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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
5.300.000.000.005.30

74F, 88% (DP 70F), S 5 mph. Mid-summer night's dream. I wasn't planning on running today but last night Wade asked me if we were going to meet up and the shame was too much, I said yes. Turned out to be a good decision. I ran 5.3 at about a 9:30 pace, according to Wade's watch. I didn't carry my own, so no idea on heart rate. I took 400 mg of Ibuprofen and headed out.

My right calf was actually stiffer than my left, I think this may have come from something other than running. I have had latent arthritis for about 20 years now, held at bay by running I have always felt -- but it might be coming back a little harder now. If so my BQ days are over because it really slows me down.  Just a theory though.

First mile was pretty rough, but I kept at it and my legs eventually loosened up to a reasonable degree. I was actually glad for the extremely warm temperatures this morning, I think it helped keep my muscles loose.

Comments
From Tom K on Wed, Dec 23, 2015 at 07:06:51 from 66.87.122.28

2700 for the year! Amazing!

Sorry about the calf, but I will never be glad for extremely warm temperatures. I hope your running can keep the arthritis at bay for a while longer.

From SlowJoe on Wed, Dec 23, 2015 at 18:42:44 from 107.77.72.66

Needs to keep on being held at bay. Nothin like good ol' Vitamin I, and an extra dose of shame to straighten things out...

From Yasir on Thu, Dec 24, 2015 at 04:03:58 from 99.20.240.157

2700 can I get some of that. I hope your miles reduction takes care of your claf isues. 2700 miles wow

From MarkS on Thu, Dec 24, 2015 at 15:35:32 from 114.166.231.213

Hope you solve the problem with your calves. Hope it is just minor stiffness that you will eventually work out and not arthritis.

I have been running with arthritis. I can hardly walk in the morning when I get up, but I have found that a nice long warm up loosens me up and I can usually do a good hard workout. Then it starts all over the next day. My wife always says she doesn't understand how someone like me hobbles around during the day, but can run races. The doctor told me I should stop running, but that is one of the things that gave me the determination to run.

Anyway hope you have a very Merry Christmas.

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