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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
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
47.336.0053.33
Kinvaras Miles: 36.221150s Red #1 Miles: 10.051150s Red #2 Miles: 7.06
Weight: 0.00
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
12.220.0012.22

79F.  This is my easy week -- I averaged 67 miles/week over the last 3 weeks so I'll cut mileage back about 20% this week to rest up.

7:39 AP today, pretty evenly paced effort.  I'm getting excited about how certain paces are starting to feel.  I did have the fast shoes on, but this still felt a lot easier than it should've.  Later on in the week I'll do a tempo to better figure out where I'm at.

Kinvaras Miles: 12.22
Weight: 0.00
Comments(5)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.000.005.00

78F.  8:52 AP.

First day of kindergarten!  She seemed to be doing fine.  The 5-year-old and the 31-year-old, that is.

1150s Red #1 Miles: 5.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(7)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
7.060.007.06

81F.  Warm morning...if today plays out as forecasted, it will be our 70th day hitting 100F this year.  Maybe by October we'll get some cooler temps.

8:24 AP today - somewhere between recovery and aerobic base effort.  The best part about this rest week: no double today.

1150s Red #2 Miles: 7.06
Weight: 0.00
Comments(6)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
12.000.0012.00

80F.  8:06 AP.  Meh.  I put on the go-faster shoes thinking I might do a tempo but was not feeling it at all.  It was dark, early, hot, whatever, and I could just never get going, so I just let the legs do whatever they wanted.  I'll take it easy tomorrow and go fast on Friday whether I feel like it or not.

Kinvaras Miles: 12.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(4)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.050.005.05

81F.  Kind of a slow, refreshing run this morning just before sunrise.  8:55 AP.

1150s Red #1 Miles: 5.05
Weight: 0.00
Comments(2)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.006.0012.00

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(9)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
47.336.0053.33
Kinvaras Miles: 36.221150s Red #1 Miles: 10.051150s Red #2 Miles: 7.06
Weight: 0.00
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