| Location: Florence,TX,USA Member Since: Aug 06, 2006 Gender: Male Goal Type: Boston Qualifier Running Accomplishments: ENTRY 1: Age 61 and I'm still alive and running. . . . . . ENTRY 2: Austin, TX, Muddy Buddy Masters, 1st place, 2005, 2006, and 2008 with Karen F. (see picture above - Karen H.; Karen F.; Me; Carey) (Karen H. & Carey did an Ironman in Idaho in June 2007) . . . . ENTRY 3: St. George Marathon 2001 3:18:03; 2002 3:15:56; 2003 3:18:04; 2004 3:19:03; 2005 3:37:21; 2006 & 2007 did not make the lottery. 2008 3:54:04 (tough). . . . . ENTRY 4: 2007 San Antonio Marathon - 1st place age group 60-64. . . . . ENTRY 5: Eight consecutive Boston Marathons since 2001. Best time so far was 3:35:09 in 2003. Age 55. . . . . . ENTRY 6: Pikes Peak Marathon 5:56:33 in 2005. 3rd place out of 54 runners ( group 55-59) Age 58. . . . . . ENTRY 7: Pikes Peak Marathon - 2008 - 2nd place in my age group (33 registered, 23 finished) running in the snow and ice the last 2 miles of the Ascent at the top . . . . . . ENTRY 8: 3M Half Marathon at a 7:11 pace in 2005, age 57. . . . . . . ENTRY 9: Congress Avenue Mile Austin, TX 5:46 in 2004. Age 57 Short-Term Running Goals: Entry 1: Get in a full 6 months of prep for 2009 Boston, no excuses, run a strong Boston. . . . .Entry 2: Use Pilates methods for core strengthening and flexibility improvements.. . . . . . Entry 3: Get completely healed from the muscle disorder that has plagued me since February 2006 (Polymyalgia Rheumatica) Long-Term Running Goals: Entry 1. Complete 10 consecutive Boston Marathons - I have done 8 so far. . . . . . . Entry 2. Continue running marathons through my 60's and into my 70's, 80's and 90's. Personal: Married, 2 children, 2 grand children. My 9 year old grand-daughter is convinced she is a runner. My 4 year old grandson loves to wear his Boston Marathon and Pikes Peak Marathon t-shirts. He wants to run the mountain with grandpa. Favorite Blogs: |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 28.00 | 21.25 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 55.25 |
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Today was the Austin, TX AT&T Marathon. We only needed a 22 or 23 mile run, so Karen H and I ran 18.5 miles of the marathon course and then 4.5 miles on the TownLake Trail and on Congress Avenue.
This was a fun run. A clear day with cool temps at the start and nice temps throughout the run. It is sure fun to mix in with the marathoners and enjoy the bands and all the runners and the good crowd support.
A fun run day.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| Beautiful evening in Austin, TX. Ran at McNeil HS with Karen F and Daniel F. A fun night to celebrate with the guys who ran the marathon yesterday. A fun evening. | | Comments(1) |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 1.00 | 6.25 | 0.00 | 3.00 | 10.25 |
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Wow, what a nice evening in Austin, TX. It turned out to be a lot warmer than we had expected with temps in the 70's. We were sweating a bunch tonight. I got in 6 miles on the trails before we did the drills, and these miles felt really easy even though I was pushing it a bit.
For the workout Bill had us do 4 of the 3/4 mile loops pushing it hard. I ran about a 6:20 pace and it felt really good. Then after the workout I did a mile cooldown. Just a really nice evening.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 12.00 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 15.00 |
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A beautiful morning in Austin, TX with a 40 degree temp at 6:00 AM for our start with a bright moon above and the sun coming up with clear skies. What a great day to run. Karen F, Karen H and I did the 10 mile loop around Townlake and after 4 miles we did a 3 mile push at 5K race pace down across the Longhorn Dam and back up the other side just past the I-35 overpass. Karen H is nursing a pinched nerve in the small of her back and butt area, but she hung in there and had a great run with us.
I did this 3 mile push at a 7:20 pace which was plenty fast for me today. It felt great. Then we finished running our 15 miles on the Townlake trail. Just a really nice run. Then we went over to Maudie's for breakfast tacos and just like that our weekend had already been a good one.
This past several weeks I think I can feel a benefit of running those 10 mile days during the week. I think there are benefits that will payoff in 2 months at Boston. Which reminds me we need to get our airplane tickets and hotel tickets for Boston. | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 28.00 | 21.25 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 55.25 |
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