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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
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
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Blue Asics Miles: 5.17New Blue Asics Miles: 14.87
Weight: 0.00
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.170.005.17

Back in Abilene - I ran an 8:37 pace today.  Last mile was 9:05...I think I need to recalibrate my easy runs until I get back into shape, maybe 9:00 pace for a week or so.

I tried running without a shirt to beat the heat a little this morning.  I think it may have helped a little.  Don't think I caused any major accidents by blinding oncoming traffic with my ghostly torso, but I did run into a cluster of gnats at some point.  They stuck to me.

Blue Asics Miles: 5.17
Weight: 0.00
Comments(5)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.000.005.00

Got up earlier and started before sunrise.  It helped a lot with the heat.  I ran 8:39 pace but with about half the effort of the last couple runs.  Also, there was a nice headwind coming home which was nice.  It was 78 degrees so the wind was like a fan, not an a/c, but still nice.  I'll run 2 days on, 1 day off for awhile before stepping back up to 6/week.

New Blue Asics Miles: 5.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(3)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.700.004.70

We're in San Antonio, taking the kids to Sea World.  Before we left this morning, I snuck out of the hotel for a run in the barrio.  It was ok, 8:51 pace and even that was labored.  I thought I was going to get lost at one point since I forgot what street I came from but then I saw the big Virgin Mary display in someone's lawn that I had passed earlier.  Hail Mary, full of grace!  This thing took up almost half the front yard, was enclosed in glass and then had bars around it, presumably so it wouldn't get vandalized.  That, along with the numerous fat guys sitting on their porch giving me the evil eye made the hot humid run go by a little quicker.

Sea World was fun too, the girls made it through 8 hours in the heat at the park with no huge tantrums.

New Blue Asics Miles: 4.70
Weight: 0.00
Comments(7)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.170.005.17

Back in Abilene, I ran in the evening - it was 85 degrees but with the sun hidden behind clouds (possibly for the first time in the history of this town), and a perfect 10 mph breeze, it actually felt ok as I went shirtless again.  Equivalent to a 75 degree, sunny, windless morning maybe.  I ran an 8:10 average pace, so not bad at all.  Afternoon and evening runs always go much better for me.

I think my hip injury (strain) is healed, I'm just gonna have to deal with tight hip flexors, I think.  Weak butt muscles are a contributing factor to that and my injury, according to Dr. Internet.  I've been able to lay with a baseball in certain spots and work out some stiffness along with lots of stretching.  In the meantime, anyone have any favorite glute exercises?

New Blue Asics Miles: 5.17
Weight: 0.00
Comments(2)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
20.040.0020.04
Blue Asics Miles: 5.17New Blue Asics Miles: 14.87
Weight: 0.00
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