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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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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.070.000.000.0010.07

50F, wind WNW 9 mph and clearing after a night of thunderstorms.  Puddles everywhere.  Perfect.  Ran 10.07 in 1:50:47, average pace 10:59 per mile, low heart rate, regular shoes.  I felt some fatigue in my legs at about mile 7 so was glad to finish.  And some tightness at the end in my left Achilles, opposite of the one that has been giving me problems.  I'll run easy again tomorrow morning and if all goes well do my long run tomorrow night.

I just got an e-mail yesterday telling me to get off my butt and go pick up my age group award for the 5K I ran on March 6 -- before they put the thing in the wood chipper.  Turns out I got third.  Out of six.  But I beat the other runners at my firm by a fair margin.  Just a bunch of pasty-faced lawyers.

Update:   Got my award.  Must be a major award.  I'm going to put it on my credenza right next to my Ralphie statuette.

 

Comments
From SlowJoe on Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 10:52:07 from 131.59.200.80

Sounds like a good plan on the easy running. From a guy who just got 1st in his age group (out of 2), congrats! At least you beat more than 1 guy. But much more important to beat the people at work, well done.

From lightitup on Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 11:27:36 from 67.185.20.107

you are doing so well!

From Burt on Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 12:17:48 from 206.19.214.144

I've been meaning to reprimand you for not posting any pictures yet. It's about time! Nice job on the 3rd place...out of 6 :)

From flatlander on Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 12:31:29 from 198.207.244.102

Thanks Burt, I'm brimming with pride here. About actually posting a picture, I mean, not the award itself -- I'm properly humble about that. Gotta take better pictures in the first place though. The focus isn't too great, no way to really focus up close with a cell phone I guess.

From Burt on Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 13:26:16 from 206.19.214.144

A very obvious camera phone picture, but a picture nonetheless. That's all that matters.

From Burt on Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 13:27:29 from 206.19.214.144

lightitup - you haven't blogged in forever!

From lightitup on Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 18:59:43 from 67.185.20.107

hey Burt, thx for noticing. I'm on dailymile, FB and our running blog...runningthroughthecorn.blogspot.com. I just come here now to hear about Mark!

I think he's going to be 3:30 by St. George!

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