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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
37.691.0038.69
Kinvara 1 - Blk/orange Miles: 7.53Fastwich Miles: 10.08Kinvaras Miles: 8.03Kinvaras - Blk/gray Miles: 8.051150s Red #1 Miles: 5.00
Weight: 0.00
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
7.530.007.53

73F, 71%.  7:30 AP.  Sadly, my only run in Hawaii....will explain on Wednesday's entry.

For this run, I just wandered around, tried out King's Trail, which is a trail of volcanic boulders (didn't last long) and generally felt pretty good after 3 days off.

Kinvara 1 - Blk/orange Miles: 7.53
Weight: 0.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
10.080.0010.08

52F.  7:21 AP.  Back in Elgin.  Kept it at a nice moderate clip on a cool morning.

So, remember how I was waiting to catch my daughter's virus?  It happened on the plane ride to Hawaii on Thursday.  So I was completely floored for most of the trip - fever and body aches with a nice sore throat that I still have.  What a waste!  I tried to get out and do some stuff but it was very debilitating...have not been that sick in awhile.  The wedding was a success at least.  Anyway, I ran on our last day (Monday) and we left Monday night around 7pm.  When did we get back?  Tuesday night at 7pm.  Ouch.  Thanks, American Airlines.  So, a little jet-lagged today but we made it back.

There is a HM this weekend I am still planning on doing, but I feel like it's going to suck now.  The good news is my legs kind of got a nice taper with all those days off, but the rest of my body is not as happy.  Still feel loopy and out of shape.  So my plan is to not do anything difficult until Sunday, then try to get back into marathon training after the race.

Fastwich Miles: 10.08
Weight: 0.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
8.030.008.03

62F, 7:40 AP.  More aerobic running, trying to shake the rust off, while keeping the effort low, while getting back in shape, while running a decent mileage, while resting for the HM on Sunday, while recovering from illness.

Kinvaras Miles: 8.03
Weight: 0.00
Comments(3)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
7.051.008.05

54F, NNE 16 mph.  7:20 AP.  More aerobic miles, but with a HMP mile toward the end.

For the race (which we still need to go sign up for today), my goal is just to PR.  My HM PR is the strongest one I have, so if I could improve on it after going through last week, it would definitely be a good sign.  Good news is it should be about 40 degrees with the front coming through, my favorite running temperature

Kinvaras - Blk/gray Miles: 8.05
Weight: 0.00
Comments(1)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.000.005.00

46F, NE 13 mph.  8:19 AP.  And, here comes the cold front!  Short, easy run today and a HM race tomorrow.  Still can't quite shake this sore throat/headache combo, but large doses of tylenol seem to keep it mostly at bay.

The abysmal 10K I just ran suggests I won't be anywhere near PR territory but I have a weird feeling I might be close.

Looking forward to seeing some St. George results today....go Neil!

1150s Red #1 Miles: 5.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(1)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
37.691.0038.69
Kinvara 1 - Blk/orange Miles: 7.53Fastwich Miles: 10.08Kinvaras Miles: 8.03Kinvaras - Blk/gray Miles: 8.051150s Red #1 Miles: 5.00
Weight: 0.00
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