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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, May 11, 2009
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
2.001.003.00

I ran a fairly easy 3 miles after my daughter's award dinner at school. I only had time for 3 miles before it got dark, and I was running on a full stomach. Not a great run, but I got a few miles in.

On the brighter side, I won the lottery and am official entered for the 2009 St George Marathon!!!! Time to start training for about a 3:15 time. If I can maintain my fitness throughout the summer, my 3:19 at Boston -- and good race conditions in October could make it possible. I ran St George one other time in 2007, and ran a 3:20:02 -- while sick with a sinus infection. I need to stay healthy, and 3:15 should be within my reach...and best of all, I get to run with Huans and Jeff C -- on the way to their BQs. At least that's the current plan!!! :-)

I'm a little bummed that Teena didn't get in...I'm sooooo sorry Teena.

Asic Speestar - Boston'09 Miles: 3.00
Weight: 197.50
Comments
From jun on Tue, May 12, 2009 at 01:03:07 from 71.213.1.42

Congrats. I didn't get a bid for St. George. Going to run Top of Utah instead. You'll hit your goal, for sure.

From huans32 on Tue, May 12, 2009 at 08:43:04 from 138.64.2.76

Oh Yeah!!!! Its great to see we got in. And sounds like Teena will get in the hard way but still in. Mentioned the idea of running that Steamboat Marathon to the wife. And she said go for it if I wanted to. So are you planning on running that one for sure??

From timp on Tue, May 12, 2009 at 09:46:58 from 129.188.33.26

Very cool, Marc!

From MarcE on Tue, May 12, 2009 at 13:28:39 from 129.188.33.26

Huans32 - I'm going to fax in my entry forms today. If you're serious about running Steamboat, I'll email you the form and you can fax it in..as my travel partner. Let me know. Then we can figure out where to stay, etc..

From MrsFIT on Tue, May 12, 2009 at 13:59:17 from 205.127.70.66

I say "Steamboat Springs here we come!"

From Kathie on Tue, May 12, 2009 at 15:07:36 from 207.155.176.10

Party in October for sure!!!!! I am so glad you got in!!!!

Three mile on a full stomach doesn't sound fun at all.

From huans32 on Tue, May 12, 2009 at 15:13:20 from 138.64.2.76

Sweet!!! Sure send me the form and we will do this. Sounds like it will be a beautiful run and if its anything like PC a quick recovery too.

From MarcE on Tue, May 12, 2009 at 21:26:06 from 206.225.68.52

Hey Jun, that's a bummer about St George. I was going to do TOU if I didn't get in.

Thanks, Kathie. It sounds like we're going to have quite a crowd of forumites meeting in October.

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