155.219.241.10

dh - see, I had been having some success double knotting, but something about when it's wet outside makes them still come untied. Your way sounds way better, especially since they'd be easier to untie. You've sold me.

IJR - too late, secret's out!

From Tom K on Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 12:09:38 from 71.228.90.171

I've been tying my laces like that since I started running @ 3 years ago. I always thought "Why do they sell shoes with such long laces? I better tuck these away somewhere." So, now it is "the derhammer knot?" Well, I had my chance for a patent, I guess.

p.s. SlowJoe - 1, Stinging rain - 0.

SlowJoe - 0, Shoe Laces - 2.

From Bam on Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 12:15:38 from 89.126.28.24

Well done for battling through the inclement weather, Joe.

I've just sent Grace out to athletics with her laces tied in the DH style:) Result.

From SlowJoe on Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 12:29:24 from 155.219.241.10

Tom - It's not too late. You know, Albert Einstein worked in a patent office. Why do you think you never hear about Smith's Theory of Relativity?

Bam - I'm going to ask you to cease and desist on tying any shoes like that until I can work out the International patent pending issues.

From Bam on Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 12:57:03 from 89.126.28.24

"Cease and desist" - I'm looking over my shoulder and I'm trying to work out whether to put my hands up or hit the deck:)

From derhammer on Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 12:58:01 from 64.245.52.2

I forgot the mention patent pending part. :-)

From Matt Schreiber on Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 17:13:20 from 66.17.111.44

It was "character building"... There's always a bright side. Way to get out there in wretched conditions.

From Rye on Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 19:06:39 from 65.129.90.86

Sounds like a great day of running!

From baldnspicy on Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 05:14:13 from 71.162.1.30

Great job, Joe! The Derhammer not is a keeper. I'm trying it today...

From Tracy on Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 12:29:15 from 209.175.177.37

Gotta love spiteful running!

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