| 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 | | 23.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 27.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| Temp about 75 degrees, low humidity, a beautiful evening to run at McNeil HS with Donnie's group. Did 2 miles easy warm-up with Daniel and celebrated his success on the 10 mile race yesterday, a PR and monumental success for his confidence. Also celebrated with Tam and Joe for a great race. And Donnie ran 10 miles at a 6:11 pace, an awesome race. Ran 4 miles at an 8 min pace with Tam and Andy, taking turns to hold the pace at exactly 8:00. I paced us at 7:58, Tam did 8:00, Andy did 8:00, and I did 7:59. This was fun. Then did cool down run with Karen and Tam. I felt very good tonight. Muscle isues were minimum. Still on 5mg Prednisone, but felt really good today. | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 10.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.50 |
| Temp about 70 degrees. Went to the dentist this afternoon, and then went over to Williamson County Park and ran the mulch 2.1 mile trail 5 times. Did the loop in 18:50 HR 144; then in 18:12 HR 160; then in 18:27 HR 154; then in 19:01 HR 152; then in 19:38 HR 152. I was done with the 10.5 mile run at 5:00 PM. This was a nice run and I had enough time to get in the distance. The rain forecast held off. I only had a few sprinkles fall during the run. Still on 5mg Prednisone. | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 8.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.80 |
| Temp 86 degrees, high humidity. Ran Wells Branch loops 2 times each one; 2.2 miles north loop and 2.2 miles south loop, for the total 8.8 miles. HR pretty consistent at 156 to 160 depending on the uphill mile or the downhill mile. Ran between 8:34 and 8:50 paces, easy but with a little push. Sweat like a pig with the heat and himidity and sunshine. Still just building base. Still on 5mg Prednisone. | | Comments(1) |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.70 |
| My Garmin 305 arrived yesterday. I charged the battery last night, and tonight I gave it a try running out the driveway onto Hwy 138, then west on Hwy 138 about 200 feet, then back, then back down our driveway. The plot on the Garmin data did not show me actually on Hwy 138. It looked like it was off calibration about 20 or 30 feet. Also, the driveway and Hwy 138 are flat, but the Garmin showed 33 feet elevation gain, and 45 feet elevation loss. I'll have to see what to do about calibration. | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 23.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 27.00 |
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