TEXAS Paul - Out to Pasture - Healing

May 03, 2024

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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.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00

Sat, Jun 07, 2008

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
10.00	4.00	4.00	0.00	18.00

Met Tom H at Barton Springs Pool at 6:00 AM. Temp then about 76 degrees with high humidity. At 6:00 I realized that I hadn't dropped off a cooler at the top of the Hill of Life, so I drove up to the HOL and dropped off my cooler. In my haste the bottle of sports drink that I had put on my car by the windshield wiper fell off onto Hwy 360 so I lost it. Anyway, we were short about 2 bottles on this run.

We left Barton Springs Pool at about 6:20 AM and ran up the Greenbelt trail for 7 miles to the bottom of the HOL. The Greenbelt trail is generally rocky and even has one point where we hang on to a large chain along the face of a cliff to transverse the narrow foot holds. With the lack of rain lately in Texas the springs creek was dry most of the way up to the HOL.

After we got to the HOL we ran 4 loops up and down the HOL where the heart rate worked at 164 as we approached the top of the HOL on most of the runs up. By now the temp was about 90 degrees with the high humidity. We didn't push it too hard on the HOL due to the length of the total run and our lack of fluids. With our shortage of fluids we decided to call it at 4 reps and then headed back to the Barton Springs Pool to finish our run. We saw Remie again today on her Pikes Peak training run. She was part of my training group in 2005 for my first Pikes Peak Marathon training. By the end of the run the temp was about 93 degrees and humid. We were hot and sweating like a pig.

After the run we cooled off in the Barton Springs water just below the natural pool area. It sure felt good to get cooled off. Then we changed running clothes and headed over to Maudie's and had breakfast with Karen F and Karen H. They finished their last training bike ride this morning for their preparation for their 400 mile ride in the Rockies that they leave for in one week.

Then I headed home and got Lynn and our grand-daughter, Tapainga, and went down to Inner Space Caverns and took the tour down into the cave. We had a great time and got lots of pictures. Tapainga got to carry a tour guide flashlight the last 15 minutes of the tour and led the tour to the finish. A great time.

Then we came home to watch the Belmont horse race and hoped to see Big Brown win the Triple Crown, but his jockey pulled him up in the stretch run because the horse didn't have it today, darn.

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