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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, May 16, 2011

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
16.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	16.00

64F, 61%, calm with clouds moving in. One of the few cool running days left until the fall. Was trying to decide whether to do a tempo run or 1K intervals, then remembered that last week I didn't do too well running fast on Monday after running hard on Saturday. So even though I felt fine yesterday and this morning I pulled back and used up the cool morning doing a long LHR run. I needed one anyway and it looks like I get one more cool morning tomorrow. Started out slow and stiff and gradually sped up, got several splits in the low 9:30s miles 7 through 10, overall 12.00 miles in 1:57:11, average pace 9:46 per mile, all LHR, good pace for a Monday after. Got that familiar deep fatigue feeling the last two miles, which signals a good LHR workout. Training for SGM is going to depend on what happens at UVM, but I am thinking that after SGM I will do exclusivly slow running for about 12 weeks before starting my training for Boston. I probably won't run a January marathon next year, so nothing between SGM and Boston. Would love to get my LHR pace down to the mid-8s, not sure if that is doable or not but it would be a big step if I could make it happen. How is that for long-term planning?

PM 4 TM miles, hill training.

Comments

From I Just Run on Mon, May 16, 2011 at 09:59:19 from 67.79.11.242

And I was just trying to decide what to run tomorrow...My long term planning is about 3 days out :) Hey Flat, what is SGM? Wish I was going to Boston with you!

From Burt on Mon, May 16, 2011 at 10:06:08 from 72.223.90.79

St. George Marathon.

From flatlander on Mon, May 16, 2011 at 10:06:12 from 76.31.26.153

Preston, SGM = St. George Marathon. Just got picked in the lottery with 4 siblings and an in-law, should be a blast, plus we have a lot of intra-family trash-talk going. Great fun. Are you sure you can't get into Boston? Isn't your BQ time 3:35? You are at least as fast as me, and right now I am pretty sure I could run a 3:30, which would make you a Friday registrant. I think there are some summer marathons up north with pretty reasonable temperatures. Would be great fun to have you at Boston.

From Burt on Mon, May 16, 2011 at 10:07:05 from 72.223.90.79

Beat you by 4 seconds Mark.

From flatlander on Mon, May 16, 2011 at 10:08:06 from 198.207.244.102

You're that guy on the front row with all the answers.

From Burt on Mon, May 16, 2011 at 10:10:34 from 72.223.90.79

Yeah, that annoying guy that everyone else in the class hates.

From Stephen on Mon, May 16, 2011 at 10:25:00 from 204.182.3.235

I keep talking to my kids about planning. I tell them that there is a correlation between their level of income and their level of planning. I think it applies no matter how we define success.

From I Just Run on Mon, May 16, 2011 at 10:29:37 from 67.79.11.242

Yeah my qualifying time is 3:35:59. I missed it by 2;10 at Oklahoma because of my knee issue. I've been trying to find a marathon somewhere up north, in the summer, where I could try again.

From PRE on Mon, May 16, 2011 at 22:08:39 from 99.50.214.225

flatlander -

Hi. I ran 12 today as well. Congrats on getting picked (St. George Marathon lottery). Second year in a row I did not get selected for New York lottery. Which is why I am doing Hartford in October.

Nice to see you have a few races lined up.

From Dan on Mon, May 16, 2011 at 23:14:22 from 24.209.83.20

Good running and yes it is possible. Long terms plans are nice to have, plenty of time to change them I say ;)

From JG on Mon, May 16, 2011 at 23:56:34 from 74.176.224.159

Nice run Flat ... and yes ... that is some serious long term planning, but that is the best way to get good results for marathons!

IJR - If you really don't want to wait, I think there is one chance for you that gives you a far better chance than any other! There are a lot of people on here from Utah that could speak to this a lot better than I can, but Top of Utah in Logan is Sept 17 & has a net downhill of 1,045' & it is gradual, 1 to 2%, so not quad pounding from what I read! Boston reg does not open to 'all' qualified runners until Sept. 19, so if you ran a 3:30, you could even register a day before it opens up to the masses! Just a thought, I am sure Flat would appreciate if you stepped up and got er done! lol

From I Just Run on Tue, May 17, 2011 at 10:18:15 from 67.79.11.242

Thanks JG,

Wow...You found the perfect marathon for me! I'm trying to think of a reason not to run it but I can't really come up with any excuses except the travel and that shouldn't be a problem. I'm putting it on my calendar and will begin to think serious about it!

Anybody want to go to Logan with me?

IJR

From JG on Tue, May 17, 2011 at 10:26:44 from 74.176.224.159

If you fly me out there, I'll pace you to a 3:30 ... lol j/k

Flat, really not hijacking your blog, just trying to encourage another participant to join us in Boston '12! :)

From flatlander on Tue, May 17, 2011 at 10:34:13 from 76.31.26.153

IJR and JG, no worries, blog away. I have never run Top of Utah, but here is what I have heard about it: Top half is fast and somewhat steep, people tend to go out too fast, so it takes some discipline or your quads will be trashed. The bottom half flattens out and the final 10K twists through the streets of Logan. Some people don't like that, others do. Weather on top is always cool, down in the valley it depends on the day, but if you are running 3:30 or faster it shouldn't be too bad even on a hot day. By September, fall has arrived in Logan, so chances are good you will get cool temps. Definitely one you should consider, but make sure there is not some odd rule that results have to be posted on-line before you can register for Boston.

From flatlander on Tue, May 17, 2011 at 10:42:08 from 76.31.26.153

Stephen, I tell my kids lots of things, all with about equal effect.

PRE, I ran Hartford last year. Loved the people there, but it was my last bad race unfortunately.

Dan, LOL, I change my plans constantly, usually in the middle of a run. That's what's so fun about it.

From I Just Run on Tue, May 17, 2011 at 11:41:22 from 67.79.11.242

Watch what you say JG...I have a lot of frequent flyer miles...!

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