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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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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, Aug 16, 2010
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.200.006.20

Ran w/ Darin and Mike before work. Ran 5.5, then walked for another .7 (there's only one shower at work, and the slowest guy goes last...so I walked for a while)

Achilles felt OK. Not great, but OK.

82F, N10

Addidas Supernova Miles: 6.20
Weight: 194.00
Comments
From Tom Slick on Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 13:45:50 from 168.179.157.36

Your an animal Marc. Be careful not to aggrivate that achillies....

From timp on Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 10:18:46 from 129.188.33.26

Nice miles Marc. What can we do to get that thing healed up? It has been an issue for a few years now hasn't it?

From Smooth on Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 13:45:12 from 174.23.203.161

NICE 10K all before work! Isn't it nice to get some endorphine fix but no stress of training though? Hope you get that achilles figure out!

From Rhett on Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 16:25:47 from 74.32.211.152

Was there any hot water left? I'm glad the achilies feels better.

From MarcE on Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 21:14:04 from 204.16.82.120

Thanks, guys..one of these days I'll find time to read your blogs!!!! :)

From Teena Marie on Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 10:04:52 from 174.52.45.85

Marc ~

Just wondering, do you run with lifts in your shoes? If not, you might want to consider it until that achilles heals up. Just an idea. (I know it is only one of them ... but you want to keep things balanced.)

From MarcE on Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 17:09:28 from 136.182.2.26

Teena - what's a "lift"? (I guess I don't have them. Are they orthotics?)

From Teena Marie on Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 17:14:28 from 174.52.45.85

It is a little insert that you put in your shoe (under the liner) where your heel sits.

They are inexpensive and I'd bet most physical therapy or podiatrist's offices in your area would have them.

In the clinic we often have patients with injured calf muscles use them to alleviate some of the strain on those muscles.

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