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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
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
36.450.009.750.0046.20
Kinvara 3's - Silver Miles: 29.70Saucony Ride 5's Miles: 22.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.700.000.000.0010.70

Went down to Town Lake at 7 am hoping to get in 6-7 miles.  Quads were feeling beat up from the downhills yesterday.  

Well, none of my regular group was there but some of the guys I train with in my new group happened to be going out.  They wanted to do 16 miles but they decided  in the long loop and then adding on after that if they wanted.   This way we could all stay together.  So I went along with them even though it wasn't my plan.  Ended up with 10.7 miles at a fairly good clip.  I will be taking tomorrow off!!

Kinvara 3's - Silver Miles: 10.70
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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taking a day off from running - some core at the gym.

Saucony Ride 5's Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.250.003.750.0011.00

Well, I fell off the ladder putting up Christmas lights.  10 ft drop straight down on the driveway.  Amazingly the only thing I got was a sprained wrist.  Even landed on one of my knees but nothing happened.  The next morning I went to the Dr. to make sure I had not broken my wrist.  He said I had some really strong bones.  I say that is a good thing.  Anyway, did tonight's workout in a big wrist over the hand brace.  Didn't really affect me at all.  So, for all of you that might be thinking of putting up Christmas lights around the house - please get someone to hold the ladder!

 Crazy workout night after work  - warmed up 3 miles to the Austin High track and then 3 sets of (1 mile at HMGP, 200m recovery, 400m faster than HMGP, then 400m recovery)

Ran the miles around 6:15 pace and the 400's around 1:30 with the last one at 1:22.  Still feels weird doing these workouts at night and pretty much alone - I think there were 4 or 5 of us and the coach - that's it.  And we are all at different paces so I ran alone.

3.25 miles back to work going around the trail to Runtex and then back over 1st St. bridge.  There was a point along that dark path with no one else around that felt really strange - like I couldn't feel my legs moving - sounds odd but kinda like an out of body experience.  Dunno - maybe all that oxygen was going straight to my brain.

Kinvara 3's - Silver Miles: 11.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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daughter was super ill so I had to take a half day and work from home.  Didn't get a chance to run.

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Up early - 8 miles - no watch.  Nice and cold out there.

Kinvara 3's - Silver Miles: 8.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.500.000.000.005.50

easy miles during lunch.

Saucony Ride 5's Miles: 5.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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One of the hardest workouts I have gotten through.  Since I am still relatively new to the group I didn't realize this was a key workout for the 3M half marathon.  I am transitioning from the 5-10k stuff to half marathon training and this was my first workout of distance.  

Of course, the weather didn't cooperate - 70 ish and humid at the start.  Met up with the group at 6:45 am for a 7 am start.  Did a short shake out run and then we started.

The workout was to start at Austin High and run up through the hills to Westlake High - about 3.5 - 4 miles away - start the first couple miles easy and gradually pick up the pace to get to steady state.  Lots of up hills along the way.  Then get to Westlake High and run 1.5 miles on the track at half marathon pace - then steady state run all the way back to Austin High and finish with 1 to 1.5 miles at half marathon pace on the track.

When we got to Westlake High it was being resurfaced so we had run to a middle school and use the track there.  The heat was really taking it's toll on me and I wasn't feeling too good.  I had to stop at a couple port-a-potties along the way - fortunately they had one at the middle school. 

Managed 5 laps at the school at half pace - well, probably faster.  I didn't have my watch due to a dead battery - so I just tried to stay with the lead group.

Coming back I hung with them but at a certain point I took a 30 second waking break - we really moving and the heat was catching up, and I was mentally broken.  I have actually been feeling that way a lot lately. 

Anyway, I ended up 2 thirty second walking breaks and I still hammered it hard enough on the last mile to finish 3rd out of the group - I wish I knew the pace we were running.

Finished with a mile on the track at 1/2 mgp and then 1 mile cool down on the trail.

Ugh - tough, tough, tough.  After the run all the 5 and 10k'rs were asking me if I wanted to come back to the short stuff again.  I said yes. Those workouts are tough too, but I can usually manage the shorter stuff better.  I really need work on my mental toughness.

Saucony Ride 5's Miles: 11.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
36.450.009.750.0046.20
Kinvara 3's - Silver Miles: 29.70Saucony Ride 5's Miles: 22.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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