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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, Aug 22, 2012

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
7.80	3.10	10.90

63F, 99%, thick fog. A little ticked, because as I stepped out the door my Garmin battery read 0%. Pretty sure I charged it recently, but it died right away. Worst possible day for that to happen too - I still went to the track and did 6 x 800m, on short (200m active) recovery, at what I thought might be 10K effort. I had a really specific time (3:02) that I wanted to hit, that corresponds to sub-38 pace for my race next month. Oh well, maybe I did it, maybe I didn't. After the intervals I did an all-out 200m sprint - pretty sure I set the new world record but the world will never know because my watch was dead. I probably need to get a cheapo watch I can use as a back-up for timing splits. Anyway, I got my legs moving faster than normal, so that's something.

Saucony A4 Miles: 10.90

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From allie on Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 06:09:40 from 174.23.155.117

congrats on the WR! i recommend the timex ironman -- you can get one for under $30 and it has everything you need (except for the minor detail of a GPS).

my garmin stopped holding a charge after only 1.5 years of use, so i trashed it and haven't gone back. if a $300+ watch can't make it two years, i don't want it.

nice job with the workout -- i bet you hit it just right. and as you said, the fact that you got your legs moving is what counts.

From Jake K on Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 08:33:43 from 155.100.226.191

We'll just assume you were right around David Rudisha's PR for all of the reps.

+1 on allie's recommendation on getting a $20-30 Timex watch... love it especially for the track... and they last FOREVER

From I Just Run on Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 12:55:40 from 67.79.11.242

Ha ha... sorry I didn't mean to laugh, but that's why you will see me wearing two watches in all my run pictures.

Congradulations on the new 200 World Record!

From Jason D on Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 13:33:12 from 24.1.80.94

I can do easy runs without a watch, but I can't imagine doing a track workout without one, but I've also learned what my breathing sounds like during different races so perhaps we could all benefit from more "6 x 800m, no watch" blog posts? I'd LOVE to throw my Garmin out the window, but I can't seem to do it. If they functioned better, they might be worth it.

Maybe they have some satellite images, Joe. We only need two with precise timestamps.

From Dan on Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 05:29:59 from 24.209.83.20

Like Jason said, I really can't imagine not having it. Mega props for the WR!!! You know, running those without a watch may be a blessing in disguise...

From joebell1981 on Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 05:41:17 from 108.59.48.1

Good workout, without the watch. :) Nice world record :)

From SlowJoe on Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 07:56:09 from 155.219.241.10

allie - thanks for the tip on timex, I will check them out. I have to admit my garmin has behaved pretty well over 2.5 yrs or so.

Jake - maybe a couple tenths of a seconds slower than Rudisha since, you know, I did 6 of them.

IJR - it all makes sense to me now!

Jason - I always hate running without a garmin but this was especially annoying. I will look into the satellite imagery - I do get the feeling I'm being watched sometimes.

Dan - I do feel recovered already - don't know if I just went too slow or maybe went the appropriate interval pace for the first time in my life.

jb - thanks, just got to get it ratified now somehow

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