Jun 6, 2004 Weekly Miles 34 Jun 13, 2004 34 Jun 20, 2004 45 Jun 27, 2004 51 Jul 4, 2004 60 Jul 11, 2004 65 Jul 18, 2004 75 Jul 25, 2004 75 Aug 1, 2004 80 Aug 8, 2004 70 Aug 15, 2004 88 Aug 22, 2004 98 Aug 29, 2004 Recovery Week 71 Sep 5, 2004 68 Sep 12, 2004 67 Sep 19, 2004 83 Sep 26, 2004 74 Oct 3, 2004 79 Oct 10, 2004 82 Oct 17, 2004 84 Oct 24, 2004 82 Oct 31, 2004 Recovery Week 72 Nov 7, 2004 90 Nov 14, 2004 102 Nov 21, 2004 91 Nov 28, 2004 89 Dec 5 Dec Hurt tendinitis Jan Hurt Tendinitis Feb 2005 Austin Marathon Feb 27, 2005 23 Mar 6, 2005 33 Mar 13, 2005 40 Mar 20, 2005 50 Mar 27, 2005 33.10 Apr 3, 2005 58 Apr 10, 2005 53 Apr 17, 2005 56 Apr 24, 2005 55 May 1, 2005 70 May 8, 2005 64 May 15, 2005 62 May 22, 2005 71 May 29, 2005 69 Jun 5, 2005 70 Jun 12, 2005 65 Jun 19, 2005 73 Jun 26, 2005 85 Jul 3, 2005 32 Jul 10, 2005 62 Jul 17, 2005 63 Jul 24, 2005 70.10 Jul 31, 2005 57 Aug 7, 2005 66 Aug 14, 2005 53 Aug 21, 2005 65 Aug 28, 2005 68.10 Sep 4, 2005 59 Sep 11, 2005 62.10 Sep 18, 2005 61 Sep 25, 2005 57.30 Oct 2, 2005 65 Oct 9, 2005 70 Oct 16, 2005 57 Oct 23, 2005 59 Oct 30, 2005 65 Nov 6, 2005 67 Nov 13, 2005 80 Nov 20, 2005 77 Nov 27, 2005 84 Dec 4, 2005 72 Dec 11, 2005 100 Dec 18, 2005 93 Dec 25, 2005 100 Jan 1, 2005 107 Jan 8, 2006 120 6 more weeks these are my mileage for them! Jan 15, 2006 110 Jan 22, 2006 105 Jan 29, 2006 75 Feb 5, 2006 54 Feb 12,2006 36 Marathon week in Austin, I'm hoping for a better result
Austin Freescale Marathon here I come! Again!
I'm not injured this time 2 Marathons
Feb 2005 - 2:39:17 avg 60 to 70 mpw
Feb 2006 - 2:32:32 avg 75 to 85 mpw
Oct 2, 2005 65 Oct 9, 2005 70 Oct 16, 2005 57 Oct 23, 2005 59 Oct 30, 2005 65 Nov 6, 2005 67 Nov 13, 2005 80 Nov 20, 2005 77 Nov 27, 2005 84 Dec 4, 2005 72 Dec 11, 2005 100 Dec 18, 2005 100 Dec 25, 2005 93 Jan 1, 2006 107 Jan 8, 2006 78 Jan 15, 2006 61 Itb Injury Jan 22, 2006 90 10k 31:23 sunday and 5k 15:29 on a sat Jan 29, 2006 83 10k 32:09 on a saturday Feb 5, 2006 67 Feb 12, 2006 40 Feb 19, 2006 46 Marathon 2:32:32 Feb 26, 2006 47 Going for Grandmas's Marathon March 5, 2006 70 March 12, 2006 60 March 19, 2006 56 March 26, 2006 73 April 2, 2006 90
First of all let me just say that I took 7 weeks off from Aug to Sept 20, 2012! I decided to train through the rough segments in life. This past Thursday I ran a 10k in 32:59! Yes my wrist watch said 32:59! That's with little less than 8 weeks of training! It's been hard just trying to get out the door! In a couple of weeks the DOCTOR will say, " um no more running for 4-6 weeks ". Look who am I kidding? Do you actually think I'm going to take 4-6 weeks off! I'll be off the wall!
