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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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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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78F, 90%, SW 4 mph.  It rained heavily yesterday late afternoon, and the air this morning seemed heavier, even though the official humidity reading is not so different from other days recently.  This run felt like running a marthon, complete with muscle cramping afterwards.  I started with 6 at LHR and they went well, average pace 9:49.  Then ran 5 at 7:25 average:  7:27 (157), 7:22 (165), 7:27 (170), 7:28 (173) and 7:19 (178).  To put things in perspective, I did this run at 7:17 10 days ago and planned to run these at 7:10 today, simply could not go any faster.  When I finished the MGP splits I had an overall 8:38 pace going.  I stopped to compose myself, then did 3 more with the objective of staying ahead of the 8:38 guy.  How about 9:38.  Final results were 14.11 miles in 2:06:08, average pace 8:56.  I was beat up enough that I locked my office door at work and took a nap.  Withholding judgement for now, but not happy about today's results.

Comments
From Burt on Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 13:29:07 from 206.19.214.144

I'm sorry Mark. I tried not to laugh about you taking a nap in your office, but I just couldn't help it.

From flatlander on Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 14:29:18 from 198.207.244.102

I guess it is kind of funny.

From Smooth on Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 14:31:35 from 67.2.122.145

:) If I ran as many miles as you...my life would be sleep-run-eat-nap-repeat! Who needs work?!!! You need a fridge and a mattress in your office! :)

From I Just Run on Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 15:06:20 from 67.79.11.242

I was feeling the same way last week! Sometimes you've just got to catch up. I think this heat and humidity is just not letting the "bad stuff" get out of our bodies!

From Huans32 on Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 15:15:58 from 138.64.8.51

LOL 2 days in a row. That is come crazy humidity and some good long miles bro. I did 6.5 miles and needed a nap too.:)

From seeaprilrun on Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 18:29:20 from 174.70.177.86

Those conditions are wicked. WICKED. Don't pass judgment...you just can't in this summer heat and humidity. Y'all are really getting some serious syrupy air. Yuck! I'm sure when the cooler, dryer fall air comes you will feel amazing and your paces will drop considerably! It's great to come to your blog and see you doggedly slogging it out day after day!

From allie on Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 20:07:21 from 24.10.191.18

i am a fan of naps at work.

From JG on Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 23:00:19 from 71.57.246.108

Don't be hard on yourself Flat, those are some strong miles in the H & H ... good job!

From Dan on Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 23:20:53 from 24.209.83.20

All the miles and heat take a toll- you once said we could do a study with all of us running in the heat. I know it wont make you feel better but I have not been able to hit or hold a desired pace in 2 weeks. I have napped a few days, just not at work :)

From SlowJoe on Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 12:45:07 from 74.196.65.182

These are the dog days right here, I think everyone is having a rough time hacking it. The vacation will probably do you some good too after all this mileage.

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