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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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56F, bright and calm morning.  Took my son and his wife to the airport, took my daughter to school, then ran 1 mile on the streets and 6.4 on the elliptical.  My ankle felt pretty good all weekend then didn't feel so good this morning.  I can get around but it is awkward and slow, definitely not making any training progress until it heals, though I am probably maintaining some reasonable level of fitness. 

So over the weekend my son bought a small house to live in during medical school.  Should be pretty nice for them and he might be able to turn a profit in 4 years when he is ready to sell.  The first-time homebuyer bonus from Uncle O was too hard to pass up.  Unfortunately I will have to co-sign, but he is good for it.  (Fingers crossed.)  Might not have done it so readily for a couple of other kids I know with the same last name.

Comments
From KP on Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 13:02:06 from 65.208.22.25

My brother and sister-in-law took advantage of that little bonus from Uncle O with my mom's signature attached too.

If I were one of the "other kids" in your family, I would think you were playing favorites! ;)

From Burt on Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 13:19:00 from 206.19.214.144

I have a favorite child and all the rest of my children know it.

From SlowJoe on Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 17:11:17 from 184.79.24.255

Yeah, pitting them against each other is the most efficient way to get them straightened out (well it works with 2 and 3 year olds anyway).

From jasro on Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 19:04:07 from 198.50.4.4

Sorry about the ankle. Those darn injuries. Good to see you are hanging in there. Thanks for the welcome back.

From Mack on Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 18:31:39 from 71.111.186.66

Hey flat, this is a pretty long period of silence for you. Are you ok? Hope you aren't laying on the side of the road somewhere in Texas holding your ankle!

From flatlander on Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 19:06:57 from 220.232.159.233

KP, my other kids have shown remarkable resourcefulness in making sure they get their fair share.

Burt, I have found frequent utility in the phrase "life isn't fair", it is heard quite often around our house.

Joe, until they gang up on you. My number two kid once walked out of the house as a 16-year old. He took all of his younger siblings as they attempted to rent an apartment in order to escape East Germany. Between the four of them they cobbled together enough coins for first month's rent, but couldn't come up with a deposit and made it back home in time for dinner. My wife very wisely cooked their favorite meal that night.

Jasro, thanks, it is still touch and go but hopefully it will be OK.

Mack, a little of both, but see today's blog, training interruption from traveling. Hope all is going well with you.

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