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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
44.253.2547.50
Saucony A5 Miles: 20.001160s Miles: 5.00Fastwich Miles: 7.00Kinvara 3 - Gray/red Miles: 9.00Kinvaras - Blk/gray Miles: 6.50
Weight: 0.00
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
11.001.0012.00

76F, 91%.  7:26 AP.  Met a big group of people at a trailhead at 6:30.  I kind of struck out trying to find someone to run with - they had a run/walk group and a couple people going 9-10 min pace.  I was all hopped up on caffeine, so it would've been hard to run that slow.

The trail was awesome though.  Leon Creek Greenway runs through the city, kind of along a creek.  Lots of deer and bunny rabbits out.  It was also a LOT flatter than it is by my house.  We started upstream and ran down, lost about 150' on the way out; next time I will start downstream (I hate uphill finishes) but this was very gradual so not bad at all.  Might be my new weekend running place.  It would be great for workouts too, as it's marked every quarter mile.

Saucony A5 Miles: 12.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(3)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.000.005.00

77F, 94%.  5 nice D-ASS miles around the neighborhood this morning.  9-min pace or so.

1160s Miles: 5.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(2)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
7.000.007.00

78F, 81%.  8:28 AP.  I couldn't have gone much faster if I'd tried.  A sloppy, sloggy kind of morning.  But I ran..

Fastwich Miles: 7.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(2)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
9.000.009.00

77F, 92%.  8:00 AP.  8 minute miles = moderate pace these days.

I ran these all in the neighborhood.  I think I actually liked it better than dealing with Potranco Rd.  I thought I might have found some secret trails behind the neighborhood on satellite (yet to be developed property), but you don't get too far before hitting the barbed wire.  Oh well.

Plan is to go (drive) to the track on Thursday or Friday.  Just for some 200s, and really to see if it's even open.  If it's not, I'm going to find a way in anyway.

Kinvara 3 - Gray/red Miles: 9.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(6)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.500.006.50

76F, 93%.  8:21 AP.  More in the neighborhood.  I saw a couple deer just standing in someone's front yard.  As I ran by they just stared at me.  I don't think they're too happy with the urban sprawl.

5 days in a row!  This is a lot to me now, which prompted me to go look at my streak from before Boston.  86 in a row.  Almost there...

Kinvaras - Blk/gray Miles: 6.50
Weight: 0.00
Comments(5)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.752.258.00

76F, 90%.  I....drove....to the track today for some 200s.  It was actually open, and no one was there to bug me.

2 mile warmup, then 3 x (6 x 200 on/off) with 2 easy laps between sets.  I forgot to bring my watch (which happens a lot when I have to drive somewhere to run) but it was probably a good thing, as I could go by effort.  Wanted to quit after the second set, and almost did, but after a couple easy laps I felt ok, rolled my eyes, and begrudgingly did the 3rd set.  It was actually kind of comforting having my truck right there, knowing I could just quit if it got too hard.  Might be a bad thing later on, but today it helped me do the 3rd set.  I'm just waaay outa shape, and the stale air felt like a warm blanket wrapping me up, which is not the feeling I was going for.

But, it's in the books...good little starter workout.

Saucony A5 Miles: 8.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(3)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
44.253.2547.50
Saucony A5 Miles: 20.001160s Miles: 5.00Fastwich Miles: 7.00Kinvara 3 - Gray/red Miles: 9.00Kinvaras - Blk/gray Miles: 6.50
Weight: 0.00
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