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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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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
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New Blue Asics Miles: 21.00Blue Asics Miles: 21.00
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Another impatient get-it-over-with, speed-it-up TM run, but 7 miles this time!  I got bored with about 2 to go and started adding speed every half mile.  The last mile came out to 6:58 thanks to a quarter mile finish at 10.1mph (5:56 pace).  I have to admit that toying with the fast speeds like that is kind of fun.  At some point I'll increase it too much and be flung backwards from the TM in a comical fashion but until then I'll keep playing with it.  AP = 8:11.

New Blue Asics Miles: 7.00
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EZ 7 @ 8:23 avg pace.  Mixed up speeds but kept everything at 8:00 or above.

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Kept it steady at 7.0mph (8:34) the whole time but to spice things up, I ran the last quarter of each mile uphill in increasing increments starting with 2% and finishing with 8%.  The 8% was probably the hardest I've worked thus far.  I liked that workout because my lungs had plenty of time to recover and I was ready to attack the steep inclines when it was time.  Good one to do right before a day off, I think.  It's flat as a pancake here, so when I start runing outside I might have to duck into the gym every once and awhile for some mill-hills.  I'll give myself 1 fast mile for those last 4 quarters between 5% and 8%.

I actually have a chance to run in the early morning tomorrow but will opt out since it's time for my day off, and it's still going to be 93 degrees at sunrise.  A bit unlucky, since we've been seeing lows in the upper-80s lately.  Anyway...I wimped out, so what?

New Blue Asics Miles: 7.00
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No run (rest day) BUT...I officially entered the lotto for the Houston marathon so hopefully we'll (my wife is trying for the half) get some good news in a few weeks and I'll be committed to train for my first full.  My alternate marathon is New Orleans in Feb.

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4 mile warmup @ 8:34.

3 mile tempo @ 7:20.

For the last 3, I bumped up the speed as I went along and really got myself working pretty hard by the end.  AP: 8:02.

Blue Asics Miles: 7.00
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Easy miles with another faster finish.  10.5mph (5:43) this time for the last quarter mile.  I still didn't get slung off the TM, but planning on that happening soon.  Those treadmills go up pretty high...  Avg pace 8:24.

Double Complete Rainbow

I'm probably the last person to see the link above, but it made me laugh for hours so I thought I'd share.

New Blue Asics Miles: 7.00
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86 degrees today...in the gym.  I've noticed when the days get to around 120/90 for the high and low, the gym itself is in the mid 80s in the afternoon (there are thermometers everywhere).  We had a stretch of days where it was around 110/85 and the gym was about 80.  4pm is just the best time to run with my schedule right now though.  Today I lucked out and got a TM with the fan pointing in its general direction so it was ok.

I did a marathon-pace run, sorta, for 5 miles.  I have no idea what my MP is.  Based on my HM, most calculators say it's around 8:00/mile.  So, figure I'll get a little faster by January and we'll call it 7:50 for now.  Can always adjust it later.

I did 1 @ 8:34;  5 @ 7:53;  and 1 @ 7:04.  AP 7:52.  I was pleased that mile 5 was just as easy as mile 1.  As I go, I'll just keep doing more and more at MP and throw them into long runs.

Blue Asics Miles: 7.00
Weight: 0.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
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New Blue Asics Miles: 21.00Blue Asics Miles: 21.00
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