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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: 2.00 Year: 2.00
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: 989.00
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
Tue, Oct 11, 2011
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.000.000.004.007.00

Today was a Tempo Day on my new Run Less Run Faster program. Since I'm on the cruise I have to do all of my running on the treadmill. I'm still trying to figure out where I should be in regards to training in the program. I didn't want to start at the beginning since I have been running for a while and I didn't feel just pluggTing in my PR's to find equilivant paces doesn't seem to make sense to me either. By doing that I believe some of the pace are too slow for me. Today I picked a 6:15 pace (which is a what you would run if you were a 17.45 - 5K runner, I'm not nearly a 17.45 - 5K runners but I knew I could do the workout as described). So here's the workout: 

Treadmill set @ 1% Incline

Stretch 

1 Mile easy - 9 to 10 min pace

2 miles @ 6:15 - 159 HR

1 mile easy - 10 min pace

2 miles @ 6:15 - 165 HR

1 mile easy - 10 min pace cool-down

Stretch

Tomorrow I signed up for a Spin Class...That will be interesting since I've never done that. 

Saucony Ride 4 Miles: 7.00
Comments
From SlowJoe on Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 12:01:41 from 132.3.53.68

That is a fast, fast workout...nice going.

From Dave S on Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 13:12:45 from 4.254.223.109

That,s smokin fast! You need to get out and run a 5k and get that PR where it should be.

From I Just Run on Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 13:20:40 from 166.137.138.67

You know...I'm wondering what I could have done on a workout like this a year ago? It was definitely hard but I wasn't about to die at the end :-) hope this program works, I jumped in at the 14 week of the 18 week half marathon plan.

From JG on Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 14:19:27 from 71.59.27.33

Great workout ... can I assume there were no hip issues since there was no mention of any? I will have to find my book & refresh my memory, I went straight to the chapter on running a 3:20 marathon for the training plan, and used those as my benchmark paces. At the time, they were a stretch for me ... I am curious how they would feel now.

Have fun at the Spin class, my gyum has instructors that rock the class ... but on a cruise ship, you might have one that is not such a drill seargent. They are fun though.

Oh, and I agree with Dave ... look for a 5k where you can post a sub 20 ... that would be a great pace test for you.

From I Just Run on Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 14:46:01 from 166.137.138.67

I think I'm ready for a 5k...no Hoo problems so far:-)

JG, I wish you would look at your book and give me some advice. The two runs so far haven't been at the suggested for my PR's (faster) but what I felt like I could do. Friday will be 10 @ 7:30...that's a little slower on the scale than these burst two runs.

From TexasLindsey on Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 14:51:32 from 70.253.132.214

That's FAST! Good job!

From JG on Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 14:55:56 from 71.59.27.33

I will have to find it, but I will take a look. I did not pick the plan based on my p.r.'s though, I went straight to my goal time, and the recommended paces were definitely a stretch, but come race day I got my goal.

From flatlander on Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 20:06:29 from 198.207.244.102

If you can run 2 miles at 6:15, twice, you are in for some big PRs soon, at every distance. Good job.

From Rye on Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 23:26:28 from 75.174.3.10

Excellent speed! You have jumped right into some great speed work! Have a great trip.

From TexasLindsey on Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 19:21:50 from 71.153.27.157

I found spin class to be alot more challenging than I expected. At the time I tried it, I was running like 16 mile long runs. I found that I wasn't "tired" in spin class and gasping for air as much as my muscles were killing me! So probably a great thing for cross training. Although, you've been doing the bike already... I'll be interested to hear what you think about it.

Great workout, by the way! I might try that sometime, but I'll have to do it with 6:45 as the fast miles.

From Steam8 on Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 15:58:31 from 174.253.164.224

I'm interested to see how you like the spin class! I thought of you as I got on my bike this morning.... I'm so hoping it will keep me in almost as good of shape as you we in when you could start running again!

From I Just Run on Sat, Oct 15, 2011 at 11:56:33 from 166.137.136.125

Hey Steam

I haven't entered all my workouts yet but the soon classes went well. I would sat it would get very boaring if I were doing it by myself ( much not boaring than even the TM). With the instruction and the music and people to talk to it was actually fun. By the end there was a lake of sweat around my bike. No one else had any sweat on the ground. I think I was cranking the effort up much higher than everyone else.

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