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Location:

San Antonio,TX,

Member Since:

Dec 13, 2009

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

5K PR - 18:01 - Nov '14

10K PR - 38:37 (workout) - Oct '14

Half-marathon - 1:22:43 - Jan '14

Marathon - 2:58:43 in Boston! - Apr '13

50 mile - 7:49:30 (2nd) - Nov '15

Short-Term Running Goals:

- Balance

- Run more trails, volunteer, more social running, run with a team

- Race a lot more.  learn.

Race results / possible schedule:

Apr 2 - Hells Hills 25k trail - 4th

Apr 9 - Toughest 'n Texas 20-mile Trail - 2nd

May 7 - Paleface - Trail Marathon - 3rd

May 29 - American Hero road 25k - 2nd

Jun 25 - Pedernales Falls 30k nighttime Trail - 5th (sick)

Jul 16 - Muleshoe Bend 30k nighttime Trail - 3rd

Jul 23-24 - Fossil Valley 9-hour nighttime Trail - 2nd

Aug 6 - Colorado Bend 30k nighttime Trail - 4th

Aug 27 - Reveille Peak 30k nighttime Trail (entered)

Sep 10 - Franklin Mountains 50k (entered - not all-out effort...I hope)

Sep 17 - Lighthouse Hill 20-mile trail (entered)

Sep 24 - J&J 50 mile trail

Long-Term Running Goals:

Compete in a few more ultras without going off course (again)

Sub-18 in a 5k

One.  Good.  Marathon.

Personal:

I started running at age 30, in late 2009.  I have 2 daughters (10 and 8 yrs old).

  

 

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Saucony A5 Lifetime Miles: 1054.70
Kinvara 2 - Gray/red Lifetime Miles: 1551.08
Kinvara 3 - Gray/red Lifetime Miles: 1244.23
1160s Lifetime Miles: 888.70
Saucony A5 Red Lifetime Miles: 565.10
Saucony A6 - Yellow Lifetime Miles: 214.00
Saucony A6 - Red/blue Lifetime Miles: 61.50
NB MT101 Trail Lifetime Miles: 302.00
Fastwitch 6 Red #1 Lifetime Miles: 286.50
Fastwitch 6 Red #2 Lifetime Miles: 267.00
Tue, Jul 22, 2014
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
7.503.5011.00

AM: 76F, 87%.  7 mi. total.  Today was ol' reliable 5 x 800m @ 3k, 2 min rest.  For some reason, it's the only workout I've been consistent with all summer - maybe it's just not that hard to do.  Anyway, another success today, averaging 2:45.2 (2:46.4, 2:46.1, 2:44.8, 2:46.8, 2:42.0).  The nice thing is I've built a little history now, for comparison's sake.

5/20 67F 84% 2:48.6
6/10 68F 87% 2:42.7
7/1 75F 89% 2:46.6
7/22 76F 87% 2:45.2

I almost think today might have been the highest quality of the four, given the temp.  Either way, it was definitely in the sweet spot.

PM:  4 on the TM, with a pu pu platter of different pickups (sorry, I had Chinese buffet for lunch).  Incidentally, if your buffet behavior is anything like mine, it takes more than 3 hours of buffet recovery time before you should attempt a run...ugh.

Saucony A5 - Blue Miles: 11.00
Weight: 145.80
Comments
From Jake K on Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 07:54:47 from 199.190.170.29

This is your bread and butter workout.

And no, it's not that easy to do! :-)

From I Just Run on Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 08:08:56 from 67.79.11.242

Looks to me like it's great progress from May. 10 degrees hotter and 3 seconds faster. That's good!

From SlowJoe on Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 15:17:44 from 168.215.171.129

Thanks Jake and Preston. I think the relatively long rests (for 800s) makes it a good summer workout, allowing you to go at it pretty hard to get to the 3k pace range.

From Jason D on Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 17:49:42 from 68.80.27.222

Good work!

From allie on Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 18:03:01 from 161.38.221.168

excellent. i love workout history.

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