"By failing to prepare you are preparing to fail"

May 04, 2024

Recent EntriesHomeJoin Fast Running Blog Community!PredictorHealthy RecipesMarcE's RacesFind BlogsMileage BoardTop Ten Excuses for Missing a RunTop Ten Training MistakesDiscussion ForumRace Reports Send A Private MessageWeek ViewMonth ViewYear View
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
20092010201120122013201420152016
15% off for Fast Running Blog members at St. George Running Center!

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.

Look for me at www.facebook.com (I'll be your friend)

Favorite Blogs:
Click to donate
to Ukraine's Armed Forces
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
Tue, Mar 23, 2010
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
2.003.005.00

Another gorgeous day! 60F, S wind at about 20 MPH, sunny.

Ran w/ Darin. Only had time for 5 miles, as I needed to hurry back for a Stress Management class.

Took it fairly easy today...a tempo-ish run.

Just noticing my yearly miles total is pretty low. I'm barely over 300 miles. That's not a whole lot of miles considering I've logged 2 runs of 26.2 miles in Jan and Feb. I see Smooth is over 700!!!! Way to go, Smooth! I'll never catch you :)

AP: 7:28

7:34, x BPM

7:18, 140 bpm

7:33, 144 bpm

7:49, 152 bpm (uphill into the 20 mph wind)

7:12, 155


 

VFF Trek Miles: 5.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Kathie on Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 17:33:05 from 63.248.105.188

Nice run, can you believe the miles Smooth has put in!

From Smooth on Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 17:33:48 from 174.23.198.220

:) Marc!!! You're funny! *I* will NEVER catch *YOU*!!! Speedstar like you don't need to pile up the miles! And whoever can say tempo-ish run is EASY!

AWESOME lunch run! We need to meet Darin one of these days! :)

From Kelli on Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 18:59:43 from 71.219.89.155

Send some gorgeous our way, keep the wind!

From Teena Marie on Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 19:01:53 from 174.52.45.85

Smooth is in a league of her own!!! :)

Nice job on the run!

How was the stress management class?

From Andy on Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 19:28:44 from 198.60.114.178

Why do you need a class? Running is the best stress management there is. I thought it was funny that you were stressed to get back in time for your stress management class.

From MarcE on Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 21:10:17 from 204.16.82.112

The Stress Class was Ok. I think I handle stress fairly well -- unfortunately, some of my biggest stress is related to running -- it is a little ironic. In the week leading up to a big race, I'm usually very stressed out...I need to relax and enjoy myself more.

Andy, yes it was kind of funny. And all the time I was sitting in the class, I kept thinking about all the work I had to do back at my desk! :)

My work's health insurance plan gives you "points" for "healthy activiites", and this was worth a few points -- if you get enough points you get some money back..to help pay for your insurance. (like a good patient discount or something)

From MarcE on Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 21:11:52 from 204.16.82.112

I'm pretty sure I've got the fewest miles by far of any of my friends on this blog. I'm surrounded by overachievers! :)

From Kelli on Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 21:16:30 from 71.219.89.155

Overachievers unite!

From MarcE on Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 22:00:31 from 204.16.82.112

Smooth - Darin was at Boston 2007, but did his own thing. I can't remember if he was ever around to meet my Utah buddies or not...I guess not. He plans to go back to Boston when his son (now 16 -- and has a 1:32 marathon PR) qualifies. So, it shouldn't be but another year or two and you'll meet him in Boston -- or you're always welcome to visit Ft Worth for one of our many winter races. :)

From Smooth on Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 00:48:01 from 174.23.198.220

Sooo funny stressing over the stress management class! :) Can't wait to meet Darin one of these days. Those TX races are becoming more tempting. Hey, did you know that the Olympic Trials for both the men and women are going to be held the day before the Houston Marathon in 2012? I think it's so cool!

From DonGardinero on Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 01:28:55 from 75.162.167.197

Hey, don't feel bad about your yearly miles...I'm not even close to you. I only have 151 miles for the year. Smoothie is definitely in a league of her own.

From MarcE on Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 09:26:01 from 206.225.68.119

Smooth -- If I'm still running marathons in 2012, I'll definitely have to try to get into Houston and check out the Olympic Trials.

DoG - thanks for making me feel better. We both need to start logging more miles...I guess. Or not..I'm sure marathons would be easier and faster with more mileage base, but I'm not driven enough at the moment to step it up to the next level. :)

From Huans32 on Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 09:47:36 from 138.64.8.52

LOL stress management class. LOL were you giving the class? All you would have to do is talk about running and excercise. Dont worry about the mileage. You were in recovery mode for a while there.

From MrsFIT on Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 13:57:40 from 205.127.241.18

300 miles is a lot for us mortals. Besides, mileage can mean different things depending on what your training for :)

From MarcE on Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 14:41:08 from 206.225.68.121

Huans32 - thanks for he reminder. I did take a little time off there for a week or so. It's all good.

Kristi - Yep, you're right. Thanks! :)

Add Your Comment.
  • Keep it family-safe. No vulgar or profane language. To discourage anonymous comments of cowardly nature, your IP address will be logged and posted next to your comment.
  • Do not respond to another person's comment out of context. If he made the original comment on another page/blog entry, go to that entry and respond there.
  • If all you want to do is contact the blogger and your comment is not connected with this entry and has no relevance to others, send a private message instead.
Only registered users with public blogs are allowed to post comments. Log in with your username and password or create an account and set up a blog.
Debt Reduction Calculator
Featured Announcements
Most Recent Entries:
New Kids on the Blog
(need a welcome):
Lone Faithfuls
(need a comment):
Recent Comments: