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Location:

Austin,TX,USA

Member Since:

Jun 07, 2010

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

2006 – London Marathon – 3:42

2007 – London Marathon – 3:49

2008 –Austin Marathon – 3:19.20

2009 – 3M Half Marathon – 1:29.20

2009 – Austin Marathon – 3:23

2009 – San Antonio Marathon – 3:36

2010 – Steamtown Marathon – 3:17:56 (PR)

2011 - Austin Marathon - 3:27

2012 - London - 3:27 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Break all my PRs during the Austin FIT Distance Challenge:

10K - 40:41

10 miles - 68:02

1/2 Maration - Decker - 1:30:30

1/2 Marathon - 3M - 1:29:25

30K - 2:30

Marathon - 3:17

Long-Term Running Goals:

Break 3 hours for the marathon

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
VFF Spyridon Green Lifetime Miles: 125.41
Saucony Kinvara TR2 Lifetime Miles: 22.85
Newton Motion III - #1 Lifetime Miles: 125.05
Newton Distance III S - #1 Lifetime Miles: 87.15
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
15.500.000.000.0015.50

Brutal run this morning!  It wasn't too hot, BUT it was excessively humid.  Met up with a couple of buddies who were doing 16 miles.  I'd planned to turn off early & do 12-13 miles.  However, things didn’t quite pan out that way.  The heat and humidity got to my male running buddy, and he dropped back after about 7 miles.  That left me and a very petite lady.  We’d started super early so it was still only around am, and didn’t want her running alone so just tried to grit it out.  Alas I ran out of water after about 11 miles, but was saved by a random water stop at around mile 14.  I think without that I would have been in serious trouble.  Made it back to the house, but I was totally spent.  Chucked two muscle miles, a 32oz Gatorade, had a shower and then collapsed on the bed for 20 minutes before I could even think about doing anything.  Still I survived…oh and the pace...well over 9 minute mile average.  As I said brutal!

Montrail Hardrock Miles: 15.50
Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Comments
From derhammer on Wed, Sep 05, 2012 at 09:29:01 from 64.245.52.2

I think everyone had a bad day on Saturday. I saw Leslie on our Sunday run and she was complaining about it as well.

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