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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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Thu, Jun 10, 2010
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HOTTTTTTT!!!  That’s what it was like today out on the trail.  I think I had more water on me at the end of my run than after I stepped out of the shower a little later.  Today we did 7 miles on the trail.  20 minutes warm up, and then 3 sets of 3 mins hard, 1 min easy; 2 mins hard, 1 min easy; 1 min hard, 1 min easy.  The final mile was a cool down...although by that stage it was more about putting one foot in front of the other.  It was an important lesson in the need to hydrate, and that Texas summers are TOUGH.  However, I’m still hopefully that it will make me rather than break me…although the jury is still out on that front ;o).

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Comments
From Nevels on Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 12:06:24 from 131.204.15.93

way to tough it out in the heat.

out of shear curiosity, what trails were you running in/near Austin? i find myself out there every now and then and am always on the lookout for trails to run...

From thelimey on Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 12:12:46 from 198.214.96.242

I mostly just run on the Town Lake/Lady Bird Lake Hike & Bike Trail, which is pretty manicured for a "trail". However, there is also the "greenbelt Trail" which starts near the entrance to "Barton Springs Pool". The greenbelt is a bit more challenging and you'd need to cross streams in order to run longer distances. You can pick up a small map at REI (6th & Lamar) or various stores surrounding the area. Another trail is further north in the "Bull Creek" area. I think your best bet might be to check out the Hill Country Running Club who could point you in the direction of some good trails - http://www.hillcountrytrailrunners.com/index.shtml.

Best wishes, James

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