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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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74F, 86%, SW 5 mph.  Weather felt about the same, but ran a few MP miles, trying to keep from getting stale.  Tapers are hard to get right, but I think I might be tapering too much.  Started with 2 warmup miles then 3 at GMP:  7:46 (158), 7:18 (168) and 7:22 (174).  The second two were easier than the first, but in nowise could this be considered a true marathon pace, at least in these conditions.  If my heart beats like this on Saturday it will be a long day.

I did see an armadillo though.  It's the National Rodent of Texas.  It actually ran alongside for awhile, but it soon became apparent that I was the faster mammal.  It suddenly occurred to me that there might be domestication possibilities here.  Beats a one pound fu fu dog that can outrun me.

Comments
From I Just Run on Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 16:55:48 from 67.79.11.242

An armadillo as a pet would be cool... But for some reason I'm thinking that a person with a pet armadillo would have a lot of tattoos. I'm not envisioning you that way :-)

From Rye on Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 00:21:15 from 75.174.14.230

A few years back, I had pneumonia and a marathon two weeks away. Didn't run one week at all and the second week I ran just once for 5 miles. I managed to run a fair marathon. I finished the last 10k in 42 minutes. I think I saved too much for the second half. Had plenty left in the tank. It's a guessing game.

IJR..... I have an armadillo and no tats...... Can't believe that you stereotyped me! By the way his name is Art.

From SlowJoe on Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 10:31:19 from 132.3.53.68

I have seen only a couple armadillos that were not already roadkill, impressive sighting!

Not sure how scientific the taper is, but my guess is you're doing it about right. Only a few days to the race!

From I Just Run on Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 10:33:26 from 67.79.11.242

Do you know how blind and dumb an armadillo is? I don't know how they every survive as a species.

From Kelli on Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 18:32:39 from 71.219.67.175

One pound, huh? That is a tiny dog!!!!

GOOD LUCK THIS WEEKEND! I hope I run in to you somewhere at some point...regardless, have fun!!! You will be prepared for the heat I fear we are going to have.

From Rye on Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 19:44:16 from 174.27.114.198

Have a great race this weekend!

From SlowJoe on Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 11:04:58 from 132.3.53.68

Good luck tomorrow - this is the one!

From I Just Run on Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 11:12:50 from 67.79.11.242

Whoo...Hoo Do Good Tomorrow...! I'm excited to hear the results!

From Steam8 on Sat, Oct 01, 2011 at 10:31:47 from 166.70.55.77

Waiting to see how you do today! I wish I was running St. George with ya'll! :)

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