| 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 | | 88.08 | 7.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 95.58 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 30.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 30.03 |
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72F, 89%, ENE 4mph. 20.03 miles in 3:04:36, 9:14/mile. Basically ran the first half of Saturday's run twice. Weather was good and decided I would start out the week hard and see how long I can stay strong. After this week I have a 3-week taper, so I figure I can do anything I want other than get injured. Happiest about my heart rate today, 148 average, stayed under 150 through 12, 162 max. Some of that is due to the 72F, which is slightly cooler than average, but not all of it.
PM: Ran 10 from downtown without any equipment other than my cell. Approximately 1:32, which comes out about the same as this morning. Didn't feel like I was pushing too hard, though it was definitely a slog at the end. | | Comments(1) |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
| 74F, 97%, NE 3 mph. 10.00 miles in 1:46:36. First 5 at ultra-low HR, 12:00 (119), 11:54 (120), 12:01 (120), 12:06 (121), 12:05 (121), then 5 a little faster: 10:18, 9:51, 9:31, 9:25 and 9:13. That was it for the day. | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 15.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15.00 |
| 75F, 96%, NE 5 mph. 15.00 miles in 2:17:46, 9:11/mile. Was planning to go 20 but was starting to get fatigued and lots of running left for the week. Compared to Monday, I broke 150 bpm in mile 8 instead of mile 12, so definitely more tired. 55 RHR, 151 average, 167. | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
| 73F, 100% and calm. 10:00 miles in 1:40:37, 10:03/mile, 128 bpm, 140 max. Not sure where the 140 cam from, never saw more than 134 on my watch. Was just trying to run easy, keep the miles going without wearing out. | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
| 74F, 100%, N 1 mph. Pretty consistent weather this week. Another 10.00 but my heart rate was still high toay for this speed, 129 bpm/135 max. So similar to yesteray, but 10:11 per mile instead of 10:03. Felt good, though. One last big push tomorrow, then a final decision on the August 10 marathon in Wisconsin. I am already registered, but if tomorrow is a disaster I might decide not to go. But I'm giving tomorrow's run all I have. I cut back the last 3 days just so I would have a little in the tank. | | Comments(3) |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 13.05 | 7.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 20.55 |
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75F, 93% and calm. It rained for a couple of hours late yesterday afternoon. When we went out to eat about 8:00 last night the pavement was steaming and I knew my run this morning had just gotten a little bit harder, because the same thing happened Tuesday night/Wednesday morning. It went OK, and I'm going to go ahead and run my race, but it wasn't a smashing success. I left the house at 4:45 and opened up with 0.15 WU followed by running 10 at 9:14 average: 9:06 (139), 9:24 (139), 9:12 (143), 9:17 (144), 9:10 (145), 9:16 (146), 9:22 (147), 9:09 (148), 9:13 (149) and 9:09 (150), so 10 below 150 bpm, compared to 8 on Wednesday, but compared to 12 on Monday. Then took off for the dreaded second half, though it took 3 or 4 miles to get dialed in: 8:24 (157), 8:30 (162), 8:20 (163), 8:15 (1767), 8:13 (170), 8:06 (173), 8:16 (176) and 8:15 for a half mile. Then slogged out the remainder 2.4 at about 10:00 pace. Altogether the 20-mile portion (I re-started my watch after 20) took 2:57:22, 8:52/mile, 154 bpm average, 179 max. 20 oz Gatorade and 20 oz. water.
Cutting myself a lot of slack for the humidity and the high mileage week. I figure if I concentrate on turnover for short distances during the taper that I can eke out a few more minutes. If I was going to shoot for a straight 3:40 BQ I think my chances at this point are 50/50, which is a miracle with everything that has happened this year. To get a 3:35, which is what it will realistically take to actually get into that certain race with all the bomb-sniffing dogs, it goes down to 25/75. Any runner knows if your odds are that good you go for it.
Paavo Nurmi Marathon, Hurley, Wisconsin (Population 1,547, Elevation 1,496 (1.03 persons per foot above sea level)), August 10, 2013. It is named for a lawyer who won a big mining lawsuit and let them name the town after him in lieu of taking a fee. As a lawyer I can understand both sides of that one. | | Comments(1) |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 88.08 | 7.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 95.58 |
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