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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
55.494.3759.86
Kinvara 1 - Blk/orange Miles: 15.121150s Red #2 Miles: 10.05Kinvaras - Blk/gray Miles: 8.07Fastwich Miles: 11.501150s Red #1 Miles: 6.62Saucony A4 Miles: 8.50
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
15.120.0015.12

80F, 66%.  7:30 AP.  My legs were somewhat fresh from a week of doing no challenging running whatsoever, so I was able to hold a decent pace on a pretty warm morning.  The last few days it's gotten up to 107-108 in the afternoon, which translates to some steamy mornings.  The lack of humidity helped, but I was still wilting a little at the end.

Kinvara 1 - Blk/orange Miles: 15.12
Weight: 0.00
Comments(4)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.000.006.00

80F, 63%.  8:42 AP.

1150s Red #2 Miles: 6.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
7.700.378.07

78F, 69%, S 10 mph.  7:43 AP.  Easy run with some strides and hill sprints at the end.  The last few sprints actually felt smooth and non-awkward, which is a change.

Kinvaras - Blk/gray Miles: 8.07
Weight: 0.00
Comments(5)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
11.500.0011.50

82F, 60%.  7:46 AP.  I thought if I felt good I might do a progressive finish run.  I did not.

Fastwich Miles: 11.50
Weight: 0.00
Comments(1)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.620.006.62

82F, 58%.  dont remember the pace, 8:30s-8:40s probably.

1150s Red #1 Miles: 6.62
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.504.008.50

73F, 73%.  A lot cooler this morning, so I knew I needed to get in a workout.  I did my last recovery run yesterday to the track and it looked ok.  The lanes weren't painted and it felt a little soft, not quite as springy, but runnable for sure.  So this morning I went down there for 4 x 1600.

I did the first repeat in a nice, controlled 6:15; felt like I was ready to start dropping that down, but about 200m into my second repeat, a worker guy yelled at me saying I couldn't be there because they were doing construction on the track (he was the only guy there and was not doing any construction).  Well, the first thing I did was finish the lap (on the track) because I don't like being scolded.  Then I jogged across the grass to talk to him.  His explanation was actually pretty good - apparently they put the track gunk down in layers every couple days, and you're not supposed to get any "foreign oils" and other stuff on it.  I guess it did feel kind of sticky.  Anyway, it shold be done within a week or two.

Well, I didn't put on my second best pair of flats for nothing, so once I got off the busy road, I did the last 2.75 miles, a good uphill push for the first 2 miles, back to my house to get my 4 fast miles.  6:46, 6:33, 4:30.

Saucony A4 Miles: 8.50
Weight: 0.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.050.004.05

85F, 56%, 8:15 AP.  Warm, but I slept in - 8 hours of sleep!  If only there was a way to get that much every night.

1150s Red #2 Miles: 4.05
Weight: 0.00
Comments(1)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
55.494.3759.86
Kinvara 1 - Blk/orange Miles: 15.121150s Red #2 Miles: 10.05Kinvaras - Blk/gray Miles: 8.07Fastwich Miles: 11.501150s Red #1 Miles: 6.62Saucony A4 Miles: 8.50
Weight: 0.00
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