I have been blessed by many supporters! I'd like to thank Team Mizuno Texas, Wally's Bicycle in McAllen, Jack and Adams in Austin, GU Energy, and Sports Clips! I also like to thank all the race directors that have invited me to their marathons! I wouldn't be were I am without your faith in me.
The year 2012 is winding down! I would like to say that once I get back into the groove of things I will shoot for several goals!
Goal 1: Sub 2:25 marathon
Goal 2: Sub 1:07 half marathon
Goal 3: Sub 31 min 10k
Keep it real! BTW I'm working hard on core and upper body! So watch me trim down! :)
Sunday: 18 miles in 2:04
Monday: 10 @ 1:08
Tuesday: The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender. (1 mile warm up 10 @ 5:49, 5:45, 5:41, 5:41, 5:40, 5:37, 5:35, 5:35, 5:39, 5:40 2 mile cool-down)
Wednesday: 10@1:07
Thursday: 2 mile warm-up 3x2 miles (5:15, 5:20) 4 min jog rest (5:17, 5:23) 4 min jog rest (5:22, 5:23) 3 mile cool down! Think training's hard? Try losing. Friday: 10@1:09 Saturday: off
Sunday: 2 mile warm-up 13.1 @ 5:40 pace (1:14:39) and 3 mile cool-down for a total of 18 miles! I took 7 weeks off from Aug 1 to Sept 19 and this is my 5 week back! I'm slowly getting back into shape! Great Race! Placed 6th overall! Still working with only one eye! Getting a surgery Dec 20! pm 13 miles bike ride Monday: 6 Tuesday: 5 Wed: 5 Thursday: 4 Friday 2 Saturday: 4
We went to Wichita, Kansas for our conference meet, we had the pleasure to meet Jim Ryun! We saw Jim give a speech to a group of High School athletes and at our Conference Banquet! Very humble human being! His speeches were so good that it got my adrenaline going! Good to hear Jim speak!
Sunday: 18
Monday: 5 and 10
Tuesday: Warmed up 6:48, 6:46 then (Knocked down a tempo of 6 miles in 34:11) Cool down 6:58, 6:46 for total of 10 miles! Solid work, persistently applied, gets you surprisingly far. Wednesday: 5 and 8 Thursday: 10 with 6x100 strides Friday: 5 @ 7:20 Saturday: 6.5 @ 6:55
Training has gone good these last couple of days, had a couple of days off, but those days off are due to traveling with my cross country teams. I haven't raced since Boston 2012! I'm not in the best shape ever but I'm not in 3:00 hr marathon shape either. Some Boston pics below! Won't be running Boston in 2013! Wish I would though, but sucks looking for a roommate! Anyways...
I will probably do a half marathon in Oct 20, 2012 to see if I can get some $$. Need to up my mileage to the 90's and 110 to get under 2:30 shape and sub 1:10. Gotta stay motivated!
I haven't seriously train because I was pretty much hampered by a back injury that was caused in May and an eye ulcer that left my cornea severely beaten up in August. I'm not gonna lie I was beaten up by these two things that happened this year. I decided not to do Boston because I knew I wouldn't be ready for this big race! I like to race and compete I just don't go out to run a race for fun especially a race of that caliber. My training if you look down below has not been the most consistent training in recent years.
I gotta take that first step to get my rear end into shape! Thanks to a fellow blogger Laura for sparking up a light! I have decided to get after it again. I won't be able to go for sub 2:25 this year, but I will be shooting for it in a smaller race marathon in 2013. I'm currently looking at going to the east coast to run the Wrightsville Marathon. I'm not sure if I'll be in shape to run sub 2:30, but I can assure you that I will go for a win in this marathon or any marathon that I'll be running for that matter. Life has it's ups and downs and sometimes you'll have more downs than ups, but in the end you gotta make the best of what you get.
I'm slowly crawling back into shape! I huff and puff in my runs, yes I'm huffing and puffing ;). I don't have a race lined up, but I will start looking into that soon, I have been invited to run the BCS Marathon and Fiesta Marathon but I haven't decided which one to do.
