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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
Sun, Jun 17, 2012
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
17.080.0017.08

73F, 91%.  7:45 AP.  A real slog fest today, sucks that it is only going to get hotter for the next 2 months!  In fairness, I probably should've started earlier - as I was leaving, the sun was just beginning to rise, and shade does not exist out here on the plains, so I got a face full of sun the whole time.  Anyway, I really suffered through the last 6 or 7 but I feel like I should make some kind of long run attempt every once and awhile this summer since the marathon is my long-term focus.  So I guess I did that today.

Kinvara 1 - Blk/orange Miles: 17.08
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Bonnie on Sun, Jun 17, 2012 at 08:51:35 from 150.135.115.28

Just slow down and know that you are tough, and if you do enough of these kinds of runs you will be tearing it up come the cool weather!!!

From Daniel Brunson on Sun, Jun 17, 2012 at 17:03:09 from 72.192.87.232

Good job Joe. Did you pick a race for the fall yet?

From Dan on Sun, Jun 17, 2012 at 21:55:53 from 24.209.83.20

Great job Joe- I caught up with some of your work, that last track workout was very impressive. You are going to kill it this fall!

From Neil on Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 10:13:15 from 164.165.24.5

Very tough to get those LRs in when you're in training cycle limbo. Hard to see the benefits when you're already in decent shape from the previous cycle and the marathon is still a ways off.

From SlowJoe on Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 21:15:54 from 69.131.141.92

Bonnie - maybe I just need to run in Arizona heat for awhile to appreciate Oklahoma!

DB - no, dragging my feet as usual. hoping to decide at least by late July.

Dan - thanks - not sure I can keep up 2 workouts a week all summer but will play it by ear

Neil - training cycle limbo is a great way to put it!

From derhammer on Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 10:09:23 from 64.245.52.2

I have to agree with Neil. I don't think you are gaining much, if anything, to be doing 17 mile long runs out of cycle, compared to say a 12 or 14 miler. But hey, you gotta do what you think is right. I know a 14 miler for you is just a regular daily run. :-) Good job getting through it.

From SlowJoe on Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 11:36:55 from 55.209.100.27

I think I figured I had to maintain some kind of LR currency or it would be harder to build that endurance back up. Maybe that is not the case? Believe me, I will look for any excuse NOT to do them this summer, especially when I'm already having issues recovering from speedwork during the week.

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