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Location:

Kingsbury,TX,USA

Member Since:

Jan 10, 2011

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

 

Some day I will not be able to do this...today is not that day!

Started Running (6/1/10) @ 50 Yrs Old

  • 5K:
    • 22:26 (7:14 pace) McAllister Park 8/14/10
    • 22:24 San Marcos (7:13 pace) 10/19/10
    • 21:09 San Marcos (6:49 pace) 11/20/10
    • 20:19 San Marcos-Faith Run (6:33 pace) 5/26/12
    • 20:06 Fentress (6:26 pace) 10/20/12
    • *19:21 Gruene (6:20 pace) 11/22/12 (*Short Course)
    • 19:42 San Marcos-Faith Run (6:21 pace) 5/25/13
    • 19:42 San Marcos-Faith Run (6:21 pace) 5/24/14 (Not a Typo, exactly same time as last year)
    • 21:38 New Braunfels Orange Leaf (6:58 pace) 7/19/14
    • 19:33 Gruene Turkey Trot (6:18 pace) 11/27/14
    • 19:43 Kyle-For the Love of Go (6:27 pace) 2/14/15

  • 5 Miles:

    • 34:03 (6:48 pace) Hillsboro, Ill 7/4/11
  • 10Ks:
    • 43:24 (7:00 pace) Gatesville, Tx 6/4/11
  • Half Marathons:
    • 1:42:16 (7:48 pace) Austin Livestrong  2/20/11
    • 1:36:23 (7:21 pace) Moe's Better Half  3/6/11
    • 1:35:55 (7:19 pace) Chosen Half Marathon for Adoption 10/29/11
    • 1:30:10 (6:53 pace) Austin 3M 1/2/12
    • 1:43:13 (7:54 pace) Orange Leaf  7/14/12
    • 1:33:44 (7:08 pace) Chosen Half Marathon for Adoption 10/27/12
    • 1:32:23 (7:03 pace) Austin 3M 1/13/13
    • 1:35:16 (7:16 pace) Marathon for Adoption 10/26/13 (Ran off-course .3 miles)
    • 1:36:48 (7:23 pace) SA Rock-N-Roll 11/17/13
    • 1:37:06 (7:25 pace) Chosen Half Marathon for Adoption 10/25/14
    • 2:00:28 (9:11 pace) Long Beach Half Marathon (Paced Callie) 10/11/15
    • 1:39:29 (7:35 pace) Marathon for Adoption 11/21/15
    • 1:34:06 (7:11 pace) Marathon for Adoption 11/19/16
    • 1:37:43 (7:37 pace) Marathon for Adoption 11/18/17
    • 1:36:30 (7:22 pace) Marathon for Adoption 11/17/18
    • 1:45:10 (8:01 Paced Callie) Surf City Half Marathon 2/2/20
  • Marathons:
    • 3:38:09 (8:19 pace) Oklahoma City Marathon 5/1/11
    • 3:30:16 (8:01 pace) Ft. Worth Cowtown 2/26/12
    • 3:30:53 (8:03 pace) Oklahoma City Marathon 4/29/12 
    • 0:00:00 (DNF) Ft Worth Cowtown Marathon 2/24/13 (Ran off-course)
    • 3:22:56 (7:44 pace) Temple Army Marathon BQ 4/21/13
    • 3:27:24 (7:55 pace) Boston Marathon BQ  4/21/14 
    • 3:18:40 (7:35 pace) CIM Marathon BQ 12/7/14
    • 3:33:07 (8:08 pace) San Antonio R&R Marathon BQ 12/7/16
    • 3:25:32 (7:51pace) The Woodlands Marathon BQ 3/3/18
    • 3:26:17 (7:52 pace) The Woodlands Marathon BQ 3/2/19
  • Triathlons:
  • (1:12:23) Martindale (Sprint) Tri For Old Glory 7/1/12
  • Ragnar Relay:
  • (28:24:24) SoCal Ragnar 4/6-7/18 

Short-Term Running Goals:

  • Running Boston Marathon with Callie 2020 ...!!!
  • Break 19:00 in the 5K
  • Break 1:28 in Half Marathon
  • Hit 3:16:00 in the Marathon

Upcoming Races: 

  • Boston with Callie...!!! (my daughter)

Long-Term Running Goals:

  • Win 1st in the World Series Team Roping Finals Dec. 2020
  • Run Boston with Callie, My Daughter
  • Run Sub-18:00 5K (Ouch)
  • Run Sub- 3:10 Marathon  Run 3:16 Marathon
  • Compete in a Full Iron Man (Not sure since my two major bike accidents)

Personal:

Married, two kids  Kirby (Baylor University, Married not a a Runner), Callie  (TCU University, Married and Runner).

