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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 milesFast milesTotal Distance
72.006.0078.00
Kinvara 1 - Blk/orange Miles: 17.00Fastwitch 6 Red #1 Miles: 18.00Kinvara 2 - Gray/red Miles: 10.00Kinvara 3 - Gray/red Miles: 12.00Saucony A5 Red Miles: 16.001160s Miles: 5.00
Weight: 144.04
Mon, May 18, 2015
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
17.000.0017.00

AM:  Not sure on the mileage but it was at least 13...  One of my running nightmares came true - my car key must've fallen out of my shorts somehow and I was locked out of my car.  I frantically looked up and down the trail for it and finally ended up jogging to Walmart (shirtless) and asked a mechanic if I could use his phone, and my wife brought the other key.  So lots of extra miles running/jogging/walking back and forth.

PM:  88F, 63% (HI 96F).  4 @ 8:15 AP.  Going to start tracking heat index for these PM runs now that it's getting hotter.  I think I'll be ok throughout the summer as long as it's just 4-5 slow miles, but we'll see.  I think trying to suck it up and run in the heat will have some benefits, even if it just makes the morning runs comfortable by comparison.

Kinvara 1 - Blk/orange Miles: 17.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(10)
Tue, May 19, 2015
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
18.000.0018.00

AM:  75F, 94%.  14 @ 7:47 AP.  this is my make-up week for the crummy last week and a half.  I had 8.5 good weeks in a row then 1.5 not so good...still altogether solid I guess.  Hopefully life will allow an uninterrupted high-mileage block from here to our summer vacation in early July, which will probably be the next little recovery period.

PM:  84F, 67% (HI 90F).  4 @ 8:23 AP.

Fastwitch 6 Red #1 Miles: 18.00
Weight: 145.20
Comments(1)
Wed, May 20, 2015
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
10.000.0010.00

AM:  73F, 91%.  6 @ 8:40 AP.  Decent amount of sleep last night, almost 8 hours.  I thought if I went to sleep during last night's game that the Rockets would pull off the win, as they usually do when I miss the game, but no luck.  Now I don't know what to do next time...stay up or go to sleep?

PM:  83F, 67% (HI 88F).  4 @ 8:17 AP

Kinvara 2 - Gray/red Miles: 10.00
Weight: 143.00
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Thu, May 21, 2015
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
11.001.0012.00

AM:  67F, 91%.  7 @ 8:34 AP.  Treated to some cool post-thunderstorm weather.  Ain't no sunshine in SA lately, but I'm ok with that.

PM:  74F, 68%.  5 @ 7:52 AP.  short strides.

Kinvara 3 - Gray/red Miles: 12.00
Weight: 143.80
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Fri, May 22, 2015
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
11.005.0016.00

AM:  65F, 96%.  12 @ 7:12 AP.  Every once in awhile you can cherry pick a decent morning for a workout this time of year.  I did 5 ez, 5 mile tempo in 32:00 (6:24/mile), and a 2-mile cool down.  Good effort given the high-mileage week and humidity.

NOAA just released their latest summer forecast...looks like Texas may be getting cooler-than-average weather this summer (everyone except Flatlander in Houston - the one white spot) but we'll see...

 

PM: 78F, 75%.  4 @ 8:05 AP.

Saucony A5 Red Miles: 16.00
Weight: 143.00
Comments(5)
Sat, May 23, 2015
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.000.005.00

AM:  75F, 95%.  5 @ 8:31 AP.  ow, my calf hurts.  What the heck...

1160s Miles: 5.00
Weight: 145.20
Comments(3)
Totals
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
72.006.0078.00
Kinvara 1 - Blk/orange Miles: 17.00Fastwitch 6 Red #1 Miles: 18.00Kinvara 2 - Gray/red Miles: 10.00Kinvara 3 - Gray/red Miles: 12.00Saucony A5 Red Miles: 16.001160s Miles: 5.00
Weight: 144.04
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