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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, Aug 21, 2010

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
16.95	0.00	0.00	0.00	16.95

80F, 87% humidity, calm and clear. Beautiful morning for running. Met Wade at the Y at 5:00 and ran 9 with the early group, then went out with the late group. They were running 6 and we planned to run 9, but only got 8. My friend has been running outside only on Saturday and this was his longest run since March. So even though he is a faster runner than me, today I had more in the heat. We kept a 10-minute pace through the first 9, but the "back 9" was slower. He was feeling it pretty badly at 14 miles and we walked most of a mile before jogging in the remainder. He said he felt as bad as mile 23 of the marathon we ran together on new years day, which got me pretty worried. The heat can sneak up on you very quickly. On that day he beat me by about 15 minutes then started throwing up, pretty bad shape. This morning he laid down on a picnic table when we got in, I poured water over him and in about 30 minutes he was OK. Altogether we ran 16.95 miles in 3:03:25, average pace 10:49. Heart rate never got above 162, and averaged 147. This was not a goal workout for me, but it was good to see that I have been getting some benefit from running outside all summer, and I managed to keep it easy for the benefit of my right foot. Today I don't feel much different than a regular weekday run. Ideally, I would be able to do a Saturday long run with the first half at 9:30 and the second half at 8:30. I can see that I cannot do every Saturday with this group. My methods and goals are not fully compatible. It is nice to meet other runners, but most of my progress happens when I run alone. Today was fine, though, honestly I needed to take it easy on my foot, which responded fine.

Can't wait to read all the race reports today.

Comments

From Smooth on Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 12:20:43 from 174.23.203.161

WAY to tough out the heat and stay with your friend! When the temp drops you will really fly! Smart to monitor the run with HR and take it easy on the foot. All these miles and heat training will pay off. Keep up the good work my friend.

I haven't signed up for the TX Marathon on New Year's Day. Wonder if it's already full. Just don't know if I should be away from hubby for the whole month of Jan since my daughter's due date is Jan 30. Hmmm...just thinking out loud!

From flatlander on Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 12:29:13 from 198.207.244.102

Smooth, thanks for the encouragement. The Texas Marathon is full, but he keeps a standby list. I put my 13-year old daughter on it just a few days ago for the half marathon (she is going to try her first one) and Steve told me that he is pretty sure she will get in. So if you still want to do it you have time. Would love to have you down here, but I certainly understand the scheduling issues, most important thing is to support your daughter. Steve won't take your money until you get in, and if you decide to pull out, at least a couple of weeks in advance of the race, he will give it back. He is very accommodating.

From Smooth on Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 12:34:27 from 174.23.203.161

Thanks for the info. They seem like great RDs. I will talk it over with hubby. I have always wanted to run that one and this seems to be the perfect year to do it. I also hope to watch the Olympic Trials at Houston. If I weren't so strict about not running on Sunday, I'd love to do the Houston Marathon!

From flatlander on Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 12:44:31 from 198.207.244.102

Yeah, I definitely have my eye on the Olympic Trials, can't believe our luck having it here in Houston. I hope several FRB bloggers qualify, but I just noticed that one of the prime ones, Lindsey Dunkley, is retiring. There are some others, though, and I hope to be able to help out if they come.

Speaking of Sunday running, the Texas Marathon is always on January 1, so it falls on Sunday in 2012. I will be looking for an alternative but I'm sure something will turn up.

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