| Location: Florence,TX,USA Member Since: Aug 06, 2006 Gender: Male Goal Type: Boston Qualifier Running Accomplishments: ENTRY 1: Age 61 and I'm still alive and running. . . . . . ENTRY 2: Austin, TX, Muddy Buddy Masters, 1st place, 2005, 2006, and 2008 with Karen F. (see picture above - Karen H.; Karen F.; Me; Carey) (Karen H. & Carey did an Ironman in Idaho in June 2007) . . . . ENTRY 3: St. George Marathon 2001 3:18:03; 2002 3:15:56; 2003 3:18:04; 2004 3:19:03; 2005 3:37:21; 2006 & 2007 did not make the lottery. 2008 3:54:04 (tough). . . . . ENTRY 4: 2007 San Antonio Marathon - 1st place age group 60-64. . . . . ENTRY 5: Eight consecutive Boston Marathons since 2001. Best time so far was 3:35:09 in 2003. Age 55. . . . . . ENTRY 6: Pikes Peak Marathon 5:56:33 in 2005. 3rd place out of 54 runners ( group 55-59) Age 58. . . . . . ENTRY 7: Pikes Peak Marathon - 2008 - 2nd place in my age group (33 registered, 23 finished) running in the snow and ice the last 2 miles of the Ascent at the top . . . . . . ENTRY 8: 3M Half Marathon at a 7:11 pace in 2005, age 57. . . . . . . ENTRY 9: Congress Avenue Mile Austin, TX 5:46 in 2004. Age 57 Short-Term Running Goals: Entry 1: Get in a full 6 months of prep for 2009 Boston, no excuses, run a strong Boston. . . . .Entry 2: Use Pilates methods for core strengthening and flexibility improvements.. . . . . . Entry 3: Get completely healed from the muscle disorder that has plagued me since February 2006 (Polymyalgia Rheumatica) Long-Term Running Goals: Entry 1. Complete 10 consecutive Boston Marathons - I have done 8 so far. . . . . . . Entry 2. Continue running marathons through my 60's and into my 70's, 80's and 90's. Personal: Married, 2 children, 2 grand children. My 9 year old grand-daughter is convinced she is a runner. My 4 year old grandson loves to wear his Boston Marathon and Pikes Peak Marathon t-shirts. He wants to run the mountain with grandpa. Favorite Blogs: |
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A beautiful day to start the new year in Austin, Texas. About 150 of us did the unadvertised annual 13.1 mile RunTex to RunTex to RunTex New Years Day run.
And for proof just how small-town the governor of Texas can be, he got us organized at the start of the run and he stood on the hood of a parked car and took the picture of all of us runners. He always does this run with us and did it again this year. Then after the run in the RunTex store he called us all together and he stood up on a platform and he took the after-run picture. Austin is a big state with big traditions, but the governor is one of us on a personal level. We see him in many of the races here locally all year long.
After the run in the RunTex store they gave each of us a real nice running t-shirt to commemorate the RunTex to RunTex to RunTex event. They also provided some goodies to eat including hot black-eyed peas which I am told is intended for good fortune during the new year. I think this is the 4th time I have done this unadvertised running event.
Karen H and I ran together and after the run Lynn, PD, Karen, and I went to breakfast. A great way to start the new year. | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 8.00 | 0.50 | 1.50 | 10.00 |
| Ran 10 miles at Brushy Creek starting about 5:07 PM just as the sun was getting close to setting. Got in 3.5 miles before the sun set and then after 6 miles I joined Bill and the Wednesday night crew and did the warmup drills and then we jogged over to the dam and did our speed workout, 0.5 miles at 6:45 pace, 1.0 mile at 6:30 pace, 0.5 miles at 6:05 pace. Then finished the 10 mile run with 2 more miles in the dark on the big loop around the park. A great run. | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
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Arrived at Brushy Creek Park at 4:00 PM. Cold temps in the 30's. I way overdressed and ended up removing my gloves, hat, and long sleeve shirt. Ran a relaxing easy pace for the entire 10 miles and felt really good. The purpose of this run was as a recovery type run, after combining last night's 10 mile run with 2 speed miles.
This is the 3rd consecutive day at 10 or more miles. I'm going to try to get more running days per week with more miles per day. The letsrun.com web page really makes a point of getting in the weekly miles and also mixing in lots of easy relaxing days to get recovery runs. So far so good. This Saturday we are doing 18 miles so that will put me over 50 miles this week for the first time in over a year. | | Comments(2) |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 18.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 18.00 |
| Ran the Georgetown route from the new RunTex store with Karen F and Karen H. A beautiful day with temps in the high 50's at 6:00 AM and temps about 70 degrees by the time we finished. Then we went to breakfast with Lynn. A great start of the weekend. This run gives me 51.1 miles for the week, the most I have run in over a year. | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 28.00 | 21.10 | 0.50 | 1.50 | 51.10 |
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