Buttsweat Towel© season has begun

June 29, 2024

Recent EntriesHomeJoin Fast Running Blog Community!PredictorHealthy RecipesSlowJoe's RacesFind BlogsMileage BoardTop Ten Excuses for Missing a RunTop Ten Training MistakesDiscussion ForumRace Reports Send A Private MessageWeek ViewMonth ViewYear View
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
20092010201120122013201420152016
15% off for Fast Running Blog members at St. George Running Center!

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).

  

 

Favorite Blogs:
Click to donate
to Ukraine's Armed Forces
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, Oct 01, 2014
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
10.500.0010.50

AM:  75F, 86%.  6.5 mi.  Forgot Garmin again but it was a plod.  Same tomorrow as the FC weather is back.  A cold front will arrive by this weekend though, so it'll be the perfect opportunity for a Big Workout.  Might even see 59 degrees.

Here's the chart o' the month.  Pretty much shows why I'm light years ahead of last year after the 2013 Summer of Joe (at least I hope).  I have 4 races over a 6-week period so it's time to put up or shut up!

PM:  4 slow TM miles.

Kinvara 2 - Gray/red Miles: 10.50
Weight: 145.40
Comments
From Jake K on Wed, Oct 01, 2014 at 08:49:42 from 159.212.71.77

That gap is worth at least a light year. You had a really solid summer of training.

From Matt Schreiber on Wed, Oct 01, 2014 at 11:03:30 from 66.17.107.219

You kinda have me pumped about seeing these races. Great improvement Joe.

From Tom K on Wed, Oct 01, 2014 at 14:22:50 from 68.56.238.126

Is is possible to make 2014 The Summer of Joe, and go back and re-name last year?

From SlowJoe on Wed, Oct 01, 2014 at 14:51:06 from 168.215.171.129

Oh, Tom.. The Summer of Joe, much like the Great Depression, Dark Ages, Boy Band era, etc, must be remembered in its infamy for future generations to learn from its horrors and thus avoid repeating the mistakes of the past.

From Jason D on Wed, Oct 01, 2014 at 19:30:36 from 68.80.27.222

I see you have some revisions to your schedule. 3 5ks is a good idea. You'll figure out how hard to push off of all the speed stuff you've done and you need at least two 5ks close to each other to get the effort right. My guess is that you improve each time (assuming roughly equal courses and weather).

Add Your Comment.
  • Keep it family-safe. No vulgar or profane language. To discourage anonymous comments of cowardly nature, your IP address will be logged and posted next to your comment.
  • Do not respond to another person's comment out of context. If he made the original comment on another page/blog entry, go to that entry and respond there.
  • If all you want to do is contact the blogger and your comment is not connected with this entry and has no relevance to others, send a private message instead.
Only registered users with public blogs are allowed to post comments. Log in with your username and password or create an account and set up a blog.
Debt Reduction Calculator
Featured Announcements
Most Recent Entries:
New Kids on the Blog
(need a welcome):
Lone Faithfuls
(need a comment):
Recent Comments: