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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.

Look for me at www.facebook.com (I'll be your friend)

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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
Mon, Apr 30, 2012
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.000.004.00

After receiving a call from my good buddy, Tom Slick on Saturday, I decided to turn my blog back on. Instead of feeling sorry for myself, I'll run what/when I can and share my misery amongst my friends! :)

Ran w/ Darin at lunch. It actually went OK. I've been having issues with my HR going too high, and fatigue while running. I decided to cut my BP medication in half (Lisinopril w/ HTCZ(dieretic)), and see how it goes. I started cutting back on Saturday, and can say that today's run was much better than any I've done recently. I took it easy, but didn't feel the absolute need to walk.

I've got guarded optimism, and will continue monitoring my BP daily.

...oh, and today is my 47th birthday! Yay.

AP: 8:25

85F, hazy, S15

Asic (orange) Miles: 4.00
Weight: 188.00
Comments
From DaleG on Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 13:02:19 from 71.199.57.238

I'm glad you had a decent run today and that you turned your blog on again.

Happy birthday!!! For some reason I thought you were only a couple of years older than me, which would make you 44.

From timp on Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 15:14:51 from 144.189.100.29

Happy Birthday, Marc!!

I sure hope the cutting of the meds helps.

Got any race plans?

From Hillbilly Runner on Tue, May 01, 2012 at 06:56:49 from 207.162.187.46

Good to see you're back on the road and feeling better.

Happy Birthday!!!!

From MarcE on Tue, May 01, 2012 at 12:22:38 from 204.16.82.120

Dale - Thanks! It's always nice for people to think I'm younger than I really am. :)

Tim - Thanks! Next race on schedule is end of July, 25K. I might run some shorter races in the next month or two, if my energy comes back.

Ronnie - Thanks, man!

From timp on Tue, May 01, 2012 at 13:34:52 from 144.189.100.26

ah the half el scorcho, right?

From Smooth on Tue, May 01, 2012 at 21:36:27 from 174.27.212.157

HaPpY bIrThDaY, Marc!!!! Hope Beth spoiled you good today! Here's to a GREAT 47th year! :)

Hope the B/P is under control.

From Tom Slick on Mon, May 07, 2012 at 08:34:33 from 168.179.157.58

I can't believe you went and got a year older! I thought I was the only one getting up in my years! Hope you get the BP issue under control. I know you have but are you watching your Salt intake really close? "El Scorcho" is coming up fast!!!!

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