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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 thatday!

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(9:11pace) 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)TempleArmyMarathon BQ 4/21/13
    • 3:27:24(7:55pace) Boston Marathon BQ4/21/14
    • 3:18:40(7:35pace) CIM MarathonBQ 12/7/14
    • 3:33:07(8:08pace) San Antonio R&RMarathon BQ12/7/16
    • 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
Thu, May 23, 2013
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.300.000.000.005.30

Recovery Day:

5.3 Miles at a slow pace.

75 Degrees and 85% Humidity -  Miserable...

 Mark 2:17 

And when Jesus heard it, he said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.”

Saucony Ride 4 (Orange Heel) Miles: 5.30
Comments
From rAtTLeTrAp on Thu, May 23, 2013 at 18:21:02 from 174.239.197.137

Good luck Saturday!

I'm running another freebie 5k this weekend too. Trying to bust 20 this time.

From Rye on Fri, May 24, 2013 at 09:41:38 from 71.220.176.93

Too bad you cant just jump up to Idaho...45 degrees this morning and no wind and lots of blue sky!

From Russ on Fri, May 24, 2013 at 09:54:30 from 74.114.3.253

That sounds miserable. Good thing summer's just starting. Oops. :(

On your Bible verse, my favorite quote related to that was one of my church leaders when I was on an LDS mission in England: "The church isn't a rest home for the righteous, it's a work house for the wicked."

From Bam on Fri, May 24, 2013 at 10:02:47 from 89.126.28.24

Russ, shouldn't it be a workhouse for the righteous - you know, to help the sinners. I'm not being my usual silly self here, I'm being serious. Surely one of the main [ideas?] of faith/ religion or whatever the 'right ' term is, is to help the 'sinners', to forgive them and show them the way etc. Doesn't God or Jesus or whomever it is, hold a soft spot for those sinners and are they not more welcome in the Kingdom of Heaven than the converted etc. Do you get my point?

From Russ on Fri, May 24, 2013 at 10:08:52 from 74.114.3.253

Bam, that's exactly why I like that quote/thought. Church isn't for the righteous, because none of us are "righteous". Only Christ was perfect, therefore the rest of us are imperfect, i.e. sinners, i.e. wicked. We all need to work every day to be a little bit better, help each other to be a bit better, and when we fall down (as we all will) we pick ourselves up again and carry on. I know many who don't want to come to church because they're not "perfect" and feel they don't fit in. None of us are perfect, so the idea is for all to come join us as we're all in the same boat, trying to be a little more perfect like our example, Christ.

From Bam on Fri, May 24, 2013 at 10:15:25 from 89.126.28.24

I like that Russ - that's a nice answer.

From I Just Run on Fri, May 24, 2013 at 10:18:03 from 67.79.11.242

Ha ha ... good discussion but I'm not getting into this. :-) My beliefs are very different Mormon beliefs. There are NO works that will get you into heaven! I just post the scriptures and let them speak for themselves. :-)

From rAtTLeTrAp on Fri, May 24, 2013 at 10:43:47 from 24.19.80.36

"Hospital" for sinners sounds better to me :)

From Rye on Fri, May 24, 2013 at 10:44:08 from 71.220.176.93

Preston, I know you don't want to get in on the discussion......but we are not so different in our beliefs. Through Christ all things are possible. Compassion and kindness to our fellow men, good works??? Don't we all need to be involved in good works? I know you and your awesome daughter are involved in "good works".. In the bible it teaches us to serve, keep the Lorda commandments, which all require doing. So I think that we are more alike than you think. You are a true follower of Christ....rock on or how about run on....differences yes.....but still followers of Christ .:)

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