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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
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.007.0013.00

Today was my last longish run until Boston. My boys stayed at a friends hourse last night..a friend that lives exact 13 miles from my house. I ran to their house, while my wife started a bit later and picked us all up to go to soccer practice. It worked out great. The morning was nearly perfect for running. Conditions I could only hope for at Boston. 50F, slight wind, overcast. The route consisted of a lot of up and down variety. Which is just what I needed.

The plan was to run at MP...only I'm still deciding what MP is (my new MP (BQ) pace is 8:00/mi, while last year I ran 7:38s. So, I just went with what felt good today. It ended up being 7:37 AP, and felt really good.

8:10, 144 bpm

7:52, 144 bpm

7:20, 138 bpm

7:29, 144 bpm

7:24, 142 bpm

7:39, 144 bpm

7:36, 146 bpm

7:31, 145 bpm

7:35, 148 bpm

7:43, 148 bpm

7:23, 146 bpm

1 Honey Stinger (Gold), and about 6 oz water.

Time to start looking at Boston weather and figuring out what to pack. I'm still not sure what to wear this year. I better figure it out...soon. The shoes (Asic Speedstar 4s) will be OK..had a little pain in front of right middle toe.

Getting excited about Boston! This time next week, I'll be in Beantown.

Speedstar 4 Miles: 13.00
Weight: 191.00
Comments
From Smooth on Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 23:04:21 from 174.23.201.210

SOLID 13 miler at fantastic MP. You're gonna do GREAT! Can't wait to see you in 6 days and 12 hours. WooHoo! Boston here you come!

From RivertonPaul on Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 23:09:20 from 75.169.11.31

Nice run. Bummer about the middle toe.

From Andy on Sun, Apr 11, 2010 at 00:45:52 from 198.60.114.178

Pack everything. As you well know, you won't know what the weather will be for the marathon until Monday morning. I would have thought you were crazy to run so many MP miles this close to the race but your HR looks good at that pace. You are in great shape.

From Tom Slick on Sun, Apr 11, 2010 at 15:09:05 from 172.190.114.76

One week from tomorrow and it's show time at Boston. Looks like your are ready. Enjoy the final days of your taper.

From DonGardinero on Sun, Apr 11, 2010 at 15:39:59 from 75.162.190.158

I can't believe Boston will be oin one week. man, time flies! Nice run

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