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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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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
16.140.000.000.0016.14

51F, 55%, WNW 13-22 mph.  When I first went out it was windier than that.  Howling out there.  I ran 6 then went on the seminary run and afterwards checked the conditions before heading back out, but by then the wind felt more reasonable.  I was in short sleeves and doing fine, but I ran past a kid walking to the school bus.  He was bundled from head to toe, including a scarf that covered most of his face.  Only his eyes were poking out, and they were red.  He looked miserable, and he looked at me like I was crazy.  Really, it wasn't that bad, though it was hard to keep a steady heart rate, running with and then against the wind.  Overall I ran 16.14 LHR miles in 2:39:09, average pace 9:52 per mile, which I was happy with under the circumstances.  My legs are trashed, so I am not going to run today.  They never quite recovered from Saturday's hills.  My left calf is especially sore, it needs a day of rest.  I might not be quite ready for this much mileage yet, even LHR miles. 

I am writing this on Friday after taking my daughter and son-in-law to the airport this morning.  They came in last night.  We met up at a restaurant because I was driving straight from work.  Our granddaughters came running into the restaurant and parked on each side of me.  Grandma got stuck across the table.  I might have smirked.

Comments
From LymanW on Fri, Nov 04, 2011 at 10:37:29 from 170.135.112.12

Good call taking the day off. Get some recovery in and avoid injury!

From I Just Run on Fri, Nov 04, 2011 at 11:14:39 from 67.79.11.242

Crazy milage! I'd say a day off is in order. I think I might have smirked too :-)

From Steam8 on Sat, Nov 05, 2011 at 10:40:02 from 166.70.55.77

16 miles....you have been pumping out the miles! 5 about killed me yesterday!

You might have smirked? ha! That had to feel good. :)

From SlowJoe on Sat, Nov 05, 2011 at 13:42:06 from 75.109.104.60

Good call on the day off. I don't care what pace you are going, it has to be tough running for 2.5 hours a day. Congrats on being the favorite grandparent.

From Smooth on Sun, Nov 06, 2011 at 00:56:05 from 75.162.83.50

You smirked?!! If I were your wife, I'd kicked you in the shin! jk! :)

NICE miles! Take the weekend off and enjoy the visiting kids and grandkids already! :)

From flatlander on Sun, Nov 06, 2011 at 11:34:24 from 76.31.26.153

Lyman, thanks, belated welcome to the blog, looks like you are making some fast progress, good luck.

IJR, S8, Joe and Smooth, yep I smirked. Have been paying for it, though, if that is any consolation.

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