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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
25.407.0032.40
Asic Nimbus 8 Miles: 5.00Kohls Asics Miles: 12.00Asic Trailshoes Miles: 11.40
Weight: 185.00
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.000.004.00

I decided to head to Mineral Wells State Park this afternoon. Yes, at the hottest part of the day, and ride my bike on the trail. Ice water in the camel-back was refreshing. I only did about 10 miles (50 minutes). I'll call it a 4-mile run. I swam for a few minutes after the bike ride, and headed home...after stopping at DQ for a Butterfinger Blizzard...yum.

 103F, 0mph

Weight: 0.00
Comments(1)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.002.005.00

Progressive 5 miler before work w/ Darin.

AP: 7:30

84F, S5

Asic Nimbus 8 Miles: 5.00
Weight: 185.00
Comments(3)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
2.003.005.00

Very similar to Monday's 5-miler w/ Darin. Finished with a 6:41 mile -- it's been a while since we've run sub 7:00s...today will be 26 straight days with the high temp over 100 degrees...This 5-miler was tough (it was 84F - which was the overnight low), I can't imagine running 26.2.

84F, 5S

AP: 7:29

Kohls Asics Miles: 5.00
Weight: 185.00
Comments(2)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.002.007.00

Took a vacation days. Took the boys to tennis camp. Got there about an hour early so I could run some laps on the track and the boys practices their tennis. The spongy track felt great and flat. Did 7 miles, with the last one at 6:34 (just to stretch the legs a little).

The boys did great at tennis camp this week. Ethan (8) had to play in the final tournament with the older kids 11 and up, and lot both of his matches. Christian (7), who is rather used to his older brother beating him at everything, had his day and won all his matches! I'm proud of both of them.

Went to see the Smurf movie in 3D, followed by ice cream cones..it was a fun day!

Kohls Asics Miles: 7.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(1)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
11.400.0011.40

After getting in at about 2AM from our friends' movie night, I woke up at 4:30AM, got dressed an met Ty (I haven't run with him in forever) in town, then we drove to Darin's..then Darin drove us to the trail head. The weather was about the same as its been for the past month...about 82F at start (6:30AM). Zachary ran 6.2, Ty ran 8, and Darin and I ran 11.4 miles. It took us almost 2 hours. After the run we swam a little at Darin's then headed home. 

82F, S5

AP: 10:00

Asic Trailshoes Miles: 11.40
Weight: 0.00
Comments(1)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
25.407.0032.40
Asic Nimbus 8 Miles: 5.00Kohls Asics Miles: 12.00Asic Trailshoes Miles: 11.40
Weight: 185.00
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