| 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)
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* - 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!
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| Took my boys to the local HS track. My youngest, Christian asked me to take the training wheels off his bike. He said he was ready. Nobody at the track but us. I took off the training wheels, instructed him to keep pedaling, and not to panic and he'll do fine. I jogged along side, barely holding his shirt, and after about 1/4 of a lap, I let him go. He did great!! After a while he figured out how to start and stop all by himself. One of those special moments when you realize they're growing up fast. Ran about 2 miles around the track and enjoyed the time with my boys. A pretty restful day.. AP: who cares? ;-)
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| 77 F, N 20-25MPH, 40% humidity Started this run feeling great. Around mile 4 I could feel a little tightening in my right calf (the same one that cramped up on my a week ago). By mile 5, I had to stop, walk, and stretch. It never got too, too bad, but definitely need another massage, and to hydrate lots this week. This is a little disconcerting this close to the big day. 20 miles would be a long way to walk. I think if I run any more this week, it will be MP+1:00 as the fastest. AP: 7:19 until end of 5 miles AP: 7:28 overall.
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| Rested and drank lots of water. Ate a couple bananas. Worked 'til after midnight (it's always a rush to finish stuff at work before heading on vacation or a long weekend). Walked about a mile with the wife and boys after dinner. No watch. :)
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| Another rest day. Calf is feeling better on the right leg, but now I'm feeling a new pain on my left ankle...must be taper madness!!!! I'll give it a shot on Saturday! I fly out to SLC tomorrow afternoon. Gotta finish packing! |
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2009 St George Marathon (26.2 Miles) 03:37:55 | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | 20.20 | 6.00 | 26.20 |
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It's always easier to write a race report when you meet your expectations. This one isn't quite so easy to write...especially as it is 4 days post-marathon, and my right calf, shin, and ankle are still a little puffy and sore.. (I'm copying my report from the forumflyers.org site..if you don't recognize names, they're probalby from the other forum :-)
The weekend started with a flight from Dallas to SLC on
Thursday afternoon. The view of the snow-capped mountains was pretty awesome! I
stayed at Tom Slick’s house in Sandy on Thursday night. We drove the 288 miles
to SGM on Friday morning, making sure to come into town via the marathon route.
It looked just like it did when I ran this race in 2007. We traveled the
breathtaking route from Central, past Veyo, Snow Canyon, and into St
George. Went to the Expo, twice. Met up with Huans32(MarkO), Kristi,
Utahrunner (Kathie), Hickgirl(Kimmie), their mom, Rd Runner (Jeff) and Megan,
Chad and Jon (from Fastrunningblog), Smooth, Canyon (Marcie and her family),
Kodi (Mel and his buddy, whose name escapes me), Saw SweetiePie and Mr.
SweetiePie walking back to the hotel. Rode with Mark and Kristi to Brick Oven
where the early birds were finishing dinner while we waited and mingled for a
good hour outside. Finally got to meet Gumpchump (Teena and her husband Ry – who
is not quite as tall as I had imagined…it’s just that Gumpers is so teeny),
Smooth (Susanna and Larry), SweetiePie (and her hubby, daughter, and future
SIL…I’m so sorry that you left before we got seated, but your sacrifice probably
saved us another hour of waiting!!! ). Saw Don Gardinero (Dale, who went
somewhere else to have Mexican food).Saw BeMo, Bennett, Alisak (and Lex), and
Robow8 who finished eating before we got seated. I’ve never gone to a race and
seen so many familiar faces. Dinner was alright, but the company was
excellent! Flashback 2 weeks While running what was to be a 13 miler at
marathon pace, I was stopped in my tracks by a terrible right calf cramp at mile
5. At least I thought it was a cramp. About a week ago at mile 5 of a 6 mile
tempo run the same thing happened. I hadn’t run since..hoping that 5 days of
rest would cure whatever was wrong with my calf. By Saturday morning I felt
good, and had no lingering calf pains. Saturday, 3:20AM. Slick and I picked
up Dale and headed over to catch the early buses. We met up with Jeff and Megan
and ended up getting on the 2nd bus. Got our “massage fast pass” stickers and a
chance to win some fabulous prizes. Got to the top, picked up some free
gloves, took a few pictures by the “St George Marathon Starting Line” then made
our way to the 2nd fire from the end. Had about 2 hours to kill, but time flew
by as more and more forumites showed up. I think I heard that the temperature
was about 38 degrees at the start, but the fires (if you could avoid smoke
inhalation) helped much. With about 15 minutes ‘til start time, those of us
planning to run in our 3:15 group dropped our bags and headed to the “eLite
corral” (How cool is that? In there with all the speedsters!!) Soon thereafter
someone said “Go!” (I think) and we were off. The first few miles went by
right on schedule. I tried to run right in the middle of the road. Our group of
5 or so stuck together and conversation was flowing. The cool morning air with a
slight tailwind felt awesome! As we approached the 6 mile mark, my right calf
tensed up and started to cramp. I was afraid of that… I said goodbye to the
group and worked my way over to the right shoulder of the road and started to
stretch it. What a major disappointment. I was worried that this exact thing
might happen…and it did. Now what? It was still dark, and very lonely as the
throngs of runners passed by. I decided to see if I could jog a little and maybe
figure away to hobble myself to the finish. I found that if I ran on the right
shoulder of the road (slowly and out of the flow of traffic), and angled my foot
slightly outward, ran very flatfooted, that I could tolerate the pain, and that
the cramp didn’t get any tighter. If I ran above 8:00/mi it didn’t seem too bad
either. I decided that I would walk-run the rest of this thing and make it to
the finish. I spent too much time preparing for this race to DNF. After a
few miles the pain stopped getting any worse, and the calf never got any
tighter. I walked through all aid stations, making sure to stay
well-hydrated and took Gus at the right times. The downhill sections gave the
calfs a nice break, but I walked and stretched quite a few times on the few
uphill sections that there were. At any other marathon, I’m not sure I would
have been able to finish. Eventually, I got passed by the 3:15, 3:20, 3:30
pace groups. I really didn’t care about time… The crowds were exceptional
this year. Up near Snow Canyon – the fans were giving the infamous Wellesley
girls some competition. The wall-to-wall people as we entered St George were a
welcome sight. (It’s a little easier to NOT walk, when there are crowds of
people and little kids looking for side-fives.) With about 2 miles to go, I
could hear the crowd talking about the 3:40 pace group that was right behind me.
