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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
24.505.1029.60
Saucony Miles: 8.00Asic (orange) Miles: 12.60
Weight: 192.00
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
7.001.008.00

Ran w/ Dave and Darin at Lake Grapevine. Finished with a 6:40 last mile.

Swam 1/2 mile in the lake (I'm gonna be sore tomorrow). It felt good to swim, but it's gonna take me a little while to get in groove, and figure out an efficient stroke and breathing. 

Then went to breakfast with Dave.

78F, humid, little breeze

Saucony Miles: 8.00
Weight: 192.00
Comments(2)
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5.000.005.00

I got a new mountain bike on Tuesday. Just had to try it out. Went to north shore of Lake Grapevine and road the trails with Darin, John, and Roberto. It started raining, thundering, lightninging -- then it stopped. Trails were a bit muddy, but we had fun! (I'll call it equivalent to a 5 mile run)

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Lunchtime solo run. Felt OK. 

Went for an evening bike ride with my boys (8 and 9).  I was impressed that they made it 8 miles, even though it was 90+ degrees out. Next time we're going for 10.

Asic (orange) Miles: 4.00
Weight: 0.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.503.108.60

I showed up about an hour early for a club 5K run in Grapevine. During the 3 mile warmup, my HR monitor was all over the map. Not knowing what to believe, I took it off for the race.

My plan was to run the 5K at about 20:30, but I felt fatigued from the start, and ran a 21:33. I think this was my slowest 5K in a few years. I guess it was just one of those days.

Followed the race with a 2.5 mile cool-down.

Maybe all the biking (and karate Thursday night) impacted my running? Or maybe the humidity? Or maybe it was just one of those days. :)

Asic (orange) Miles: 8.60
Weight: 0.00
Comments(3)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
24.505.1029.60
Saucony Miles: 8.00Asic (orange) Miles: 12.60
Weight: 192.00
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