December 2011
6 posts
Eurotrip Recap
What follows are my reflections on a European trip from November 4th to 14th, 2011, one month after its completion. The updates preceding this one contain additional pictures a race report from Athens.
Before we start, my flight out of DFW to Madrid was delayed 3 times: 6:45, 7:15, 7:40, and 7:50. This plus adverse weather had the effect of reducing an 8 hour layover to 5 hours, preventing any...
2011 Race Results & 2012 goals
Bold denotes an Age Group award, Bold and Italics denotes a personal best.
Paddy Dash 5K - March 19, 2011 23:24 (#3 25-29M)
Dallas Running Club 5 Miler - April 2, 2011 37:58
Big D Half Marathon - April 10, 2011 1:53:50
Head for the Cure 5K - May 14, 2011 21:01 (#3 25-29M)
DRC Bloomin’ 4 Miler - June 4, 2011 26:59 (#3 25-29M)
Komen Race for the Cure 5K - June...
Two Marathon reports
Athens Classic Marathon - November 13, 2011 3:19:59 @ 7:38 466/6142, 140/1499 <35M
This morning I ran from Marathon to Athens, Greece in 3:20 flat. The barrel drums under the overpass at mile 23 were the most amazing thing in the world, and the crowds shouting “Bravo!” every 4 kilometers were fantastic. This morning’s weather is worth writing about - it was 48-50 degrees with full cloud...
Eurotrip Part 3 - Athens, Greece with Marathon...
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Eurotrip Part 2 - Munich
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Eurotrip Part 1 - Italy
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September 2011
3 posts
Omaha Marathon Results
The Omaha Marathon - September 25, 2011 3:09:51 @ 7:15 19/602 Overall 8/47 Age Group
My flight from DFW to OMA landed at 6pm Friday night and my parents were nice enough to take me to a new pub on the way back to their house. After a Spaten Optimator we made the trip to a micro brewery (The Upstream,) where I proceeded to load up on carbohydrates.
I went to sleep at 10pm and woke up at 10am...
What a long, strange road it's been
This weekend I’m running my first ever marathon. If you know me, you know that I’m pretty serious about running and more than a little competitive. This April I set three goals for myself:
155 lbs (from 178)
20 minute 5K
Marathon
In retrospect these may have been a bit tame - I hit my goal weight on July first and have been dominating races all Summer, including a 19:09 5K...
August 2011
4 posts
Some pictures
This is me being nerdy in my Strands
These are my new racing flats
Some race updates
The “Hottest Half” - August 14th, 2011 1:28:15 @ 6:44 15/1379 Overall 6/125 Age Group
I tapered for a full week leading into this race and ran in my new New Balance 1400 racing flats (not pictured, but they are awesome.) Simply put this was my best race ever. It was a fitting final dash in preparation for marathon on September 25th, and it gave me a good idea of what to expect. ...