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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
36.506.0042.50
Saucony A4 Miles: 10.001160s Miles: 14.50Kinvara 2 - Gray/red Miles: 8.00Kinvara 1 - Blk/orange Miles: 10.00
Weight: 0.00
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
7.003.0010.00

75F, 79%.  7:25 AP.  Another...sigh...3 days of no running.  So I put on the fast shoes, took a caffeine pill to see if I could at least artificially get the legs moving faster.  Got my butt up (somewhat) early to take advantage of a decent running day (considering it's mid-July in south central Texas).

7 easy then 3 tempo @ 6:41 AP (6:48, 6:48, 6:27).  Actually, better than I expected and probably better than I deserved.  It would have been faster but my leg muscles have attrited "due to a period of extreme inactivity."  It's the summer of Joe!

Saucony A4 Miles: 10.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(6)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.500.005.50

77F, 77%.  8:35 AP.  Legs tired from yesterday.  But when you only run 20-30 miles a week, just going up stairs makes your legs tired.

1160s Miles: 5.50
Weight: 0.00
Comments(4)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
8.003.0011.00

75F, 95%.  8:10 AP.  (8 miles)

PM: A PM run!  82F, 70%.  Decided to head out in the evening for a quick 3-miler since some rainfall cooled everything off nicely.  It was pretty quick, too, just a bit over 20 min.  The truth is I probably won't run tomorrow, so kinda needed this extra run if I'm ever going to get back in shape.

Kinvara 2 - Gray/red Miles: 8.001160s Miles: 3.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(3)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
10.000.0010.00

74F, 96%.  7:48 AP.  Kind of a slog.  When we lived in Elgin, my summer limit was 12 miles without taking any liquids along, but I think here it'll be 10; I was kinda thirsty despite chugging 20 oz before I left.

Pretty decent week so far, by my recent (low) standards.  Maybe I can turn things around...

Kinvara 1 - Blk/orange Miles: 10.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(6)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.000.006.00

74F, 98%.  8:32 AP.  Another run!

1160s Miles: 6.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(5)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.000.000.00

yeah, I didn't run today....bad slowjoe.

BUT, I'm headed to a group run in the morning - something I found online.  Maybe I can find a training partner here, now that I'm in a good-sized city.  Someone should invent runner's classified ads where you can list your paces and what your training for.

Weight: 0.00
Comments(1)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
36.506.0042.50
Saucony A4 Miles: 10.001160s Miles: 14.50Kinvara 2 - Gray/red Miles: 8.00Kinvara 1 - Blk/orange Miles: 10.00
Weight: 0.00
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