By the way I'm currently weighing 144 yes that's the highest I've been but heck I guess more meat does good eh? No idea, but I'll be working myself to get down to 126 again, I rarely look at my weight but the current weight is an indication of why I am having a hard time to get in shape quicker! I gotta do some ab work so I can start posting pictures like my friend Laura lol!
Alright the training continues tomorrow I'll be running an 18 miler! Yes it will be 70! Finally some runs in the 70 instead of our much dreaded 84! Go get'em!
Sunday: 16@6:33
Monday: 5 and 7
Tuesday: 5 and 6
Wednesday: 4 and 5
Thursday: 9 @ 6:42
Friday: 10 min warmup 8x1000@6@3:45 and 2@3:00 15 min cooldown ran the first six with the girls and the last two with the guys.
Former Irish athlete and 5,000m world champion Eamonn Coghlan travels to Kenya's highlands to uncover a little-known story - the role of Irish missionaries in securing Kenya's dominance in world athletics.
He meets Brother Colm O'Connell, a modest priest who played a major role in fostering Kenyan distance running and who is now considered one of the world's top athletics coaches. Watching him train the 800m world-record holder David Rudisha, Eamonn observes at first-hand his unlikely but lasting legacy. Part travelogue, part tribute, the documentary also features an interview with Eamonn's childhood hero, the great Olympic athlete Kip Keino.
Sunday: 19 miles - first 9 at 7:15 second 9 @ 6:05 and 1 mile cooldown
Monday: 8
Tuesday: 2 mile warmups 5 miles at 5:58 3 mile cooldown
Wednesday: 10
Thursday: 90 mins aqua running
Friday: 10 miles easy
Sat: 8
Sunday: 19 @ the last 9 @6:50 pace 2nd run 8 @ 8pm at 7:20 pace total of 27 miles
Monday: 8@8pm 7:10 pace 99 degrees
Tuesday: 10@5:30 a.m. at 7:05 pace with last 4 miles 1 min fast 1 min easy, 2nd run 5 miles @7:00 flat pace
Wednesday: 10
Thursday: 8 in the rain with zack and manny 6 in the pm
Friday: 10 6:50 pace
Saturday: 1 hr aqua running
Sunday: 12 - @ 5 am 3 with my daughter total: 15
Monday: 8
Tuesday: 2 miles easy 4 @5:55 and 4 easy
Wednesday: 10 miles @6:55
Thursday: 10 miles @7:40
Friday: 12 in the am 6 pm
Saturday: 1 mile warmuup 9x1 min fartlek 1 mile cooldown 5 miles total
Sunday: 18.5 in the am plus 4.5 in the pm for a total of 23 miles for the day
Monday: 9@7:30
Tuesday: 10@7:10 and 4 in the pm
Wednesday: 2 mile warmup 4 mile tempo 5:53, 5:56, 5:58, 5:43 2 mile cooldown 97 degrees at 10:30 pm
Thursday: 10@6:38 pace 83 degrees at 5:30am
Friday: 10@7:00
Saturday: 5
Sunday: 10 miles at 7:40
Monday: 8 miles pm
Tuesday: 8 miles am
Wednesday: 15 min warmup 3 hard 2 easy x 4 and 15 min cooldown
Thursday: 8.5
Friday: 8
Sat: nothing
Sunday: off
Monday: 7
Tuesday: 6
Wednesday: 30 min bike 200 crunches am 8 mile run pm and 200 crunches pm
Thursday: 30 min bike 200 crunches am
Time to get my ass to work! Gotta lose weight ASAP at 144 lbs when I was at 128 two months ago! WORK HARD! 8 mile run
Friday: 7 miles in the a.m. 200 crunches and 5 miles pm
Saturday: 30 min bike 200 crunches
Woke up at 5:00 am headed to the transit took Hyatt Harborside shuttle to the blue line and then headed to Commonwealth.
We got there 7 a.m. and just hanged out at the athletes village till 9:20 a.m. and then we headed towards the corrals!
Splits -
Mile 1 - 6:05
Mile 2 - 5:48
Mile 3 - 5:48
Mile 4 - 5:44
Mile 5 - 5:51
Mile 6 - 5:46
Mile 7 - 5:49
Mile 8 - 5:54
Mile 9 - 5:52
Mile 10 - 6:04
Mile 11 - 7:18 Stopped to take off compression socks cause they were soaked with water.
