| 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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Ran at McNeil HS speed night with Donnie & the bunch. 2 miles warmup, then drills, then the workout: - 1000M at 10K pace; 100M recovery - 500M at 5K pace; 2 times with 100M recovery each - 200M at mile pace; 5 times with 100M recovery each. Then did a 1 mile cool down.
This was a great workout, the first run I have done since Boston. When I came back from Boston I had caught a chest cold. Spent much of the weekend doing chicken noodle soup and taking hot showers and naps. Felt lots better by today.
Reducing my medication down to 6mg a day and I could feel the difference for the first few days. Today it felt pretty good, though. | Add Comment |
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| A warm night in Texas. Ran at Florence HS. 1 mile warmup and 2 hard miles. I can tell I'm still in recovery mode after Boston. My conditioning has a long way to go to get ready for Pikes Peak in August. | Add Comment |
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| Ran Florence HS this evening, temp about 78 degrees, a beautiful day. I did 1 mile warmup and then 3 miles at 7:48, 7:49, 7:33. All I am trying to do with my mid week runs since finishing Boston, is to run consecutive miles without a walk break with a target pace of 8 minute miles. We are driving to Houston on Saturday so no run. This 3 mile run was faster and easier than the 2 miles I ran Wednesday evening. I am amazed at how much my conditioning has suffered this spring with the various injuries. Over the next several weeks my main focus is to put together the consecutive miles without a walk break. The prednisone dosage is still at 6 mg and seems to be holding its own. | Add Comment |
| Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | 3.00 | 2.00 | 7.00 | 0.00 | 12.00 |
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