| 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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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 51.42 | 6.00 | 57.42 |
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| 1150s Miles: 31.42 | 1140s #3 Miles: 16.00 | New Blue Asics Miles: 10.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 11.00 | 6.00 | 17.00 |
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61F, wind S 15-22 mph. Plan was for 7 easy, 10 @ GMP. Actual was 7 easy, 4 @ GMP, 6 tempo. I love that I was able to pull this off with a temperature above 60 (barely above 60, but whatever).
7 easy - AP 8:06 -- 8:26, 8:00, 8:10, 8:06, 8:00, 7:55, 8:03
10 hard - AP 7:07 -- 7:23, 7:27, 7:27, 7:20, 7:08, 7:09, 7:01, 6:47, 6:46, 6:42
Overall AP 7:31.
Unlike my last long run, the last 10 here were overall neutral/unaided. My legs were pretty fresh for this run with a couple easy days prior to today. I think I have been underestimating how important that is, and instead putting all the importance on temperature. My taper (which begins....NOW) should take care of that. No complaints from my achilles either, feeling good! | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 9.00 | 0.00 | 9.00 |
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73F, S 12 mph. Hot one - we reached 100 in some parts of town yesterday so I guess it couldn't quite cool off from that overnight.
The plan is 20% fewer miles this week. AP 8:04 today. I was reading some of the Boston race reports from the blog's elite and it was interesting to me that a couple mentioned the "heat" (temps in the low 50s) being a factor. Guess it's all relative. If I get those kind of temperatures at OKC, I will sacrifice a goat on the altar of the god of running weather in appreciation of his mercy. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
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5 @ 8:23 AP.
Some pictures from the kids' run on Saturday...
Keira (3 yr old) made it half a mile with some assistance from mommy.
Elle (4 yr old) on the homestretch of the 1-mile race, keeping an wary eye on the strange giant blue bear (not pictured) who was cheering people in. |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 14.42 | 0.00 | 14.42 |
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57F, foggy, low wind. This was my last actual workout before the marathon, and my last run of more than 8 miles. Plan was 6 easy, 8 @ GMP. For the 8 GMP miles I averaged 7:26 (7:27, 7:21, 7:24, 7:32, 7:24, 7:29, 7:25, 7:29). The route I mapped was a little long so I cooled down the last 0.42. 7:45 AP for the run.
I was hoping it would feel nice and easy but I never got into a rhythm with it and never felt completely comfortable. I still completed the workout but couldn't have completed a marathon today at that pace, even with these nice temperatures. Fortunately I will have a taper, gu's, crowd support, etc. for the actual race. I can also afford a bit slower pace for a 3:20; an extra 10 sec/mile could help. So I'm not panicking. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| 69F, S 17-25 mph. 5 @ 8:37 pace. First couple glances at the 10-day forecast show an overnight low of 55 for the race, and ~10 mph winds....that's decent. Too early to trust it too much, but it would be better than Houston -- at least the first half of the race would be in the upper 50s if the forecast holds. |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| 74F, S 15 mph. 8:18 AP, which felt exhausting in the sun. I slept in a little today which was worth about a 5-degree penalty. It's hard to bite the bullet and slow down, but I definitely don't want to be this tired during every run this summer. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 51.42 | 6.00 | 57.42 |
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| 1150s Miles: 31.42 | 1140s #3 Miles: 16.00 | New Blue Asics Miles: 10.00 |
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