| 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 Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 32.36 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 32.36 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.41 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.41 |
| 55F, 93%, NNW 10 mph. Good running weather this week, hope I can take advantage. Ran 5.41 miles in 48:11, 8:54/mile. 150 bpm, 162 max. Groin sore at start but it went away, then came back after I quit. Heel OK but a little tender now. I am really enjoying getting back out on the streets, have lost some conditioning but not a disaster so far. I'll probably try to get in some work at the gym later today.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.41 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.41 |
| 54F, 93%, NNW 10 mph. Can't run everyday right now. Back out today after taking yesterday off, ran 5.41 miles in 48:11, 8:54/mile. Average heart rate 150, 162 max. Resting heart rate 51, lower than I would have thought. After finishing I took the dog for a spin around the loop, 1 mile. She loves that, should do it more often.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 9.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.00 |
| 65F, 93%, S 5 mph. Gradually warming up. Some cooler days coming but every cool cycle is warmer than the last one. Missed most of the good running this winter -- again. 8.00 miles in 1:09:31, 8:41/mile, 157 bpm, 166 max, harder than it should have been. Cooldown 1 with dog, then weights at the gym. Had to stop early because I was starting to hurt, but not serious.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 11.54 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 11.54 |
| Didn't record the weather this morning, but upper 60s with a southwest wind about 10-12 mph. Went out at 5:30 a.m. and ran 10.54 in 1:35:39, 9:04 per mile. First mile 10:11, last one 8:23. 150 bpm average, 174 max, 54 RHR. Was curious and slightly concerned about what would happen today, after running quite a bit yesterday. So far in this recovery cycle I haven't been able to run 2 days in a row, and yesterday was already the furthest distance. My legs were heavy, mostly from lifting weights I think, and that never really went away; every time I picked up the speed it was a significant effort, not only to speed up but to maintain it.
I slept with a boot on my right foot last night. It kept my heel at 90 degrees all night long, keeping the tendon stretched out, and there was no pain when the feet hit the floor this morning. So I started out the day unrested and uninjured, there are worse combinations. I sped up very gradually and finished at a pretty brisk pace, for me at least.
Then I took the dog out for a 1-mile CD, saving the last mile for her. She pulls hard the whole way. A border collie, not too large, but boundless energy. I am teaching her left and right, quick learner. (I would say "Gee" and "Haw", but I don't know which is which and don't want her laughing at me. For the next phase of my life I might do Iditarod instead of ultras.)
Then I drove to the Y for a spin class. Got my heart rate all the way back up to 174, it started to feel like a 5K. We were doing 8-minute hill climbs and they were tough, actually felt nauseous at times. Finally I stretched extensively then went into the weightroom and did squats (3 x 10 at full weight), which I couldn't do yesterday because my body was objecting too much. All in all, today was at least as hard as running 20, probably even 20 with a fast finish.
Bottom line, I am out of shape but not terribly out of shape, and it feels like I will get it back pretty soon, so life is good. Plus we get 2 more days of cold weather early next week, middle of April no less.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 32.36 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 32.36 |
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