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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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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
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1160s Miles: 11.00Kinvara 2 - Gray/red Miles: 19.00
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62F, 40%.  6 easy, still in Barstow.  Schedule has not been conducive to running.  I'll be more than happy to leave on Saturday...

1160s Miles: 6.00
Weight: 0.00
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62F, 35%.  I finally got a bit of a reprieve from showing up at Ft Irwin so early all the time and had the time to do my mountain run.  I looked on a topo chart and went to the highest mountain that was within running distance from my hotel.  It was about 6 miles away, mostly desert running, with a couple miles of road to get there.

Here it is from close up, taken from a little hill.


 Once I got to the base, it was less of a run, and more of a hike/climb.  Closer to the top, I had to put down my Gatorade bottle (sorry nature) because I needed my hands.  Here's the picture from the top:

 

Way off in the distance you can see some buildings - that's where my hotel is.  My 2007 phone camera has terrible resolution, sorry.

For the climb down I went a different way and it was a bit more steep than I bargained for, but didn't take too long.  It's no Mt Everest -- only about 1100' higher than my hotel's elevation -- but definitely out of my normal running routine.  I did a couple of 6:40's on the 2-mile stretch of road back to the hotel.  I can tell I'm going to be a bit sore too.  The hiking/climbing part had me breathing harder than the running part.

Kinvara 2 - Gray/red Miles: 12.00
Weight: 0.00
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5.000.005.00

67F, 28%.  Just 5, kinda sore from yesterday.

1160s Miles: 5.00
Weight: 0.00
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7.000.007.00

67F, 29%.  7:30 AP.  Last run in Barstow, I fly back to SA today.  Probably the last time I'll see my AP that low until October or so.  Still glad to be getting out of here.  Next week will be all about moving.  ugh.

Kinvara 2 - Gray/red Miles: 7.00
Weight: 0.00
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1160s Miles: 11.00Kinvara 2 - Gray/red Miles: 19.00
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