For Whom the Dogs Bark

April 28, 2024

Recent EntriesHomeJoin Fast Running Blog Community!PredictorHealthy RecipesFlatlander's RacesFind BlogsMileage BoardTop Ten Excuses for Missing a RunTop Ten Training MistakesDiscussion ForumRace Reports Send A Private MessageWeek ViewMonth ViewYear View
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2009201020112012201320142015201620172018
15% off for Fast Running Blog members at St. George Running Center!

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.

Click to donate
to Ukraine's Armed Forces
Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.080.000.000.004.08

75F, 94% humidity, wind calm, partly cloudy and trying to rain.  Great, stifling running weather this morning.  Ran 4.08 at low heart rate, flat shoes, average pace 10:46 per mile.  I'm in serious taper mode now.  My ankles and calves were complaining all weekend about the up-and-down run on Saturday.  It wasn't much for the mountain runners on this blog, but after running the whole thing in flats I was really hearing it from my body.  In fact, it is difficult on my left ankle right now to walk up stairs, which is completely new.  It didn't affect my running this morning, though, other than a little initial stiffness.  If everything holds up this week I'll run the marathon in flats, which should make me faster.  I'll have my son waiting at Vivian Park, if he can get there, with regular shoes in case I have to change shoes just to finish.

My daughter and her husband returned from their post-graduation vacation late last night.  Happy reunion going on right now with their kids.  Everything is back to normal.  Soon they will leave for home and my wife will reclaim the house for herself.  They are lovely granddaughters, but grandma has worked hard this week.  I think she would do it again in a heartbeat, though.  Kind of like a marathon.  Right at the end you say never again, then in two days you are planning the next one.

Comments
From Rye on Mon, Jun 07, 2010 at 21:39:34 from 97.121.2.91

A noisy house is a happy house. On my dads headstone he has a saying...A clean house is a sign of a life misspent. You would have to know my dad. My oldest daughter and husband are staying with us this summer.....If they had kids I would like it better.

From SlowJoe on Mon, Jun 07, 2010 at 23:04:39 from 204.133.180.90

Ha - didn't know stifling weather could be great, I like your positivity. Have a nice taper week.

From flatlander on Tue, Jun 08, 2010 at 08:14:32 from 75.228.161.128

Rye, I think I would have liked your dad. My mom is in her final stages, but that was her philosophy too. Her messy house used to irritate me, but I have more perspective now.

Thanks Joe, I'm sure you must be looking forward to your return to this weather. It's great down here.

From Huans32 on Tue, Jun 08, 2010 at 08:37:55 from 98.202.0.57

Flat- Your running UVM?? Dude we have got to hook up at the race or something.

From flatlander on Tue, Jun 08, 2010 at 08:43:32 from 75.228.161.128

Mark, yes! Are you running it? Maybe I will see you at the starting line. I will be dressed in my usual uniform (see picture). I am not arriving until late Friday night, so I won't make the expo or anything. Either that or once you finish, shower, have lunch, do a little blogging and catch up on some yard work, you could come back to the finish line and cheer me in.

From Huans32 on Tue, Jun 08, 2010 at 08:47:55 from 98.202.0.57

LOL well I sent you a email. And my wife MrsFit is also volunteering at the finish line. So I am sure I will be there for a while.:) Very cool man. Hopefully I will see you then at the start and finish.

Add Your Comment.
  • Keep it family-safe. No vulgar or profane language. To discourage anonymous comments of cowardly nature, your IP address will be logged and posted next to your comment.
  • Do not respond to another person's comment out of context. If he made the original comment on another page/blog entry, go to that entry and respond there.
  • If all you want to do is contact the blogger and your comment is not connected with this entry and has no relevance to others, send a private message instead.
Only registered users with public blogs are allowed to post comments. Log in with your username and password or create an account and set up a blog.
Debt Reduction Calculator
Featured Announcements
Lone Faithfuls
(need a comment):
Recent Comments: