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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

Tue, Aug 03, 2010

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
1.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.50

I ran 1.5 easy on Tuesday morning and it didn't go well. Made it through but there is something wrong with my right heel, even elliptical aggravates it to some extent. I'm taking the rest of the week off and will try to run again on Tuesday a week if things feel better by then. As of today (Thursday) things are better. When I get up to walk it takes a couple of steps to get going, then relatively pain free unless I go quite a ways, in which case the ankle starts to act up a little bit. I could run if I had to but it would be counterproductive. My doctor/brother-in-law sent me a link that suggests inflammation of the peroneal tendon, which is the one that wraps around the outside of the leg from the calf muscle, behind the ankle bone and attaches low on the foot to the outside. That would be good news if that is all it is, and if there is no tear. He did say that in his experience (he is a runner), sudden injuries go away faster than the ones that build up slowly.

Shamelessly, here is a picture of my granddaughter, now a walker. SlowJoe guessed correctly that she is logging more miles than me this week.

Comments

From KP on Thu, Aug 05, 2010 at 11:45:33 from 65.208.22.26

an easy, rest week does the body good! enjoy the break!

From SlowJoe on Thu, Aug 05, 2010 at 11:58:39 from 84.11.148.230

Look at that smile, she is cute!

Sorry about the slow healing on this injury. I'm rooting for (mild) tendonitis.

Shot in the dark here, but is that P.O.'s restaurant off Telge? Those tablecloths look familiar. We used to always follow up a round a golf at Cypress with an ostrich burger.

From flatlander on Thu, Aug 05, 2010 at 12:07:11 from 198.207.244.102

KP, thanks, that's what I keep telling myself.

Joe, not P.O.s, though I have been there many times, it is only 3 or 4 miles from my house. This picture was taken at a barbecue joint about 20 miles outside of Temple, in the boonies. The BBQ came highly recommended, but afterward we all got sick, except for my granddaughter. I think her great attitude made her immune.

From Smooth on Thu, Aug 05, 2010 at 21:51:19 from 174.23.203.161

Sorry about the sore heel/ankle! The best remedy for tendonitis is rest which I'm sure you already knew and doing patiently.

For some reason I can't see your grand-daughter's pic. on my computer. Darn, I bet she is cute as a button! Toddlers and babies are constantly in motion. I watched the movement of my grandbabies and thought if I do that, I'd be dead in no time!

From lightitup on Thu, Aug 05, 2010 at 22:11:36 from 166.205.141.131

Sooooo cute!

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