| Location: High Ridge,MO,USA Member Since: Apr 10, 2015 Gender: Male Goal Type: Marathon Finish Running Accomplishments: Born January 1951 in St. Louis Missouri USA. Have never been involved in sports or physical training until 2011. Started running June 2013 after 2 years of weight loss and high-intensity aerobics. Prefer technical trail running to any other exercise.
Began participating in 5K races October 2014. First race:35:52.
PR : 33:04 Short-Term Running Goals:
- Complete my transition to toe-strike, barefoot running
- Achieve a PR 5K of 30:00.
- Pass/maintain semi-annual USMC physical fitness test age graded 46 yr, 1st Class fitness requirement.
Long-Term Running Goals:
- Run a marathon and finish it.
- Keep on running and supporting St.Louis Ultrarunners Group.
- Integrate wilderness outdoor observation and tracking, minimalist camping/survivalism, into a holistic running experience.
Personal: Pair-bonded wage slave for 40 years with empty nest. Eagle Scout, wilderness survival enthusiast, UNIX hippie. Paleo lifestyle enthusiast.
Brasswind/woodwind/harmonica player constantly seeking opportunities for freeform improvisation and roots/blues. |
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| | Ran the Flint Quarry loop with additional trail spur to the shelter. Ran low on energy in the 3rd mile. Face-planted twice on sharp flint but have learned how to fall.
Mosquitos and gnats are getting thick.
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Castlewood Series #1 (3.2 Miles) 00:54:00 | | Race 1 of the Castlewood 5K series. Slow, hard, rough trail, grueling.
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| | Chubb Trail Tyson Flint Quarry loops. Felt good.
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Castlewood Trail Series #2 (3.5 Miles) 00:42:00 | | Race 2 of the Castlewood 5K series - actually 5K+
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| | Chubb Tyson loop plus additional excursion down some blind trails. Got dark. Best time to be away from humans.
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Castlewood Trail Series #3 (4.1 Miles) 00:52:00 | | Race 3 Castlewood May Trail Series. Finished strong, felt good throughout. The Castlewood trails are working every muscle.
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Castlewood Trail Series #4 (4.2 Miles) 00:40:00 | | Final Castlewood May run. Pushed hard, advanced in overall ranking. Nursing a right-heel stone bruise that may need some attention.
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