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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: 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
Thu, Dec 29, 2011
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.001.002.007.00

Today was another good run! Met the RLRF requirement with an exerted effort but it didn't kill me :-) Three weeks ago I did this same workout on the treadmill and it seemed much  harder. Next up...18 miles @ 7:56 on Saturday...I need a pacer :-)

Heading to another fairly big roping this weekend but I'm not entered as well as I should be. I'll need a little luck to win at this one!

12/29/2011
Mile Time HR HR % Max HR Elev.
Change
2 8:56 131 Warm-Up  
1 6:42:00 147 79% 158 - 63'
2 6:47:00 163 90% 166 + 50'
3 6:43:00 167 93% 168 + 53'
   
   
   
   
   
   
2 8:19 141 Cool-Down  
 
Tempo Miles 20:12:00 159 87%    
Pace 6:44:00 Total Miles 7
Small Loop
35º -Calm and Clear
Target:
Tempo Run - 2 Easy, 3 Miles @ 6:45 pace, 1 Miles Easy.
Notes:
Ran Warm-up 2 miles out, stretched, 3 miles Tempo, Cool-down 2 miles home.

Revelation 21:4

He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.â€

Saucony Ride 4 Miles: 7.00
Comments
From Steam8 on Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at 12:41:48 from 166.70.55.77

Nice run today! It has got to feel good to be in such great shape. I'm glad the run faster program is working. When is your next race?

Good luck on your roping!!

From I Just Run on Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at 12:45:46 from 67.79.11.242

Hi Steam,

I'm running the Austin 3M Half on Jan. 29th as a training run before my Cowtown marathon on Feb 26th. I have full intentions on running a PR at the 3M but probably not by much :-)

...and thanks!

From Steam8 on Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at 12:47:46 from 166.70.55.77

I'm excited to see how you do! One month to go! :)

From I Just Run on Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at 12:58:47 from 67.79.11.242

My goal pace is 7:09...ha ha...sorry, did I just laugh out loud :-)

From SlowJoe on Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at 13:30:10 from 132.3.53.68

Wow, look at those 6:40s going uphill, that is not easy. Great tempo. I need a 17-miler this weekend, too bad we don't live closer!

Good luck roping this weekend.

From JG on Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at 15:15:14 from 71.59.27.33

Nice run! That's 5 sec/mile faster than your 5k pr & it does not look like your HR climbed to high.

Yeah, I wish I was closer to, I would love to do an 18 miler with you ... I have a really hard time doing those on my own, regardless of pace!

Rope 'em fast! Good luck!!

... Joe, are you really running a 17 miler during your taper? Wow!!

From I Just Run on Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at 15:43:42 from 67.79.11.242

Hi JG,

I did notice that my run was faster than my 5K PR and this run was somewhat uphill. My 5K was very flat. I've had several runs lately, as fast as my race times, but nothing like Joe... :-) It seems my midrange speed is getting better but my long run endurance is still in question. Looking at the RLRF program it seems to notch it up in the next few weeks...we'll see how that goes!

From rAtTLeTrAp on Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at 16:40:27 from 67.160.56.253

Good luck this weekend. I know what you mean about the long runs. It's so much easier to stay motivated when you have somebody to suffer with. When I do them by myself I always end up going too fast. Last week I did 20 with a trail running group just to try something different. It was way too slow but also fun bacause the people were really cool.

From Dave S on Fri, Dec 30, 2011 at 01:50:59 from 4.253.98.27

Nice job! Looks like that RLRF program is really working good for you. I'd put my money on you getting that 7:09 pace goal in your half!

From Rye on Fri, Dec 30, 2011 at 14:47:11 from 174.27.80.234

I'm impressed with the low heart rates at that pace! Your body is responding well to the training.

Luck???? I think that your skill speaks for itself. Good Luck????

From I Just Run on Fri, Dec 30, 2011 at 15:53:21 from 67.79.11.242

Rye,

I compared my 6 mile Tempo run on Fri. with a 6 mile run a year ago. My HR was 159 and 160 respectivly but my overall avg pace was 35 seconds per mile faster this Friday (7:41 to 7:05).

From Dan on Fri, Dec 30, 2011 at 22:29:45 from 24.209.83.20

Nice job! You are coming along quite well! And we all need a pacer :)

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