| 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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| Resting heart rate was 48 this morning. Weight 160 lbs. Still 59 years old. Thinking about getting a Garmin GPS-enabled Forerunner for Christmas. $349.99 right now. | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| Reduced Prednisone to 4mg per day starting today. Ran at McNeil HS. 2.5 miles warmup with Daniel. His spirits were real good tonight. Then drills, then 2 800M with 200M jog, then 4 100M with 100M jog, then 1 mile cool down. Did warmup with Daniel, ran with Karen & Tam, then cool down mile with Karen & Tam. This workout left me feeling pretty good. Legs feel somewhat energized tonight. This is my 2nd week back at running. | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| Temp 90 degrees with humidity. Feel pretty good overall. Ran this evening on the gravel trails on the farm. Making sure I stay on track for 5 days running a week. Tomorrow run at Williamson County Park with Tam and Kent & Donnie's group. | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.50 | 0.00 | 1.50 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| Temp 90 degrees. Ran Williamson County Park. 2.3 warm-up miles with Tam on the mulch trail. Drills with Donnie's group. 2 miles with Donnie's group, 1.7 mile cool down with Daniel. Nice workout, 3rd day in a row this week. Overall the body is feeling pretty good. 3rd day on 4mg per day Prednisone, so far so good. | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.40 |
| 6:15 AM, Wells Branch trails, 74 degrees. Great conditions. Upper legs very stiff as I'm in my 2nd week of doing 5 days a week, and after running last night my legs were real tight this morning. Took it very easy, but really enjoyed the run. Ended up laughing at myself at the very slow times, but it still felt good to be out and on my target to get in 5 days this week. Next run will be Saturday's long run, either 10 or 13 miles. | | Comments(2) |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 11.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 11.00 |
| As I ran this morning I was thinking of the runners doing St. George. I had run St. George the past 5 years, but didn't make the lottery this year. Maybe next year. Ran 11 miles on the country roads here north of Liberty Hill, TX west of Florence, TX. Really enjoyed the run, with Lynn following me in my truck as a support team. I had drinks at the end of every mile. First 3 miles downhill, 4th and 5th miles mostly uphill, 6th mostly downhill, 7th mostly uphill, 8th and 9th generally downhill, and 10th mostly uphill. The pace was generally very easy as this finishes the 2nd week back to running 5 days a week, but I felt real good. Legs and joints (knees, hips) feel good. Fastest mile was a relaxing 7:30. Slowest mile was 9:45 with the hills. I'm encouraged as I felt this run was smoother and easier than the 10 mile run last Saturday. | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 25.90 | 2.00 | 3.50 | 0.00 | 31.40 |
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