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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
23.001.0024.00

63F -> 68F.  24 @ 8:03 AP.  Double long run weekend!  Coolest mornings of the fall are this weekend so the timing is good. I did this as 3 x 8-mile out and backs so I could use my car as an aid station.  I stocked it with PBJ sandwiches, cut into fourths like I saw (and poached) when I was pacing April at Bandera.  For the most part, I kept it slower than 8-minute pace, with a random 6:33 thrown in around halfway.

Even though I feel like I kept it pretty easy, my legs are still pretty tired.  Makes sense, but it's going to be interesting tomorrow, as I attempt to do it all over again.  We all know I'm not the best recoverererer.  One of 3 things will happen:

1.  I'll make it, and get a great training stimulus from it.

2.  I'll make it, and be destroyed for weeks.

3.  I won't make it, and be filled with self-doubt for weeks.

Fastwitch 6 Red #1 Miles: 24.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Tom Slick on Sat, Oct 03, 2015 at 11:25:40 from 50.8.100.37

I'm betting on #1.

From Jason D on Sat, Oct 03, 2015 at 11:44:45 from 68.80.27.222

Nice! Are you doing another 24 tomorrow?

From Dan on Sat, Oct 03, 2015 at 12:08:07 from 207.244.77.3

Impressive Joe- I too will steal that idea (the food, not the double long run)... I am betting on #1.5, You'll make it, you'll feel good and yet you'll doubt yourself. Go get a cheesburgererer.

From SlowJoe on Sat, Oct 03, 2015 at 14:52:16 from 107.77.100.95

Slick - thanks

Jason - that's the plan

Dan - yep, done!

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