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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, Jul 11, 2012
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
9.802.2012.00

72F, 89%.  7:36 AP.  Nice out, but another failed tempo.  I could tell during the warmup it wasn't going to work today.  I still tried - my intent was 6 easy, then 6 @ 6:40.  Well, it felt like I was sprinting already in the first tempo mile, and I gave up once my pace started to bleed into the 6:50s, soon into the 3rd mile; I had no will to fight through it today.  Not sure what the deal was - as good as I felt Sunday, it was the complete opposite today.  Seems like I either feel really good or really bad these days.

Kinvaras Miles: 12.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From derhammer on Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 09:22:16 from 64.245.52.2

Sorry it did not go well, we all have these kind of days.

From Tracy on Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 10:11:26 from 50.103.209.77

Glad you at least still got the miles in. Sorry it didn't go as planned.

From Andrea on Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 15:02:28 from 72.37.171.52

Save it for another day!

From Rye on Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 20:15:43 from 174.27.111.36

Bummer, running is like life or life is like running..... we have to be able to adapt.

From joebell1981 on Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 06:14:55 from 12.186.80.1

I know this exact feeling, Joe. I have had many of these type days. I wouldn't sweat it. Remember it as a workout to conquer another day. :)

From flatlander on Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 20:46:08 from 166.249.197.113

Sorry about the bummer day, but at least you got it in.

From SlowJoe on Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 06:38:57 from 69.131.141.92

Thanks all, I think I have started to just accept the hit-and-miss workouts this summer.

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