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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
40.758.2549.00
Saucony A5 - Blue Miles: 18.001160s Miles: 6.00Kinvara 1 - Blk/orange Miles: 9.00Kinvara 2 - Gray/red Miles: 12.00
Weight: 148.88
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
8.756.2515.00

AM:  30F.  11 mi total.  I went to the track this morning for a 2 x 5000m @ HMP, 1 lap active recovery.  Of all the HMP workouts I've done, this has proven to be the best predictor workout for me.  Right before my PR about a year ago in Houston, I ran a both repeats in 19:44.


Today I ran a 19:40 (6:21, 6:17, 6:15, 47s), 19:28 (6:17, 6:18, 6:09, 44s).

It's not quite an apples-to-apples comparison, as last year I was running higher mileage, but I think a PR in Houston this year is a very reasonable/attainable goal.

PM: 4 easy, 8:20s...I actually did a double!  Slowly easing them in now.

Saucony A5 - Blue Miles: 11.00
Weight: 149.40
Comments(9)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.000.006.00

30F, 8:23 AP.

1160s Miles: 6.00
Weight: 149.60
Add Comment
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
9.000.009.00

32F, 7:32 AP.  Um...nope, can't think of any comments.  Tomorrow is a workout so I'll probably have something to say then.

Kinvara 1 - Blk/orange Miles: 9.00
Weight: 148.60
Comments(4)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.002.007.00

35F, fog.  Down to the track to work on 1-mile pace today.  I did my 8 x 400, 90 sec rest workout again today, just a bit faster than last time.  Average repeat was 1:17.3.  First 4 repeats were feeling a bit easy so I dropped the pace to make it hurt a bit more on the last 4.

81.3, 78.5, 78.7, 78.9, 75.8, 75.7, 75.9, 73.7.

Something like 5:10 pace average, with the range of paces pretty wide today: 5:27 for the first one, down to 4:56 for the last one.  Somewhere in the middle is mile pace.

Saucony A5 - Blue Miles: 7.00
Weight: 148.20
Comments(7)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
12.000.0012.00

64F, 94%.  7:37 AP.  No run yesterday.  Hard to believe I ran for three months straight with no days off earlier this year; now I can't even seem to string together a full week.

Anyway, nice warm run today - it was nice not having to fool with hats, gloves, etc.  or a shirt.  Hopefully Matt S. doesn't see this!

Kinvara 2 - Gray/red Miles: 12.00
Weight: 148.60
Comments(4)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
40.758.2549.00
Saucony A5 - Blue Miles: 18.001160s Miles: 6.00Kinvara 1 - Blk/orange Miles: 9.00Kinvara 2 - Gray/red Miles: 12.00
Weight: 148.88
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