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Location:

Cypress,TX,

Member Since:

Oct 10, 2009

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

5K: 24:22 (March 2010); 22:33 (October 2010); 20:47 (May 2011); 21:05 (May 2012); 21:33 (September 2012); 21:23 (November, 2013); 22:31 (September 2014)

5M:  39:22 (November, 2012); 35:54 (November, 2013); 36:03 (March, 2015)

10K: 44:08 (November, 2010); 49:20 (July, 2013); 44:07 (April, 2015)

12K:  56:03 (December, 2013); 58:58 (December, 2014)

10M:  1:11:58 (October, 2012); 1:15:24 (October, 2014)

Half Marathon:  1:53:xx (London's Run 2010); 2:05:21 (Cowtown 2010); 1:37:04 (Gusher 2011); 1:42:19 (Huntsville 2011); 1:33:47 (Baytown Jailbreak 2012); 1:33:50 (The Woodlands 2012); 1:42:52 (Texas 2015); 1:49:17 (Jailbreak 2015); 1:38:34 (The Woodlands 2015)

25K: 2:01:47 (Fifth Third River Bank, May 2014)

Marathon: 5:51:35 (Texas Marathon 2009); 6:21:36 (Ogden 2009); 4:58:29 (St. George 2009); 4:13:45 (Texas Marathon 2010); 4:04:12 (Utah Valley Marathon, 2010); 5:11:14 (Hartford ING, 2010); 3:41:43 (Richmond SunTrust, 2010); 3:39:27 (Texas Marathon 2011); 3:41:46 (Utah Valley Marathon, 2011); 3:30:35 (St. George 2011); 3:41:51 (Richmond 2012); 3:49:15 (Texas 2013); 3:46:59 (Paavo Nurmi, 2013); 3:34:04 (St. George 2013); 3:49:51 (Texas 2014); 3:31:59 (Richmond 2014); 3:28:34 (Boston 2015)

Short-Term Running Goals:

3:20, 1:30, 0:20

Long-Term Running Goals:

I'm 60, there is no long term.

Personal:

I live, work and run in Houston, Texas.  I have run 17 marathons, some good ones and some others.  I prefer straight, flat, cold, sea-level marathons, still waiting for my first one.  I feel like there are more PRs out there.  When I have them, I am told it is time to dial it back, run for healthy reasons.  I'm sure that's right, and I'm sure it won't happen.

My wife and I are from the mountains of the west.  We have five kids, three granddaughters and three grandsons.  The kids and grandkids are native Texans but we are not -- you have to be born here.

As for my blog title: I run most of my miles before sunrise, sometimes hours before. On the back road of my neighborhood two hours before daylight, I can depend on a pack of mutts behind the boundary fence lighting up when they hear my footsteps. I have wondered what they wanted; but according to Hemingway I needn't ask.

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No progress yet, haven't run at all and my back continues to worsen.  I'm on ibuprofen now just to make it through the day (and the night).

On the bright, side, I am going to see a doctor in the morning.  My sister recommended a physiatrist, which I had never heard about before, but they are like orthopedic surgeons without a knife, they specialize in bones, joints and muscles.  She swears by them.  So I went online and found the best-rated ones in Houston, at least in theory.  On the not-so-bright side, the top guy, unfortunately, is Dr. Kevorkian.  I figured it would be no problem getting an appointment and I was right, they wanted to know if I could come in right then.  But if he pulls out a needle I am out of there.  On the other hand, if I it turns out I can never run again . . . .

I asked this same sister a hypothetical question:  since she has run it at least 3 times, if she was signed up for Boston but knew her race was going to suck wind all the way from China, would she still go?  She said absolutely, even if she had to walk it.  I'm not so sure, could any race be that great?  Anyway, I have until the second week in March to cancel my hotel room.

Gaining weight, don't know how much though, I refuse to get on the scales.

That is all.

Comments
From Claudio on Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 15:24:36 from 173.75.182.125

Sorry to read these bad news Flatlander. I wish you a full and prompt recovery. I don't know if your problem is muscular or something else, but if there is at least a muscular component to your pain, maybe you can find some relief from a "sacro wedgy" - check out http://www.sacrowedgy.com/runners.htm (I know it works for my back/hips and my sitting all day job, but I don't think I've ever had the severe pain you have).

From Dan on Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 17:03:38 from 24.209.83.20

I am sorry man. Is Boston worth it, I think so. You earned the trip, walk it if you must- take pictures! Really though I hope you get some positive news from the doctor.

From derhammer on Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 10:00:03 from 64.245.52.2

Good luck flat. Tough decision on Boston. If I had it all over to do again I am not sure I would have run it last year. But I was already up there so why not? It wasn't real fun in the heat and knowing I could not run my best. So I can understand where you are coming from. Still, I am damn happy to have that jacket. I like to think that the race that mattered was the one that got me into Boston. So I can live just fine with having run a terrible time for Boston.

From I Just Run on Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 12:35:10 from 67.79.11.242

I'm looking forward to a good report!!!

From Dan on Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 13:56:50 from 24.209.83.20

Flat- I looked over what David said and he is right-for once ;)

People always ask about my time and I refer to what got me to Boston. When I talk about Boston I am always sharing the experience, not my time. Man was it hot.

From flatlander on Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 14:24:05 from 76.31.26.153

Thanks all, "DR REPORT" is now posted.

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