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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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Wed, Mar 10, 2010

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
7.10	0.00	3.00	0.00	10.10

74F, windy and dry. I got up early and worked 4 hours, then went out and ran 4 warmup miles in my new shoes (see below) with my daughter. Then I changed shoes and went back out for some faster running. I ran another mile slow, then 3x1 mile with 1/2 mile rest intervals. The first two threshold miles were 7:46 and 7:44. I didn't get a split on the third one since I am a klutz with the Garmin, but I think it was a little slower. Then one mile warm down. Overall I ran 10.10 in 1:39:51, average pace 9:53 per mile, no heart rate monitor. Good run, first trial of the year in the heat, our answer to training at altitude.

I bought some running flats and first tried them out for one mile yesterday. I found that I was faster at the same heart rate. I wore them for 4 miles today, but I am trying to be careful since they tug and pull on different muscles and tendons -- once I am used to them I think they will be a good choice. Here is what they look like (thanks to Burt for the tutorial on posting pictures):

This particular pair is Brazilian (Jinga) and somebody at work told me they look good. That was not my intent, but OK. They are cheaper than regular shoes but I am skeptical they will last as long. Even though the soles are made of PVC, I can already see a little bit of wear after 5 miles. But man it feels good to run right on the ground. If they don't last I'll find something else that will, but I suspect I will be going in this direction if it helps to minimize injury risk.

Comments

From Mack on Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 19:56:55 from 71.111.182.118

Nice workout! I think it is very cool when you can run with one of your kids. Simple things like that are what our kids will probably remember most.

Nice shoes. Did you have to go to Brazil to get 'em?

From flatlander on Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 12:12:25 from 198.207.244.102

Mack, I like the way you think. I think if I buy enough pairs I will save enough money to pay for a plane ticket to Brazil. That's what I'm going to tell my wife.

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