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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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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.750.000.000.007.75

69F, wind ESE 7 mph, good morning for running until I got going hard.  I slept in a little, finished my leftover work then ran 7.75 miles in 1:13:30, average pace 9:29 per mile, average heart rate 158 bpm, regular shoes.  Had to quit early to take a phone call.  I tried to speed up throughout the run, got down to 8:27 for one split but couldn't go any faster in the heat and after running late last night.  My heart rate got up to 182 at one point, 10 bpm higher than Monday's much faster run.  A run like this isn't all that encouraging, but running hard on the hard days is what makes it all work.  My groin felt a little better from last night.  Every time it started to pull I paid more attention to my form and got through the run with minimal problems.

On a happier note, I ordered my first senior breakfast last Saturday morning.  Smaller portions but it seemed just right, so I am fitting into my new role quite nicely.  A bonus was this automobile parked out front.  So two classics at IHOP that morning.

Comments
From Burt on Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 15:26:26 from 206.19.214.144

My son always orders off the senior menu at IHOP because he thinks the kid's menu won't be enough for him.

From SlowJoe on Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 16:51:55 from 131.59.200.80

I'm glad to hear you say that "running hard on the hard days is what makes it all work." I also try to tell myself, even when the run is unimpressive, that it's making me faster.

From flatlander on Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 17:01:08 from 76.31.26.153

Burt, you mean anybody can order off the senior menu? I'm crushed. I was going to order a day early, since my birthday was on a Sunday. I wrestled with my conscience before deciding to do the right thing and wait. Now I'm totally disillusioned, I think I'll just go back to being 54.

Joe, I have to tell myself something on those days. Honestly, though, I think it is true.

From Burt on Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 17:45:03 from 206.19.214.144

Hahaha. To be honest, we always ask permission beforehand. They're always okay with it.

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