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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
47.008.0055.00
Saucony A5 Red Miles: 16.001160s Miles: 6.00Kinvara 1 - Blk/orange Miles: 8.00Mizuno Wave Universe Miles: 6.00Kinvara 2 - Gray/red Miles: 7.00Fastwich Miles: 12.00
Weight: 148.80
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
10.505.5016.00

45F.  7:10 AP.  Stayed out really late last night -- company holiday party.  I used the morning to try and recover (partied a little too hardy), but felt like crud as I started the run around noon.  The plan was to do the last 8 @ MP.  I made it about 5.5 with the paces all between 6:40-6:45, then just jogged it in.  The weird thing is I could have made it, I just really, really, didn't feel like running anymore.  Not too bad for a self-sabotaged run though.

Broke in a new pair of A5's.  Love that shoe.  This meant I could retire my A4's finally, after 3 years and ~700 miles on them.

Saucony A5 Red Miles: 16.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(3)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.000.006.00

43F, fog/mist.  8:40s and 8:50s...typical Monday run.

1160s Miles: 6.00
Weight: 149.00
Comments(1)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
8.000.008.00

32F, 7:30 AP.  Did not see another soul out on the trail.  Had my legs back though, so I'm ready for some 3k-paced stuff tomorrow.  Well, at least as ready as one can get for that kind of torture...

Kinvara 1 - Blk/orange Miles: 8.00
Weight: 149.60
Comments(3)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.502.506.00

35F.  Today was 5 x 800m @ 3k pace, 90 sec rest down at the track.  I was much improved from last time, partially because I actually looked up what 3k pace should be (was going too slow before).  Either way, I was definitely in better shape today.  Reps were 2:48, 2:49, 2:48, 2:48, 2:43.  A few weeks ago they were mostly 2:52.

I am throwing away these mizunos though.  They'd eaten up my heel in the past and I thought I'd corrected it (with scissors) but I could already see the blood soaking through my sock after the 2nd rep.  So I got 700 miles out of my Saucony flats and about 20 from these pieces of crap.  I only did 1 lap cooldown at the end to minimize the damage.

Mizuno Wave Universe Miles: 6.00
Weight: 148.60
Comments(6)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
7.000.007.00

39F, 7:58 AP.

Kinvara 2 - Gray/red Miles: 7.00
Weight: 148.40
Comments(2)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
12.000.0012.00

46F, 7:34 AP.  Short sleeve kind of morning.  Stride actually felt kinda choppy and inefficient today but got in the miles.  Gotta start bringing that mileage up (and actually do it rather than talking about how I need to do it).

Fastwich Miles: 12.00
Weight: 148.40
Comments(1)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
47.008.0055.00
Saucony A5 Red Miles: 16.001160s Miles: 6.00Kinvara 1 - Blk/orange Miles: 8.00Mizuno Wave Universe Miles: 6.00Kinvara 2 - Gray/red Miles: 7.00Fastwich Miles: 12.00
Weight: 148.80
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