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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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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
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
Mon, Jun 22, 2009
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.000.004.00

Ran with Eric and Darin at lunch....outside. 94 degrees. It was slow, but we survived. I need to start thinking of a plan for getting in the miles I need to go for 3:15 at SGM in October. Times flying by...but my mileage is lacking. 

AP: 7:54

Asic Speestar - Boston'09 Miles: 4.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Kelli on Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 14:14:08 from 71.219.76.64

Time is flying, huh? 15 weeks to go!

I am sorry it is so hot there. I went running today around 10:30 and it was cool enough with a little wind that I was barely sweating. I wish the weather would stay like this. I need to find somewhere that it is like that year round so I could always sleep in!

Have a great week! Good luck finding the time for the miles, it is hard!

From timp on Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 19:52:31 from 136.182.2.26

Marc - do you have a mapped out plan for your training? If so, just make sure you hit the key runs like mile repeats, tempos and lsd's, of course. I talked to a guy recently who has run a few sub 2:40's on about 40 miles a week.

You can do it!

From Kathie on Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 21:39:47 from 207.155.176.10

You don't need to go for 3:15 you are already qualified for Boston right? Is that just what you want to do?

I am happy not to be running in the heat like you are, 94 wow that is hot!

From MarcE on Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 22:48:15 from 24.155.140.8

Thanks, Kelli. I hope you have a great week, too! I wish I was migratory...I'd like to move with the 70 degree highs. :-)

Tim - You know me. No real plan. I know I need to ramp up to a couple 50+ mile weeks and have a two week taper. I can do it, but it will take some creativity, and sweaty, hot, humid, runs...with some pre-planted water bottles. Or I need to find a nice trail with drinking fountains. I'll be ready in 15 weeks..one way or another.

Kathie - Nope, I don't need to do 3:15, but I'd like to help pace MarkO, JeffC, and Kelli's Scott to their BQs. If I could do 3:20 two years ago, I should have a 3:15 in me, right? Glad I didn't wait until after work..it was 98. Welcome to Texas in the summer time (I'm sure Rhett has it worse in AZ..at least he has a pool and a huge lake to play in! :)

From MrsFIT on Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 09:24:33 from 24.2.68.35

15 WEEKS TO GO, YEE HAW!!!!!

From Rhett on Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 17:12:24 from 170.215.58.122

I agree with Tim. That is why that FIRST training program is so good and it is easily modified to fit your own personally running program.

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