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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
Wed, Aug 07, 2013
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.251.000.000.0010.25

I felt worse than I've felt in a while when I started and better than I've felt in a while when I finished?

The weather conditions are just brutal right now. 79 degrees, 85% humidity, 70 degree dew point and dust from Africa filling the sky.

Planned 8, ran 10 with a fast finish last half mile.
Mile Time
1 9:27:00
2 9:12:00
3 8:53:00
4 8:54:00
5 9:03:00
6 8:55:00
7 8:25:00
8 8:28:00
9 8:31:00
10 7:41:00
0.25 Slow
Total 87:29:00
Pace 8:44:54
Temp 79 Humidity 85
Dew Point 70 Wind 9

Target: Slow - 7 steps per breath for 9.5 miles then fast finish.

Acts 2:19
I will show wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and billows of smoke.

I

Saucony Cortana (Green) Miles: 10.25
Comments
From Tom K on Wed, Aug 07, 2013 at 08:13:40 from 174.58.4.250

Nice week of running you've got going here. 7 steps per breath?

From I Just Run on Wed, Aug 07, 2013 at 08:26:53 from 67.79.11.242

More than 7 steps per breath and I start to overheat.

From Tom K on Wed, Aug 07, 2013 at 09:11:00 from 174.58.4.250

I have never thought of counting the number of steps per breath. I would have never made that connection to overheating. Wow!

From I Just Run on Wed, Aug 07, 2013 at 15:44:32 from 67.79.11.242

My mind thinks in mysterious ways. :-)

From Tom K on Wed, Aug 07, 2013 at 16:29:47 from 174.58.4.250

I just counted on my run. I get 4 steps per breath.

From I Just Run on Wed, Aug 07, 2013 at 16:50:16 from 67.79.11.242

I take 4 when I run fast :-)

From SlowJoe on Thu, Aug 08, 2013 at 06:39:33 from 66.69.93.8

If I started counting steps per breath I'm pretty sure I would go crazy. I'm impressed!

From I Just Run on Thu, Aug 08, 2013 at 06:50:21 from 166.147.72.48

Joe

Did you read my blog a while back where I counted my steps per mile?

From Dan on Thu, Aug 08, 2013 at 07:14:21 from 24.209.83.20

I guess if you ran barefoot you could use your toes to help with that counting.

From Tom K on Thu, Aug 08, 2013 at 07:22:17 from 174.58.4.250

I don't get "7" steps. First off, it is an odd number, meaning you are cycling through the cadence every 14 steps? That is a long time. Secondly, the overheating to steps ratio would seem inverted. You would have to slow down to increase steps per breath. I would think if you are breathing once every 2 steps, you are maxed out, and are, therefore, more likely to overheat. I think this is an interesting concept, I just don't understand how one would use this information effectively.

From I Just Run on Thu, Aug 08, 2013 at 16:53:12 from 166.147.104.43

Tom...It is what it is. :-)

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From SlowJoe on Thu, Aug 08, 2013 at 18:22:15 from 66.69.93.8

I can't count past 10 so the steps per mile wouldn't work out for me

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