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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
28.003.0031.00
1160s Miles: 7.00Kinvara 3 - Gray/red Miles: 6.00Kinvara 1 - Blk/orange Miles: 5.00Saucony A6 - Yellow Miles: 8.00Kinvara 2 - Gray/red Miles: 5.00
Weight: 145.93
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.000.004.00

4 slow with the dog after dinner.

1160s Miles: 4.00
Weight: 0.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.000.006.00

37F.  6 @ 8:20 AP.  Legs feel pretty good, maybe a tad heavy.  Hip flexors are a little sore going upstairs, but feeling good while running.  Saturday was the perfect time-on-feet kind of day that I was lacking in this cycle.  I'll be in pretty solid shape for Houston, just wish the forcast would start showing me some lower temps and DP.

Kinvara 3 - Gray/red Miles: 6.00
Weight: 146.00
Comments(2)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.000.005.00

37F.  5 @ 8:00 AP.  Included 2 strides

Kinvara 1 - Blk/orange Miles: 5.00
Weight: 146.20
Comments(2)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.003.008.00

38F.  8 @ 7:04 AP.  Included 3 @ MP.  I didn't write them down but they were faster than I need to go (I think the 3rd one was 6:20) and felt really good.  Got a spring in my step and the weather is looking a bit cooler too -- low 50s for most of it, with a moderate wind.

Decided to go with a 1-week taper this time instead of the usual 10-14 days.  When your build up is only 2.5 weeks, a long taper is kinda dumb.  I have a good feeling about this race.

 

Saucony A6 - Yellow Miles: 8.00
Weight: 145.60
Comments(8)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.000.005.00

50F.  5 @ 7:36 AP with a few strides.  Ran right after pizza for dinner... that always hurts a little.

Kinvara 2 - Gray/red Miles: 5.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(1)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.000.003.00

41F.  3 @ 7:31 AP from my parents' in Houston.  My youngest was sent home with a fever on Friday, so my only worry at this point is catching her virus (drove 3 hrs in the car with her yesterday).  I feel fine so far.  Weather will be good -- upper 40s and low 50s.  

My plan is to hit the half in 1:28:00, a little conservative.  I figure if I'm really in 2:55 shape, I'll be able to fight my way down there with a negative split.  If I'm not in 2:55 shape, I think I can still pull off a PR with a slight fade in the second half.

Bib # is 1099 - appropriate for tax season!

Oh and maybe this is a good sign - every year I park in the garage next to the expo to get my packet.  It is free for 0-30 minutes, $4 for 30-60 min, and goes up from there.  I've never made it back to the exit gate in sub-30, but today I walked to the expo, got my bib, got my shirt, bought some gu and made a bathroom stop in 28 minutes, entrance gate to exit gate.  Free parking!

1160s Miles: 3.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(9)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
28.003.0031.00
1160s Miles: 7.00Kinvara 3 - Gray/red Miles: 6.00Kinvara 1 - Blk/orange Miles: 5.00Saucony A6 - Yellow Miles: 8.00Kinvara 2 - Gray/red Miles: 5.00
Weight: 145.93
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