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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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Sat, Jun 04, 2011

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
10.01	0.00	0.00	0.00	10.01

65F, 97%, finishing up at 72F, 87%, calm and clear. Air was fresh and clear, great day to be running. Drove with Wade down to the Y and our group wasn't there. We latched on to another group and ran 10.01 miles in 1:34:28, average pace 9:26 per mile, all LHR until the last 2 or 3, couldn't hold it after that. We intended to only do 8, but noticed a new paved trail and decided to see where it went, that added an extra couple of miles but the trail was beautiful. I have heard that you aren't supposed to do more than 8 as you get close to a race if you want a true taper, but hopefully the extra 2 didn't do too much damage. Time goes very quickly when you have company, a fun run.

I am working on a carb depletion/loading plan this weekend. There are a lot of theories out there, one of which is that if you change to about a 30 to 40 percent carb intake the first part of the week, then 80% the last couple of days, you get a super-loading effect. Also, supposedly if you run some sprints (6 or 8, 40 to 80 yards) the day before, you get a similar effect. Deciding whether to experiment or not. I also have my sister-in-law's vegetarian pasta recipe, which I ate (the pasta, not the recipe) before the Richmond Marathon. I am thinking of making it up, freezing it and bringing it on the plane with me to eat when I get to the hotel Friday night. I think I can get it through security if I bring enough for the TSA guys to share.

Comments

From SlowJoe on Sat, Jun 04, 2011 at 12:49:51 from 184.79.24.255

Nice run. I've read about the carb depleting prior to loading too, but haven't felt like trying it yet (although I would love to eat steak for every meal for a few days). Let us know what you end up doing.

Have fun with the "enhanced" pat down by TSA.

From Rye on Sat, Jun 04, 2011 at 13:00:30 from 75.174.13.142

My daughter is a vegan...I have tried some of her concotions and I am not sure the TSA dudes would be interested. Joe..."enhanced pat down" sounds interesting..

From derhammer on Sat, Jun 04, 2011 at 16:12:04 from 70.113.125.159

I have had great luck with this plan, and so have many runners in my club. The best part is you can eat normally up to the day before, and it has been scientifically proven to work as well. I pretty much drink most of my carbs the day before as well. You are probably familiar with it but thought I would post anyway. Good luck in what ever you choose to do. http://www.pponline.co.uk/encyc/carbo-loading-managing-your-glycogen-intake-without-overloading-on-glucose-65

Here is some good info about the carbo depletion plan: http://www.ausport.gov.au/ais/nutrition/factsheets/competition_and_training2/carbohydrate_loading

From flatlander on Sat, Jun 04, 2011 at 21:27:04 from 76.31.26.153

Thanks guys, have been working on this today. The added complication is that I am going to be in Panama later in the week, flying out on Friday and turning right around and flying to Utah. Not sure what is going to be available in Panama. DH, I read those linke and they are interesting. What drink are you using and is it powder? That might be part of a solution. I got a carb powder today at my son's weird weightlifting powder store, it is nasty sure enough, we'll see how I feel later tonight. I don't want to put on 5 pounds just for the sake of carb loading.

From I Just Run on Sat, Jun 04, 2011 at 22:19:13 from 166.205.11.200

I need to work more on my prerace diet. I ate two pieces of pizza yesterday before my 10K today and felt good. I ate a big pasta lunch the fay before the OKC marithon and felt sluggish on racr day. Obviously i don't know much about prerace loading but i am going to follow Der Hammers suggested plan before my next big race.

From I Just Run on Sat, Jun 04, 2011 at 22:21:36 from 166.205.11.200

Hey....I just noticed the new blog picture...nice. i see you went to orange, i did too after SlowJoes results wearing orange!

From derhammer on Sat, Jun 04, 2011 at 22:52:09 from 70.113.125.159

Flat, I use this stuff. It is completely tasteless and mixes well with anything. You will be able to find it at a good bike/tri shop since it seems to be something that cyclists use. Same company also has a drink that I have not used but 1200 calories in one bottle. Others I know have used it with good results.

http://www.trisports.com/carbo-pro2lb.html

http://www.trisports.com/carbopro1200.html>

Also, Gatorade came out with a PRO series of stuff. There is a PRO Prime that has almost 400 calories in a small bottle and tastes pretty good. I found it at Dicks' Sporting Goods.

From flatlander on Sun, Jun 05, 2011 at 07:42:03 from 76.31.26.153

IJR, thanks for the feedback on the picture. Interestingly enough, it isn't showing up on my computer, just the old one. Not sure what the problem is. The orange is what I race every marathon in, that picture is my finish at UVM last year, just so nobody will think I'm fast.

DH, thanks, I'm going to check these out.

From Burt on Sun, Jun 05, 2011 at 12:16:22 from 72.223.90.79

Check this out Preston.

http://burt-mccumber.fastrunningblog.com/blog-2010-London-s-Run-10k-errr-11k-/01-30-2010.html

From SlowJoe on Sun, Jun 05, 2011 at 12:38:29 from 184.79.24.255

Flatlander was the original orange-shirter. I remember his old profile picture was so pixelated that the orange shirt was about all you could see.

From Kelli on Sun, Jun 05, 2011 at 22:54:05 from 71.219.96.115

I think Pizza and Ice Cream the night before is the key...really!

I have actually done the sprinting thing, last year before a huge marathon PR. I LIKE IT!!! It was enough to get the legs moving, but not too much to be tired!

NOW, bummed I can not run much yet. I really wanted to come down to the race and meet you! Our local 5k/10k/1 miler is that day and while I can not do the 5k myself, all of my kids are signed up and then we watch the parade so it takes all morning. We do it every year, but it is typically later in June. BUMMER!!!!

I will be rooting for you from Herriman!!!!

From flatlander on Sun, Jun 05, 2011 at 23:13:19 from 76.31.26.153

I just wanted to post that one to remind myself what I looked like coming in last year at UVM. If I look like that again, hopefully it will be because I ran faster.

DH, thanks for the info on Carbo-pro. Looks like that will be a good solution for me since I'm traveling and it's easy to take powders.

SJ, glad you saw the orange shirt instead of my knobby knees. Burt saw only my knees, he still has nightmares.

Kelli, have fun with your family, I'm sure I'll catch up at some point, maybe SGM? Thanks for all your support.

From Kelli on Sun, Jun 05, 2011 at 23:16:08 from 71.219.96.115

Are you running SG? OK, we will have a blogger party! Now we just need to find a house to have it in since we will all be in hotels!

From flatlander on Sun, Jun 05, 2011 at 23:21:43 from 76.31.26.153

Yes, I got in this year, very excited to run it again. A blogger party would be a great idea, let's definitely keep that one in mind.

From JG on Mon, Jun 06, 2011 at 00:36:14 from 74.176.220.126

Nice run Flat! I am terrible on nutrition, so can't give you any advice there! I did a version of DH's liquid carb loading this past Friday & it seemed to work pretty well ... but not sure I would recommend it or plan on making it a ritual! 6 ice cold Yuengling Lagers! :)

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