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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
35.8616.1452.00
Saucony A5 Red Miles: 18.00Kinvara 2 - Gray/red Miles: 6.001160s Miles: 7.00Kinvara 3 - Gray/red Miles: 7.00Fastwitch 6 Red #2 Miles: 5.00Saucony A6 - Yellow Miles: 9.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.0013.0018.00

55F.  18 @ 6:46 AP.  The goal with this one was to get in a longer aerobic effort.  It's too late for 30-milers and such so I figured I'd give the aerobic engine one last toke on the fitness pipe (that made no sense).  But this was really good.  I ran the same hilly roads as last weekend, but ~45 sec/mile faster.

Splits:  7:32, 7:00, 7:04, 6:53, 7:02, 6:45, 6:40, 6:55, 6:45, 7:00, 6:53, 6:48, 6:43, 6:53, 6:41, 6:22, 6:16, 5:43.

Hammered the last 3.  That last mile to my house is downhill, but to do be able to that at the end of this run almost makes no sense.  Maybe I'll be ok.

Saucony A5 Red Miles: 18.00
Weight: 0.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.000.006.00

52F, 6 @ 8:32 AP.  Achilles hurts.  Should have known the running gods wouldn't let me get away with something for nothing.  Well, I figure the hay is in the barn anyway after 1 successful workout in 3 months.  I was going to do a 5k tuneup this week, but instead I think I'll do nothing.  Nothing fits nicely into my schedule.

Kinvara 2 - Gray/red Miles: 6.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(5)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
2.000.002.00

turned around early, achilles...

1160s Miles: 2.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.000.005.00

a little better 

1160s Miles: 5.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
7.000.007.00

better again, without the bigfattrainers

Kinvara 3 - Gray/red Miles: 7.00
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I think I'll be ok...not feeling like I can run a very good 5k but probably ok on the achilles.

What a training cycle - work explodes, then vacation, then sick, then work explodes again, then achilles....sprinkle in some general apathy throughout, and you have my buildup to the longest race I've ever signed up for.

Alright, 5k tomorrow...hopefully no one good shows up.

Fastwitch 6 Red #2 Miles: 5.00
Weight: 0.00
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Race: 5k @ work (3.107 Miles) 00:18:13, Place overall: 3, Place in age division: 1
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.863.149.00

57F, a little rainy.  Did the ol' work 5k again this year but got my butt kicked.  Surprisingly, I had the same AP on my Garmin as last year (5:49), but had a faster time - I think they moved the finish line up a bit, so it measured more like a real 5k (3.14 miles on my watch).

After the normal shakeout in the first mile (5:51) I was already way back from several people.  Mile 2 was 5:47 and I was still in 6th, but 3 guys were coming back to me.  Got two of them early on in the 3rd mile and sat behind the other guy until maybe the 2.7 mark or so...then put on a furious (uphill) sprint, which I knew I had absolutely no chance to sustain through the line, but it dissuaded the guy from trying to match it.  So mile 3 was 5:47 and the last 0.14 was only 5:57 pace on the watch...obviously I was completely destroyed by the early kick and flailing around wildly, but it worked, so I'm good with it.

Anyway, not bad!  But geez, I don't know if I'll do this one again next year...I mean, who wants to compete in a race if it's going to be competitive?

Saucony A6 - Yellow Miles: 9.00
Weight: 0.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
35.8616.1452.00
Saucony A5 Red Miles: 18.00Kinvara 2 - Gray/red Miles: 6.001160s Miles: 7.00Kinvara 3 - Gray/red Miles: 7.00Fastwitch 6 Red #2 Miles: 5.00Saucony A6 - Yellow Miles: 9.00
Weight: 0.00
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