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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
49.256.7556.00
Kinvara 2 - Gray/red Miles: 17.001160s Miles: 12.00Kinvara 1 - Blk/orange Miles: 9.00Saucony A5 - Blue Miles: 8.00Saucony A5 Miles: 10.00
Weight: 147.87
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
14.003.0017.00

42F, N 20-33 mph.  7:26 AP.  Somehow timed my run to coincide with the cold front blowing through, so I had a pretty good wind for this one.  Saved the tailwind for the way back and knocked out a few MP miles to finish up the run.

Only other noteworthy thing is hitting my first 60+ mile week since March.  Bout time...

Kinvara 2 - Gray/red Miles: 17.00
Weight: 149.00
Comments(2)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.000.006.00

28F, N 16 mph.  8:44 AP.  Windchill in the teens, but don't worry about us here in south Texas.  I know we have some very extreme cold here, but we'll be ok.  Upper 60s and low 70s by the end of the week.  Thanks in advance for all your concerns about us during this savage winter blast.

1160s Miles: 6.00
Weight: 148.80
Comments(8)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
9.000.009.00

19F, 7:28 AP.  First time since moving from Oklahoma that I had sweatcicles on my hat.  Fun!

Kinvara 1 - Blk/orange Miles: 9.00
Weight: 147.00
Comments(5)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.502.508.00

38F, light rain.  Today was my last 3k session; I did the same 5 x 800m as always, but didn't think it would go any faster than last time.  I did manage to shave a bit more than a second off the average repeat though, averaging 2:46.1 today (2:46.5, 47.5, 45.8, 47.7, 42.8).

This has definitely been a very productive little speed cycle for me.  Weird that it will culminate with a HM instead of a 5k like it should, but that's just how it worked out.  I'm hoping to find a 5k once I recover from Houston.  I think I'm ready to at least take a stab at 17:59.

Saucony A5 - Blue Miles: 8.00
Weight: 148.00
Comments(5)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.000.006.00

52F, foggy.  8:20 AP.

1160s Miles: 6.00
Weight: 147.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
8.751.2510.00

64F, 94%.  Workout fail.  I was supposed to do my 6-mile HMP wave run today but pulled the plug really quickly on it.  Either I was tired, it was too unseasonably warm/humid, or the headwind on one of the straightaways got to me.  A combo of all, most likely.  It always sucks to pork the last workout before a race but I pulled the plug early enough that I can try again on Sunday, although maybe an abbreviated version since it'll only be a week out from Houston.  I still have that awesome 2 x 5k in my memory bank, so I don't think I'm in trouble with HMP, just an off day.

Saucony A5 Miles: 10.00
Weight: 147.40
Comments(4)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
49.256.7556.00
Kinvara 2 - Gray/red Miles: 17.001160s Miles: 12.00Kinvara 1 - Blk/orange Miles: 9.00Saucony A5 - Blue Miles: 8.00Saucony A5 Miles: 10.00
Weight: 147.87
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