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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
3.750.002.250.006.00

79F, 92% (DP 76F), S 4 mph.  1.5 WU then 9 x 400 at 7:00 to 7:15 pace (estimated, I didn't press the lap button, wanted to run more by feel), 200 jogging in between and 400 jog at end, 6.00 miles total.  51:57 total tim, 8:40/mile.  152 bpm average, 182 max.  Felt good to air it out a little bit, and felt good to finish in under an hour.

Comments
From SlowJoe on Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 06:27:37 from 66.69.93.8

Good run, keeping the legs moving. Hope that cool air hangs around for you up north, could be a great race.

From SpencerSimpson on Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 10:42:03 from 63.82.19.2

hey, I think you are Justin Tullis Uncle. Justin is married to my sister Melissa. Good to see you on here. Hope to see you at a race soon. Good run today. I like the effort...

From baldnspicy on Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 17:23:09 from 167.164.3.140

Great job with this tough workout. Gotta love the cooler weather! We've been in the mid-high 70s and it's been great.

From I Just Run on Thu, Aug 01, 2013 at 08:05:51 from 67.79.11.242

Good speed! ....and Godspeed on you upcoming marathon!

From flatlander on Thu, Aug 01, 2013 at 09:06:35 from 198.207.244.102

Joe, Hurley looks to be solidly in the mid-50s for the next 10 days, maybe mid-60s at the finish -- not ideal but workable. Winds generally from the west, though SW is better than NW because the last few miles of the course are straight north. I definitely plan on getting a weather boost -- I'll need it to have a chance at qualifying.

Spencer, yes, your mom told me about you when she was at our house over the weekend. Justin's mom is my wife's identical twin, so he is genetically a half-sibling to my kids. Unfortunately I don't share any of his running genes though. You are a fast runner and improving quickly! Maybe I'll see you at SGM?

B&S -- great to hear from you again and to see you making a comeback. I went through a recovery cycle earlier this year. If you are patient and don't over-do it the heart rates will come down more quickly than you realize.

Preston, thanks. That last 10K is definitely more Godspeed than good speed!

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