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Location:

Springtown,TX,USA

Member Since:

Feb 02, 2009

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Age Division Winner

Running Accomplishments:

Firsts:

  • First marathon - White Rock, Dallas, December 2005 (4:01)
  • First BQ - St George, 2007 (3:20)
  • First Boston - 2008 (3:30)
  • 1st Place Clydesdale - Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon - 4/2007
  • 1st Place Ultracentric 6-Hour Champ 2007 - 38.75 miles
  • 1st Time Leading Pace Group, Cowtown '09 (3:39:41)
  • 1st Place Overall, Porcupine Promenade 5K (20:10) - 4/2011
  • 1st Trail Race. Grasslands Half Marathon. 1st Overall Masters (1:53) - 3/2013
  • Leadville LT100 MTB '16 - on a mountain bike, but the toughest challenge, so far!

Marathons Run (27):

  • Dallas White Rock ('05, '07,'09,'14)
  • Chicago ('06, '08)
  • OK City Memorial ('07)
  • St George ('07,'09,'11)
  • Waco Miracle Match ('07)
  • Ft Worth, Cowtown ('08, '09,'10,'11,'12,'13,'15**)
  • Boston ('08 '09*, '10, '13)
  • Park City ('08)
  • San Antonio Rock 'n Roll ('08)
  • Steamboat ('09)
  • Utah Valley ('10)
  • Houston ('12)

  • * - PR

Ultras (3):

  • Ultracentric 6-Hours ('07 - 38.75 mi)
  • El Scorcho 50K, Ft Worth (('08, '09)

PRs:

  • 5K - 19:27 (6/2008)
  • 10K - 41:49 (5/2008)
  • 15K - 1:04:14 (9/2011)
  • Half Marathon - 1:33:12 (1/2011)
  • Marathon - 3:19:47 (Boston 4/2009)
  • 50K - 4:35:53 (7/2008)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Keep injury-free.

2016 Races

Ft Worth Cowtown Half Marathon

Long-Term Running Goals:

Be age-group competitive for many years!

Have fun running!

Make some great friends along the way!

Personal:

Married to the same wonderful woman since March 1988. 3 adorable kids.

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Asic Nimbus 8 Lifetime Miles: 502.00
VFF Trek Lifetime Miles: 98.10
Kohls Asics Lifetime Miles: 234.74
Asic Trailshoes Lifetime Miles: 82.36
Nike Air Lifetime Miles: 10.00
Saucony Lifetime Miles: 508.16
Brooks Ravena Lifetime Miles: 117.75
Asic (orange) Lifetime Miles: 83.75
Tue, Aug 02, 2011
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.001.005.00

Run w/ Darin before work. I felt a bit sluggish, even though yesterday was a rest day. The continuous string of 100+ degree days is getting old..we surpassed the 2nd place record with 31 consecutive days over 100 degrees at DFW. The all-time record is 69...we probably have shot at that one. Overnight lows are around 82-85 now..yes, I'm complaining...I think this year will be my last Fall marathon, as long as I'm still living in Texas...it's just too hot for training..yes, I'm a wimp...give me 50s and 60s, and I'm happy! :)

AP: 7:35

84F

Kohls Asics Miles: 5.00
Weight: 184.00
Comments
From Huans32 on Tue, Aug 02, 2011 at 10:33:47 from 138.64.8.51

Did you read that artical in Runners world?? About those running in heat and doing a fall marathon?? Good read for you I am sure. I thought about you and how well you perform in elevation and in the cool temps when you do come up and do them. Good read for sure.:)

From timp on Tue, Aug 02, 2011 at 11:55:10 from 144.188.24.25

yeah man, that heat just sucks the life out of you. It might be a good idea what you are thinking. Even getting up really early it is hard to do the tempo and long runs you need to do for a fall marathon. Maybe if you stick to a late fall one, you'd have time to build the base in summer and then hit the longer runs and tempos in the late sept-dec time frame.

From Rhett on Tue, Aug 02, 2011 at 15:16:03 from 74.32.220.216

I decided that last year, that I wouldn't do anymore Fall marathons. That's why I didn't sign up for SGM this year. It's just too hard to train well here in Havasu during the summer. Keep up the good work though.

From MarcE on Tue, Aug 02, 2011 at 17:48:16 from 204.16.82.120

Why didn't you all talk me out of signing up for the lottery back in April???? :)

From timp on Tue, Aug 02, 2011 at 17:49:21 from 144.188.24.25

:)

From Smooth on Tue, Aug 02, 2011 at 23:26:45 from 67.2.116.101

Cause we want to see you in Oct! :)

Sorry about the heat! I heard it's gonna hit 113 tomorrow! Yikes!

From DaleG on Wed, Aug 03, 2011 at 21:06:06 from 152.216.11.5

Oh man, that's brutal. And I thought it was bad here. I don't blame you and Rhett for not wanting to train during the summer. I hate it, too. I guess that's why I do it on the treadmill during the summer.

Maybe you should sign up for Ogden or the Salt Lake Marathon....or even UVM again. So many choices.

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