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Location:

Austin,TX,USA

Member Since:

Feb 02, 2009

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

2008 Austin Marathon - 4:12

2008 Dallas Marathon: 3:30 (8 months later)

2010 Austin Marathon - 3:24 (bonked at 25 - 12 minute last mile run/walk)

2010 Steamtown Marathon - 3:27 (quads killed on the down hills)

2011-Feb Austin Marathon - 3:17 (finally BQ'd!)

2011-June Marathon to Marathon, IA - 3:07 (BQ'd by 13 minutes!)

2011-Dec CIM - 3:02

2012-April Boston Marathon - 4:03

2013-April Boston Marathon - 3:06

2008 Austin 3M half marathon: 1:43:00

2009 Austin 3M 1/2 Marathon: 1:29:50

2011 San Antonio Half - 1:25 (100% humidity fun fest)

2010 Chuy's 5k - 19:19

2011 Chuy's 5k - 18:23

2012 Chuy's 5k - 18:25

2012 RFTW 5k - 18:05 - PR!

2009 Austin Capitol 10k: 41:50

2011 Austin Capitol 10k: 38:57

2012 IBM Uptown Classic 10k - 37:52 - PR!

Short-Term Running Goals:

~~BQ at Austin Marathon - 2/20/2011~~ Tough course, warm and humid - but I did it.

~~Break 3:10 in a fall marathon (TBD)~~ 3:07 at Marathon to Marthon

~~Break 40:00 in a 10k~~ 38:57 @ Cap10k 2011

~~New: Break 3:05 @ CIM on December 4th, 2011~~ 3:02

~~Break 38:00 in a 10k~~ - Done - 37:52 @ IBM Classic

Break 18:00 in a 5k - 18:05 @ RFTW - October 2012 - getting close!

2011 RACES:

~~Run for the Water 10 mile - 10/30/2011~~ 1:04:06

~~San Antonio 1/2 Marathon - 11/13/2011~~

~~California International Marathon - 12/4/2011~~

2012 Fall Races

IBM Uptown Classic 10k - 37:53

Run For the Water 5k - 18:05

2013

Boston Marathon - 3:06

2014

Boston Marathon - April 21 - 3:11

2016

Rookie Tri - May 1st

Peak to Creek Marathon - Oct 29th

Long-Term Running Goals:

Run a sub 3:00 Marathon

Personal:

Der Hammer is a nick name I picked up from my German friends while living in Germany. My real name is David.

I have been running seriously since March 2007. I started with a local running group called "Gilbert's Gazelles". Before that I had run a couple 5k's (26:00's) and never run more than 3 miles at one time. I have lost about 40 pounds in a little over 2 years.

I am 45 years old, married and have 2 children, ages 5, girl, and 10, boy. I try to keep my running from interfering with my family as much as possible, e.g. getting up at 5 am. However, Saturdays are long run days and I don't come home until around 9 am or so. I owe my family a debt of gratitude for allowing me to pursue this passion.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Hoka One One Lifetime Miles:						152.00
Saucony Ride 7's - Blue Lifetime Miles:						345.97
Hokas Red Lifetime Miles:						127.25
Brooks Launch Lifetime Miles:						151.75

Thu, May 19, 2011

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
3.75	0.00	4.50	0.00	8.25

OK - I am a wimp, at least I feel like a wimp after this morning. Of course, I tend to be pretty hard on myself when things do not go as great as I think they should.

The plan today was to run a couple easy and then 5 @ tempo pace with the group and finish at the annex and then a 1.5 easy back to Barton Springs.

I started at the Springs and ran 1.5 miles to the annex and met up with the group as they were leaving. It was 75 degrees already at 5:30 am and even with my slow paced miles my heart rate was up more than normal. I knew it would be somewhat of a tough run. Additionally, I have been fighting a cold or something. I tend to get this light dizziness feeling so that did not help either. But I digress.

Once the group took off I was with the front group and our easy warm-up mile pace was 7:25 - already too fast. After about 1.5 miles we come across the interstate bridge and hit the other side of the trail. From here it's a 5 mile loop. Russ and I picked it up immediately; the others fell back as they were going to do 3 miles or so at tempo. After mile 2 I could tell it was going to be a tough run. My mental weakness started to show up here. It seemed a lot harder this morning that the tempo we did 2 weeks ago. Maybe the mileage from the last 3 days took its toll as well. At about mile 3.5 Russ started to pull away a bit and I struggled to maintain pace. At the 4 mile marker there is a bridge to take with one mile left after that to the annex or continue straight to the springs. At this point I was hurting so much that I kept going straight to the springs where I had parked. I got the the springs and kept going to the end of the parking lot to get a full 1/2 mile in. I had to sit down on the curb for a few minutes - my heart rate must have been maxed and I felt really, really bad. I could not even muster the strength to run any cool down miles. I went and jumped in the 68 degree water of the springs for a nice cool down. When I got home I took my son to school and then had to lay down for 15 minutes. Anyway, tough workout and I felt really disappointed in myself at the end.

Tempo miles: 6:45, 6:32, 6:34, 6:31, .5 @ 6:25. (Slow end of tempo pace, too.)

Kinvara Lime Green II Miles: 8.25

Night Sleep Time: 0.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 0.00	Weight: 0.00

Comments

From SlowJoe on Thu, May 19, 2011 at 11:36:20 from 131.59.200.80

I am impressed that you could run those paces (for 4.5 miles) in 75 degrees. If that didn't wear you out you would not be human. I could not even hang on to 8:30 pace today. This run will pay huge dividends down the road!

From I Just Run on Thu, May 19, 2011 at 19:07:35 from 67.79.11.242

I'm impressed too.... Even if you wern't happy with your run you should be happy with you're report. I flet as if I were reading a race report :)

It got my heart beating faster...!

From flatlander on Fri, May 20, 2011 at 10:54:17 from 76.31.26.153

Just saw this. It was a tough day to run. We aren't fully acclimated to the hot weather yet, in a few weeks we'll be running better. Besides, you felt bad 'cause you were running dang fast. I'm guessing you used up all your heart rate reserve with the combination of high training load, speed, humidity and temperature. Chalk it up as a valuable training run and forget about it.

From derhammer on Fri, May 20, 2011 at 11:33:50 from 192.156.110.34

Yeah, I got over it pretty quickly. This blog helps - a great place to vent once in a while. In the grand scheme of things I am not too wroried about one workout.

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