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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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Tue, Sep 20, 2011
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.020.003.000.008.02

69F, 94%, heavy fog.  Love these new weather patterns.  Ran 4.02 in 31:19, average pace 7:48 per mile.  Warmed up 1 mile then did 3 tempo miles, 7:05, 6:51 and 6:54, which equates to a 21:30 5K pace.   There was a stray dog wandering around, large enough to cause problems.  He approached barking aggressively, but I tried to stay calm, stopped my watch and stood there until he came up.  He licked my hand and left, never saw the owner.  Maybe there is a lesson in there somewhere for us lawyers.  Never mind, not going there.  Hoping to get more TM miles tonight.

PM:  Got 4 downhill miles on TM

Comments
From SlowJoe on Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 10:17:50 from 132.3.53.68

Nice tempo today. You never know what you're gonna get with loose dogs...

From seeaprilrun on Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 11:47:04 from 68.103.248.97

Great speedy miles! I have learned my lesson about stopping running around dogs. I at least slow to a walk and try to stay cool. There was a time when I was using a lot of mace but that was right after I had been bitten by a dog on a run.

From I Just Run on Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 11:49:54 from 67.79.11.242

The dog licked you....? Are you sure he knew you were a Lawyer...?

From Mack on Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 12:06:57 from 50.39.193.169

I almost always carry pepper spray. Maybe I'm a little paranoid, but it makes me feel protected. Not only from dogs but some of the people I encounter as well...

From JG on Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 15:01:59 from 71.59.27.33

Great run Flat! I am a loving dog owner ... but big stray dogs petrify me when no owner is around! I have been really lucky never to encounter one ... I will have to remember that advice, as I think my gut instinct would be to run like hack ... as if I could out run a big dog! lol

Glad he was friendly in the end, and a huge congrats on getting into Boston.

IJR & SJ ... I am planning on doing Boston in 2013 too and know you guys will be there ... keep up what you guys are doing!! Everyone's progress is so amazing and admirable on here!

From Rye on Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 19:43:50 from 174.27.71.115

Okay, IJR I am still laughing. If that dog, and I love dogs, new that flat is a lawyer, not sure how much of Mark would be left. Better start carrying some spray!

From Dan on Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 22:44:09 from 24.209.83.20

Nice job Flat, your training seems real crisp so close to your marathon, I honestly think that will translate well. Good thing you are not a mail man.

From I Just Run on Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 11:51:44 from 67.79.11.242

Hey Rye,

I'm thinking about taking my comment off of Flat's blog. I may have hurt his feeling :-( but you know, I have lots of lawyer friends. I've got Flat and...uh..umm..uh..well there's Flat and I'm sure some otheres!

From flatlander on Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 12:39:41 from 198.207.244.102

Sorry for the "no reply", guys. I am slammed at work, not sure when I am coming up for air. I'll catch up on all the lawyer jokes when I get back and mete out punishment accordingly. In the meantime, blog away.

From Rye on Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 13:01:11 from 70.58.163.66

I don't know about the rest of you, I'm not buying into the work thing. He needs a couple of days of prep time for his rebuttal.

From I Just Run on Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 13:05:45 from 67.79.11.242

Since this whole conversation started about a dog I thought this joke was appropriate:

A lawyer's dog, running about unleashed, b-lines for the local butcher shop and steals a roast off the counter. The butcher goes to the lawyer's office and asks, "if a dog, running unleashed, steals a piece of meat from my store, do I have a right to demand payment for the meat from the dog's owner?"

"Absolutely," the lawyer responded.

The butcher immediately shot back, "Good! You owe me $7.99 for the roast your dog stole from me this morning."

The lawyer, without a word, writes the butcher a check for $7.99. A few days later, the butcher, browsing through his mail, finds an envelope from the lawyer.

The contents reads "Consultation: $25.00."

From flatlander on Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 13:24:25 from 198.207.244.102

Oh boy, here we go. My only comment is that is one cheap lawyer. You should hire him immediately.

From seeaprilrun on Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 15:52:25 from 68.103.248.97

Geez flat I didn't know you where a lawyer. I'm not hatin' though, because my sister in Houston(whom you met) is a lawyer as well!

From I Just Run on Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 16:12:16 from 67.79.11.242

See Flat, I knew I knew more lawyers...now I know April's sister...well kinda...I think that counts :-)

From JG on Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 10:45:41 from 71.59.27.33

A patient goes to see a surgeon about having a heart transplant. The surgeon says: "I'll give you a choice: you can either have the heart of 25-year-old marathon runner or a 60-year-old lawyer. Which do you want?"

The patient answers, "Easy - let me have the lawyer's."

The surgeon, dumbfounded, says, "Why would you pick the heart of a 60-year-old lawyer over a 25-year-old marathon runner?"

The patient replies, "I want one that's never been used."

From flatlander on Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 19:35:20 from 76.31.26.153

Thanks for the comic relief everybody. They came at a good time.

From I Just Run on Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 19:47:29 from 166.205.15.240

Hey Flat,

Sorry for the joking at your expense. You can come to my blog anytime and make jokes about an old, bald, smart alec and ill just take it. :-)

From Dan on Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 19:56:48 from 24.209.83.20

Wait... did I miss any jokes?

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