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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
113.002.00115.00
Kinvara 2 - Gray/red Miles: 20.00Fastwitch 6 Red #1 Miles: 36.00Kinvara 3 - Gray/red Miles: 13.00Fastwitch 6 Red #2 Miles: 43.001160s Miles: 3.00
Weight: 145.56
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
7.000.007.00

76F, 90%.  7 @ 7:55 AP.  I never had much of a chance for a run yesterday but it was probably good - it's been about a month since my last day off.  Next week is my supercompensation experiment: 10 days on, then 10 days "off."

So in the next 10 days I am targeting ~17 miles/day, then an equal and opposite down period which will start with 5 days completely off.  Ideally, I'd only take 1 or 2 days off and get in some light jogging after that but I'm not expecting that opportunity since it'll just be me and the kids in a hotel.

Let's see what happens - I'd give myself about a 50/50 shot at making it through what I've planned.

Kinvara 2 - Gray/red Miles: 7.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(5)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
21.000.0021.00

AM:  77F, 89%.  16 @ 7:47 AP.  Felt pretty good this morning after the low mileage last week.  It'll be fun to see how slow my pace is 10 days from now.

PM:  5 mile TM plod.  Little known fact that 5 mile TM plods take twice as long as 4 mile TM plods.

Fastwitch 6 Red #1 Miles: 21.00
Weight: 147.60
Comments(4)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
12.001.0013.00

AM:  77F, 85%.  8 @ 9:03 AP.  I did my 2 + 6 workout: a 2 mile hobble followed by a 6 mile plod.  Luckily I budgeted 80 minutes for this 8-miler when I set my alarm last night, so I crushed it compared to that.

PM:  5 on the TM, with 6 x 1 min @ 5k.  Only 15 more runs to get through!

Kinvara 3 - Gray/red Miles: 13.00
Weight: 145.40
Comments(4)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
21.000.0021.00

AM:  76F, 89%.  16 @ 8:14 AP.  Bonked pretty hard in the last mile.  50/50 might have been a tad optimistic...

PM:  5 more plodding on the TM.  At lunch, I had another gorge session at an Asian buffet (2nd time this week) and it made me feel a little better.  Although it was a little sad - I didn't have anyone go with me today so I sat in the corner by myself, just shoveling in mounds of fried rice until it hurt.

Fastwitch 6 Red #2 Miles: 21.00
Weight: 144.20
Comments(3)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
13.000.0013.00

AM:  74F, 83%.  8 @ 8:47 AP.  Drier and cooler this morning...almost felt chilly outside at first!  

PM:  96F.  5 @ 9:06 AP.  Did my weekly heat slog, felt pretty bad.  Back on the TM tomorrow afternoon.

Kinvara 2 - Gray/red Miles: 13.00
Weight: 144.80
Comments(4)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
14.001.0015.00

AM:  79F, 60%.  10 @ 8:35 AP.  San Antonio was converted to a desert and it felt amazing outside this morning...64 degree DP!  I would gladly take 80-degree lows all summer if we could get a DP like that on a regular basis.  Anyway, it helped me not bonk today, which makes me happy.

PM:  5 on the TM with 10 x 30 second strides.  Started at 11.5 mph and worked up to 14.0.  Felt a little different than running 8-10 minute pace all week.  If there's one thing I've learned from Crossfit, which I've never done, it's that you have to trick your muscles into improving.

Fastwitch 6 Red #1 Miles: 15.00
Weight: 145.80
Comments(5)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
25.000.0025.00

AM:  76F/83% -> 82F/69%.  22 @ 8:20 AP.  Over 3 hours of fun - the last time I ran for 3 hours straight....well, you know...  For this one I made sure I ended up near my house around mile 17, and then did the rest in the neighborhood in case I bonked...really don't have time for a long walk of shame today, but fortunately I was able to trot through the whole thing.  Next up, my daughter's bday party!

PM:  93F.  Took the dog out for 3 in the neighborhood.  I did a progressive run: 10:09, 9:53, 9:24.  The dog did not get tired today.

1160s Miles: 3.00Fastwitch 6 Red #2 Miles: 22.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(9)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
113.002.00115.00
Kinvara 2 - Gray/red Miles: 20.00Fastwitch 6 Red #1 Miles: 36.00Kinvara 3 - Gray/red Miles: 13.00Fastwitch 6 Red #2 Miles: 43.001160s Miles: 3.00
Weight: 145.56
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