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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
10.190.000.000.0010.19

73F, 97% humidity, clear and calm.  Nice running under the full moon then the rising sun, love these kinds of runs.  10.19 in 1:54:49, average pace 11:16 per mile, low heart rate and regular shoes, a little slower than yesterday for some reason, but OK.  Pretty uneventful, which was what I was hoping for, no further heel and calf issues and didn't feel a need for ice after the run.  I'll know more as the day progresses.  I ran through the next neighborhood down to mix things up a little bit, nice to get a change of scenery. 

My runs are starting later right now because I have to take my daughter to volleyball tryouts.  I am worried, she is on the cusp and will be bummed if she doesn't make the team.  Of course, she isn't at her best when she is under scrutiny.  The coach is keeping statistics on everything and it is distracting to a 13-year old who knows nothing about performing under pressure, not sure I do either.

73F is as cool as it has been in a while.  Saturday is forecast the same, except the humidity is projected at 83%.  Hope my nose doesn't dry out and my skin peel.  Could be a nice long run this week-end.  Must be getting cold in Utah by now?

Comments
From SlowJoe on Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 13:41:03 from 214.13.130.104

Nice run and temp's - I read somewhere on the internet (so you know it's true) that your heart beats faster (progressively so) when running in anything over 60F, if that makes any sense. So you still have 13 degrees of HR-pace improvement from weather alone. Although I guess your fitness will increase as well over time, sacrificing the control in the experiment.

From Rye on Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 16:04:23 from 71.209.13.147

Don't know about Utah but in Idaho the last couple of mornings have been a little nippy.......38f two mornings ago

From baldnspicy on Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 23:09:02 from 72.77.116.121

Beautiful runs this week! I love the mileage! Cool weather is so nice!

From flatlander on Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 13:27:17 from 198.207.244.102

Joe, I have read that too. The thing I was wondering about this morning is whether I am practicing running in the heat (great if I get to a hot marathon somewhere) or if I am actually improving, so that when I step out of the "steam room" in October I will be faster than when I went in in June. My guess is I will be a little faster but not as fast as if I had run fast all summer in cool weather. We'll see.

Rye, amazing, I very seldom see those temperatures here even in February.

Wes, thanks. Btw, the 'Stros and the Pirates are spoilers now, and both seem to be doing their job quite well.

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