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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
Fri, Nov 11, 2011
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

Cross-Training Today - Gym Workout:

11/11/2011
Gym workout:
1 mile Elliptical
Stretch
1 mile Elliptical
Weights
1 mile Elliptical
Weights
1 mile Elliptical
Weights
1 mile Elliptical
Total Elliptical: 5

I just decided to mix it up a little and do rotate from the ellipitical to the weight work. It was kinda nice to do something different. I felt really good after the workout :-)

Tomorrow's RLRF program has me running 13 miles @ 7:56 pace. This should be a piece of cake. I may go ahead and bike about 30 miles afterwards since I missed a day of biking this week.

Psalm 73:1

No doubt about it! God is good— good to good people, good to the good-hearted. But I nearly missed it, missed seeing his goodness. I was looking the other way, looking up to the people At the top, envying the wicked who have it made, Who have nothing to worry about, not a care in the whole wide world.

Saucony Ride 4 Miles: 5.00
Comments
From SlowJoe on Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 11:38:45 from 74.196.65.182

1 mile of weights...my head is about to explode trying to figure that one out. Have a good run tomorrow!

From I Just Run on Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 11:45:32 from 67.79.11.242

Ha ha...I'll correct that :-)

From I Just Run on Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 11:55:49 from 67.79.11.242

Now I feel much better!

From JG on Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 12:54:41 from 71.59.27.33

I was till trying to figure out how to stretch for a mile! I like the way you mixed it up & got some elliptical cardio with no pounding on the joints. I have never been able to do elliptical, I feel so awkward on those things, but I know they give you a good aerobic workout.

Maybe you should bike tomorrow & go run the San Antonio Half as a bandit & just duck out at 13 miles ... you could pace DH the first half mile! :)

From I Just Run on Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 14:25:34 from 67.79.11.242

I was thinking about doing the bandit thing...but then I figured someone would catch me and I'd get in trouble. I might be able to pace DH for the first 20 yards if he was looking away when the gun went off :-)

From Steam8 on Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 14:31:49 from 166.70.55.77

Piece of cake!?! Lucky!! I think I would have to be running 12 min miles to finish a half marathon! Just got my book from Amazon yesterday on running faster. I like your workout today....looks kinda fun! I hope your run goes well tomorrow with no hip pain!

From I Just Run on Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 14:46:23 from 67.79.11.242

Steam,

Sorry, didn't mean to make it sound so good :-) I should have said "Piece of cake, but really boring!"

Let me know what you think about the book. I'm still a little confused about some of the information. I've read the whole thing and continually am going back to try and figure out what they are trying to say or suggest. I can tell you, so far, I feel much better overall. Physically and mentally I'm excited to jump into the next workout. I can remember back when I was physically sore most of the time and mentally tired but with determination I kept doing what I thought was right. I still question the aerobic fitness in regards to this program but so far its proven good by my latest race. I really didn't think I would perform as well as I did.

I sure hope you can glean something good out of the book!

From Rye on Sat, Nov 12, 2011 at 08:16:47 from 75.174.19.85

Good luck with the run Saturday. I have been browsing through the book also and find it interesting.

From flatlander on Sat, Nov 12, 2011 at 12:29:05 from 76.31.26.153

I think the mental boost you are getting from this program is valuable. Can't say I get that from mine, it's mostly a grind.

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