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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
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.460.000.000.0010.46

35F, 88%, W 4 mph.  It was as cold yesterday and today as it was warm on Saturday.  I ran with long pants yesterday and decided they weren't really necessary, so just shorts today (long sleeves, gloves and beanie though), and that worked better.  Much faster, plus I am probably better recovered by now from the paces Joe put me through on Saturday.  Didn't have time to do a full run, and a little concerned anyway whether I can sustain 16 through the whole week, so I ran 10.46 LHR miles in 1:40:12, average pace 9:35 per mile.  It went well, nothing over 9:40 after the first mile, sort of gives me hope that this base stuff will help.  Did leg weights afterward and pushed it a little harder, I can feel it today.

Comments
From Steam8 on Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 20:49:34 from 166.70.55.77

You have been pumping out the miles. I love that you were able to run with Joe....how fun! I lived by Herman Memorial Park when we lived in Houston. I would always take my 2 yr old there and ride the train and then go to the zoo. I wish I could visit and go for a run!

From SlowJoe on Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 21:24:03 from 74.195.74.62

That Joe guy sounds like a real jerk.

Glad you are finally getting some good running weather. Summer will be here before you know it!

From Rye on Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 00:12:44 from 174.27.122.238

I've been thinking, I think the reason why you two hit it off so well (joe and flat) is because you both like wearing the same ugly orange shirt.

From seeaprilrun on Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 00:13:47 from 205.172.12.229

LOL Rye!

From I Just Run on Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 00:24:36 from 166.147.79.144

Wait a minute Rye...what do you have against Orange shirts? I have one on in my blog picture too!

From Rye on Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 00:32:49 from 174.27.122.238

Oops!

From Rye on Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 00:41:39 from 174.27.122.238

What is it with you Texans. I offered Joe a nice Redsox running shirt a while back and he basically told me to take a hike. Is it your state color or something? I don't make a ton of money, but I would be willing to part with some of it to purchase a different color for you Texans,so I don't have to look at those shirts and tank(IJR)

From flatlander on Thu, Dec 01, 2011 at 12:41:08 from 64.129.54.210

Steam, thanks, you should come in for the Trials in January. Looks like several bloggers will be getting together the night before.

Joe, can't wait for summer, that's for sure.

Rye, yep, Joe wears it for the first half and then I get to wear it. You should see me without it.

IJR, loved how you spelled it with a capital "O".

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