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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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Sat, Sep 18, 2010

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
15.54	4.50	0.00	0.00	20.04

76F, 94% humidity, wind NE 3 mph. Another beautiful scorcher of a morning. Went with Wade to the same neighborhood group we ran with a few weeks ago. They have great trails out there and some faster runners. The plan for me was to do two 9.5 mile loops, but Wade is on his SGM taper already so he was only out for 15. Ran 20.04 in 3:07:02, average pace 9:20 per mile, regular shoes. On the second loop, was almost to marathon pace when Wade peeled off to run back. His race is shaping up nicely, bpm already lower than mine at the same speed. I sped up to marathon pace and managed to hold it for 4.5 miles. Came into an aid station (this group is very organized) and I was done, heart rate was up to 177. Rehydrated, ate a little bit and felt queasy. When I started back in the best pace I could manage was 10:00 to 10:15 but I held it the rest of the way, including an extra mile at the end to get a full 20. Very different run than Thursday, but it was fine. I didn't feel pressure to perform because I already got my confidence run on Thursday. So when I was done I was done. No unusual aches and pains so far this morning, but very much looking forward to a taper.

Came upon a sad scene on the second loop. A lot of runners were on the trail by this time. A kid was standing alongside holding a big sign that said "I lied to my Dad". I'm sure he was hoping he didn't see anybody he knew. He was probably about 15. I certainly sympathize with the dad, some of the stuff that teenagers throw at us starts to get really old after awhile. But he may not realize that this might be the last time he can make his kid to do anything, or close to it. I know I have had my share of situations where I would welcome a do-over.

Comments

From Rye on Sat, Sep 18, 2010 at 12:19:14 from 168.103.45.13

Great run flat...Your training is going well! Truly that is a sad scene. Life can be cruel but yet so rewarding. I wish each child came with their own set of guidelines. Even then I am sure that we parents would screw it up.

From Mack on Sat, Sep 18, 2010 at 21:20:11 from 71.111.186.66

Nice run Flat!!

I'm not sure I get the story about the obnoxious teenager. What did he lie to his dad about?

I have had my share of stress with my own teenagers but I can't figure this one out???

From flatlander on Sun, Sep 19, 2010 at 14:26:52 from 75.223.118.157

Rye, amen to that, if I had as much info about kids as running I would be dad of the year.

Mack, nice to hear from you! I don't know the details that led to him standing out there. The dad was out working in the yard as I ran past and you could cut the tension with a knife. My only observation was that he is probably humiliating his kid and I hope he knows what he is doing, but it's possible he doesn't realize that he will want a do-over in a couple of years. I may have read too much into it, but I thought it was a very striking scene.

From derhammer on Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 11:33:23 from 65.67.40.73

Nice 20 miler - way to tough it out.

From Mack on Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 19:18:11 from 71.111.186.66

Oh, I get it. Sad. We have probably all done stupid stuff to our kids but I'm sure glad I have never done anything like that.

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