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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
69.109.9079.00
Saucony A5 Miles: 32.001160s Miles: 5.50Fastwich Miles: 10.00Kinvara 3 - Gray/red Miles: 11.00Kinvara 1 - Blk/orange Miles: 9.50Kinvara 2 - Gray/red Miles: 11.00
Weight: 144.60
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
19.105.4024.50

AM:  46F.  22 @ 7:27 AP.  Today was my fast-finish LR, planned on 22 with the last 6 tempo.  Ran the first 15 with my buddy from the 5k a couple weeks ago, then we separated and I kept going.

The last 6 were 6:30, 6:28, 6:20, 6:25, 6:22, then in the last mile I caught up to a different co-worker's 10-year-old son who was running a race - I'd forgotten the Battle of Leon Creek was today, but was having fun being in their race for free.  Anyway, I hung with the kid until I got to my car, and it made for a nice cooldown.  .6 miles is more than the 0.0 mile cooldown I had planned.  That kid is going to be a great runner - sub-8 pace in a 20k?!  He's about half the size of everyone else!

Felt really good on the tempo portion, things are coming together very well right now.

PM:  43F, N 23-34 mph.  2.5 @ 8:52 AP.  Took the dog out to the dead end and back as the next cold front was blowing in.  The wind was Oklahoma-ish.  The run/plod felt good on the legs, regenerative even.

Saucony A5 Miles: 22.001160s Miles: 2.50
Weight: 0.00
Comments(10)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
10.000.0010.00

AM:  31F.  6 @ 8:30 AP.  Comfort plodding for a couple days, then will do a dead-leg CV workout on Wednesday; that's becoming a marathon training staple for me.

PM:  4 mile TM plod

Fastwich Miles: 10.00
Weight: 145.00
Comments(1)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
11.000.0011.00

AM:  31F.  7 @ 8:11 AP.  Cold weather gives me a small bladder, can't even get through a few recovery miles.  Am I alone here?

PM:  4 mile TM plod

Kinvara 3 - Gray/red Miles: 11.00
Weight: 144.20
Comments(4)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
9.503.5013.00

40F, 10 miles total.  Dead-legged CV workout today.  I was pretty sure my legs would still be pretty impaired from this weekend, and I was right.  That's why I put this workout where I did; it's almost always a safe one - 7 x 800m @ 10k pace, 200m active rec.  The first couple felt awful, but the legs did their job - averaged 2:59/rep on the 800s with ~65 sec recoveries.  Splits were 2:59, 3:00, 2:59, 3:00, 2:58, 2:58, 2:58.  They actually got easier and easier.  Seems like a sign that I'm in decent marathon shape - still getting the job done when the legs are their weariest.

2 more workouts and I'll get 3 easy days before each of them.  I'll start my rest for the next one by not running this afternoon!

PM:  3 @ 8:43 AP with the dog in the neighborhood.

Saucony A5 Miles: 10.001160s Miles: 3.00
Weight: 144.80
Comments(4)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
9.500.009.50

AM:  51F.  6 @ 8:18 AP.

PM:  30 minute TM plod

Kinvara 1 - Blk/orange Miles: 9.50
Weight: 144.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
10.001.0011.00

AM:  63F, 100%, fog.  6.5 @ 8:21 AP.  Soggy sloggy.

PM:  4.5 TM miles with 6 x 1 minute @ 5k pace.  I've been slacking on strides since my legs seem to always be tired and cranky.  Tomorrow will basically be a day off, maybe 3-4 miles in the neighborhood, tops.  Then workout Sunday.

Kinvara 2 - Gray/red Miles: 11.00
Weight: 145.00
Comments(12)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
69.109.9079.00
Saucony A5 Miles: 32.001160s Miles: 5.50Fastwich Miles: 10.00Kinvara 3 - Gray/red Miles: 11.00Kinvara 1 - Blk/orange Miles: 9.50Kinvara 2 - Gray/red Miles: 11.00
Weight: 144.60
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