TEXAS Paul - Out to Pasture - Healing

Week starting May 11, 2008

Previous WeekRecent EntriesHomeJoin Fast Running Blog Community!PredictorHealthy RecipesPaul Ivory's RacesFind BlogsMileage BoardTop Ten Excuses for Missing a RunTop Ten Training MistakesDiscussion ForumRace Reports Send A Private MessageMonth ViewYear View
Graph View
Next Week
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
200620072008
15% off for Fast Running Blog members at St. George Running Center!

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:

Click to donate
to Ukraine's Armed Forces
Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.002.002.250.7511.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.001.250.756.00

A beautiful evening in Austin, TX with overcast skies and temps in the 70's and a light breeze, just nice.  Easy slow warmup in the 60% and 70% heart rates.  Then drills with the group, about 35 or 40 of us.  Tam even showed up tonight as he didn't have to work late.

After drills Donnie had us do 5 sets of 400M medium hard, 100M recovery, 200M hard, 100M recovery, and repeat 5 times.  I ran the workout with Tom and Tam, a great workout.  Then we did a recovery run, just a nice evening. 

All body parts feeling great, no injuries or stresses.  I saw a guy at work on crutches today who had sprained an ankle really bad playing basketball over the weekend.  Too many runners on the fastrunning blog with injuries.  All I want to do is stay healthy and keep on running. 

Comments(2)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.002.001.000.005.00

Worked late so I couldn't get away for the run with Tom at Lake Georgetown trails.  So I went home and got my wife and we went over to Florence HS track.  She walked while I ran.  We watched the thunderstorms as they approached and headed for home just to get there as the rain started. 

As I write this report the TV weather reports are showing tornado warnings a couple of miles south of us and a mile north of us.  We have lots of lightening and winds and rain.  Amazing that the WIFI connection for the computer is working.  The TV satellite was out for about 30 minutes and just came back on.  Last night about 3:30 we woke up and watched the severe weather with white lightening right overhead, an amazing show.  We got 2 inches of rain last night.  Getting more tonight. 

Anyway, it sure felt good to finally get out and get in a run tonight.  HR 60% range the first mile, 70% the next mile, and 80% range the last three miles.  Hot and humid. 

Add Comment
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.002.002.250.7511.00
Debt Reduction Calculator
Featured Announcements
Lone Faithfuls
(need a comment):
Recent Comments: