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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

Sun, Mar 27, 2011

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
0.50	21.00	0.00	0.00	21.50

Okay....I did it..! I ran 21 miles today focusing on a 7:40 to 8:00 pace. I have never run this far this fast. As I mentioned before I felt like I needed to try this run just to convince myself that I can run a BQ time in Oklahoma on May 1st. During the run I tried to access how I felt at different distances. My legs got a little heavy at miles 6, 14 & 18. I understand why on mile 6 since it is two miles of continuous up-hill run. I'm actually surprised I ran both of those miles at just over an 8:00 pace. The rest of the run was basically rolling hills with some flats for a 5 or 6 miles. I planned to only run 20 miles but after about 12 I thought, what the heck, lets go for an extra one or two. I would have run a couple of more but I ran out of time, cut it off at 21 and jogged for a half to cool down. I picked up the pace on the last mile to see what that felt like but realized when it was done that I probably shouldn't kick after 20 in a marathon...better wait until about 24 or 25... :) I am very happy with this run..went out and did what I wanted to do. At this pace I believe I would run about a 3:25:00...that would be cool to do in OK.

3/27/2011

Mile Time Heart Rate HR %

1 7:29:00 140 57% My House to Staples to Martindale to End of River Road to Church

2 7:14:00 154 71%

3 7:50:00 155 72%

4 7:24:00 155 72%

5 8:17:00 157 74%

6 8:13:00 156 73%

7 7:34:00 155 72%

8 7:57:00 154 71%

9 7:49:00 151 68%

10 7:54:00 151 68%

11 7:55:00 151 68%

12 7:52:00 153 70%

13 7:53:00 152 69%

14 7:56:00 153 70%

15 7:55:00 153 70%

16 7:51:00 153 70%

17 7:48:00 156 73%

18 7:50:00 157 74%

19 7:45:00 157 74%

20 7:40:00 159 76%

21 7:28:00 162 79%

21.5 1/2 Mile Cool Down

Total 163:34:00 154

Pace 7:47:20 65 Deg. 15 mph Wind

Psalm 71:5
For you have been my hope, Sovereign LORD, my confidence since my youth.

Mizuno Wave Rider 14 (Retired) Miles: 21.50

Comments

From flatlander on Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 10:16:27 from 76.31.26.153

Congrats! I am very jealous of those heart rates, not sure I could do that run at any heart rate, much less the numbers you threw down yesterday. I would say things are looking very good for you. I am due one of these so maybe this Saturday I will try something crazy like that. The tiredest I ever got was a long run in November or early December of 2009, the goal was to go 22 miles at 9:30 per mile. I made it, but at mile 22 I was done, as in couldn't move. Even though I was less than a mile from the house, my son had to drive out and pick me up. Of course, as a 17-year old he was more than happy to get up at 8:00 on a Saturday morning and come rescue his idiot dad.

From SlowJoe on Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 10:25:59 from 131.59.200.82

Hey, very steady running there, great job. You could've just about done a fast walk for 5 more miles and BQ'd today (I think you said 3:35 was what you needed?) Nice going, you should make it with room to spare.

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