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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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Tue, Apr 14, 2009
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Ran 5 at lunch with Darin, Eric, and Sergio. (This is the largest lunchtime group I can remember running with). Weather was excellent! 60, sunny, 7 MPH wind.

We wanted to run about an 8:00/mi pace..after warming up with a 7:49, it got faster from there. The bad thing about taper time for me is, that I feel too good whenever I finally get out and run, it is hard to slow down! Long story short--finished strong with a 7:19/mi AP.

Splits: 7:49, 7:23, 7:29, 7:21, 6:33

HR: 129,144,145,153, 161

AP: 7:19

I still need to finish preparing my tax return!!! Tonight...for sure, I'll finish...it's not that hard, it's that I'm such a procrastinator..

 

Asic Speedstar 3 Miles: 5.00
Weight: 193.50
Comments
From Smooth on Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 14:52:21 from 70.56.102.54

Hey Speedy! Nice lunchtime run AGAIN!!!

Do you "owe" tax? I'd put it off too if I had to pay. LOL! I am glad you're feeling good in taper mode. See you in 4 days!!!!!

From Kathie on Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 15:15:57 from 207.155.176.10

Great run! Less than a week to the BIG SHOW! you are so ready... Next year I hope to be there as well!

From DonGardinero on Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 15:16:00 from 75.162.171.212

Marc, I'm a procrastinator, too. If I didn't work for the IRS I probably would have waited until now, too. I got mine done a couple of weeks ago. Every year, starting in January, they remind us on a weekly basis to get our taxes done and paid by the 15th of April. They ALWAYS stress that we could lose our jobs if we don't. Very stressful.

From RivertonPaul on Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 17:38:10 from 67.42.27.114

Have a great run Saturday. You all help inspire me to pick things back up after vacation.

I stand corrected, great run Monday.

From MarcE on Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 20:29:58 from 206.225.68.108

Smooth - I think they owe me (or at least they will by the time I'm done :). I put it off every year..there always seems to be more urgent things to do, so I wait, and wait,..and before i know it, it's April 14th!!!

Kathie - I hope you're there next year, too. I need to requalify for next year, so I'll need to get another 3:20:59 or better sometime this year. I'm hoping for Monday!

Dale - you work for the IRS? Cool.

RP - Welcome back from DC. Great pictures on your blog. I probably won't run on Saturday (we're going to the Sox game). I know most races are on Saturdays, Boston is always on a Monday :) (Patriots' Day)

From DonGardinero on Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 22:35:06 from 152.216.7.5

Yep, I work for the IRS. I finally let the cat out of the bag. LOL!!!

From DonGardinero on Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 22:42:06 from 152.216.7.5

Let me state that at the Ogden IRS Center, we only handle business returns and I work in the pension plan department. So there, now nobody can have bad feeling about me because I work at the IRS....Unless, of course, you have problems with your pension plans....LOL

From Smooth on Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 22:49:24 from 70.56.102.54

Oh Good, now I know who to bug if I ever have problems with my pension plans...is that Social Security or Insecurity?

From DonGardinero on Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 23:05:02 from 152.216.7.5

Insecurity....

From MarcE on Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 23:24:27 from 206.225.68.108

I FINISHED MY INCOME TAX RETURN!!!! WOOHOOO! (I can now afford one or two extra souvenirs from Boston)

From DonGardinero on Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 00:01:13 from 152.216.7.5

Sweet!!!

From Smooth on Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 00:07:45 from 70.56.102.54

Or extra dessert!

From Teena on Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 00:10:02 from 67.177.20.13

Smooth ...

I hate to break up the party but you need to go to bed and get some rest!! :)

From Teena on Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 00:12:33 from 67.177.20.13

Oh yeah ... nice job getting your taxes done Marc!!

From Smooth on Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 00:15:13 from 70.56.102.54

Oops! Busted!!

From Rhett on Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 13:03:42 from 216.67.216.116

Marc, nice easy run at such a fast pace. For me, an easy run is about a minute slower than MP not a minute faster!!!! Quit running so fast. We only have 5 days till the big day and you need to be rested.

From MarcE on Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 21:38:29 from 206.225.68.108

That's right, Smooth and Rhett, I promised to buy your dessert if you PR at Boston. I think I can cover that now. :)

Rhett, running strong is part of taper madness. As you skip a day or two, you start to wonder if you still know how to run...I'm slowing down. I'll probably only run 4 or 6 more miles on Thursday or Friday at about 8:00/mi. That's my taper! :)

Alright, RivertonPaul, how did you manage to Edit a post? You must have some super secret password. I've tried in the past, but without success. Glad to have you back.

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