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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

Fri, Aug 26, 2011

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
6.00	6.00	12.00

76F, 80%. Geez, everytime it drops a few degrees we get some humidity with it..

Anyway, I needed a good laugh so I figured I'd try the last 6 @ GMP today (7:03).

First, a brisk 6-mile warmup @ 7:56 AP.

Then 6 GMP @ 6:56 AP. Splits were 6:57, 7:05, 6:55, 6:54, 7:01, 6:40.

7:26 AP for all 12.

Weeeell, let's face it - GMP is pretty much tempo pace right now. Yeah, I know it'll get cooler but there's still a ways to go before 7-minute miles = MP. Overall, not a bad run though. I had to start today at 4:30am so the run was completely in the dark -- with the Garmin 405 I have to lock the bezel in the summertime due to the sweat flying...that means I can't turn on the light and use it for pacing. The only glimpse I get of my pace is when it beeps each mile and lights up. No street lights where I run. So one positive takeaway is that I (more or less) set the right pace without looking. Just wish it wasn't such a miserable-feeling pace.

Kinvaras Miles: 12.00

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From I Just Run on Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 10:59:54 from 67.79.11.242

Ha ha... it was 70 degrees and pretty low humidity here today ... Sorry I had to rub it in a little. The bad thing is I wasn't running but biking. Temperatures don't seem to matter much when biking. I think I'm actually going to get cold while biking if the temperature is below 70.

My Garmin (old style 305) lights up if I press the power button once. Doesn't your new version do that?

Oh BTW...80% humidity is pretty normal for here :-) All in all it was still a nice run for you!

From SlowJoe on Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 11:06:25 from 132.3.53.68

To light up the 405 you have normally have to touch the bezel with 2 fingers, but I have to lock it when it's hot (so the bezel won't work) because my sweat starts to set it off after a few miles if I don't. Then it goes haywire the rest of the run. I wish we'd gotten the older ones to start out with - I like actual buttons more.

80% humidity is rare here lately, but I looked it up and it only made the heat index 77 so still a cooler morning (although not 70!)

From I Just Run on Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 11:08:02 from 67.79.11.242

My Garmin would be worthless if water set it off. I sweat like a pig...! Wait a minute, I've heard pigs don't sweat..?

From SlowJoe on Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 11:12:01 from 132.3.53.68

Yeah I don't think my wife appreciates the solid trail of sweat leading to the shower when I get back. Or the soaking wet spot on the carpet where I stretch out a little. At least we can't be called pigs if they don't sweat.

From seeaprilrun on Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 18:50:08 from 174.70.177.86

10 degrees cooler and something will snap and suddenly 6:50 pace will get very, very comfortable. Just wait--you'll see!

From Dan on Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 22:22:52 from 24.209.83.20

Nice job Joe- I have a 405cx so I hear ya. When I run pre-5 am, sometimes I turn the sensitivity at it's lowest setting so I can have some light. Either that or I program the Garmin to angry beep at me if I am going to fast or slow with the custom range settings.

Humid? The good thing about Ohio is we are already cooling off- the bad was May-August and the 90 out of 98 days was 100%. That being said- April is right, you are gearing up for some great speeds!

From SlowJoe on Sat, Aug 27, 2011 at 19:43:34 from 75.109.104.60

April - hopefully so -- I have a bunch of long GMP runs ahead that could get pretty ugly otherwise!

Dan - thanks for the tip on the Garmin, didn't know you could leave the light on low like that. And yeah, humidity has certainly never been the issue here - just icing on the misery cake every once and awhile.

From Rye on Sat, Aug 27, 2011 at 22:58:53 from 174.27.85.204

Technology is great! We runners are geeks. Nice run joe... How do you feel about your training?

From SlowJoe on Sun, Aug 28, 2011 at 10:40:19 from 75.109.104.60

Rye - not sure what to think yet - I'm glad I've held up well during the highest mileage of my life but I still constantly wonder if I'm doing too much, not enough, etc. Ask me again on January 15!

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