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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

Totals

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
54.25	9.75	64.00

1160s Miles: 6.00	Kinvara 2 - Gray/red Miles: 15.00	Fastwitch 6 Red #1 Miles: 8.00	Saucony A5 Red Miles: 14.00	Kinvara 3 - Gray/red Miles: 10.00	Saucony A6 - Yellow Miles: 8.00	Fastwitch 6 Red #2 Miles: 3.00

Weight: 148.25

Sun, Mar 20, 2016

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
6.00	0.00	6.00

45F. 6 @ 8:14 AP. Weather will be incredible all day today - 365 days of this, please.

1160s Miles: 6.00

Weight: 0.00

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Mon, Mar 21, 2016

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
11.00	0.00	11.00

AM: 36F. 7 @ 7:50 AP.

PM: 62F. 4 @ 7:55 AP. This was at lunch, another absolutely perfect weather day, solid blue sky and light breeze. Did a few strides.

Kinvara 2 - Gray/red Miles: 11.00

Weight: 0.00

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Tue, Mar 22, 2016

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
8.00	0.00	8.00

46F. 8 @ 7:54 AP.

Workout #2 of 2016 happens tomorrow.

Fastwitch 6 Red #1 Miles: 8.00

Weight: 149.20

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Wed, Mar 23, 2016

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
9.00	5.00	14.00

64F, 85%. 14 @ 7:17 AP. Aborted 4 x 1.5. Ran a 9:28, 9:37, quit less than a tenth of a mile into the 3rd repeat, there was just no go left in the legs. I was fatiguey and weather was kinda stuffy. After pulling the plug I collected myself with 5-6 minutes of slogging and decided I should at least try and get in a couple MP miles while my body was under duress...then it wouldn't be a total waste. I started but had to pull up again just before the end of the first mile with a pretty severe side cramp. The joys of getting back in shape. After another 9-10 minutes of slogging, trying to work it out, I ran the last mile in a painful ~6:45.

I'm strangely ok with it on the whole. If there's one thing I've learned over the years, it's that running awesome workout times isn't what makes you faster; awesome workout times are best as "indicators." Suffering is what makes you faster (and lets you run awesome workout times and races later). Today was sufficiently painful to do some good.

Saucony A5 Red Miles: 14.00

Weight: 148.40

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Thu, Mar 24, 2016

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
10.00	0.00	10.00

AM: 52F. 6 @ 8:29 AP. Big bright moon this morning.

PM: 71F. 4 @ 8:03 AP. Finished up some stuff at work and got in a 4pm run. I love 70 degree afternoons almost as much as I hate 70 degree mornings.

Kinvara 3 - Gray/red Miles: 10.00

Weight: 146.20

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Fri, Mar 25, 2016

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
8.25	3.75	12.00

AM: 45F. 8 @ 6:55 AP. Did 5 moderate miles, then 3 miles of fierce fartleking. Distance-wise, something like 1/3 mile fast, 1/6 mile slow on average, but still kind of a mix. Last quarter-mile in ~70.

PM: 4 TM miles in 31 minutes at home.

Kinvara 2 - Gray/red Miles: 4.00	Saucony A6 - Yellow Miles: 8.00

Weight: 149.20

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Sat, Mar 26, 2016

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
2.00	1.00	3.00

3 on the TM in ~21 minutes. Yard work took too long and I shorted myself on time before our afternoon activities.

Fastwitch 6 Red #2 Miles: 3.00

Weight: 0.00

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Totals

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
54.25	9.75	64.00

1160s Miles: 6.00	Kinvara 2 - Gray/red Miles: 15.00	Fastwitch 6 Red #1 Miles: 8.00	Saucony A5 Red Miles: 14.00	Kinvara 3 - Gray/red Miles: 10.00	Saucony A6 - Yellow Miles: 8.00	Fastwitch 6 Red #2 Miles: 3.00

Weight: 148.25

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