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Abilene Jingle Bell 5k

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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
47.0014.0861.08
Saucony A4 Miles: 26.08Kinvaras Miles: 10.00Kinvaras - Blk/gray Miles: 15.001150s Red #2 Miles: 10.00
Weight: 0.00
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
9.0011.0020.00

36F, N 10 mph, wet.  Long MP run #2 of 3 today.  First 9 easy, last 11 at GMP.

First 9 -- AP 7:40 -- 8:01, 7:41, 7:38, 7:40, 7:43, 7:42, 7:31, 7:38, 7:32

Last 11 -- AP 6:45 -- 6:50, 6:48, 6:52, 6:45, 6:44, 6:50, 6:49, 6:47, 6:39, 6:44, 6:26

Overall for 20 miles -- AP 7:10

Good confidence-building run.  I like to run the MP portion faster than my actual goal pace, which is only 7:03, in the hopes that 7:03 will feel like a walk in the park on the big day.  Actually, it probably ended up being closer to an 11-mile time trial than an MP run.  I picked up the pace for the last mile to see if I still had some gas in the tank.  I definitely did have some energy to spare, but not a ton.

Still, looking at the total time of 2:23 for 20, it's nice to know I could've just done a recovery jog for another 10K and still PR'd the marathon today.  Seems like the endurance is just about there...

Saucony A4 Miles: 20.00
Weight: 0.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
10.000.0010.00

25F, N 18 mph, w/c 12F.  A little too cold for this Texas boy.  Danielle got me some pants at Walmart to run in, but it was still a little painful on my face going into the wind.  I think I set a PR for longest shoe-tying session.  Normally my shoes never come untied since I double-knot them, but of course, today they did.  I fumbled around for quite a while since it was dark and I lacked dexterity in my frozen hands.  At least the roads were dry - we had an inch or two of snow on Monday morning but it didn't stick to the roads.  7:48 AP.

Kinvaras Miles: 10.00
Weight: 0.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
15.000.0015.00

20F.  Thankfully, not much wind though - it actually felt warmer than yesterday.  Gutted my way through 15 miles @ 7:46 AP.  Felt pretty worn-out afterward, that hard 20 on Sunday is definitely still in my legs.  Still plan on taking it easy the next couple days, then possibly a 5K on Saturday; I need to get going on that sub-19 goal.

Kinvaras - Blk/gray Miles: 15.00
Weight: 0.00
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1150s Red #2 Miles: 2.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
8.000.008.00

I've been in Dallas the last couple days for job interviews, minimal running.  AM 4 on the TM, and 4 PM miles with some strides when I got home.  At least the legs are nice and rested now -- 5K tomorrow!

1150s Red #2 Miles: 8.00
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Race: Abilene Jingle Bell 5k (3.08 Miles) 00:18:29, Place overall: 1, Place in age division: 1
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.003.086.08

33F.  Success on my sub-19 goal.  I measured it at 3.08 miles and it was not on their certified course, so maybe add 10 seconds to the time, but definitely a big PR and a legit sub-19.  None of the faster folks showed up, so I ran by myself, although it was a 2-lap course so I did some people-dodging on lap 2.  Splits:

6:05, 5:59, 6:00, 25 sec for .08 (5:25 pace for the stub).

Overall Garmin had it at exactly 6:00 AP, which equates to an 18:39 5K time.  Definitely feeling good about my chances for 3:05 now.

Saucony A4 Miles: 6.08
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
47.0014.0861.08
Saucony A4 Miles: 26.08Kinvaras Miles: 10.00Kinvaras - Blk/gray Miles: 15.001150s Red #2 Miles: 10.00
Weight: 0.00
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