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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
Sun, May 17, 2009
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
13.001.0014.00

My plans to run on Saturday were washed away...too rainy.

Ran 14 miles after church today. Nothing very note-worthy. This is the longest run I've done since Boston on 4/20. It felt pretty good. Though I've gained a couple pounds, I haven't lost much fitness. (HR was good for the pace). AP: 7:52

It was a beautiful day. 71 degrees, low humidity, light winds..ah..

I'm having fun reading everyone's Ogden race reports.

Asic Speestar - Boston'09 Miles: 14.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Kathie on Mon, May 18, 2009 at 11:31:14 from 207.155.176.10

I feel your pain with the weight gain...one of these days I will be at "race weight" Hopefully it will be around SGM time.

From RivertonPaul on Mon, May 18, 2009 at 11:35:41 from 67.42.27.114

Nice to get a good run in.

From DonGardinero on Tue, May 19, 2009 at 12:04:09 from 75.162.166.183

Dang Mark, I think you could go a month without running and you still wouldn't lose any fitness. It's weird, I always seem to lose a couple of pounds when I don't run for a few days.

From Kelli on Tue, May 19, 2009 at 16:22:38 from 71.219.85.34

Nice work!!! And I am glad the humidity cooperated for a day.

It must have taken you all day to read those reports!! Some people are so long winded....geesh!

From Rhett on Tue, May 19, 2009 at 17:21:18 from 170.215.58.122

Sounds like it was a beautiful day for a run. Can you believe it's only been 1 month since Boston, tomorrow? It sure seems like forever since I've run. I don't know if I've ever gone this long without running.

From MarcE on Tue, May 19, 2009 at 22:55:18 from 206.225.68.52

Kathie - I'm not sure what "race weight" is. I feel faster when I'm lighter, but I feel like I have more endurance when I'm heavier--I must be using my fat reserves!

Dale - Not me. I run less, but eat the same. You do the math! :)

Kelli - I enjoyed every word of those race reports. Definitely not as painful to read as they were to run. I trust you and Scott are recovering nicely?

Rhett - Yep, it's been a month. I saw a few little leaguers at dinner tonight wearing Boston Red Sox uniforms, and it reminded me of our trip to Fenway. Time flies!

From Kelli on Wed, May 20, 2009 at 00:08:30 from 71.219.85.34

Yes, recovering well--thanks for askin'! I just ran 2 blocks!! And Scott signed up to run another marathon in one month. Apparently he is too recovered, his brain has already forgotten the hours in the medical tent. MEN!

Have a great evening!!!

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