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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: 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
Sat, Jun 09, 2012
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.0018.000.000.0018.00

Here's the full report. This was a huge improvement over my 3rd week 17 mile run, on my last (Cowtown) training session. I have a 20 second per mile improvement along with a 9 bpm HR improvement with the temperature 23 degrees hotter (it was 42 degrees during the Cowtown training run). Ran 1 extra mile.

6/9/2012
Mile Time HR HR %  
1 8:24:00 127 63%  
2 8:18:00 138 71%  
3 7:56:00 135 69%  
4 8:15:00 141 73%  
5 8:09:00 145 76%  
6 7:57:00 145 76%  
7 7:56:00 144 75%  
8 7:53:00 145 76%  
9 8:04:00 147 77%  
10 7:53:00 145 76%  
11 8:00:00 150 79%  
12 7:46:00 148 78%  
13 8:15:00 153 81%  
14 8:19:00 155 82%  
15 8:05:00 154 82%  
16 8:01:00 157 84%  
17 8:00:00 159 85%  
18 8:10:00 163 88%  
   
   
   
   
   
         
Total 145:21:00 147 77%  
Pace 8:04:30      
Small Loop + Smallville 2X
65 to 75º - 70% Humidity Weather
Target:
Long Run - 17 Miles @ 8:11

Notes:
This was a much better run than last time, 20 second per mile improvement and HR of 9 bpm improvement. The weather was 42 degrees on the last run too.

““Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.â€â€ Psalm 46:10

Saucony Ride 4 Miles: 18.00
Comments
From Rye on Sat, Jun 09, 2012 at 09:58:14 from 75.174.45.117

What's up with this one extra mile? Nice run Preston. Hope that you have a great weekend. I feel like a slacker when you do that:)

From Jody on Sat, Jun 09, 2012 at 10:01:36 from 166.249.210.54

Very nice long run! It has been interesting watching you with the new training plan. I am anxious to hear your thoughts about it when you are "done".

Like the new picture..

From I Just Run on Sat, Jun 09, 2012 at 10:23:15 from 198.228.217.156

The extra mile is all in the running route I take. I just don't like leaving mileage on the road.

Jody, this is my second time through the RLRF program. I feel it was great for me last time even though I bombed on my marathon (go look at my ft worth cowtown race report earlier this year). I did crush my half marathon PR in the middle of the training (look at my Austin 3m race report ). We'll see if the results are different this time around. It's good to see you back on the blog!

From Carl on Sun, Jun 10, 2012 at 16:38:51 from 216.161.242.12

I'm curious to see how this plan goes for you too. I did the precursor to it, First to the Finish, back when it was published in Runners World Magazine in the mid-2000's. Back then, I decided it's emphasis on quality over quantity was too strong. The volume of fast running and the prescribed paces were too much and too fast. It'd be interesting to compare the training plans now to see what has changed.

Keep up the good work!

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