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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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Thu, Dec 16, 2010

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
2.02	10.00	0.00	0.00	12.02

62F, 90% humidity, wind SSW 10 mph. Breezy and mild, very nice out there, the extra heat didn't seem to bother me, although it may have elevated my heart rate a little. Basically the same run as yesterday, a little faster. Warmed up 2 then 10.00 miles at GMP, total of 12.02 in 1:37:46, average pace 8:08 per mile for the whole run, 7:47 per mile for the fast miles, which were as follows: 7:56 (151), 7:59 (154), 7:44 (158), 7:48 (160), 7:45 (164), 7:35 (166), 7:48 (166), 7:50 (166), 7:48 (168), 7:39 (171). So quite a bit more heart rate action going on than yesterday, even though the runs look identical. Part of the difference is still higher temperatures (back down to 41F tomorrow morning thankfully), some fatigue I guess, but I am guessing most of it is the faster pace. 7 seconds per mile faster than yesterday, doesn't sound like much, but I must be right at the cusp where going any faster puts me into a 10K/5K level of effort even though I'm not actually running those speeds. No hip flexor issues during the run, I may have avoided that train wreck altogether. Interesting that three straight days in flat shoes running hard seems to have cured it. I went to flat shoes originally because I thought they would help me stay healthier, the extra speed was just a bonus. Maybe the original purpose is finally coming through. Time permitting I am going slow in the morning in regular shoes, will be interesting to see if my hip starts to hurt again..

Comments

From allie on Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 15:28:11 from 174.23.238.75

well, i hope your hip doesn't act up again, but i agree that it will be interesting to find out...

awesome running today.

From Smooth on Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 16:27:39 from 67.2.69.151

You continue to crank out the miles. So happy to hear the hip flexor stays happy. I too hope it stays that way.

Sounds like the flat shoes are treating you nicely. Are you going to run the marathon in them?

From SlowJoe on Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 01:51:38 from 109.70.68.174

Interesting, I thought the clunky trainers were to prevent injury...what I don't know could fill volumes of books though.

Nice MP running, especially given the warmer temps. Make those 60s go away please!

From flatlander on Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 23:09:16 from 75.223.159.57

Allie, thanks. Forgot to mention the hip, it hurt a little more in regular shoes but seems like it is going to be OK. Maybe my regular shoes are just too old. I'm supposed to use them until the soles wear through, right?

Smooth, yes, I have run 3 marathons in them already. The first two I was faster for half then my calves and feet got tired, which contributed to me slowing down I think. But my last marathon was a totally different experience and I couldn't have done it in regular shoes, I am convinced.

Joe, I am no guru. The theory on minimal shoes is it forces us to run the way we evolved, which means using the arch and tendons in the foot and achilles to cushion the shock. Accordingly, it is hard on the foot and tendons, but once I got used to it things seem much better.

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