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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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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
60.395.0065.39
Kinvaras - Blk/gray Miles: 15.191150s Red #2 Miles: 12.04Kinvaras Miles: 9.00Fastwich Miles: 12.061150s Red #1 Miles: 6.10Kinvara 1 - Blk/orange Miles: 11.00
Weight: 0.00
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
15.190.0015.19

77F, 57%, ESE 13 mph, overcast.  7:33 AP.  Felt ok, the cloud cover helped.  After the run I watched the men's marathon.  Never watched one from start to finish like that, and I actually enjoyed it.  I won't spoil it here in case you haven't seen it yet.

Kinvaras - Blk/gray Miles: 15.19
Weight: 0.00
Comments(10)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.040.006.04

70F.  8:10 AP.  Little by little, it's cooling off.  Lots of 60's for lows in the forecast next week.  The timing is good as well - in 2 weeks I will start to ramp up for the Tulsa marathon.

I was just doing a little reading about the 1904 Olympic marathon.  Really funny stuff - highlights include the first instance of doping (using rat poison), someone who got a ride in a car for 10 of the miles, and a starving Cuban guy who would have done better but stopped to eat rotten apples at an orchard and got sick.

1150s Red #2 Miles: 6.04
Weight: 0.00
Comments(6)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
9.000.009.00

70F.  7:25 AP.

Kinvaras Miles: 9.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(3)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
12.060.0012.06

71F, 88%.  7:36 AP.  Still can't think of anything to say about the run.  I put on my shoes and then ran..that's about it.  My oldest daughter starts 1st grade today though!

Fastwich Miles: 12.06
Weight: 0.00
Comments(2)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.100.006.10

77F, 69%.  Forgot to look at the pace, probably 8:20s.

1150s Red #1 Miles: 6.10
Weight: 0.00
Comments(1)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.005.0011.00

70F, NNE 11 mph.  7:10 AP.  My 1 workout for the week: 6 easy followed by 5 tempo.  Went ok, but still felt tougher than I wanted it to.

The 5 tempo miles averaged 6:36.  Splits - 6:42, 6:38, 6:35, 6:32, 6:32.  The smooth-looking progression kind of belies the struggle it actually was, but maybe I'll do better when it cools off the rest of the way.

Kinvara 1 - Blk/orange Miles: 11.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(5)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.000.006.00

78F, 69%.  8:07 AP.  Slept in, it was great. Ran at about 9am and it was still relatively cool.  Then it rained this afternoon which has become an extremeley rare sight around here.  Almost as rare as me putting a shirt on to run.

1150s Red #2 Miles: 6.00
Weight: 0.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
60.395.0065.39
Kinvaras - Blk/gray Miles: 15.191150s Red #2 Miles: 12.04Kinvaras Miles: 9.00Fastwich Miles: 12.061150s Red #1 Miles: 6.10Kinvara 1 - Blk/orange Miles: 11.00
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