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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, Apr 29, 2015
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
12.006.0018.00

AM:  49F.  14 @ 7:07 AP.  Had today circled for a big workout thanks to the front that came through.  7 warmup miles, then 4 x 1.5 @ LT, with quarter mile recoveries.​  I averaged 9:13 (6:09 pace) for the 1.5's and the recoveries were 2:05-2:10.  Splits were 9:18, 9:12, 9:12, 9:10.  I didn't leave any gas in the tank today, ran my eyeballs out.  It'll be 6 months before we see 40's again so why hold back?  Anyway, I've run similar workouts faster before but given the direction my training has taken (lots of 8-minute miles) this was very solid.  And it was good to get in a lung-burning, snot-producing, grunting, drooling, wheezing, coughing, hallucination-inducing effort again...last one was probably Cowtown.

PM:  71F.  4 @ 8:26 AP.

Saucony A5 Red Miles: 18.00
Weight: 143.80
Comments
From allie on Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 08:20:19 from 24.99.46.55

ah, self-inflicted pain. nice work.

snot though? ew.

From SlowJoe on Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 08:22:10 from 12.182.148.249

Am I the only one who gets a snotty nose from a good, hard effort? I assumed it was universal...

From allie on Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 08:42:25 from 24.99.46.55

i'm just lying. there is a reason why i wear gloves when i race.

From SlowJoe on Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 09:11:43 from 12.182.148.249

They're like 2 little kleenexes you never have to throw away!

From Jake K on Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 09:33:33 from 159.212.71.77

I get a mucus buildup after really hard/long efforts. Been known to leave some epic post-workout spit wads on the tempo loop.

Gloves are great because like jeans, they wash themselves.

From Jason D on Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 10:45:22 from 68.80.27.222

Phew. I get pretty ugly sometimes and think, man, if I were running this with someone on the blog they would thing I was some uncivilized, non-gentlemanly jogger!

I am a pretty heavy spitter/snotter. I do it when things get tough. Just a habit. I have been known to snot rocket cars that get too close to me too.

Strong workout, Joe. That's a workout I never run, but it's a really good one. Very nice progression too.

From SlowJoe on Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 18:52:21 from 104.51.208.13

Good healthy snot discussion everyone, thanks. It goes on gloves, streets, cars, or eventually just dries on your upper lip...there is no wrong answer.

From allie on Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 08:22:30 from 24.99.46.55

don't forget beards. i've seen plenty of booger beards in my day. (i won't say where)

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