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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.

I Just Run               

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 656.81
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
Wed, Feb 20, 2013
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.750.001.500.004.25

Easy Interval day for this marathon week. Six 400's at this pace just doesn't seem like a workout, but I guess that's what it's supposed to feel like. My legs like to run at this pace, it actually feels like I'm floating along and not plodding along.

2/20/2013
Mile Time HR HR % Max HR
2.25 Warm-Up @ 8:03 Pace 141  
400m 1:18:00 148 78%  
400m Recovery  
400m 1:20:00 151 80%  
400m Recovery  
400m 1:14:00 157 84% 169
400m Recovery  
400m 1:20:00 154 82%  
400m Recovery  
400m 1:19:00 155 82%  
400m Recovery  
400m 1:16:00 157 84%  
0.5 Cool-Down  
   
  1:17:50 154 81%  
      Total Miles 4.5
High School Track
53º - 15 mph wind
Target:
Repeats - 10-20 Min. Warm-up, 6 x 400m @ 1:27 (5:48 Pace),  400m Recovery between each, 10 Min. Cool-Down.
Note: Got distracted by the High School Track Coach so my cool-down was cut short.

Woring on my checklist for the race:

ü 16 Weeks Training (4 weeks modified - knee bone spur)

ü Nutrition

ü Rest

ü Mental Preperation

ü Race Plan

I think I'm ready ☺

Matthew 24:44

Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.

Saucony Kinvara 2 (Race Shoes) Miles: 4.25
Comments
From JG on Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 11:10:38 from 174.49.78.66

I like that workout 4 days before race ... you might not consider those paces a workout ... but I sure as heck would! :)

Don't forget carb-loading, although I guess that could be covered under nutrition. :)

You are definitely ready to rock-n-roll!

From DLTheo on Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 12:48:48 from 76.28.161.119

The fact that you can float along at between 5 and 5:20 pace like that is a good sign. It's too late to build new fitness before this coming marathon anyway, so this should serve as a good shakeout workout before the race. The hard part now will be to hold back in the early miles of the marathon!

From I Just Run on Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 12:53:13 from 67.79.11.242

I forgot how much I like these shorter workouts. My plan for the summer is to work on speed and see how fast I can run a 400, 1 mile and the 5K. Hopefully I can make some good progress in those areas.

From JG on Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 18:33:13 from 174.49.78.66

That is a great idea ... Because you won't have to run another marathon until next April! Imagine what kind marathon training plan you can kick off in December with a baseline of a Fall 18:30 5k! :)

From Rye on Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 19:00:15 from 65.129.90.86

You're in great shape. The 53 degrees is something I envy along with your speed.

From SlowJoe on Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 07:31:19 from 155.219.241.10

Looking good! You're gonna kill it this weekend.

From Tom K on Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 09:15:26 from 71.228.90.171

You know you are ready.

Could you re-post that link to on-line updates?

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