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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

Sun, Nov 29, 2015

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
4.50	1.00	5.50

50F. Mostly around 8-min pace, legs felt heavy and stuck, so I dropped in a 6:09 toward the end. It actually felt good. It's like my 8-9 minute muscles are tired but my 6 min muscles are fresh.

Right now I'm signed up for a half in January and Cowtown 50k at the end of February. I kind of regret signing up for the half. I want to do well at cowtown so I'm preserving the weeks leading up to that one. But I'm also thinking about maybe a 50k @ Bandera on 1/9, which is 2 weeks before my January half...if I do, there's probably no chance for a HM PR. Really feeling like I don't care about that though. Or getting a marathon PR this season - might replace Providence with another trail ultra. Always feels like the racing season is so short, so I'm trying to maximize my "fun."

Kinvara 3 - Gray/red Miles: 5.50

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From Jake K on Mon, Nov 30, 2015 at 14:28:02 from 159.212.71.69

Fun is good.

And knowing you, a 17:XX 5K is definitely in play if you decide to run another trail 50 or something like that. You defy logic so roll with it!

From Russ on Thu, Dec 03, 2015 at 09:00:37 from 74.114.3.253

With you running this many solid miles so soon after your first 50M, you're clearly in a good spot with your legs. Seems like a 1/2 4-6 weeks before a 50K might actually be a good thing?

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