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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
Tue, Sep 15, 2009
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.006.006.00

After 2 days of rest, it was nice to get out at lunchtime and run.

My right foot had been bothering a little on Sunday and Monday, so I decided not to chance it and gave it some rest. Wore a different pair of shoes today, and did about 7:00-7:20's for the whole thing. (The new Garmin hasn't arrived, yet..so I'm guessing)

75F, Cloudy, 80% humidity (today was the 5th straight day that we've had rain. We really needed it)

 

AP:720

 

I was just taking a walk down memory lane by reading my race report from SGM 2007 (my 4th marathon..and my 1st BQ. I hope it's not my fastest SGM!)

Just for the fun of it, I took my pace for SGM 2007 and scaled it from 3:20:02 to 3:15:00, to see how it compared to Cougar's pace chart. Looks like miles 6 and 7 were a little too fast.. You can see the "fade" at the finish.Mark, Jeff, Mike -- I'd be willing to give Cougar's pace chart a shot, but you might lose me near the finish.. Perhaps, if I take miles 6,7,8, and 9 a little easier, I might have some gas in the tank!

Mile My Pace Cougar Diff
1 07:56 07:42 0:00:14
2 07:38 07:33 0:00:04
3 07:15 07:15 0:00:00
4 07:19 07:06 0:00:12
5 07:31 07:24 0:00:06
6 06:56 07:24 0:00:28
7 06:58 07:24 0:00:26
8 07:57 08:18 0:00:20
9 07:37 07:55 0:00:19
10 07:32 07:42 0:00:10
11 07:43 08:00 0:00:16
12 07:27 07:38 0:00:11
13 07:12 07:24 0:00:12
14 07:23 07:15 0:00:07
15 07:06 07:02 0:00:04
16 07:16 07:15 0:00:01
17 07:18 07:15 0:00:03
18 07:44 07:15 0:00:29
19 07:41 07:38 0:00:04
20 07:20 07:15 0:00:05
21 06:54 06:58 0:00:03
22 07:34 07:15 0:00:18
23 07:20 07:20 0:00:00
24 07:58 07:20 0:00:38
25 08:06 07:24 0:00:42
26 07:59 07:24 0:00:35
26.2 07:28 07:24 0:00:04


Asic Speestar - Boston'09 Miles: 6.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Smooth on Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 21:37:49 from 71.32.234.162

NICE run. Hope the foot is okay. Glad you finally got some rain and the temp is a little more bearable. So fun to get new Garmin.

From Smooth on Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 22:39:15 from 71.32.234.162

Such detailed analysis! You're gonna kick major trash! Here's 5 cheers to you, Mark, Jeff, Mike and Scott...3:15 here you boys come!!!!!

From Teena on Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 23:03:50 from 67.177.20.13

Very smart to let that foot recoup a bit! You really do have this pacing gig nailed, huh? No wonder you are a great pace leader!!!

Seriously, nice job today!!!

From Huans32 on Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 09:38:43 from 138.64.2.76

That is cool how you did it. Yeah I agree with you about the 6 and 7. Much to fast on that flat downhill. Right in there is where there is alot of people cheering and sun is coming up I think which got you going to fast. 8 is where Veyo starts and where we got to not go to fast and not to slow. So that is a good plan. As for your fade in the end. I think that is all of us. And where having hopefully all of us still together will help motivate each other to a strong finish.

From timp on Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 11:27:22 from 129.188.33.27

It's always fun to read old race reports.

But I don't want to hear any talk of a fade to the finish. You guys are going to negative split this marathon and that is all there is to it!

From Kathie on Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 12:56:06 from 63.248.105.188

You can do it Marc!!! No fading for you that is the plan!

From MarcE on Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 13:47:27 from 24.155.140.8

"No fading for you!" - that'll be my mantra. :)

Thanks for the votes of confidence. 16 days and counting!!!!

From Huans32 on Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 12:41:05 from 138.64.2.76

Yeah we will be using that one for sure.:) Looking forward to running with you guys. It will be awesome.

From Kimmy on Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 12:45:00 from 71.38.229.92

Mark Nice workout. Hope the foot is feeling better. If I don't have my garmin I can never judge my pace. I ALWAYS think I am going faster than I really am.

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