| 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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| | 5K flat run along the Chubb Trail from Lone Elk to the 5 mile marker, around the Castlewood prairie loop and back to Lone Elk. Ran out of daylight just as I returned to the start. Approximately 40 minute run.
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| | Training hill run "The Steps" on the Chubb trail, 1 mile up 400ft elevation, 1 mile back down, 1 mile flat prairie trails.
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High Ridge Firehouse 5K (3.107 Miles) 00:35:36, Place overall: 110, Place in age division: 3 | | This was the third 5K in my life. Sara Haskins the Olympic star is my neighbor, and her fit-as-a-fiddle family were all out for the race. I felt proud to place 3rd in the 60-99 year classification, given my training background and the excellent runners in this class. Temperature was 40f at the 8AM start, no wind, and an all-pavement out-and-back course with several long hills.
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| | Chubb "Steps" run, return, lap around the prairie loop. 400ft elevation rise over 1 mile, took 19 minutes to ascend.
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| | Tyson trailhead to top of Tyson Mt, side trip, return via Flint Quarry trail.
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| Night Sleep Time: 7.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 7.00 |
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| | Chubb Trail along the low-water track from milepost 3 to milepost 5, with excursion along the river trail. Recon for the Double Chubb on Saturday. Verified that the Meramec is not over the trail and the river portion passable.
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| | Put the VFF's on, grabbed a sack, and ran the glades in Jefferson County searching for Morels. Found 54 nice ones. All hill work, lots of brambles, solitude.
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| | Ran the Tyson portion of the Chubb trail... up the Chubb, around the loop, down the Flint Quarry Trail. Finished up at twilight. Felt strong, endorphins way up. This loop is a HIIT with heart rate off/on 140bpm to 160bpm. 55 minute run.
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Spring Fling 2015 Run (3.107 Miles) 00:33:04, Place in age division: 5 | | A lesson in humility!
The Jefferson City Road Racer club 60+ age group is STRONG AS HELL! I pushed hard, gained 2:30 time, for a PR of 33:04. And I was at the back of the pack in this bracket.
I assumed there would be few runners, even fewer in my age bracket. And assumed, wrongly, that I would have a good chance of placing and getting some bling. There were few runners, but all in my bracket were FAST! No bling, just a big plate of crow. My track-star USMC nephew told me later, "Uncle Cam, that club is full of old guys that can outrun our high school track team!"
Still, it was a big achievement to drop 2:30 on my PR. I now know I have to push really hard to keep this ball rolling!
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| | Cross-country hill work combined with last of season morel hunt. Morel site 1.5 miles from parking, along horse trails and deer runs. Horse trail damage was extensive and presented ankle/balance challenges. Sprinted/surged up numerous hills.
No mushrooms but good endorphins and a fine run at dusk.
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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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| | Clark Hill - the hill Clark climbed along the Missouri River at the confluence of the Osage and the Missouri. Burial mounds. 0.5 mile single track, mud and rock, steep ascent to the overlook and back.
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| | Ran 10 minute mile on indoor track, wearing new Altra Lone Peak shoes. New shoes are conducive to toe-strike, proper running form. Felt great.
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Race for the Cure (3.1 Miles) 00:35:54, Place overall: 411, Place in age division: 11 | | Big long hills in downtown St. Louis, high humidity, limited training in the 2 weeks prior, new shoes. All things considered, completed in reasonable time and finished strong.
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