My main sport is Team Roping, I've been doing that all my life. 

I started running in the spring of 2010.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Brooks Racer ST 5 (Race Shoes) Lifetime Miles: 146.57
Saucony Kinvara 2 (Race Shoes) Lifetime Miles: 430.23
Swim Time Lifetime Miles: 26.00
Trek (Road Bike) Lifetime Miles: 1256.25
Altra-Instinct-Blue Lifetime Miles: 551.67
Altra Instinct Black Lifetime Miles: 520.10
Altra Paradigm Black Second Pair Lifetime Miles: 7.00
Saucony Kinvara 2 Green (Race Shoes) Lifetime Miles: 145.70
Mon, Oct 22, 2012
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.250.000.001.004.25

Decided to mix it up a little this morning and run a couple of fast half miles with some slow warm-up and recovery in between.

 
10/22/2012
Mile Time HR HR %  
1 7:41:00 133 68% 1/2 mile Slow, 1/2 @ 6:00 Pace
2 9:34:00 135 69%  
3 9:51:00 133 68%  
4 7:51:00 151 80% 1/2 mile Slow, 1/2 @ 6:00 Pace
5 2:15:00 144 75%  
Total 34:57:00 139 72%    
Pace 8:44:15        
Out and Back
75º, 85%Humidity
Target: (2) 1/2 Miles @ 6:00 Pace & Slow Recovery

Proverbs 27:17
As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend.

Saucony Cortana (Blue) Miles: 4.25
Comments
From Carl on Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 15:21:19 from 24.19.78.45

Make sure you get some rest before that 1/2 marathon. You've already done a fair amount of VO2max work recently, which can make you feel invincible. It can also set you up for injury. Be careful.

I just dicovered the graph feature here on FRB. When looking at your weekly mileage on the graph, it looks like you have a very disproportionate amount of fast vs. slow running. It's probably because of the "Run Less Run Faster" training program and its philosophy. One of these training cycles, you might want to do more easy running and see what it gives you.

From I Just Run on Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 15:49:35 from 67.79.11.242

I think my plan for the rest of the week will be rest tuesday, bike 25 easy on wednesday, rest thursday and run 3-4 on friday with a couple of miles at 1/2 marathon pace. The biking is a commitment I made with a friend but it won't tax me at all. If you have any suggestions, let me know. I'm just kinda making this up as I go along :-)

I found the graph feature before but really didn't know how to use or interpret it. I do know that most of my "easy" days when training in the RLRF program were biking so it doesn't show up on the chart. I do believe I need to run more long slow miles as I feel just as draind when I run a 10+ run slow or fast. I think I just need more time on my feet, more time breathing and more time with my HR pumping at a reasonable speed.

From Carl on Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 18:02:39 from 24.19.78.45

Sounds great!

If it makes you feel better, I haven't been following any kind of training plan this year either... just been "making this up as I go along" too!

What's your goal for the 1/2?

From I Just Run on Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 19:38:37 from 166.147.72.144

I'm planning to start my 16 week training in a couple of weeks. I'm hoping to run below 1:35 in the half.

From DLTheo on Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 11:49:10 from 155.130.107.20

You could definitely throw in a run early this week with a few miles at 7:15 (1/2 marathon) pace. Like Carl said, you don't really need to do any fast-pace VO2 running before the 1/2 since you've had plenty recently and it won't benefit you by the weekend anyway.

From Carl on Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 12:37:14 from 24.19.78.45

Nice goal. I think you'll own this race!

From SlowJoe on Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 11:34:56 from 155.219.241.10

Good to get those legs moving, nice run. And good luck on the half, should be a good one.

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