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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
Sat, Jan 17, 2015
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.000.003.00

41F.  3 @ 7:31 AP from my parents' in Houston.  My youngest was sent home with a fever on Friday, so my only worry at this point is catching her virus (drove 3 hrs in the car with her yesterday).  I feel fine so far.  Weather will be good -- upper 40s and low 50s.  

My plan is to hit the half in 1:28:00, a little conservative.  I figure if I'm really in 2:55 shape, I'll be able to fight my way down there with a negative split.  If I'm not in 2:55 shape, I think I can still pull off a PR with a slight fade in the second half.

Bib # is 1099 - appropriate for tax season!

Oh and maybe this is a good sign - every year I park in the garage next to the expo to get my packet.  It is free for 0-30 minutes, $4 for 30-60 min, and goes up from there.  I've never made it back to the exit gate in sub-30, but today I walked to the expo, got my bib, got my shirt, bought some gu and made a bathroom stop in 28 minutes, entrance gate to exit gate.  Free parking!

1160s Miles: 3.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From flatlander on Sat, Jan 17, 2015 at 08:11:47 from 76.31.29.220

Take Airborne, run your race and pretend like you never heard of any virus. Good luck.

From Jason D on Sat, Jan 17, 2015 at 11:25:55 from 68.80.27.222

As I try to remind myself every marathon, you don't have to be on pace in the first two miles or even the first four or five. 6:45-6:48ish settling into 6:37-6:42 sounds like it will be spot on based on your tempos and you can give hell in the last miles if it's there given that you have run faster in tempos. Probably no one ever thought, "Man it felt good to crush that last 10k, but I wish I would have gone out faster."

Good luck, Joe. I'll be tracking.

From Tom K on Sat, Jan 17, 2015 at 18:58:55 from 174.58.54.215

Best Expo-race report I've read. Good luck!

From Matt Schreiber on Sat, Jan 17, 2015 at 21:56:43 from 216.53.143.123

Dang! 28 minutes with a porta potty break. Good luck tomorrow!

From Tom K on Sun, Jan 18, 2015 at 07:12:29 from 174.58.54.215

Through 15k - Super even. Perfect.

From Matt Schreiber on Sun, Jan 18, 2015 at 07:41:32 from 216.53.143.123

Thanks for the update Tom

From Tom K on Sun, Jan 18, 2015 at 07:58:53 from 174.58.54.215

http://results.houstonmarathon.com

From Jake K on Sun, Jan 18, 2015 at 08:05:54 from 98.202.128.218

Just under 1:28 @ the half, locked on!

From seeaprilrun on Sun, Jan 18, 2015 at 08:33:16 from 98.164.9.119

Perfect! Thanks for the update!

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