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Location:

Cypress,TX,

Member Since:

Oct 10, 2009

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

5K: 24:22 (March 2010); 22:33 (October 2010); 20:47 (May 2011); 21:05 (May 2012); 21:33 (September 2012); 21:23 (November, 2013); 22:31 (September 2014)

5M: 39:22 (November, 2012); 35:54 (November, 2013); 36:03 (March, 2015)

10K: 44:08 (November, 2010); 49:20 (July, 2013); 44:07 (April, 2015)

12K: 56:03 (December, 2013); 58:58 (December, 2014)

10M: 1:11:58 (October, 2012); 1:15:24 (October, 2014)

Half Marathon: 1:53:xx (London's Run 2010); 2:05:21 (Cowtown 2010); 1:37:04 (Gusher 2011); 1:42:19 (Huntsville 2011); 1:33:47 (Baytown Jailbreak 2012); 1:33:50 (The Woodlands 2012); 1:42:52 (Texas 2015); 1:49:17 (Jailbreak 2015); 1:38:34 (The Woodlands 2015)

25K: 2:01:47 (Fifth Third River Bank, May 2014)

Marathon: 5:51:35 (Texas Marathon 2009); 6:21:36 (Ogden 2009); 4:58:29 (St. George 2009); 4:13:45 (Texas Marathon 2010); 4:04:12 (Utah Valley Marathon, 2010); 5:11:14 (Hartford ING, 2010); 3:41:43 (Richmond SunTrust, 2010); 3:39:27 (Texas Marathon 2011); 3:41:46 (Utah Valley Marathon, 2011); 3:30:35 (St. George 2011); 3:41:51 (Richmond 2012); 3:49:15 (Texas 2013); 3:46:59 (Paavo Nurmi, 2013); 3:34:04 (St. George 2013); 3:49:51 (Texas 2014); 3:31:59 (Richmond 2014); 3:28:34 (Boston 2015)

Short-Term Running Goals:

3:20, 1:30, 0:20

Long-Term Running Goals:

I'm 60, there is no long term.

Personal:

I live, work and run in Houston, Texas. I have run 17 marathons, some good ones and some others. I prefer straight, flat, cold, sea-level marathons, still waiting for my first one. I feel like there are more PRs out there. When I have them, I am told it is time to dial it back, run for healthy reasons. I'm sure that's right, and I'm sure it won't happen.

My wife and I are from the mountains of the west. We have five kids, three granddaughters and three grandsons. The kids and grandkids are native Texans but we are not -- you have to be born here.

As for my blog title: I run most of my miles before sunrise, sometimes hours before. On the back road of my neighborhood two hours before daylight, I can depend on a pack of mutts behind the boundary fence lighting up when they hear my footsteps. I have wondered what they wanted; but according to Hemingway I needn't ask.

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Mon, Mar 22, 2010

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
6.76	3.00	0.00	0.00	9.76

41F, wind WSW 9 mph, clear, perfect running weather. Ran 9.76 in 1:38:54, average pace 10.08 minutes per mile, flat shoes. I ran the first 6.5 at low heart rate, average pace about 10:55, was surprised to find no fatigue in my legs from Saturday. Then ran 3 at a little faster than 3:45 marathon pace, splits 8:34, 8:20, 8:17, then jogged it in because I was out of time. This morning's pace was faster than Saturday and didn't seem to require as much effort. At times I could feel a certain smoothness and rhythm, but not sure how it would have looked on YouTube. The flats always feel good, I'll probably be wearing them every day before long.

The revised plan, if it holds up, is to add more speed work during the week by picking target paces and gradually increasing the miles at that pace, then pick a new pace, all at the end of the run. Hopefully I can get past some of my speed issues by getting in more, shorter sessions with quicker recovery. The bottom-line question here is whether one would get more benefit from running 3 ten-milers or 1 twenty-miler at the same speed. Right now I am betting on the former, but it is just a bet. Feels good to do something different, though. That may be the main benefit.

Comments

From Huans32 on Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 10:36:52 from 138.64.8.52

Enjoy the great weather while it last. It has been great up here too.

From baldnspicy on Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 10:19:10 from 72.77.125.47

Nice run! What flats are you wearing? I think mixing it up some is always good. I find that a different route, or a different goal pace/finishing time or even a different time of day helps me to keep it fresh. I have some favorite routes that I run because they're convenient and somewhat scenic, but lately I've been trying to work in some different types of hills or surfaces. That change has kept is nice and I don't get bored with running.

Looks like you're doing great, though! I'm impressed!

From baldnspicy on Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 10:21:55 from 72.77.125.47

Oh, and I'm paranoid that someone is going to video me running and post it on Youtube. I can just see some pimple faced teen working at the local 7-11 posting my running from the security camera tapes. It would be humiliating, I guarantee it. If this happens, will you represent me when I sue 7-11? :-)

From flatlander on Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 13:05:05 from 198.207.244.102

Huans, thanks, that what I heard about your weather up there.

Bald, I ordered some flats from Brazil, a brand called Jinga, totally flexible with a thin sole and no support, so you get the barefoot effect without wearing toe shoes. I'm hoping they will help prevent injuries. And yes, I will be happy to represent you against the first guy who puts you on YouTube.

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