| 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)
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* - 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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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 19.50 | 7.10 | 26.60 |
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| Saucony Miles: 17.00 | Asic Nimbus 8 Miles: 4.50 | Asic (orange) Miles: 5.10 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 1.00 | 8.00 |
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It's been a while since I've run with my buddies at Lake Grapevine Runners and Walkers (LGRAW), so I met a the clubhouse at 7:15. Darin was there, but Dave was running late (forgot his shoes). So, Darin and I ran 2 miles before Dave showed up. Then ran another 6 miles. My first 8 miler in quite some time. Felt good. Finished strong.
Signed up as a member of LGRAW (even though I don't go there often, I do use their water/powerade which they have on the trails when I go there). $20 annual membership..not bad.
9:08,8:32,8:15,8:45,8:00,8:09,7:46,7:07
AP: 8:13
AHR: 143
Max HR: 170
72F, humid, sunny, slight breeze. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
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Easy recovery run (yes, I took it easy after yesterday's 8 mile run). Felt good. Ran into Mike at the pond, walked a little with him.
83F, N8, Sunny
AP: 8:30 | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.50 | 2.00 | 4.50 |
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Started out slow with Mike and Darin. At 2 miles, Darin and Mike headed back, while I did the 0.6 mile loop around the pond. I caught up to them after they stopped to walk a few times. I walked a little with them.
It is getting hot in Texas.
85F, sunny, S6
AP: 8:10
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| Asic Nimbus 8 Miles: 4.50 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 |
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Lunchtime run w/ Darin and Mike. First 2 miles into the wind. Decided to run a fast 3rd mile (6:03 with about 15MPH tailwind).
Did an experiment today. My HR monitor has been a little flaky (seems to go up and down sporadically during my runs). So I swapped Garmin's and straps with Darin for today. While he was wearing mine, his HR seemed fairly constant. While I was wearing his, I experienced some periods of sporadic readings (i.e. while at about 95% max effort in the mile I ran I looked and saw about 140s, instead of the the 160s+ that I would have expected. It's possible that my strap is not making a good connection---or I've got some irregular heartbeat going on. I might have to get it checked out to be safe.
88F, S18, 46% hum, UV Very High, Sunny
AP: 8:15 | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 3.10 | 5.10 |
| Decided to run a the Firemen's 5K race in Ft Worth. If I was in shape and race-ready, this would definitely have been a PR course. 1st mile a little up and down, 2nd mile steep downhill, 3rd mile, gradual downhill. Got there about an hour before race time to signup, pop, and jog some of the course. It was a warm morning. 75F and slimy (humid). It wasn't ideal. Gun went off at 8:00. mile 1 - 6:12 - took the usual 1/4 mile or so to get the HR up and breathing heavy. Felt comfortable but could feel that my legs weren't used to the speed. mile 2 - 6:14 - started this mile with a little climb, and then a steep downhill. It felt pretty good. I passed quite a few on the downhill. mile 3 - 7:01 - at about 2.2 miles, a small group of runners passed me. I felt like walking - which I did for about 10 seconds, then got going again. About 1/2 mile later, I felt like walking again - but only for a couple seconds. Last .12 was pretty solid sub 6:00 pace -- felt strong at the finish. Total: 20:04, 3rd in 45-49 AG Had I been logging more miles and doing consistent speedwork, I could have been in the 19:30 range. I'll shoot for it next year! Not happy that I walked, but felt good to get out and run fast. Followed the race with a 1.5 mile jog back to the start. Hung around for awards, then to breakfast with a few running friends (John, Ruthie, Elizabeth, and Sherry).
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 19.50 | 7.10 | 26.60 |
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| Saucony Miles: 17.00 | Asic Nimbus 8 Miles: 4.50 | Asic (orange) Miles: 5.10 |
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