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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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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, Jun 04, 2012
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.004.508.50

!!!...GO SPURS GO...!!!

Going to see the Spurs play tonight :-) It should be an exciting game. I expect the Spurs to really jump on the Thunder tonight..!!!

Today was the 3rd Interval training on the RLRF program. The weather is getting more and more brutal. It was 77 degrees when I started at 6:00 am with 65% humidity (the humidity seemed higher, it was very overcast). This workout was hard and I wanted to stop after my first Inverval but I thought of Rye running the same thing so I just pushed through it. If it weren't for the effort in breathing I would really like these intervals. It just hurts to breath when I get going this hard. I need a way to expand my lungs! My legs don't have a problem with this type workout.

I compared my results with the identical workout last November (BTW, the temperature then was 72 degrees. I think it's always hot here in Texas). My accumulative time was 9 seconds faster and my HR was 3 BPM less.

6/4/2012
Mile Time HR HR % Max HR
2 Warm-Up @ 8:18 Pace - 135 HR
1200m 4:28:00 157 84% 170
200m Recovery  
1000m 3:39:00 160 86% 173
200m Recovery  
800m 2:56:00 158 85% 171
200m Recovery  
600m 2:07:00 156 83% 172
200m Recovery  
400m 1:16:00 153 81% 170
2 Cool-Down @ 8:59 Pace - 147 HR
   
   
   
Total 12:19:00 157 84%  
      Total Miles 6.5
High School Track
77º - 65% Humidity
Target:
Repeats - 10-20 Min. Warm-up, Stretch, 1 x 1200 @ 4:33 (6:04 pace), 1 x 1000 @ 3:44 (5:58 pace) 1 x 800 @ 2:58 (5:56 pace), 1 x 600 @ 2:13 (5:54), 1 x 400 @ 1:27 (5:48 pace), 200m Recovery between each, 10 Min. Cool-down.

Notes:
It was HOT. My recoveries were all walking.

2 Corinthinans 5:15

15 And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again.

 

Saucony Ride 4 Miles: 6.50
Comments
From SlowJoe on Mon, Jun 04, 2012 at 11:37:35 from 155.219.241.11

Great paces, you hammered that last 400. Have fun at the Sprus game, awesome you got tickets to the conference finals!

From DLTheo on Mon, Jun 04, 2012 at 11:55:33 from 155.130.107.41

Those are some dang fast intervals, especially with such short recoveries! I'm glad you at least walked the recovs.

From Rye on Mon, Jun 04, 2012 at 17:36:44 from 174.27.90.169

Guess I really do need to hammer out my intervals. Sweet times! You are fast! It would be a

Wash with the elevation and heat. You would do just fine here in the west .

From rAtTLeTrAp on Mon, Jun 04, 2012 at 17:56:23 from 24.18.125.122

Nice work! I don't know how I'm going to do my intervals this week with no track and no garmin.

From Dan on Mon, Jun 04, 2012 at 19:20:06 from 24.209.83.20

Sweet times, that 400 is awesome, nice way to end the track work. I'd walk the recoveries, but I am in too much of a hurry to get it over! I am pulling for your Spurs! (sorry Joe)

From Carl on Mon, Jun 04, 2012 at 23:00:16 from 216.161.242.12

Good, solid interval workout!

Have fun at the game! I'm still annoyed that the Sonics left Seattle!

From Dave S on Tue, Jun 05, 2012 at 11:40:37 from 63.248.248.57

Nice workout! Those are some dang fast times. I think you need to take up track racing. You'd kick some serious butt in the 400 and 800 in our age group.

exiting game! Too bad about the outcome :(

I'm rooting for them even though they kicked butt on our Jazz.

From I Just Run on Tue, Jun 05, 2012 at 12:36:23 from 67.79.11.242

Well the Spurs blew it. Now it's gonna be like me trying to beat any of you guys in a marathon :-(

Thanks for all your encouragment. I know speed is all relative but what is a good time for an old guy in the 400 or 800?

From DLTheo on Tue, Jun 05, 2012 at 12:48:00 from 155.130.107.42

2:55. Whoa, you're almost there!

From DLTheo on Tue, Jun 05, 2012 at 12:55:15 from 155.130.107.41

Seriously, 2:56 will win your age group in a lot of all-comers meets.

I don't remember your exact age, but in the US masters champs last year 2:15.02 won the 800 for the 55-59 age group. The last couple guys were mid 2:40s.

In the 50-54 age group 2:08.41 was the winning time and low 2:30s was towards the back of that race. These are finalists in the US masters championships, though. If you can run under 2:50 I think you're doing pretty good over 50. I bet you could do that in a race.

From I Just Run on Tue, Jun 05, 2012 at 13:49:43 from 67.79.11.242

Seriously? I'm 52. I'm sure I could run under 2:50 in my cowboy boots :-)

From DLTheo on Tue, Jun 05, 2012 at 14:29:54 from 155.130.107.41

I'm thinking so, too. That's just how good you are!

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