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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
7.102.000.000.009.10

72F, 87% humidity, calm and partly cloudy.  Felt really good out there this morning.  I ran 9.10 miles in 1:28:00, average pace 9:40 per mile.  Ran the first 7 at low heart rate and flat shoes, average pace 10:11, a new low heart rate PR for me by 13 seconds per mile.  I got 3 miles under 10, which is the first time that has happened.  The heat was off a little today, but it was still warmer than any of my fast low heart rate runs that I have tracked, so this is good progress.  Feels good to be in a taper mode, felt good to take a day of rest yesterday, I can feel the strength coming back into my legs.  I ran the last two slightly below marathon pace, 8:17 and 7:57, that felt good too.

This is going to be a good week.  Congrats again to all the great racers over the weekend.

Comments
From Burt on Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 12:37:31 from 206.19.214.144

Nice job Flatty.

From Burt on Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 12:38:17 from 206.19.214.144

Woah! You put some serious miles in last week!

From Mack on Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 19:21:13 from 71.111.186.66

Flat you really are amazing. When I first started reading your blog you seemed like just an average guy...which is why I liked you. Looking at the kind of mileage you are racking up now days you are starting to look less and less average! =)

From baldnspicy on Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 23:14:50 from 72.77.98.144

Mack - I thought the same thing! I guess I didn't realize he was such a speed demon!

Flat - you're awesome man! Enjoy your taper!

From Burt on Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 23:38:07 from 68.225.214.248

Yeah. I don't think we can be his friend anymore.

From flatlander on Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 12:56:59 from 75.214.247.26

Thanks guys, I know you are kidding, I think. Mack, I pledge to stay average. Burt, you're always my friend. Bald, I certainly am enjoying it very much. Even when I run hard it doesn't bother me because in my mind I am on my taper.

From baldnspicy on Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 22:04:09 from 72.77.98.144

I'll just have to get faster so I don't feel like you're so much better than me. :-)

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