Posts Tagged ‘Blake Boldon’
Run SMART client Stuart White is having an incredible 2011 racing season. Recently, he won the Grasslands Trail Half Marathon in Near Decatur, TX. The 48 year old from Argyle, TX grinded his way through the difficult trail course in 1 hour and 33 minutes (full results).
At the Rocky Raccoon 50 Miler in Huntsville, TX, Stuart finished 9th out of 166 finishers in 7 hours, 30 minutes and 19 seconds (full results). Stuart has been with Run SMART for two years now and has made a lot of great progress with coach Blake Boldon. He’s also our first ultra runner so we’re very proud to post this result.
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Tags: 50 miler, Blake Boldon, Grasslands Trail Run, half marathon, PF Chang's Rock & Roll Marathon, Rocky Raccoon, Stuart White
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Run SMART client Leo O’Connor finished the 38th Annual Forks 15K in 1:09:26 (7:27 per mile), a 4:07 improvement from last year. Leo felt good about the result and his pacing, “I averaged 7:25 through three miles, 7:27 through six and then held it for the balance of the race.”
Since Leo signed up for private coaching back in June of 2010 he has made big improvements in his 5k and 15k times. And at 59 years old Leo and his coach Blake Boldon are still confident he can continue to improve after all his hard work this past year.
Tags: 15k, 5k, Blake Boldon, Leo O'Connor
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Run SMART client Brian Schmidt set a new lifetime best for 5k at age 41 after running 16:29 at the CMU Open in Fayetville, MO last weekend (results). His coach Blake Boldon summed it up best by email, “Lifetime best 5k age 41!!” Brian ran in high school and has been running competitively for a long time so this was a hard earned achievement. For someone with his running background, getting better as he’s entering the masters phase of his career is incredible.
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Tags: 5k, Blake Boldon, Brian Schmidt
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By Blake Boldon
Not too long ago I was scouring the internet looking for some old race results and I stumbled upon a 5k road race from the summer of 1996. That summer the Olympics were hosted in Atlanta and there were some incredible races run on American soil in the months of June, July and August. Mine was not one of them.
I was entering my junior year of high school in my small hometown of Osceola, Iowa and training like never before. Having qualified for the state cross country meet the previous fall, I was logging summer miles with dreams of improving on my 56th place finish in the Class 2A state championship. Here is the result I found: (more…)
Tags: 5k, Blake Boldon
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Run SMART client Leo O’Connor participated in the 2011 January Freeze 10k Series in Otsiningo Park, Binghamton, NY. The series consisted of four races or “Freezes” in which Leo ran as threshold runs to help him prepare for big goals this Spring. (more…)
Tags: Blake Boldon, Leo O'Connor
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By Blake Boldon
As Christmas and New Year’s quickly approach, we runners find ourselves in the middle of the most challenging time of year to train. The stress associated with normal work obligations, family commitments and social events is amplified by seasonal deadlines, holiday celebrations and travel. Adding insult to injury, days are nauseatingly short and the characteristically brutal weather conditions can send even the insanely brave among us scampering for the nearest treadmill. (more…)
Tags: Blake Boldon, winter running tips
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For the past eight weeks Run SMART coaches have been contributing original content to our blog on all sorts of running-related topics. Our goal is to share a new article from one of our esteemed coaches on a different running topic each week. This is a great opportunity to learn more about the sport from the insightful viewpoints of our elite coaching staff.
So far we’ve posted Learning How To Concentrate and the Three Most Important Tips For Beginners by Mike Smith. Dr. Jack Daniels, via Flotrack and Saucony, shared his thoughts on cross training for runners. Blake Boldon wrote about what he believes to be the Three Fundamental Principles of Running. Vince Sherry covered When to Get New Running Shoes. Brian Rosetti brought us Learning How To Recover Properly. (more…)
Tags: Alicia Shay, Blake Boldon, Brian Rosetti, Dr. Jack Daniels, Flotrack, Mike Smith, Rod Koborsi, Saucony, Vince Sherry
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Run SMART client Brian Schmidt won the masters division at The Capital One Bank Dallas YMCA 2010 Turkey Trot – 8M. He finished 22nd overall in an impressive time of 45:33 (5:41 per mile, results). This is Brian’s second master’s win in the last two months.
Brian works with Run SMART coach Blake Boldon.
Tags: Blake Boldon, Brian Schmidt
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