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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, Feb 16, 2009
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
2.002.004.00

Treadmill Intervals at work.

Got the HR up today.

 Speed Time BPM 
 9.0 4:00 150 
 9.5 5:20 157 
 10.0 3:30 163 
 10.0 - 12.1
 3:30 170 

Been coffee-free now since last Friday (major caffeine withdrawl headaches on Friday and Saturday, but Sunday I was OK). I'm trying different things to get my BP in check without relying on medication. I'm monitoring it closely. I'm not so sure I really trust BP machines much..they seem to fluctuate quite a bit in just a few minutes. I took BP twice right before lunch -- 156/84, then immediately followed by a 142/74. The first one scared me a bit, but the second one is more "normal" for me.

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Comments
From DonGardinero on Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 01:46:57

Great job Marc. It's always difficult quitting things like caffeine. I used to drink Coke every day, but now I save it for the weekend only. Seems to be working. So are you taking the BP medication or are you trying different things first? BP is one thing that's always been good to me. Whenever I check it, it's between 120-125/70-73. I hope you can get it all under control.

From MarcE on Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 09:37:55

Thank, Dale. I've been monitoring my BP quite frequently. I've stopped taking the betablocker now for about 5 days. I really didn't like how low my HR was getting and I really would like to avoid being on a medication, if at all possible. I'm trying a few changes (cutting out caffeine, drinking more water, getting more sleep) I'll keep an eye on it closely. Last night my BP was 110/60 on the left arm, and about 125/70 on the right arm (averaged over a few measurements). I really need to find a good doctor.

From Smooth on Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 21:55:07

GOOD JOB at monitoring your B/P and taking charge of your health. I'm with ya on the medication thing. There's always side effects. You have to weigh the good and the bad with it. GOOD LUCK and stay healthy.

From Teena on Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 01:30:07

Marc,

I am anxious to see your blood pressure get to where you want it. Sounds like you know what your doing.

Keep us up to date!! You're amazing!

From MarcE on Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 22:52:37

Teena and Smooth, I'm not really sure where my blood pressure should be. It's always been a little on the high side (diastolic is usually between 130-145), except for that day I went to the ER, when it was stuck above 155 for about 4 hours until the injected a betablocker. I'm not going to worry about it too much.

Here's a little experiment I just did to see the fluctuation in readings, just by changing the position of my arms.

Right arm.Sitting on bed with arm resting on bed. 9:37pm

136/83, HR 44 bpm

134/80, HR 43 bpm

Left arm, 9:39pm

131/82, HR 45

134/81, HR 44

Left arm elevated above heart on pillow

132/66, HR 44

130/65, HR 46

Right arm elevated above heart hand on head

105/55, HR 45

100/49. HR 46

129/76, HR 45

Standing, right arm at side

147/81, HR 48

141/81, HR 47

Standing, left arm at side

140/86, HR 46

Kind of interesting. Not sure what to make of it, but I'll be sure to ask my doctor when I see him next.

From Smooth on Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 23:58:00

Marc,

It's common to find fluctuations in B/P with postural change. When your arms are raised above the heart, there's less pressure as gravitation pools the blood return to the heart. It will be interesting to see what the doctor has to say. Very smart of you to take several readings for comparison.

From kathie on Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 00:21:47

I finnaly found out were you were posting! I am a little slow though.

My family has always had low blood pressure in fact my dad was told to eat salty foods. My 18 year olds sons was too low to give blood this year. I am not sure if that is bad or good. Mine has always been low but I have not had it checked in a long time.

From rhett on Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 16:19:10

Nice speed work Marc. You were moving there at the end. Cutting the coffee is bound to help and now when you take one of those GUs with caffiene you will feel the boost a bit more.

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