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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
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
12.000.0012.00

62F, 35%.  I finally got a bit of a reprieve from showing up at Ft Irwin so early all the time and had the time to do my mountain run.  I looked on a topo chart and went to the highest mountain that was within running distance from my hotel.  It was about 6 miles away, mostly desert running, with a couple miles of road to get there.

Here it is from close up, taken from a little hill.


 Once I got to the base, it was less of a run, and more of a hike/climb.  Closer to the top, I had to put down my Gatorade bottle (sorry nature) because I needed my hands.  Here's the picture from the top:

 

Way off in the distance you can see some buildings - that's where my hotel is.  My 2007 phone camera has terrible resolution, sorry.

For the climb down I went a different way and it was a bit more steep than I bargained for, but didn't take too long.  It's no Mt Everest -- only about 1100' higher than my hotel's elevation -- but definitely out of my normal running routine.  I did a couple of 6:40's on the 2-mile stretch of road back to the hotel.  I can tell I'm going to be a bit sore too.  The hiking/climbing part had me breathing harder than the running part.

Kinvara 2 - Gray/red Miles: 12.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From I Just Run on Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 14:34:55 from 67.79.11.242

Nice run report with pictures and all!

From derhammer on Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 18:15:56 from 162.197.29.194

Nice - definitely got time to think with no distractions.

From Jason D on Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 19:51:31 from 24.1.80.94

Looks huge to me. If I get 275-300 feet of gain around here I know I did strategically ran most of the hills.

From Bob on Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 19:56:27 from 67.176.195.62

Cool, love to explore like this.

From allie on Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 08:34:15 from 97.126.220.58

cool pics and cool run -- very deserty.

From seeaprilrun on Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 15:50:09 from 68.102.189.33

So awesome! It is time for your trail run lol!

From flatlander on Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 16:14:20 from 76.31.9.237

Sure looks further than 6 miles, nice running though.

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