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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
48.638.5057.13
1140s #3 Miles: 25.00Saucony A4 Miles: 3.131140s #2 Miles: 17.00New Blue Asics Miles: 12.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
11.003.0014.00

62F, 80% humidity.  The forecast was calling for a lot of wind, so I had Danielle drop me off 14 miles from the house so I could do a point-to-point.  Naturally, the strong wind didn't really materialize but it was fun to run some new roads; hopefully I can convince her to do this more often.

I did a progressive run today (more or less), splits were 8:08, 7:57, 8:06, 8:00, 7:47, 7:49, 7:35, 7:33, 7:33, 7:36, 7:28, 7:19, 7:12, 6:54.

AP 7:38.

Interesting that I ended up averaging goal pace for the OKC full.  Felt a little too hard today.  I felt really hot and sweated huge amounts, but I better get used to it because this could easily be the weather for OKC (plus more wind).  May 1st is a little too late to have a marathon down south in my opinion, I wish it was sooner.  I might just be running it for the experience, which is ok too.

1140s #3 Miles: 14.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(3)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
2.630.503.13

I ran on my off day...took the racing flats out for a spin and did a couple 400s at 5K pace.  It was too nice a morning to pass up.

Saucony A4 Miles: 3.13
Weight: 0.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.005.0010.00

31F, calm winds.  I got my confidence boost for the month today; probably had my best training run to date!  Goal was easy 5, fast 5, with the only requirement for the fast miles being under 7:15.

Easy 5 - 8:13 AP

Fast 5 - 6:44 AP  Splits: 7:05, 7:00, 6:34, 6:36, 6:24.

Overall AP 7:29

Breakthrough, I think.  I went to Garmin Connect to see what my last 3.1 miles was, and I ran it in 20:19.  So a really big 5K PR after already doing a couple tempo miles.  I gotta think I mighta broken 20 if there were a race today, and I was wearing the Sauconys.  I really needed this run as I had been feeling slow all week last week.  The temperature definitely played a big role today...I must really lose some spring in my step once it gets into the 60s (as it was last week).  Anyway, there's a local 5K in 2-and-a-half weeks.  I think I will be there.

1140s #2 Miles: 10.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(6)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.000.006.00

8:16 pace.

Still happy about my run from yesterday.  Hopefully it wasn't too flukish and means I've stepped up a notch in fitness.

New Blue Asics Miles: 6.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(10)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
11.000.0011.00

63F, 98% humidity.  Juuust about to rain, but I made it back in time.  Had to run super early this morning (5am) to catch a morning flight to Houston for an overnight trip.  You'd think that weather I posted was Houston, but no, I ran in Abilene.  Anyway, as expected, I melted out there; that's too hot and muggy for me.  I was able to eke out 3 MP miles at the end, and hated every minute of it.  I really gotta toughen up, since the running gods apparently have taken away spring and gone straight from winter to summer.

8:01 AP

1140s #3 Miles: 11.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(4)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.000.006.00

7:58 avg, back in Abilene.

New Blue Asics Miles: 6.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(1)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
7.000.007.00

7:55 AP, perfect running weather. Should be about 25 degrees warmer tomorrow morning for my long run.

1140s #2 Miles: 7.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(4)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
48.638.5057.13
1140s #3 Miles: 25.00Saucony A4 Miles: 3.131140s #2 Miles: 17.00New Blue Asics Miles: 12.00
Weight: 0.00
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