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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
57.504.5062.00
Kinvara 2 - Gray/red Miles: 12.00Fastwitch 6 Red #1 Miles: 36.00
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AM:  67F, 87%.  6 @ 8:24 AP.

PM:  no.  This is supposed to be mileage liftoff week but I don't know if I can get in any doubles.  So it looks like earlier wakeups and longer morning runs.  Need about a 26-hour day and I think I could do it all (be a good dad, husband, employee, runner and still get enough sleep) but running and sleep keep getting squeezed out.

Kinvara 2 - Gray/red Miles: 6.00
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14.000.0014.00

14 @ 7:43

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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.000.006.00

6 @ 8:15

Kinvara 2 - Gray/red Miles: 6.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
8.503.5012.00

AM:  8 @ 7:22.  Last 2.5 below MP.

PM:  Got the chance for 4 more TM miles, sub-tripeish

Fastwitch 6 Red #1 Miles: 12.00
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No running today, but I plan on 6-7 hours of running over the next 2 mornings.  We'll see if I make it...  If I'm going to run a 50-miler, I need to at least pretend I'm a distance runner.  I haven't actually signed up yet, since they don't have a bunch of stupid fee increases like the mainstream races do.

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23.001.0024.00

63F -> 68F.  24 @ 8:03 AP.  Double long run weekend!  Coolest mornings of the fall are this weekend so the timing is good. I did this as 3 x 8-mile out and backs so I could use my car as an aid station.  I stocked it with PBJ sandwiches, cut into fourths like I saw (and poached) when I was pacing April at Bandera.  For the most part, I kept it slower than 8-minute pace, with a random 6:33 thrown in around halfway.

Even though I feel like I kept it pretty easy, my legs are still pretty tired.  Makes sense, but it's going to be interesting tomorrow, as I attempt to do it all over again.  We all know I'm not the best recoverererer.  One of 3 things will happen:

1.  I'll make it, and get a great training stimulus from it.

2.  I'll make it, and be destroyed for weeks.

3.  I won't make it, and be filled with self-doubt for weeks.

Fastwitch 6 Red #1 Miles: 24.00
Weight: 0.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
57.504.5062.00
Kinvara 2 - Gray/red Miles: 12.00Fastwitch 6 Red #1 Miles: 36.00
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