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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, Jul 14, 2009
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
2.004.006.00

Arrived for our morning run about 20 minutes early, so I ran 2 warmup miles around our facility.

8:13, 8:00

Ran mile repeats w/ Eric at 7:15. We were planning to run them all at about 7:00/mi.

6:18, 6:51,6:40,7:18

84 degrees, 5 MPH S breeze. Not too bad.

Asic Speestar - Boston'09 Miles: 6.00
Weight: 192.00
Comments
From Smooth on Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 23:05:01 from 71.36.66.62

You Texans must be acclimatized to the heat. I wilt in 84 degrees! AWESOME mile repeats!!! You totally trashed the plan, look at all those splits in the 6's. VERY COOL! GOOD JOB!!!

From Teena on Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 00:20:31 from 67.177.20.13

You in the world do you run a 6:18 in that kind of heat!!!

You're amazing!!!!

From timp on Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 13:34:23 from 136.182.2.25

good workout Marc!

From timp on Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 13:34:59 from 136.182.2.25

Hey this Sunday is El Scorcho - you all ready for that?

From Kathie on Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 14:27:54 from 207.155.176.10

Wow look at that first mile! you rock!!!!

From Teena on Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 18:04:06 from 67.177.20.13

Did you see Kathie's post today??? Slip 'n Slide and no mention of an injury!!!! You need to take slip 'n slide lessons from her!!! :)

From MarcE on Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 19:45:44 from 24.155.140.8

Thanks guys...woohoo for me for braving the heat (which I said I would stop mentioning...but I just cant :)

Yes, Tim, this Saturday night is El Scorcho..and no, I'm probably not ready for it, but I'll finish one way or another. Not sure where I am compared to last year at this time...I'll go for sub 4:30 (5+ minute PR). If I don't make it, no biggie. My new Speedstars should be arriving tomorrow. I'll get a few miles on them, and maybe try them out at the race.

Kathie, glad to see I'm not the only runner to try the slip-n-slide! Was yours 200 ft, and on packed dirt that feels like concrete? (I'm guessing probably NOT ;)

From Kathie on Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 10:50:18 from 207.155.176.10

Marc - no ours was on a grassy hill which was really fun when you slid off the plastic. I am still finding grass stuck to my body!

From timp on Fri, Jul 17, 2009 at 22:20:47 from 68.166.26.114

good luck on Saturday night, man!

From MarcE on Sat, Jul 18, 2009 at 10:01:40 from 24.155.140.8

Kathie - :-)

Thanks, Tim! I'll see what this old body can do.

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