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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
37.503.5041.00
Kinvara 2 - Gray/red Miles: 10.00Kinvara 3 - Gray/red Miles: 9.00Fastwitch 6 Red #1 Miles: 6.00Fastwitch 6 Red #2 Miles: 6.00Saucony A5 Miles: 10.00
Weight: 147.40
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
10.000.0010.00

AM:  77F, 90%.  6 @ 7:59 AP.  Workers were out there on my coveted neighborhood construction trails.  Toiling away, and besmirching the sanctity of Labor Day!

Anyway.. I took the day off running yesterday, and got 8+ hours of sleep both of the last 2 nights.  I feel pretty rested.  The work week will reverse all of this, of course, but at least I can start off on the right foot.  No booze in a month either (that's impressive for me).

PM:  96F.  4 miles, some with daughter #1 and some with the dog.  Ran around sunset which made it feel pretty decent.

Kinvara 2 - Gray/red Miles: 4.00Kinvara 3 - Gray/red Miles: 6.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(6)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
9.000.009.00

AM:  77F, 86%.  6 @ 8:29 AP.

PM:  95F.  3 @ 7:39 AP.  Finally had some time just after sunset with the dog.  Picked up the pace a little - sub-8 seems so fast for a non-workout now.

Kinvara 3 - Gray/red Miles: 3.00Fastwitch 6 Red #1 Miles: 6.00
Weight: 147.40
Comments(1)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.000.006.00

AM:  77F, 83%.  6 @ 8:28 AP.  My oldest daughter Elle joined the blog (I finally gave in).  She's really into it (for now).

PM:  no.  Might have to start adding a few miles in the morning as a hedge against long work hours.

Fastwitch 6 Red #2 Miles: 6.00
Weight: 146.40
Comments(1)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
7.003.0010.00

AM:  76F, 89%.  10 miles.  Hit the track for a set-the-bar-low workout at 5k effort.  I went with 6 x 800, 1 lap recovery.  Back in June, I averaged 2:46 for this one, but set the bar today at 3:00.  Ended up averaging 2:53 (2:57, 2:55, 2:54, 2:54, 2:51, 2:48).  Mediocre, but I think I'm on to something with the easy targets...you never fail!  Anyway, as crappy as running feels right now, plus cruddy conditions, I'll definitely take it.  We are getting a couple days of cool air soon and I'm thinking mile reps on Sunday.  If that goes poorly, THEN I can press the panic button, which usually includes some kind of drastic, overreacting changes to my training.

Saucony A5 Miles: 10.00
Weight: 148.40
Comments(4)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.000.000.00

No.  Wife out of town, failed VPN, deadlines...no.

Weight: 0.00
Comments(3)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.500.506.00

6 on the home TM with a few pickups.  Wife comes back to San Antonio tonight, and so does the cold front!  I rarely let one of those slip by without jamming in a workout...track time tomorrow.

Kinvara 2 - Gray/red Miles: 6.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(1)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
37.503.5041.00
Kinvara 2 - Gray/red Miles: 10.00Kinvara 3 - Gray/red Miles: 9.00Fastwitch 6 Red #1 Miles: 6.00Fastwitch 6 Red #2 Miles: 6.00Saucony A5 Miles: 10.00
Weight: 147.40
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