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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, Oct 29, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.003.507.50

Hot and humid his morning so I went to the treadmills at work for my mid-week workout.  I did 4 x 0.75 with .25 recoveries.  Speeds were 9.8, 9.9, 10.0, and 10.1.  After the last quarter mile recovery, I did half a mile @ 10.6.  I was trying to get some 5k turnover for this workout and probably could not have done it outside today.  I have a real, actual, no kidding race on Saturday - a free 5k at work!  We'll see what happens...

Saucony A4 Miles: 7.50
Weight: 150.40
Comments
From I Just Run on Tue, Oct 29, 2013 at 09:17:35 from 67.79.11.242

I predict you win 1st in the race!

From SlowJoe on Tue, Oct 29, 2013 at 09:58:56 from 168.215.171.129

We'll see - there are 16,000 employees from my company in San Antonio so I predict some competition!

From Jason D on Tue, Oct 29, 2013 at 10:17:30 from 128.210.82.162

I was going to say, DESTROY THEM ALL. 16,000! Still, I say, DESTROY THEM ALL.

From SlowJoe on Tue, Oct 29, 2013 at 11:04:21 from 168.215.171.129

I'm pretty sure only a small percentage of them will be racing, but there's gotta be some good runners with a population that large.

From Tom K on Tue, Oct 29, 2013 at 11:58:02 from 174.58.4.250

You almost HAVE to win this thing. What better way to endear yourself to your new-ish co-workers than to crush them in athletic competition? I hope you win so big that everyone else will be forced to claim that they were “just running it for fun,” and that they weren’t “really trying,” out of embarrassment. I hope that, after this, when you get introduced to new employees, that the introduction will HAVE to include a comment about how you are the fastest man in the company. I hope that for the duration of your employment there, other employees will be forced to uncomfortably talk to you about running, because you are singularly identified as “that” guy that DESTROYED everyone in the company 5k.

GOOD LUCK, JOE!

From SlowJoe on Tue, Oct 29, 2013 at 17:36:28 from 166.147.72.19

Tom - you're right, I think I'll sprint out to a lead and when someone tries to pass, just trip them. That way I'll really show I have the winning mentality. I figure I'll fit right in after that.

From seeaprilrun on Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 19:05:53 from 205.172.12.210

yeah. you must win this!

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