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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
53.700.5054.20
New Blue Asics Miles: 9.201140s #2 Miles: 29.001140s #1 Miles: 16.00
Weight: 0.00
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.800.003.80

After work I was sitting at 36 hours with no sleep (still not a PR though) so I took a 2-hour nap and woke up to get in a little run and go eat something.  Now I can sleep for real.  8:31 AP.

New Blue Asics Miles: 3.80
Weight: 0.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
11.000.0011.00

7:40 avg pace.  3 easy + 8 GMP.

3 easy @ 8:01

8 GMP @ 7:32 (splits were 7:35, 7:34, 7:37, 7:32, 7:26, 7:31, 7:32, 7:31)

Lately I've been doing my GMP runs a little faster -- having delusions of grandeur thinking I might be able to crack 3:20.  I keep hoping this pace will feel like MP.  Still not quite.  I'm sure I can hold it for a long time, 2 hours no problem...maybe 2.5...but more than that?  Don't know.

Looking at McMillan equivalent paces it seems like I should be right on top of it:

--5K @ 6:36 pace?  Basically did it my last race.

--5mi @ 6:48 pace?  Did 5mi tempo recently @ 6:54...at the end of an 11-mile run.

--HM @ 7:15 pace?  Ran 7:26 pace on what was supposed to be a 13.1 MP run but got carried away, just messing around.

Still gotta think about it awhile since 3:20 doesn't really hold any significance for me, and I'd like to just have a good time with the race.

1140s #2 Miles: 11.00
Weight: 0.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.400.005.40

8:17 pace on a foggy morning...didn't expect that.

New Blue Asics Miles: 5.40
Weight: 0.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
18.000.0018.00

7:58 AP.  Mostly kept it between 8:00 and 8:10, then did the last 3 in the 7:20s.

1140s #2 Miles: 18.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(7)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.500.507.00

7 miles on an airbase in Qatar, avg 7:51.  Picked it up the last half-mile or so.

Looks like I'll be stuck here a few days.  As a rule, getting home from a deployment always has to be more complicated and time-consuming than going the other way.

1140s #1 Miles: 7.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(10)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
9.000.009.00

7:51 AP.  It's a lot warmer here than in Baghdad (during winter) - it was 70F by the time I finished around 9am.  So, a pretty solid effort.

I'm realizing yesterday was my first day off work since July.  I almost did a double yesterday out of pure boredom, but first I counted the number of clean boxers in my overnight bag and decided it wouldn't work out.

1140s #1 Miles: 9.00
Weight: 0.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
53.700.5054.20
New Blue Asics Miles: 9.201140s #2 Miles: 29.001140s #1 Miles: 16.00
Weight: 0.00
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