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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
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
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AM:  77F, 90%.  6 @ 7:59 AP.  Workers were out there on my coveted neighborhood construction trails.  Toiling away, and besmirching the sanctity of Labor Day!

Anyway.. I took the day off running yesterday, and got 8+ hours of sleep both of the last 2 nights.  I feel pretty rested.  The work week will reverse all of this, of course, but at least I can start off on the right foot.  No booze in a month either (that's impressive for me).

PM:  96F.  4 miles, some with daughter #1 and some with the dog.  Ran around sunset which made it feel pretty decent.

Kinvara 2 - Gray/red Miles: 4.00Kinvara 3 - Gray/red Miles: 6.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From JG on Mon, Sep 07, 2015 at 11:32:01 from 174.60.252.61

Congrats on all fronts Joe, enjoy your Labor Day!

From Dan on Mon, Sep 07, 2015 at 16:34:54 from 207.244.77.1

Nice job Joe- Rest is huge. I think we all do not get enough. Congrats on going without! Hope you rewarded yourself with extra Labor Day food!

From flatlander on Tue, Sep 08, 2015 at 07:06:01 from 76.31.29.220

Your entry reminded me of my sad youth -- my parents always made us labor on labor day, we never got the day off. Sleep is definitely important, mainly for recovery purposes; I don't recover much during the day, unless I take a nap. But I usually recover overnight if I get a full night of rest.

From Elle on Tue, Sep 08, 2015 at 16:41:40 from 45.18.50.53

Cool Blog!!! I only run about 1 mile a day! So You run more than me.

Hope you had a happy Labor Day!!!

From Russ on Tue, Sep 08, 2015 at 21:37:54 from 70.196.203.151

So many impressive things to comment on. I think running 4 miles in 96F with likely 90% and it felt "pretty decent" is downright crazy but cool. Not drinking for a month: solidly cool. And double 8 hour sleep nights, crazy cool. Agreed, fantastic weekend.

From Matt Schreiber on Tue, Sep 08, 2015 at 21:56:10 from 66.17.104.128

96 didn't feel too bad... because it was at sunset.

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