5:59
Mile 12 - 6:13
Mile 13 - 7:04 Stopped to take off my socks cause they were bothering me.
Mile 15 - 6:29
Mile 16 - 6:17
Mile 17 - 7:26 Stopped to go to the restroom at this point I just wanted to stop. I should have DNF but my pride carried me through.
Mile 18 - 7:06
Mile 19 - 6:56
Mile 20 - 7:19
Mile 21 - 7:33
Mile 22 - 6:41
Mile 23 - 6:59
Mile 24 - 6:53
Missed the last two splits poured water, gatorade and ice to cool the core temperature but it wasn't enough. I just said the heck with it and decided to cruise this marathon in. IT WAS HOT HOT HOT! DID I SAY THAT IT WAS HOT!
My Race Gear for the Boston Marathon
The lines to the yellow buses begins here!
Dennis and I waiting in the Village
Just went to the restroom about the 4th time lol
It was the hottest marathon with no shade and water hot as hell! I stopped 3 times! I had never walked in my previous 13 marathons and today was one of those days that no matter how good you want to do you have to adjust or be sent to the hospital .. I chose to adjust! Boy it sucked lol
Ran my worst marathon ever under brutal conditions the best thing is that I'm ALIVE and get to live another day (a lot of people dropped out or deferred to next years race) REDEMPTION 2013! Thanks for the support!
Congratulations on Finishing the 116th Boston
Marathon!
The Boston Athletic Association, founders and organizers of the Boston Marathon, have released their full elite fields for Monday’s race. Please note that the list is still subject to change, most likely scratches.
WOMEN
Bib, First, Last, Qualifying Time, Gender, Age, City, State, Country, Ctz
F1, Caroline Kilel, 2:22:36, F, 31, Bomet, , KEN, KEN (defending champion)
F2, Galina Bogomolova, 2:20:47, F, 34, Beloretsk, , RUS, RUS
F3, Mamitu Daska, 2:21:59, F, 28, Liteshoa, , ETH, ETH
F4, Sharon Cherop, 2:22:39, F, 28, Marakwet, , KEN, KEN
F5, Ashu Kasim, 2:23:09, F, 27, Arsi, , ETH, ETH
F6, Firehiwot Dado, 2:23:15, F, 28, Assela, , ETH, ETH
F7, Buzunesh Deba, 2:23:19, F, 24, Ethiopia, , ETH, ETH
F8, Rita Jeptoo, 2:23:38, F, 31, Eldoret, , KEN, KEN
F9, Agnes Kiprop, 2:23:54, F, 32, Marakwet, , KEN, KEN
F10, Caroline Rotich, 2:24:26, F, 27, Nyahururu, , KEN, KEN
F11, Georgina Rono, 2:24:33, F, 31, Kapsabet, , KEN, KEN
F12, Alevtina Biktimirova, 2:25:12, F, 29, Cheboksary, , RUS, RUS
F14, Genet Getaneh, 2:25:57, F, 26, Arsi, , ETH, ETH
F15, Diana Sigei, 2:26:53, F, 24, Eldoret, , KEN, KEN
F16, Jemima Jelagat Sumgong, 2:28:32, F, 27, Nandi, , KEN, KEN
F17, Nadezdha Leonteva, 2:31:57, F, 27, Samara, , RUS, RUS
F20, Mayumi Fujita, 2:30:42, F, 28, Osaka, , JPN, USA
F22, Mary Akor, 2:37:22, F, 35, Hawthorne, CA, USA, USA
F23, Lauren Philbrook, 2:39:47, F, 24, Hopkinton, MA, USA, USA
F24, Kelly Chin, 2:44:44, F, 31, Brooklyn, NY, USA, USA
F25, Shannon Miller, 2:45:23, F, 27, Jacksonville, FL, USA, USA
F26, Emily Belli, 2:46:18, F, 34, San Diego, CA, USA, USA
F27, Emily Bates, 2:47:06, F, 35, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, USA
