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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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Thu, Nov 22, 2012
Race: Gruene Turkey Trot (3.1 Miles) 00:19:21, Place overall: 18, Place in age division: 1
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.003.103.10

Revised Race Report.... :-(

I started thinking about how happy I was with this race and wanting to verify it was a "REAL" PR.  Originally I didn't think to ask if the course was "certified" so I decided to dig in and find the answer. The advertised race information did not say anything about it being certified but I did find, in another place, a comment that indicated it was. Not feeling confident in that information I decided to e-mail the race director. Here's his response: "Congratulations on a great finish.  The course is not certified and is about 50 meters short." AHHHHH...So I guess it was not a true PR.

During the race I had my watch set for: Current Pace, Average Pace, Heart Rate and Time. When I finished the race I stopped my watch and noted the Average Pace at 6:14 and the time at exactly 19:21. Now I know why my watch measured the course a little short. On top of all this I accidentally deleted the last portion of the race (the part after the 3 mile mark) so I don't really have the exact time for that section. I came up with the :30 by simple math adding the first three mile together and subtracting the overall finish time.

Now what do I do....??? Eat crow and go on I guess. In my defense, I was at a 6:14 pace for 3:?? miles and I believe I could have hung on for the extra 50 meters! (How long does it take to run 50 meters anyway?)

_____________________________________________________________________

YEAH....I finally broke 20:00 in the 5K!!!

 Actually I smashed it with a 19:21.

This was the biggest 5K I had ever run. There were 1450 runners (lots of walkers).

I warmed up with a 2 mile jog and got the start line about 5 minutes before the race started. I lined up fairly close to the front. On my first mile I just tried to stay right at my 6:25 goal pace. My first mile came in at exactly 6:25 and it felt good. Mile two was a littler tougher but I pulled out another 6:25 but was thinking I might start to fade on the last mile. Halfway through the last mile I thought to myself, "I've only got a little more than half a mile to go" so I decided to put my body in torture mode and picked up the pace quite a bit running at a sub-5 pace most of the way. Mile 3 came in at 6:01 and the last .1 was :30.

Now I believe I can break 19:00 on the 5K!

It's amazing what a body can do when it's pushed...even an old one :-) 

Oh...I won the Master's Division (although I don't think this was a very competitive race even though it had a lot of entries). One last note: my Garmin measured the course a few steps short of 3.1 but I did cheat the tangents as much as I could on every turn.

Saucony Cortana (Blue) Miles: 5.10
Comments
From Russ on Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 12:49:17 from 24.72.194.70

Great job IJR! That cruise must've done the trick for you by giving the body some needed R&R. I think I need to follow that same approach. Happy Thanksgiving to you & yours.

From rAtTLeTrAp on Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 14:28:10 from 24.19.80.36

Congrats! My first sub-20 was at a turkey trot too. That runner's high lasted all day :)

No such thing as cheating the tangents as long as you stay on the course. They certify courses by measuring the shortest route including tangents.

From Rye on Fri, Nov 23, 2012 at 08:52:18 from 75.174.40.216

A big congrats is in order! Well done.

From Dave S on Fri, Nov 23, 2012 at 18:09:29 from 63.248.248.225

WoHoo! Nice job! I guess you can check that one off your list. Way to smash through that 20 min. barrier in a big way!

From flatlander on Sat, Nov 24, 2012 at 10:48:12 from 76.31.26.153

That's super, incredibly fast, big congratulations. If 19:21 gets 18th place, then it isn't really a slow field, I think you should put that Master's trophy front and center. Congratulations.

From DLTheo on Sat, Nov 24, 2012 at 11:02:41 from 76.28.161.119

Way to go IJR, that is a great time! You definitely earned your turkey, and extra helpings of potatoes! You're right that you should be able to break 19 pretty soon. I like your pacing strategy, too.

From I Just Run on Sat, Nov 24, 2012 at 11:27:02 from 166.137.156.173

Thanks guys,

Russ, I actually ran all my training runs plus a lot of cross training while on the criuise.

RT, I was pretty happy all day. My daughter won second in her age group too! My son and wife both walked...it was a fun day!

Thanks again Rye and Dave. Now its time to set another goal :-)

Flat, I actually suprised myself on this race. It was the first flat course I've run which really helped.

DL, The pacing strategy really worked, now to see if I can just cut about 10 seconds off the first two miles I'll be there :-)

From SlowJoe on Sat, Nov 24, 2012 at 16:50:59 from 108.238.205.175

Wow, huge PR, congrats! That is the kind of 5k we all knew you could run. And the sub-19 is definitely yours for the taking at this point.

From I Just Run on Sun, Nov 25, 2012 at 19:45:24 from 12.162.141.2

Thanks Joe, Your comment means a lot to me!

From Tom K on Sun, Nov 25, 2012 at 20:17:01 from 108.9.135.41

Strong work, IJR! 1,450 runners is a lot for a 5k, isn't it?

From Lily on Sun, Nov 25, 2012 at 20:52:25 from 67.199.178.95

Oh FUN! Way to go! I la la love it when runners can crack the 20 minute trap in the 5k!!

From I Just Run on Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 20:53:28 from 12.162.141.2

Tom,

1,450 seems like a lot to me. The 5K's I usually run only have a hundred or two.

Lily,

I wasn't expecting to be 39 seconds below the 20:00 but then again, I've never run on a flat course. Now I'm believing I can break the 19:00 mark soon and eventually break 18:00. We'll see if an old guy can do it :-)

From Lily on Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 21:01:58 from 67.199.178.95

Of course you can. Believing in it is part of the goal

;-)

From I Just Run on Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 21:04:00 from 166.137.156.162

Yes, and I like goals! :-)

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