I never looked back to see how close they were – but it gave me a new goal – to
stay ahead of them. By now, I pretty much knew I could finish, so I picked up
the pace a little. With about ½ mile to go I saw the guy with the American Flag
up ahead. He had passed me a few miles back, and I decided I’d try to finish
with him. I caught him and crossed the finish line just ahead of him (he got his
picture in the St George Newspaper..but they managed to crop me out :0). I
made my way around the showers, got my 2nd St George Marathon Finishers’ Medal,
shook the hands of 2 men in wheelchairs, and made my way to the Blue Bunny
booth. By the time I got back to the finish line, I saw Fly, Huans32, Canyon,
and Tom Slick. It’s about here that I decided to stop my Garmin. (doh!) I hung
around the park for quite a while and ran into Lark, BMR, Robow8, Hawkeye, Mrs.
Hawkeye, Mrs. Fit, Smooth, RdRunner, Mrs. RdRunner, and ??? I never sat on the
grass, in fear that I wouldn’t be able to get back up. As I write this I
have my leg elevated. My right calf and ankle are still a bit swollen, and I’m
going to take a few weeks off to see if I can’t totally recover from whatever it
is that is bothering my calf. I’m wondering if it may be some sort of tear. This
was my 18th marathon in less than 4 years, and I’ve never had anything quite
like this happen. I’ve had the usual tightening after 18-20 miles, but never at
5 miles. I’ll give it some time to heal, then evaluate whether any more
marathons are in my future. Even though I finished in a respectable 3:37:55,
I’m a bit disappointed. The weather was perfect to give a PR a shot. I’m
disappointed that I couldn’t stick with Huans32 longer than I had..maybe we
could have pushed each other along further, maybe not. On the other hand, I’m
satisfied to have finished..and hopefully without any permanent damage to my
body! Saturday night HillbillyRunner, Tom Slick, Theresa (I have no idea what
her forumite name used to be…but had the exact same finishing time as me this
year, 3:37:55..how bizarre is that?), and her husband, Canyon, Canyon’s sister,
and I attended the St George 10-year Club Banquet..even though it was only my
2nd St George, it exposed me to a group of crazies that have been coming back
for decades! One woman has completed all 33 St George Marathons (and nearly 200
total marathons). I get tired just thinking about that many years of pounding
the pavement. St George has quite a community of long-time, close-knit runners.
It’s a very cool race. Once again I owe a debt of gratitude to my host for
the weekend, Tom Slick. He’s a heck of a runner and a great tour guide and
friend! Thanks, Slick for another memorable marathon weekend. (Y’all really need
to clean up that Great Salt Lake a little and add a beach or something!) I
applaud those of you that came to St George with your “A games” and went home
with some PRs, and feel the pain of those of you who came up short of your
expectations. I can truly empathize. In a few weeks, when the swelling and pain
have completely subsided, I’ll probably start getting that urge to run at St
George again. Lessons learned: The early bus is really not worth it. Sleep
is better. (If I won something, I might think differently about this one. The
fast pass was OK, but the massage was a bit painful..especially on the
calf) Eat at the Expo. The food might not be great, but there is no waiting
and lots of room to mingle. They didn’t have drop boxes for clothes at the
first few aid stations this year. I’ll miss my hat and shirt…but I knew there
was the chance I wouldn’t see them again (if they did make it back to the tennis
courts, I forgot to look for them). Bringing a folding chair or air mattress
to the starting line is a great idea. A pup tent and a sleeping bag might be
even better! Stairs are no fun for about 48 hours after the St George
Marathon. Even 3 days later they’re just now getting bearable – not quite
running up or down them. If you get pizza as your pre-race meal…have them
hold the onions and peppers—and if they don’t Tums work pretty
well.
Splits 01 7:29 167 02 7:35 161 03 7:29 145 04 7:22
143 05 7:33 148 06 6:56 144 07 8:03 139 08 8:53 149 09 8:18
150 10 9:37 140 11 8:52 148 12 8:45 143 13 9:01 139 14 8:56
141 15 7:52 144 16 8:01 139 17 8:49 139 18 8:13 140 19 9:09
143 20 8:53 136 21 7:56 139 22 8:33 143 23 8:38 139 24 8:34
137 25 8:21 145 26 7:52 152 26.2 ?? |
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