| 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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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 19.20 | 26.21 | 11.25 | 0.00 | 56.66 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.50 | 0.00 | 5.50 |
| Muddy Buddy, Austin, TX, teamed up with Karen Fuller. Bike & run race. We won the Masters division for 2nd year in a row, (out of 20 teams). We beat all 52 of the Masters & Beast teams. Preparation for Pikes Peak. | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
| Monday night speed work at McNeil High School | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| Ran Williamson County Park, 2 mile mulch trail and 2 mile gravel trail. | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
| 10 easy miles up the Mt. Bonnell loop. | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 1.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| Ran McNeil High School. | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 |
| Drove 15 hours from Austin, TX to Colorado Springs, CO | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 |
| Jogged in Manitou Springs with my grand-daughter. Picked up race packet for Pikes Peak Marathon. | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 26.21 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 26.21 |
| Pikes Peak Marathon, 7hr 8min 37sec; 16th place of 50; running while recovering from muscle disorder (Polymyalgia Rheumatica)on 8mg Prednisone medication. | | Comments(2) |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| Wednesday night at Williamson County Park. Warmups, then 1 mile on the track (100M & 10 pushups; 100M 10 crunches; 100M 10 lunges; 100M 10 jumps; repeat 4 laps); then the 2 mile loop on the gravel trail. | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1.75 | 0.00 | 2.75 |
| Monday night at McNeil High School. Easy warmup with Daniel Foland, great talk with Daniel. Speed work: 700M, 4 times, increasing pace by 20 seconds each set (paces: 7:45; 7:25; 7:10; 6:50). Ran with Andy. | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 19.20 | 26.21 | 11.25 | 0.00 | 56.66 |
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