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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, Mar 29, 2010

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
14.00	3.00	17.00

I gave the new Asic Speedstars a try today. Not bad. After only running in the VFFs for the past 3 weeks, I was surprised at how good regular shoes felt.

Ran 6 miles at lunch w/ Darin. 60F, sunny, 10 MPH wind. AP: 7:35

Ran 11 miles after work in Ft Worth. I ran the El Scorcho 5K loop a few times -- it's a different perspective running it during daylight hours instead of after midnight (I signed up for the El Scorcho 50K, again -- my offer still stands, if anyone wants to run this, you're welcome to stay at my house, and I'll even provide transportation.)

Ran the 11 miles a bit slower than the lunctime 6.

Overall 17 mile AP: 7:59

My right heel is a little tender, but not too bad. I'll be resting it every other day from here until Boston.

Weight: 191.00

Comments

From Smooth on Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 00:22:42 from 174.23.251.49

Nice run(S)! Can you believe we're less than 3 weeks away?

El scorcho #3?!!! YAY! Thanks for the offer, but no thanks! Scorcho in July in Texas does not sound fun; not to mention the insanely endless loops! You're a manimal! :)

From MarcE on Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 10:36:19 from 136.182.2.25

Smooth - I really don't expect any takers for El Scorcho Quatro...but the offer always stands. :)

20 days and counting. Unfortunately, my training and miles this year have not been enough for me to attack the course this year, so this is going to be more of a leisurely, social event for me. Lots of pictures...I'm gonna find that statue on Heartbreak Hill this year! You on the other hand..I see a PR in your near future!

From DonGardinero on Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 13:13:15 from 75.162.187.240

I would love to come run that race. It sounds like a lot of fun. Unfortunately, I just couldn't afford the trip at this time.

From MrsFIT on Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 13:23:36 from 205.127.241.18

Resting every other day sounds like a good plan, let that heel heal :) Boston here you come!!!!!

From Kathie on Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 14:47:37 from 63.248.105.188

Nice run, how are the toes? Are the VFF still stinky?

From MarcE on Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 14:53:39 from 206.225.68.62

Dale - you're always welcome.

MrsFIT - yep. I'm all in favor of the rest days.

Kathie - I put the VFFs away until after Boston (actually, now is a good time to wash them, thanks for the reminder :). I stepped on a rock on Friday, and it did something to my heel that doesn't feel quite right...I'll wear the Speedstars at Boston (I'm so fickle..always changing my mind, adjusting, as needed)

From Rhett on Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 16:25:15 from 74.32.222.202

Marc, I think if you find that statue, you get to subtract 10 minutes off your time. I've looked for it every year and never found it, not even last year when I was just cruising the second half of the course trying to take in all the sights and sounds of the Great Boston Marathon.

From Huans32 on Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 18:09:44 from 138.64.8.52

Right on. Great run Marc. And even better doing it in new shoes. Your going to do awesome at Boston I am sure. Rest up that heel and you kill do great.

From MarcE on Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 23:34:02 from 206.225.68.62

Rhett..I know it's at the base of Heartbreak hill. I'm just not sure if it's on the right or left hand side of the road! :) (I stayed to the left both times I've run it..it must be on the right)

Thanks, Mark-O!

From timp on Thu, Apr 01, 2010 at 16:08:35 from 144.189.100.25

nice job Marc!

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