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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
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
61.376.5067.87
1150s Miles: 15.001150s Red #1 Miles: 27.82Kinvaras Miles: 10.001140s #3 Miles: 15.00
Weight: 0.00
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
15.000.0015.00

78F, low wind.  7:59 AP.  Ran to the city dump and back.  Nothin fancy...

1150s Miles: 15.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(7)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.000.005.00

79F, SW 10 mph.  8:44 avg.

1150s Red #1 Miles: 5.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(3)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
9.500.5010.00

78F.  Longest run with the Kinvaras so far - they are still feeling pretty good but I'm taking it slow just in case.  Aerobic base miles today with 8 x 100m-ish strides on the way home.  7:53 avg for the run.

I finished reading Advanced Marathoning by Pfitzinger.  It's the first actual book I've read in awhile, and had lots of good info.  Really filled some knowledge gaps I had about marathon training, and running in general.  Highly recommend it.  I'll be doing an 18-week training plan for Houston, starting in September, from this book as well.  I'm looking forward to actually having some direction for my training.

Kinvaras Miles: 10.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(10)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.000.006.00

78F.  8:46 AP.  I know every crack, piece of debris/roadkill and thorny bush sticking out on this route...looking forward to a little vacation - visiting family next week around Texas and Louisiana, and running in some different spots.

1150s Red #1 Miles: 6.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(4)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
9.056.0015.05

79F.  7:47 avg.  I convinced myself to get in a workout today - 6 heat-adjusted, tempo-paced miles.  To seal the deal in this self-arbitration proceeding (which took place during my warmup), I offered a 1-minute jog between each mile.  So the workout was first 8 miles easy, then 6 x 1-mile with 60 sec jog in between.  Then cool down whatever was left.

EZ 8 -- 8:10 AP

tempo 6 -- 7:09 AP (7:15, 7:12, 7:12, 7:14, 7:07, 6:53).

The 1-minute jogs were around 8:20s for the pace.  I liked this workout.  One minute is obviously not enough to recover much, but it gives you something to look forward to.  It was hard enough that I was glad to be done but easy enough that I didn't want to quit running, which is the normal workout feeling for me.

This afternoon, I'm going in to get my free massage from winning a 5K awhile back.  I'm a little nervous that it might be from a dude, because they didn't say.  I know Danielle thinks I'm stupid, but I am going to try to be mature either way.

1140s #3 Miles: 15.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(9)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
16.820.0016.82

79F, 85% humidity (in Houston).  8:51 avg.  Great run in a thick, warm Houston morning with FRB legend Flatlander.  Tough conditions, but we had a good time and the miles actually flew by pretty fast, it seemed.  Thanks Mark.

Got back and took the kids to a fun (free) park downtown before it got even hotter.

1150s Red #1 Miles: 16.82
Weight: 0.00
Comments(4)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
61.376.5067.87
1150s Miles: 15.001150s Red #1 Miles: 27.82Kinvaras Miles: 10.001140s #3 Miles: 15.00
Weight: 0.00
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