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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
58.1012.2070.30
Kinvara 2 - Gray/red Miles: 12.00Kinvara 1 - Blk/orange Miles: 10.00Saucony A5 Miles: 14.00Kinvara 3 - Gray/red Miles: 10.00Fastwich Miles: 12.00Saucony A5 - Blue Miles: 8.30
Weight: 147.70
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
12.000.0012.00

79F, 79%.  7:44 AP.  Felt ok, given the warmth this morning and the 4 IPAs last night.  Hung out with the 8-minute guy for awhile, then dropped him... punk.

Next Sunday....13 miles!  Really going out on a limb with my training.

Kinvara 2 - Gray/red Miles: 12.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(6)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
9.001.0010.00

AM:  79F, 79%.  6 @ 8:28 AP.  

PM:  4 on the TM, with some pitiful 1 min on/offs @ HMP.  Due for a workout, but have been running kinda cruddy the last week to 10 days.  Will probably do something conservative, bide my time until cooler weather and keep the mileage up.

Kinvara 1 - Blk/orange Miles: 10.00
Weight: 0.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
8.006.0014.00

AM1:  78F, 68%.  10 mi total.  A tad warm, but DP was very reasonable, about 67.  I knew I wouldn't be setting any world records today though; just haven't been feeling it lately.  However, it was time for a workout, so I went to the track for a 5 x 1600, 1 lap active rec.  No expectations of pace, just get in the effort.  I averaged 6:16 (6:16, 6:16, 6:13, 6:22 whoops, 6:14).  Recovery laps were a bit quicker than usual, around 2:00 avg.  Physiologically, it did the trick, got the lactic acid bubbling.  Normally I'd consider a cutback week after a bunch of dumpy-feeling runs, but this little skid has coincided with a heat wave so I'm not completely sure it's my fault.  In fact let's blame it on the heat for now.  Yes, everything is just fine.

AM2:  back at it, 4 hrs later.  4 on the mill with strides.

Saucony A5 Miles: 14.00
Weight: 147.20
Comments(9)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
10.000.0010.00

AM:  76F, 78%.  6 @ 8:38 AP.  Almost couldn't pass two elderly ladies power walking up a hill.

PM:  4 TM miles.

Kinvara 3 - Gray/red Miles: 10.00
Weight: 147.80
Comments(7)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
11.001.0012.00

AM:  76F, 69%.  8 @ 7:45 AP.  Happiness is a clean, fresh buttsweat towel waiting for you in your car when you get done running.

PM:  4 TM miles with 5 or 6 x 1-minute efforts @ 5k pace.

Fastwich Miles: 12.00
Weight: 148.40
Comments(3)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
8.104.2012.30

AM:  went with the TM for this workout.  4 x (4 x 90s on / 60s off).  On's were 10.2/10.4/10.6/10.8 mph for the 4 sets (last individual rep @ 11.0) and off's were @ 6.7.  So kinda like 16 x 400 @ 5k pace, but I took 2 minutes easy between each set of 4.  Worked out to about 4.2 miles of "on's" at a 5:42 avg.  Not that hard, but gave the legs some good turnover.  All in all, 8.3 miles in 58:xx min.  Hopefully I don't have too many more TM workouts to suffer through.  In the forecast, I see some lows of 74 in about a week which would be nice.

PM:  TM warrior today....4 more.

Saucony A5 - Blue Miles: 8.30
Weight: 147.40
Comments(7)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
58.1012.2070.30
Kinvara 2 - Gray/red Miles: 12.00Kinvara 1 - Blk/orange Miles: 10.00Saucony A5 Miles: 14.00Kinvara 3 - Gray/red Miles: 10.00Fastwich Miles: 12.00Saucony A5 - Blue Miles: 8.30
Weight: 147.70
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