F28, Aya Manome, 2:47:08, F, 29, Tochigi, , JPN, JPN
F29, Hilary Dionne, 2:48:21, F, 26, Charlestown, MA, USA, USA
F30, Michelle Corkum, 2:48:40, F, 27, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, USA
F31, Akiko Kudo, 2:49:12, F, 28, Miyagi, , JPN, JPN
F32, Mary Kelly, 2:49:13, F, 24, Broomall, PA, USA, USA
F33, Elizabeth Herndon, 2:49:17, F, 26, State College, PA, USA, USA
F34, Autumn Ray, 2:49:39, F, 32, Tucson, AZ, USA, USA
F35, Natsuko Muramatsu, 2:49:48, F, 35, Shizuoka, , JPN, JPN
F37, Sheila Croft, 2:50:21, F, 37, Redmond, WA, USA, CAN
F38, Jill Gamble, 2:50:27, F, 36, Owen Sound, ON, CAN, CAN
F39, Melissa Raddatz, 2:50:41, F, 35, New York, NY, USA, USA
F40, Camille Herron, 2:37:14, F, 30, Warr Acres, OK, USA, USA
F101, Larisa Zyusko, 2:34:22, F, 42, Vovosibirsk, , RUS, RUS
F102, Svetlana Pretot, 2:33:05, F, 40, Nancy, , FRA, FRA
F103, Nuta Olaru, 2:37:13, F, 41, Longmont, CO, USA, USA
F104, Sheri Piers, 2:37:42, F, 40, Falmouth, ME, USA, USA
F105, Denise Robson, 2:43:16, F, 43, Dartmouth, NS, CAN, CAN
F106, Shannon McHale, 2:43:36, F, 41, West Simsbury, CT, USA, USA
F107, Lilian Magnusson, 2:44:26, F, 43, Uppsala, , SWE, SWE
F108, Mary Coordt, 2:46:18, F, 42, Elk Grove, CA, USA, USA
F109, Mary Pardi, 2:46:39, F, 42, Falmouth, ME, USA, USA
F110, Jen Nicholson, 2:47:00, F, 43, Cornwall, PE, CAN, CAN
F111, Paula Keating, 2:47:26, F, 45, Miramichi, NB, CAN, CAN
F113, Cathrine Wolden, 2:51:28, F, 40, Pound Ridge, NY, USA, NOR
F114, Tammy Lifka, 2:53:15, F, 41, Glen Ellyn, IL, USA, USA
F115, Suzanne Evans, 2:53:53, F, 40, New Westminster, BC, CAN, CAN
F116, Claire Gadrow, 2:56:46, F, 42, South Kingstown, RI, USA, USA
MEN
Bib, First, Last, Qualifying Time, Gender, Age, City, State, Country, Ctz
1, Geoffrey Mutai, 2:03:02, M, 30, Eldoret, , KEN, KEN (defending champion)
2, Gebregziabher Gebremariam, 2:04:53, M, 27, Tigray, , ETH, ETH
3, Tadese Tola, 2:05:10, M, 24, Addis Ababa, , ETH, ETH
4, Levy Matebo, 2:05:16, M, 22, Trans Nzoia, , KEN, KEN
5, Wilson Chebet, 2:05:27, M, 26, Marakwet, , KEN, KEN
6, Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot, 2:05:52, M, 23, Bomet, , KEN, KEN
7, Laban Korir, 2:06:05, M, 26, Uasin Gishu, , KEN, KEN
8, Wesley Korir, 2:06:15, M, 29, Kenya, , KEN, KEN
9, Bernard Kipyego, 2:06:29, M, 25, Eldoret, , KEN, KEN
10, David Barmasai, 2:07:18, M, 23, Keiyo, , KEN, KEN
11, Dickson Chumba, 2:07:23, M, 25, Nandi, , KEN, KEN
12, Josphat Ndambiri, 2:07:36, M, 27, Kenya, , KEN, KEN
14, Peter Kamais, 2:07:37, M, 35, Uasin Gishu, , KEN, KEN
15, Mathew Kisorio, 2:10:58, M, 22, Nandi, , KEN, KEN
16, Franklin Chepkwony, 2:10:59, M, 27, Koibatek, , KEN, KEN
17, Jason Hartmann, 2:11:06, M, 31, Boulder, CO, USA, USA
18, Nicholas Arciniaga, 2:11:30, M, 28, Flagstaff, AZ, USA, USA
19, Miche, Butter, 2:12:59, M, 26, Castricum, , NED, NED
20, Sergio Reyes, 2:14:02, M, 30, Palmdale, CA, USA, USA
22, Tommy Greenless, 2:18:25, M, 29, Walnut Creek, CA, USA, USA
