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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
Thu, Oct 17, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.503.508.00

55F, 6:56 AP.  On the agenda was 7 x (3 min on / 1 min off) with the "on" portion @ 10k pace.  So I did 7 x 800m with 200m easy between reps.  Averaged 2:58.6.  I had a very tight range with no rep varying more than 1 sec from the average.  Good, tough workout; it feels like there is no rest as that 200m goes by really quick!  I'm guessing that pace is faster than I could actually run a 10k right now, but the stimulus was great.  The last 2 reps took twice the effort to keep cranking out 90 sec laps.

Saucony A5 Miles: 8.00
Weight: 148.40
Comments
From Andrea on Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 07:38:04 from 67.177.11.154

Nice workout, especially with that short recovery!

From Jason D on Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 07:40:59 from 24.1.80.94

Good workout, Joe. That short rest definitely makes it tough.

From Tom K on Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 08:23:19 from 174.58.4.250

I would like to copy this someday. Although the 200m rest sounds difficult. LIKE, ALMOST TWICE AS DIFFICULT as 400m rest! (or is it half?) Somebody help me with the maths. Nice workout, Joe.

From Tom K on Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 08:27:19 from 174.58.4.250

By the way, Are you still driving to the track?

From I Just Run on Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 10:02:29 from 67.79.11.242

That sounds fun! Wish I could run them with you sometime. :-) Nice job!

From SlowJoe on Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 17:38:49 from 166.147.72.42

Thanks all; I did this workout in March before Boston and my avg was actually 2 seconds faster today, but last time was in the middle of a 100-mile week, and it was 8 repeats within a 15-miler. What the $&@! was I thinking?

Tom - definitely still driving to the track. The only way to get there is to run on Suicide Road (my name for it) and I'm to young to die.

From flatlander on Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 08:47:34 from 76.31.9.237

Great job. I think that run you did in March in the middle of the big week was not insane, at least in a bad way. It is good to really put it out there every once in a while, run to failure or whatever the current mantra is, but making sure not to forget the recovery. Certainly did not hurt you at Boston.

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