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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: 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
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
51.008.002.000.0061.00
Altra-Instinct-Blue Miles: 57.00Altra - Instinct Miles: 4.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.002.000.000.007.00

Getting better with 2 miles in the 7's! The weather was nice at 52 degrees to start too...but summer is coming. :-(

Mile Time HR
     
1 8:09:00 139
2 8:14:00 151
3 8:18:00 148
4 7:56:00 154
5 8:12:00 157
6 8:13:00 163
7 7:28:00 165
Total 56:30:00 154
Pace 8:04:17  

Altra-Instinct-Blue Miles: 7.00
Comments(3)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.000.002.000.004.00

I was a little short on time so just ran 4 miles but for two I tried to run a little faster. Headed out on a three day cruise in the Bahamas...!!! :-)

Mile Time HR HR %
       
1 7:06:00 142 73%
2 8:39:00 151 79%
3 6:53:00 165 87%
4 8:28:00 158 84%
       
       
       
Total 31:06:00 154 81%
Pace 7:46:30    

Altra-Instinct-Blue Miles: 4.00
Comments(2)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.002.000.000.006.00

6 miles in Ft Lauderdale this morning before visiting the hime office and rhen getting in the cruise ship. 7:50 AP, 75 degrees.

Altra-Instinct-Blue Miles: 6.00
Comments(7)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

Mile Time HR HR %
       
1 8:56:00 141 72%
2 9:49:00 140 72%
3 9:09:00 139 71%
4 10:03:00 141 72%
5 9:54:00 140 72%
6 9:40:00 139 71%
7 10:04:00 143 74%
Total 67:35:00 140 72%
Pace 9:39:17    

7 slow miles around the small loop trying to keep the HR to 140. Why does slow seem so hard...!!! ... ???

 

Altra-Instinct-Blue Miles: 7.00
Comments(2)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

Ran the small loop again.

Mile Time HR HR %
1 8:31:00 131 65%
2 8:24:00 152 80%
3 8:21:00 151 79%
4 8:19:00 160 85%
5 8:12:00 165 87%
6 8:11:00 165 87%
7 7:47:00 172 91%
       
Total 57:45:00 157 82%
Pace 8:15:00    

Altra-Instinct-Blue Miles: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

Haven't run in several days. Got a really bad chest cold for several days.

Mile Time HR HR %
1 8:14:00 135 68%
2 8:38:00 139 71%
3 8:08:00 154 81%
4 8:34:00 158 84%
5 8:15:00 156 82%
6 8:00:00 159 84%
7 7:53:00 169 89%
       
Total 57:42:00 153 80%
Pace 8:14:34    

Altra-Instinct-Blue Miles: 7.00
Comments(3)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.000.000.000.003.00

Mile Time HR HR %
1 8:15:00 131 65%
2 8:04:00 157 83%
3 7:47:00 168 89%
       
Total 24:06:00 152 79%
Pace 8:02:00    

Altra-Instinct-Blue Miles: 3.00
Add Comment
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

Mile Time HR HR %
1 8:24:00 134 68%
2 8:35:00 148 77%
3 8:24:00 153 80%
4 9:13:00 155 82%
5 8:39:00 155 82%
6 9:06:00 156 82%
7 8:44:00 159 84%
       
Total 61:05:00 151 79%
Pace 8:43:34    

Altra-Instinct-Blue Miles: 7.00
Add Comment
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.002.000.000.002.00

Mile Time HR HR %
1 8:00:00 136 69%
2 7:06:00 156 82%
       
       
Total 15:06:00 146 76%
Pace 7:33:00    

Altra-Instinct-Blue Miles: 2.00
Comments(3)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.002.000.000.007.00

Tried to run a little faster today. Got them all under 8 but it was hard. :-)

Mile Time HR HR %
1 7:58:00 135 68%
2 7:46:00 156 82%
3 7:46:00 160 85%
4 7:31:00 157 83%
5 7:56:00 163 86%
6 7:54:00 165 87%
7 7:30:00 169 89%
       
Total 54:21:00 158 83%
Pace 7:45:51    

Altra-Instinct-Blue Miles: 7.00
Comments(16)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

5/31/2017
Mile Time HR HR % Max HR
         
1 8:56:00 138 70%  
2 8:34:00 142 73%  
3 8:34:00 149 78%  
4 8:52:00 158 84%  
         
         
         
Total 34:56:00 147 76%  
Pace 8:44:00     WT

Altra - Instinct Miles: 4.00
Add Comment
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
51.008.002.000.0061.00
Altra-Instinct-Blue Miles: 57.00Altra - Instinct Miles: 4.00
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