23, Michael Cassidy, 2:18:52, M, 26, Staten Island, NY, USA, USA
24, Tim Young, 2:19:01, M, 25, Rochester Hills, MI, USA, USA
26, Glenn Randall, 2:20:40, M, 25, Mesa, CO, USA, USA
27, Justin Patananan, 2:21:00, M, 31, Palmdale, CA, USA, USA
28, Jacob Bradosky, 2:21:11, M, 24, Great Falls, MT, USA, USA
29, Jake Krong, 2:21:46, M, 27, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, USA
30, David Bedoya, 2:21:53, M, 35, Somerville, MA, USA, ESP
31, Paul Molyneux, 2:22:14, M, 31, Chelmsford, , GBR, GBR
32, Aleksandar Tomas, 2:22:51, M, 33, Ann Arbor, MI, USA, SRB
33, Matt Hensley, 2:23:12, M, 24, Jacksonville, FL, USA, USA
34, David Nilsson, 2:23:59, M, 25, Malmo, , SWE, SWE
35, Matthew Manning, 2:24:12, M, 32, Baton Rouge, LA, USA, USA
36, Nicholas Wheeler, 2:24:15, M, 26, Rockland, ME, USA, USA
37, Jason Warick, 2:24:41, M, 38, Saskatoon, SK, CAN, CAN
38, Scott Mindel, 2:24:47, M, 25, New London, CT, USA, USA
39, Daniel Daly, 2:25:23, M, 26, New York, NY, USA, PER
40, Masakazu Takahashi, 2:25:48, M, 38, Tokyo, , JPN, JPN
43, Ryan Linden, 2:26:21, M, 30, Washington Twp, MI, USA, USA
46, Koji Hayasaka, 2:26:23, M, 28, Tokyo, , JPN, JPN
47, Naoki Tashiro, 2:27:25, M, 31, Fukushima, , JPN, JPN
48, Ken Oishi, 2:27:56, M, 23, Tokyo, , JPN, JPN
75, James Koskei, 2:17:28, M, 43, Kenya, , KEN, KEN
76, Franklin Tenorio, 2:17:56, M, 42, Boulder, CO, USA, ECU
77, Jason Ryf, 2:21:18, M, 41, Oshkosh, WI, USA, USA
78, Chris Hartshorn, 2:24:09, M, 40, Concord, MA, USA, NZL
79, Tracy Lokken, 2:24:44, M, 46, Marquette, MI, USA, USA
80, Brian Wilder, 2:27:24, M, 40, London, , GBR, GBR
81, Rami Bardeesy, 2:27:56, M, 43, Halifax, NS, CAN, CAN
82, Enrico Vivian, 2:28:22, M, 43, Marostica (vi), , ITA, ITA
83, Anders Szalkai, 2:28:32, M, 41, Alta, , SWE, SWE
84, Esteban Vanegas, 2:28:37, M, 41, Alma, MI, USA, USA
86, Reuben Chesang, 2:21:02, M, 48, Kenya, , KEN, KEN
101, Kevin Jillson, 2:25:52, M, 24, Worcester, MA, USA, USA
102, Stefan Kolata, 2:26:13, M, 30, Washington, DC, USA, USA
103, Judson Cake, 2:26:16, M, 34, Bar Harbor, ME, USA, USA
105, Josh Zolla, 2:26:30, M, 25, Freeport, ME, USA, USA
106, Michael,Dixon, 2:26:45, M, 29, Fanwood, NJ, USA, USA
107, Cameron Cummings, 2:26:47, M, 30, Omaha, NE, USA, USA
108, Richard Jones, 2:27:16, M, 35, Cocorite, , TRI, TRI
110, Jim Johnson, 2:27:33, M, 34, East Wakefield, NH, USA, USA
111, Thomas Deeg, 2:27:34, M, 31, Eastham, MA, USA, USA
112, David Rodriguez, 2:27:36, M, 29, Corpus Christi, TX, USA, USA
113, Joshua Ricardi, 2:27:48, M, 30, Seattle, WA, USA, USA
115, Benny Rodriguez, 2:28:01, M, 35, Laredo, TX, USA, USA
I'm ready to roll! I'm going out there this year just to have fun. I don't have time to pressure myself into thinking I could go sub 2:25 when I have not done the training. I'll be shooting for 2:32-2:34 this year and I hope it goes good! Best of Luck to everyone out there running! I'll be representing Laredo, Texas and Team Mizuno Texas! Let's GO!
