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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
54.5011.5066.00
Saucony A5 - Blue Miles: 14.00Kinvara 2 - Gray/red Miles: 4.001160s Miles: 6.00Fastwich Miles: 12.00Saucony A5 Miles: 11.50Kinvara 3 - Gray/red Miles: 10.50Kinvara 1 - Blk/orange Miles: 8.00
Weight: 146.57
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
8.006.0014.00

75F, 89%.  2 goals today - get in a 14-miler and get in ~6 miles of HMP effort.  Still clinging to summer here in Texas, although this was actually the mildest morning in awhile (DP of 72).  I elected to do some shorter cruise intervals as that's about all I was confident enough to pull off in The Death Zone8 x 1200, 400m active rec.  I averaged 4:38 (4:41, 4:40, 4:41, 4:39, 4:39, 4:38, 4:37, 4:27).  That's about 6:13/mile pace avg.  I switched directions and did right-hand circles for the last 3 reps.  Pretty conservative workout for HMP, which let me keep plenty in the tank.  This was more of just a stand-your-ground day; cooler weather will bring tougher workouts.  Feeling very smart about this one.

Saucony A5 - Blue Miles: 14.00
Weight: 148.00
Comments(2)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
10.000.0010.00

AM: 72F, 91%.  8:51 AP.  Felt great outside, but I had one of those weak, low-blood-sugar feeling runs.  It hit about mile 4 and my pace went to about 10:00.  Man I hate that feeling.  Makes sense though, I pretty much just ate meat yesterday after burning a lot of carbs in my workout.  Chinese buffet in my very near future.  Or possibly Indian.  I'm hungry already.

PM:  went with Indian buffet, as Chinese likes to sit in my gut for longer.  4 TM miles

Kinvara 2 - Gray/red Miles: 4.001160s Miles: 6.00
Weight: 145.40
Comments(1)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
11.500.5012.00

AM:  74F, 88%.  8 @ 7:45 AP.  Felt very good in the last few miles.  It's been awhile since I had that kind of spring in my step for just a filler run like this.  What does it mean....?

PM:  4 TM miles w/ 3k-paced strides to prime the pump for tomorrow.

Fastwich Miles: 12.00
Weight: 148.00
Comments(4)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
8.003.5011.50

AM:  77F, 81%.  7 mi.  Last session of 5 x 800m @ 3k pace, 2 min rest for a couple months.  Solid result today, averaged 2:44.1 (2:44.8, 2:46.0, 2:43.8, 2:45.3, 2:40.9).  Workout history:

5/20 67F 84% 2:48.6
6/10 68F 87% 2:42.7
7/1 75F 89% 2:46.6
7/22 76F 87% 2:45.2
8/12 76F 77% 2:47.7
9/10 77F 81% 2:44.1

PM:  4.5 on the TM, with a fast mile toward the end, mid-6's or so.  I only had the A5s in the bag and they get insulted if you use them for just a recovery/shakeout run.

Saucony A5 Miles: 11.50
Weight: 146.80
Comments(6)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
9.001.5010.50

AM:  78F, 81%.  6.5 @ 8:09 AP.  The UTSA team is ruining the uncompetitive side of the trail for me.  Had to run the last mile in 6:50 to avoid getting caught by the girls.  Might have to take my recovery runs the other direction again where I only have my fellow hobby joggers to deal with.

PM:  4 TM; vicious stride day

Kinvara 3 - Gray/red Miles: 10.50
Weight: 145.60
Comments(4)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
8.000.008.00

AM:  76F, 84%.  8 @ 8:29 AP.  Feeling really fatigued today.  Combination of a busy work week, some sleep debt and a crappy diet, I think.  On the plus side, that Canadian cold front (what little is left of it) is finally arriving down here tonight and should get us some lows in the upper 60s this weekend.

PM - nope.  what kind of people are these that keep scheduling meetings on Friday afternoon?  4 tomorrow maybe

Kinvara 1 - Blk/orange Miles: 8.00
Weight: 145.60
Comments(4)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
54.5011.5066.00
Saucony A5 - Blue Miles: 14.00Kinvara 2 - Gray/red Miles: 4.001160s Miles: 6.00Fastwich Miles: 12.00Saucony A5 Miles: 11.50Kinvara 3 - Gray/red Miles: 10.50Kinvara 1 - Blk/orange Miles: 8.00
Weight: 146.57
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