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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
2.130.000.000.002.13

74F, 94% humidity, wind WSW 3 mph and clear.  Great morning for running, finally.  I'm back in Houston and I decided to try out the ankle.  It was a little bit sore walking around in bare feet, but once I got my shoes on and loosened up for about a quarter mile it was OK.  I ran gradually faster throughout, 2.13 miles in 21:07, average pace 9:56, splits 10:54, 9:04 and 1:10 (9:08).  Heel felt pretty good for the most part, but I won't know much until I see how I make it through the day.  I felt pretty winded doing this run, but I am pretty sure I haven't lost a lot of conditioning in only two weeks.

The load in my truck made it back to Houston just fine, it looks identical to when we left, but is now safely parked in my own garage.  And no conversations with the good men and women in uniform patrolling the highways of Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and Texas.  I admire them greatly, but I prefer to let them do their job and me mine.  Drove a total of 2,830 miles in 4 days, about the same as a good Saturday for Crockett.

Comments
From Stephen on Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 10:01:04 from 204.182.3.235

Nice packing job! Maybe driving is a better way to log the miles.

From Smooth on Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 10:56:08 from 174.23.203.161

That is a LONG haul! Not bad packing all that load and made it safely home without a visit from the highway patrol. There's a stretch in New Mexico that gets unsuspecting motorists all the time. We've made a road trip to Dallas once and never do that again.

Glad the heel/ankle is healing. I am sure you have not lost much fitness. Just ease back into it. Have a great week!

From SlowJoe on Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 11:39:32 from 84.11.148.246

Good to see a couple miles in the books. But really good to see you and the cargo arrived safe and sound!

From Rye on Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 14:11:49 from 174.27.21.67

That is alot of mileage! Who helped you pack, that is certainly not a mans job!

From jasro on Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 15:56:05 from 198.50.4.4

Glad you made it back safe and sound.

From Burt on Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 16:53:25 from 206.19.214.144

Hoo doggy! That's a lot of driving!

From Kam on Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 17:19:29 from 68.66.163.179

I liked your line about Crockett. What an animal. It looks like you are steadily progressing toward your BQ. About the lay-off, my understanding is that you have 2-3 weeks before your cardiovascular fitness level begins to deteriorate.

From flatlander on Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 12:37:16 from 198.207.244.102

Stephen, let's check race rules, I bet none of them say "no motorized vehicles".

Smooth, funny thing, I have never had any trouble in New Mexico. Would like to know what stretch you were on so I can be more careful. Utah and Texas are both well covered and enforcement is aggressive.

Joe, Jason and Burt, thanks, feeling a little better every day.

Rye, thank you, I think. It is my inner homemaker coming out.

Kam, thanks for checking in. My low heart rate speed this morning was slower, so I am guessing I lost a little conditioning. I shut it down completely, no elliptical or any other cross training, felt like I had to do it to get past this thing. Hopefully it worked, and if so I am not too worried about getting back to where I was.

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