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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, Apr 12, 2010
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.390.009.000.0011.39

53F, wind NE 1 mph, high thin cloud layer.  Best morning for running that we will have for a while.  I thought I would wait another day for this week's speed trial, since I did big miles over the weekend, but decided to go ahead with it this morning since it is going to be warm for the rest of the week.  Warmed up two miles then ran 9 miles at threshold pace in flat shoes, targeting 8:00 per mile.  Splits and heart rate were 7:57 (157), 7:54 (165), 7:52 (163), 7:44 (172), 7:53 (172), 8:03 (173), 7:53 (174), 8:04 (174) and 8:07 (174), then jogged it in since I had to take my youngest daughter to school.  Average pace for the threshold run was 7:56, I liked how my heart rate held steady in the low 170s, thought that was a good sign.  Was hoping for 10 miles, but this is good enough.  Next time I do this run I will target somewhere between 7:15 and 7:30, starting out short and building up.  Feels good to continue making progress.

My middle daughter, who has a very mixed academic career, stayed up all night doing a paper last night.  Had a couple of bad breaks, not her fault, that put her behind, but didn't complain, just decided on her own to take a Red Bull (OK, not the best choice) and push through to get it done.  She gets it, she is a regular adult now.  That feels pretty good, like I can let her go and she can diagnose her problems and figure them out.  Life is better since she dumped her toxic boyfriend.  Now if she could just get the whole church thing going.

Comments
From KP on Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 10:19:43 from 65.208.22.26

those toxic boyfriends are trouble...

From lightitup on Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 10:57:26 from 67.185.20.107

I'm excited to be "guyed" as in the next race I do with you I will see you at the starting line and then an hour after the finish when I come straggling in with a measly 35-50 mpw, still fat, high heart rate, and overly caffeinated. Hopefully I'll be there in time to see you get the age group (winner?) award. Great job

From SlowJoe on Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 15:09:58 from 184.79.24.255

Another impressive run. Seems like you keep holding faster paces for longer distances each week. That has to be a good thing.

From Burt on Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 15:50:08 from 206.19.214.144

Are you the stake president?

From flatlander on Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 16:12:09 from 198.207.244.102

KP, don't I know it. This guy lasted three years. I found out just after I posted that she called him again yesterday, it's like I jinxed it retroactively. She swears she won't go back to him but now I am worried all over again.

E, what's this age-group stuff? jk Thanks for the confidence. Is your Boston taper making you crazy like it is everybody else?

Joe, yeah, but by this afternoon 9 miles seems a little far to hold a fast pace. I feel like I sprained an ankle even though I didn't. Should be fine by in the morning, but I think it's time to run faster and shorter on the speed stuff.

Burt, no way, couldn't do that and this too. My long-term goal for church service is a mission in Africa. Maybe Kenya? I love Africa. Gotta get a couple of kids straightened out first, though.

From Burt on Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 16:24:54 from 206.19.214.144

Oh, that's right. You can't even be a bishop if you have kids that need straightening out. LOL!

From baldnspicy on Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 11:43:25 from 167.164.3.140

Burt...LOL I actually thought it was the other way around. Seems like every Stk Prez I know had good/decent kids that then by the time that calling was done the kids were off the deep end. I hope our new Stk Prez doesn't have that problem...his kids are great!

Flat - Nice run! I love the speed and distance. I hit about the 160-163 BPM on my Garmin and I'm needing to slow down. Not sure what that means, but I've only hit the low 170s a few times and couldn't hold it long. At my age (39), I'm supposed to have a max HR of 180. Haven't figured out the whole HR thing and training using it yet, but my Garmin is tracking it for when I get smart enough to understand. Keep it up!

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