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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
60.8710.0070.87
Kinvara 1 - Blk/orange Miles: 22.001150s Red #1 Miles: 10.13Kinvaras - Blk/gray Miles: 8.04Fastwich Miles: 10.041150s Red #2 Miles: 6.08Saucony A5 Miles: 14.58
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22.000.0022.00

32F, 7:31 AP.  Nice long run in the morning before 8:30 church.  Only one mass time in our small town, so had to get out the door by 5am to make sure I made it back in time.  Kinda chilly....I need new gloves.

I ran comfortably the whole way with the usual negative split (1:24, 1:21), and eveything seemed fine.  One of these days I will do an ultra.  Sometimes I wonder if that is the way to go for me.  Having never run until the age of 30, I missed the window for developing any kind of speed, but at a more moderate pace it feels like I could run forever.

Anyway, that was the last long run before Tulsa.  I do love a nice Sunday morning run.  I'm still training in earnest, and will do what I can to PR.  I'll do the last MP workout Friday or Sunday this coming week.  That should be pretty telling as to how I should run the race.  My gut tells me to expect 3:05 - 3:08 but I guess you never know.

Kinvara 1 - Blk/orange Miles: 22.00
Weight: 0.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.030.004.03

61F, 8:22 AP.  Short PM run today, I decided to get max sleep last night, which was awesome.  Taking it easy this week, then probably some MP work on Friday.  Usually, I actually look forward to those runs.  Usually....

1150s Red #1 Miles: 4.03
Weight: 0.00
Comments(1)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
8.040.008.04

41F, 7:57 AP.  The full moon was actually a big help today.  I could see the potholes right before I stepped in them, instead of not at all.  It is almost 8am by the time the sun rises now.  Ridiculous.

Kinvaras - Blk/gray Miles: 8.04
Weight: 0.00
Comments(2)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
10.040.0010.04

50F, NNW 10 mph.  7:46 AP.  Easy with some strides in the last couple miles.  The strides felt pretty good, I don't know why I don't do more of them.

Fastwich Miles: 10.04
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.080.006.08

50F.  Forgot the pace, 8:20's I think.  Kinda lethargic today, but still going for 10-12 @ MP tomorrow.  It's going to be tough, to say the least, but hopefully give me an idea of what I'll be able to do in a couple weeks.

1150s Red #2 Miles: 6.08
Weight: 0.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.5810.0014.58

57F, 7:06 AP.  Ok, not bad, not bad.  I am slowly but surely climbing out of this slump, and the timing is good.  I did 4 easy, then 10 @ MP, followed by a short cooldown.

The 10 MP miles were 6:46 AP.  Splits were 6:46, 6:39, 6:44, 6:47, 6:41, 6:40, 6:49, 6:57, 6:46, 6:49.

Did it feel like my true MP?  Nah, probably not.  A little too much fatigue in the last 2 or 3 miles.  But the fact that I could still execute the run shows improvement even from a week or two ago, so there is hope of returning to normal by the race, which means it's not quite time to throw in the towel on sub-3.

The course I ended up running was neutral, actually about 15' net uphill.  Normally I like a slightly aided course for this kind of run but the wind direction meant it could not be set up that way today.  Plus the darkness, and not entirely cool weather, could factor into making it tougher today.  So there are a lot of bright spots.

Saucony A5 Miles: 14.58
Weight: 0.00
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6.100.006.10

58F, NNE 18 mph.  8:18 AP.

1150s Red #1 Miles: 6.10
Weight: 0.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
60.8710.0070.87
Kinvara 1 - Blk/orange Miles: 22.001150s Red #1 Miles: 10.13Kinvaras - Blk/gray Miles: 8.04Fastwich Miles: 10.041150s Red #2 Miles: 6.08Saucony A5 Miles: 14.58
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