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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: 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
Mon, Jun 29, 2015
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

First day to really try and run. My foot/toe is still not 100%...it's more like 60%. Lots of pressure on the center/ball of my foot but not a sharp pain as before. I went to the gym and ran 4 miles on the TM at an easy 11-12 min. pace with a short .10 mile pick-up to a 7:30 pace on each mile. I did not run the 4 miles continuous but too a short break and did 3 reps of upper body weights inbetween each mile. Now, after the run, my foot feel no better or worse so I think that is a good sign.

On anoter note, I went and bought a new road bike on saturday. My wife wasn't very excited about that but I think she realizes my pain in not being able to do anything (running or cycling). I've promised to be very careful and take the cycling down a notch or two to try and avoid any more accidents.

I didn't think I could do it but I actually gained about 15 pounds during this time off. Several pounds were put on during my cruise vacation a week ago. Four months ago I was about 156 lbs. I weight in at 172 lbs after the cruise. Now I am back down to 164 after a week of light eating.

Here's one picture from our trip. :-)

 

Comments
From Rhett on Mon, Jun 29, 2015 at 12:05:21 from 24.121.249.174

Cool photo! Good job logging a few running miles. Be careful. What kind of bike did you buy? Anything fancy?

From I Just Run on Mon, Jun 29, 2015 at 13:43:20 from 108.178.73.170

Hi Rhett,

I bought a Trek road bike. Really nice bike but not the very top of the line.

From SlowJoe on Mon, Jun 29, 2015 at 19:27:24 from 45.18.50.53

I bet that trip was amazing.

Sounds like pretty good news on the foot too. Cycling will help you out with the weight too, but for the love of God, keep it under 50 mph this time!

From Russ on Tue, Jun 30, 2015 at 10:23:52 from 74.114.3.253

Very cool about the running! I've been (impatiently) waiting for an update, hoping against hope that your foot would feel better soon. Looks like it's finally happening. Take it easy on the come back as you seem to only have one speed: go! And I second Joe's comment about the bike.

I'm really happy for you to get back to physical activity. Although it really bugs me that after 1 week of light eating you weighed less than me at the height of my 50M training.... I need to stop eating so much crap.

From Rhett on Tue, Jun 30, 2015 at 11:39:33 from 24.121.249.174

Cool, Trek makes nice bikes. I hope you enjoy it and...No crashes!

From Tom K on Tue, Jun 30, 2015 at 18:40:00 from 174.58.54.215

You took a cruise to Pittsburg? Awesome!

Man, be careful out there. I'm glad you're back.

From Matt Schreiber on Wed, Jul 01, 2015 at 20:54:42 from 66.17.112.31

Wow. Awesome picture. That kind of stuff is really fascinating. Looks like you had an awesome trip.

Madone 9? ;)

From Derunzo on Thu, Jul 02, 2015 at 18:52:48 from 73.218.33.75

Jealous.....

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