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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
Fri, Apr 15, 2011
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.000.006.00

53F, 8 mph wind.  8:36 avg pace.  Wasted some great running weather with a recovery run but I think I needed it.  Looks like I'll be working all weekend...$!#%

New Blue Asics Miles: 6.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Tracy on Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 10:54:40 from 209.175.177.37

You need more recovery runs! Don't think of it as wasted. Your body loves you for those runs :)

Booo work! Quit your job and live off the land.

From derhammer on Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 11:05:54 from 192.156.110.31

Ha, I feel the same way sometimes. But Tracy is right, recovery runs are so important. Matt Fitzgerald has an interesting take on why they are some important in Brain Training for Runners.

In a nutshell it is not for what we have been taught, e.g. to get the blood flowing, etc, but rather to keep taxing the glycogen fuel system while its low, and this can be done by running another run within 24 hours of a hard run.

From flatlander on Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 18:19:06 from 198.207.244.102

Good run, hope we get some of that weather down here. Interesting theory, DH. I have always thought that running tired is good training but have never been able to articulate. I'm going to have to read some of these books.

From Burt on Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 23:46:24 from 72.223.90.79

Tracy's right. She's always right.

From Rye on Sat, Apr 16, 2011 at 13:12:37 from 71.32.181.43

You are such a devoted worker! Don't let it get to your running.

From Tracy on Sat, Apr 16, 2011 at 13:18:30 from 173.24.38.54

I'm always right, even when I'm wrong. Glad someone understands.

From SlowJoe on Sat, Apr 16, 2011 at 14:51:17 from 184.79.24.255

Tracy - you are right...about quitting work. It just doesn't mesh with running as well as I would like, so i think I'm just not going to go anymore.

DH - interesting, I always thought of recovery runs as just a way to get in more mileage without killing yourself.

Thanks Flat, looks like the whole state cooled off today.

I know Burt...I know.

Rye - going AWOL right now!

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