| 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 | | 80.85 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 82.85 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
| Went out the door at 4 a.m. ready to get started on my week and was met by a thunderstorm. Scurried back in and went to work. Ended up running 10 on the treadmill while watching MNF, not a bad tradeoff to dodging lightning bolts in the rain. | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 20.43 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 20.43 |
| 37F, 95%, NNE 7 mph. Ran 8.07 LHR miles before the seminary run, average pace 10:16 per mile, not too good after running late last night. Went to work and ran from downtown to Memorial Park, around the loop and back, using the new workout facilities (i.e., shower) in our building. About the same temperature as this morning, total run late this afternoon was 12.36 miles according to the computer. I ran it by LHR feel, but don't know my pace or how long it took because I left the Garmin at home and forgot to check the time when I left. Felt kind of sloggy toward the end, but not too bad. Ran under the same homeless person bridge that Joe and I ran under a week ago Saturday. Still nobody there, but it was almost dark and there are bats under there. Wind was very heavy and cold. | | Comments(5) |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 9.12 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.12 |
| 28F, 81% NW 7 mph. Air very heavy and cold. Bundled up with double layers and either the cold or my clothing slowed me down pretty good. Ran 9.12 LHR miles before the seminary run in 1:36:00, 10:32 per mile, one of my slower paces in recent memory. No afternoon run. | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 19.95 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 19.95 |
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27F, 80% and calm. With no wind and lower humidity the conditions were much better today. Still way bundled up, but didn't feel as cold. Ran 10.95 LHR miles in 1:50:52, average 10:08 per mile.
PM: 9 on the TM just before bed, then slept like a baby. | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 10.15 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.15 |
| 46F, 81%, E 4 mph and cloudy. Back to regular winter running weather. Felt a lot better, either because of no long pants or warmer temperatures, not sure which. Ran 10.15 LHR miles in 1:39:34, average pace 9:49 per mile, finished up before the seminary run, which meant that I started very early. It was me and the lady dropping papers, that was it for the street life in my neighborhood. A large owl flew in front of me and settled into the top of a tree. Later on I heard him hooting from across the lake, it was pretty cool, hope he found a rodent. | | Comments(3) |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 11.20 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.20 |
| 48F, 62%, ENE 7 mph. Met the group at the Y and ran with Wade and a 50+ guy named Dave who just ran 3:39 at Dallas White Rock last weekend. He was stretching his legs out. We did 13.20 miles in 1:52:06, average pace 8:30 per mile, average heart rate 148 bpm. Wade averaged about 140, he is really responding to this cool weather, more than I am. We ran with Dave until mile 11, had about an 8:45 average, then Wade took off and I followed him. Ran a 7:30 then a 7:15, eventually caught Wade. Felt good, and I still had some reserves left, which felt even better. Then went to the church tonight for a Christmas party and ate too much sugar -- so I broke even for the day. | | Comments(8) |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 80.85 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 82.85 |
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