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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
Tue, Aug 18, 2015
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
8.004.0012.00

AM:  74F, 91%.  Dang.  I set out to do 8 x 800 @ 2:52, 400m rec.  That's 5k pace.  

1: 2:53 - am I usually this tired 1/8 of the way through a workout?

2: 2:54 - new goal: 8 reps below 2:55

3: 2:54 - new goal: 6 reps below 2:55

4: 2:56 - new goal: finish 6 reps

5: pulled the plug after 200m

Dang.  I knew it wouldn't be amazing but I was really hoping for a decent starting point to this block.  Dang.  The one silver lining is that I am 100% sure I am doing the right thing by shifting my focus to speed - I need it bad.

Probably going to do a penalty TM run this afternoon with some 1-min on/offs.

Dang.

PM:  5 on the TM with my punishment - 10 x 1 min on/off.  Kept increasing the speed until I was panting as hard as possible.

3 easy recovery days next, and then I gotta figure out how to do LT... Mile reps @ 7:30?

Saucony A5 Red Miles: 12.00
Weight: 142.60
Comments
From Drew on Tue, Aug 18, 2015 at 07:14:41 from 173.171.218.92

Humidity was back this morning, that certainly doesn't help.

From SlowJoe on Tue, Aug 18, 2015 at 07:23:27 from 12.182.148.249

Thanks Drew. I did feel it, but we had a pretty decent 71 degree DP today, which is usually doable for 800s. Maybe just out of practice...

From flatlander on Tue, Aug 18, 2015 at 07:29:24 from 76.31.29.220

This is funny, since it isn't me. Just go to the basketball court and run wind sprints until you remember how much you hated your coach.

From SlowJoe on Tue, Aug 18, 2015 at 07:58:07 from 12.182.148.249

Flat - yup! That is pretty much the plan..

From Bob on Tue, Aug 18, 2015 at 08:13:34 from 163.191.36.14

I second the humidity comment. It sucks literally. Even tougher if you are trying to pop these off in the morning. Consider fuel needs.

From Dan on Tue, Aug 18, 2015 at 18:46:39 from 199.115.114.229

Dang. Agree with the humid part, but also tough to base fitness on one set. I vote reset and try it again next week. Dang.

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