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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
36.902.0038.90
Fastwich Miles: 13.001150s Red #1 Miles: 8.571150s Red #2 Miles: 7.00Saucony A4 Miles: 10.33
Weight: 0.00
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
13.000.0013.00

36F, 7:38 AP.  Felt good, I gave myself a speed limit again at 7:30 pace.  Good sign that I kept having to slow down, I think.  Taper might be starting to work a little.

Fastwich Miles: 13.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(9)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.500.003.50

30 min on the TM (had to stay by my phone and email) in the evening was all I could fit in.  Probably all I needed too, so it worked out.

Weather is looking scary good for Houston right now.  Low 40s, cloudy, 6 mph wind.  In both my other 2 marathons it was pouring rain the whole time and either hot or windy; I might be in uncharted territory here.

1150s Red #1 Miles: 3.50
Weight: 0.00
Comments(4)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
7.000.007.00

40F, WNW 11 mph.  7:52 AP.  Felt pretty hard actually.  Weird, probably just a sleep defecit.  No more long, late nights at work though, I've babysat my last overseas mission and now someone else gets the late night stress!  "Dress rehearsal" run is tomorrow (8 w/ 2).

1150s Red #2 Miles: 7.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(4)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.002.008.00

39F...yet there was definite frost hardened on windshields and roofs.  After this marathon I will be publishing my research paper revealing the new freezing temperature of water.

7:25 AP.  Today was the dress rehearsal run, but my marathon clothes were dirty so I guess that didn't work out.  I did wear the shoes though.  4 easy, then 2 sub-MP miles in the high 6:40s, followed by 2 easy.  Felt really good and light on my feet.  Hopefully I feel like this on Sunday, and not like I did yesterday.

Weather is looking ridiculously good for the race.  Maybe a slight (5-6 mph) headwind on the last 5 miles going back downtown but that is hardly enough to even notice.

Saucony A4 Miles: 8.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(5)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.070.005.07

28F, NNW 11 mph, w/c 19F.  8:45 AP with a few strides.  Taking tomorrow off, then a short run on Saturday.

1150s Red #1 Miles: 5.07
Weight: 0.00
Comments(7)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
2.330.002.33

Went downtown to meet Flatlander for some inspiration at the olympic trials.  We got to watch a couple loops and it was pretty cool.  I yelled for Paul a couple times and got a confused stare, like "who are you...?"  Then I had to bail to get in my own little shakeout run.  I ran from my parents' house to Allen Parkway and the timing worked out to where I got to stop and see the women leaders come flying by around mile 23.  There was a definite top 3 - Davila, Flanagan and Goucher, I think, with no one really that close.  Then I jogged home after 5th place came by.

Weather for tomorrow - looking good.  46F to start, 56F at the finish, but cloudy.  Shouldn't be too hot.

Goals for tomorrow:

A+ stretch goal:  sub-3.  Not planning on going out fast enough to make this happen, but you never know.

A goal:  3:05 and a BQ

B goal:  there is no B goal.  Sink or swim!

Bib # is 1772.  I think there's a way to track here if anyone is interested.

Saucony A4 Miles: 2.33
Weight: 0.00
Comments(8)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
36.902.0038.90
Fastwich Miles: 13.001150s Red #1 Miles: 8.571150s Red #2 Miles: 7.00Saucony A4 Miles: 10.33
Weight: 0.00
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