Left to Austin at 12:00 pm got there at 4 pm saturday...
Picked up my packet at 4:30 and then headed to the hotel with Gono, Augustine and Noe...
At 5:30 we ate at Olive Garden and at 7pm we headed to my friends place Jack and Adams Bicycle the #1 bike shop in Austin.
With my lifetime bud Jack and the fastest Hispanic Miler in the WORLD! Good times! Thanks Jack and Leo!
Left at 8:00pm and just relaxed at the hotel and slept at 12pm
Wokeup at 6:30 am and this is how it rolled
13th out of 25,000 runners with a 33:13 and 1st in my division of 35-39 (Feels good to represent my age group) here are my splits (5:09,5:23,5:28,5:10,5:12,5:24) I dropped the ball on mile 2 & 3! Grinding is part of racing and today was one of those days I had to grind it out! Thanks for the support and on to the next one...
Top 25 individuals last year I ran a 31:50 but today was freaking hot!
This is my second Boston Marathon and well this time I'm just gonna go out there and have a blast! I love big time marathons because you get to feed off of others. I'm not in the best shape but I'll tell you this much! I won't give up and I'll fight till the end! I hope somewhere along the 26.2 miles I can find the strength to pull me towards a good time.
Sunday: 18 miles in 1:59:38
Monday: 11 miles in 1:20:00
Tuesday: Just broke in my Mizuno Wave Elixir 7! 15 miles 6@6:50and 9@5:40-6:05! Great job Mizuno Running North America! These shoes are highly recommended! Very good traction and support! Can't wait to race in them!
Wednesday: 14
Thursday: 10
Friday: 11 10-in 58:40 1 mile cooldown
Satuday: 11 in 7:05 pace
Sunday: 18 in 1:59:59
Monday: 11 in 1:25:00
Tuesday: 14 in 1:38
Wednesday: 10 in 1:15
Thursday: 10 in 1:03:50
Friday: 5 in 31:00
Saturday: 11 in 6:55 pace
Sunday: 18 - 2:01:30
Monday: 10 - 1:14
Tuesday: off
Wednesday: 11
Thursday: 11 The more you sweat in practice, the less you bleed in battle. -Unknown (8x1000 @ 5:18-5:23 pace total miles: 11)
Friday: looking at homes - off
Saturday: 10 in 1:09
Sunday: 20 - 2:16
Monday: 7
Tuesday: 2 miles easy (5:35,5:37) 1 mile easy (5:35,5:55 uphill) 1 easy (5:32,5:40) 1 easy total mileage = 11 (dry cough plus congestion didn't help)
Wednesday: 10
Thursday: 7:01, 7:20 (5:34, 5:39) 7:50 (5:36, 5:39) 7:55 (5:32, 5:36) 9:10 <-- lol total mileage 11 (Felt great today compared to Tuesday this was a walk in the park except for the last mile) You can feel either sore or sorry tomorrow...
Friday: 8
Saturday: 4
Here is my heart rate for the McAllen Marathon that I used as a training on Dec 11, 2011
Here is the one from Houston Marathon Jan 15, 2012 almost a month from McAllen I should have been able to run 5:38-5:40, but the concrete in Houston trashed my legs by mile 12. I posted the comparison because everyone asked me why didn't I run between 2:28-2:34. So I decided to post my heart rate of the two marathon in less than 34 days, I couldn't have been glycogen depleted by 12 miles, I should've DNF, but I've never dropped out of a race so I decided to finish it.
