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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, Dec 09, 2015
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
7.503.5011.00

46F.  11 @ 7:10 AP.  Included 7 x 1/2 mile reps, 60-sec jog recoveries.  Averaged 2:59 (3:06, 3:01, 2:55, 2:57, 3:01, 2:58, 2:55).  Felt ok, kinda meh.

It always feels haphazard and random to do these anywhere but the track.  Unfortunately, I was booted from the HS track by a school district cop back in September for being there on a school day, so no track on weekdays anymore.  I never understood what was so suspicious to him about a middle-aged shirtless guy roaming around school grounds at 4:55am... Yep, he was a weirdo.

Saucony A6 - Yellow Miles: 11.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Jake K on Wed, Dec 09, 2015 at 09:57:54 from 159.212.71.173

I can see them not letting you run on the track while school is in session, but who cares at 5am?! Why was that guy even awake at that hour?

From SlowJoe on Wed, Dec 09, 2015 at 10:03:08 from 107.77.80.51

The best part was when he told me I needed to go to the office and get a visitors pass to be there. Since they're obviously there at 5am...

It seemed to be of little consolation to him when I said I'd been doing this for years.

From Jason D on Wed, Dec 09, 2015 at 10:49:35 from 68.80.27.222

A good rust buster. These sessions never feel great after a long hard effort.

I guess I am pretty lucky. In Indiana we got kicked off the Purdue track once but we really weren't supposed to be there and they were setting up for a meet. I never had a issue at West Lafayette High (were Purdue is). Jefferson High track was impossible. Locked like Fort Knox.

In Philadelphia I run on the track whenever I dang well please, which is pretty nice. I don't do it during sporting events just out of my overwhelming sense of community. You guys know how I like to get up early! I think I did my 2 mile repeat session around the rich kids back in October and that was around 10:30.

This post got overly long #avoidinggrading

From JG on Thu, Dec 10, 2015 at 06:37:38 from 174.60.252.61

Joe, when I was in GA, I contacted the athletic director at the school and received permission ... perhaps you could do that ... nice speed work

From SlowJoe on Thu, Dec 10, 2015 at 06:45:09 from 107.77.80.51

Jason, FRB is a great time waster! But yeah, this was my 2nd time to be booted off a track. The other time it was under construction and the guy was worried my sweat would affect the surface. #wth

JG - I never thought about going the legal/legit route. Great idea. I've even been out there when their track/XC team is there, and the coaches don't mind and have actually complimented me.

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