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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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Sun, Apr 19, 2015
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
22.000.0022.00

AM:  68F, 97%.  22 @ 7:37 AP.  Day off yesterday after my wife and I stayed out way way way too late on Friday night.  It's ok, it had been a few weeks since my last full day off.

Trying to keep up the long runs this year, even with no races coming up anytime soon.  This one was a pretty humid run, which made it harder than it needs to be, but I figure it'll only get worse so might as well slog through it now while it's semi-runnable outside.

Fastwitch 6 Red #1 Miles: 22.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Jason D on Sun, Apr 19, 2015 at 18:19:18 from 68.80.27.222

I think keeping long runs in your back pocket are super important but I've never really been able to do it. I get them in for marathons but when I am not in that mode I lose it. I started Jan-Feb with 3 20 milers and a 17 miler. Then went to several weeks of nothing over an hour but doubling. Sadly it doesn't equate.

Good pace for this one.

From Matt Schreiber on Sun, Apr 19, 2015 at 19:55:14 from 66.17.102.175

Great run and great pace. I bet it was kind of fun after a day off.

From Tom K on Sun, Apr 19, 2015 at 20:09:17 from 174.58.54.215

Good job, Joe. I can't do that. If I don't have a marathon coming up, I can find eleventy excuses to cut my run short. 22 just because? You're a wild man. 7:37 is pretty quick.

From allie on Mon, Apr 20, 2015 at 18:16:56 from 24.99.46.55

i'm trying to do the same thing -- weekly 20s. never done it before. i usually just do 3-4 LRs in a cycle and leave it alone the rest of the year. i'm interested to see if it makes a difference.

it was so humid yesterday, i got kicked out of an elevator for not having a buttsweat towel.

From SlowJoe on Tue, Apr 21, 2015 at 19:54:31 from 104.51.208.13

Jason - I kinda learned the same lesson.

Matt - the day off was nice although it was hangover recovery so I'm not sure it was as helpful as it could have been.

Tom - I knew about when I'd be wanting to quit so I made sure I was miles away from my car around that point.

Allie - yep same here on the LR's but 18/22 vs all 20s. Big faux pas on not bringing the buttsweat towel though. I'm sure you've been shamed enough so I won't add to it.

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