Things did not go my way this weekend... I lost my contact lens on Friday and I didn't have an extra lens. It made things difficult the whole entire weekend especially in the marathon. Slept at 10:00pm on Saturday and woke up at 3:30 am yea I couldn't go back to sleep. We left the hotel at 5:00 am and dropped off our bags at 6:20 we left to our corrals right after. My goal was to go 2:28 for the whole distance.
Here are my 5k splits for the marathon
5k 17:38 5:41 pace
10k 17:40 5:41 pace
15k 17:34 5:41 pace
20k 17:53 5:42 pace
25k 18:27 5:45 pace this is where I just wanted to get off the course my legs felt heavy my breathing and upper body were fine but my lower body was toasted. One thing I did not like about Houston is running on the Crete it pretty much destroyed my legs it's a nice course and fast but if you can't handle the Crete forget it!
30k 19:14 5:49 pace get me out of here!
35k 19:32 5:53 pace and let the passing game begin
40k 21:11 about 15 runners passed me including women haha I got chicked
Chevron Houston Marathon days away.... Marathon athlete alerts will be broadcast from the 10K, Half and 30K checkpoints, as well as the Finish...If you wish to track me my BIB #925 Here is the link!
I drove to McAllen, Texas on Saturday and hydroplane into a ditch about an hr away from Laredo, Texas see car down below
So the wrecker charged me 200.00 bucks to take it out of the ditch and tow it 10 miles into Zapata, Texas. Once that was done a friend of the family loaned me a car to continue to McAllen, Texas.
I ended getting to McAllen till 11:00 pm took a shower and woke up at 5 a.m.
Sunday:
I ran the marathon as a training run.....
ran a 2:40 it was drizzling/raining and about 53 degrees.... you can see the picture down below
Sunday:18 miles in 2:05
Monday:10@1:09
Tuesday:
16 miles in the books (6:45,6:46,6:36,6:35,6:30,6:42,6:39,6:38,6:36,6:39,6:38,6:39,6:36,5:46) visualize success even if they throw the kitchen sink at you! Sub 2:25 coming at you!
Wednesday: 11 miles in the books in 7:03,6:57,6:59,6:59,6:56;6:59,6:56,6:59,6:57,6:57,6:59 cause being sane is boring!
Thursday: 5:56,5:47,5:48,5:46,5:45,5:59,5:56,5:58,5:54,5:54 - 58:50 solid miles in the books (You need to tell yourself that no matter how much it hurts, when its done you will be fine.
Nothing spectacular to say other than I gave 25 bucks to the Hands Across South Texas 10k because the proceeds will go to benefit children, unprivileged families, and battered women in the surrounding areas! I will continue to do this race as long as the cause is there! RACE FOR A CAUSE! ;)
Sunday: 18@2:02:30 with the last mile at 5:45 Monday: 10@7:45 Tuesday: 8@6:50 This is what I've been jamming to the last couple of days ;)Wednesday: 8 Thursday: race and 4 miles, Friday in 1:14, Saturday: 10 in 59:00 Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! :P
Sunday: 18 miles @ 6:52 2:03:20 on my way up! :) Monday: 12 miles @6:50 Tuesday: 8 @7 Wednesday: 15@7 Thursday: 1 hr Friday: 10 Saturday: Finally knocked down a good progressive run 6:40, 6:30, 6:25, 6:23, 6:19, 6:10, 6:10, 6:03, 5:50, 5:45 still have a long way to go, but it feels good to get back on track.... Gotta Keep Pressing!
Sunday: 18 @ 6:55 - Let my marathon season begin! CROSS COUNTRY SEASON IS OVER!
Monday: 10 @6:55
Tuesday: 8@7:15
Wednesday: 11@7:05
Thursday: 10@1:08
Friday: 8@7:10
Sunday: 13 with the last 4 at 5:29
Monday: 10 at 1:09
Tuesday: 2 mile warmup 8x1000 at 3:08 2 mile cooldown 8 at 8pm
Wednesday: 10
Thursday: 6 and 6
Friday: off
sat: 3
