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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, Oct 10, 2013
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.000.0010.000.0012.00

I'm finally back home for a while! 

After El Salvador, Florida, Tennessee, and Houston I'm glad to be back. Hopefully I can settle into a more consistant training pattern for a while. I have a little over two weeks before my first race of the season (Half Marathon for Adoption) so I thought this would be a good day and run to test my fitness. The run on the RLRF program is for 1 mile warm-up then 10 miles @ 7:26 pace. 7:26 is actually MGP. After the first mile fell in at exactly 7:26 I decided it was too slow so I gradually began to increase the speed/effort throughout the run. I ran an out and back route and you can see the effects on mile 3-4 and 7-8 as these are the two miles that have the long gentle elevation change.

The last time I ran this same run my pace was 7:17 with exactly the same HR. The temperature was 15 degrees cooler though. I believe this is good progress and hope it relates to a faster Half marathon in a couple of weeks.

Mile Time HR HR %  
1 Mile Warm-Up @ 8:19, 116 HR  
1 7:26:00 145 76%  
2 7:21:00 156 83%  
3 7:05:00 155 82%  
4 7:03:00 156 83%  
5 7:08:00 159 85%  
6 7:10:00 162 87%  
7 7:11:00 166 90%  
8 7:20:00 168 91%  
9 6:58:00 168 91%  
10 6:44:00 169 92%  
1 Mile Slow-Cool Down    
Total 71:26:00 160 86%  
Pace 7:08:36     WT
Temp 64 Humidity 87  
Dew Point 61 Wind 4 155

Proverbs 24:3-4 

By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established; by knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches.

 

Saucony Cortana (Blue) Miles: 12.00
Comments
From flatlander on Thu, Oct 10, 2013 at 08:24:07 from 76.31.9.237

Can never tell until you run it, of course, but it seems to me, looking at your HM times to date, that you are set up for a significant PR. Good luck, and good run this morning. Interesting that your temperature (and DP) are higher than mine today. Sorry I missed you while you were here, I was asleep at the wheel.

From derhammer on Thu, Oct 10, 2013 at 09:36:44 from 64.245.52.2

Nice run, IJR. Impressive to see those sub 7's. The mental toughness it takes to run those last 2 fast will help come race time.

Where is the half marathon?

From rAtTLeTrAp on Thu, Oct 10, 2013 at 10:34:05 from 70.199.129.227

Nice splits! You're gonna kill it.

From I Just Run on Thu, Oct 10, 2013 at 11:18:56 from 67.79.11.242

The half is in Gruene (Near New Braunfels) on the the 26th. You should come run it, it's a great race. Out and back with some rolling hills.

From Matt Schreiber on Thu, Oct 10, 2013 at 21:25:33 from 66.17.102.185

Looking great! Those last couple splits are good to see. You're definitely ready for a good race!

From SlowJoe on Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 07:07:07 from 168.215.171.129

Great running while traveling. Even better on this one, your endurance is coming around nicely.

From I Just Run on Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 07:58:19 from 67.79.11.242

Thanks guys...I'm starting to get excited about racing!

From JG on Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 08:17:53 from 99.141.151.28

Cool ... so your new MGP is now 7:08? :)

From Tom K on Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 08:18:29 from 174.58.4.250

That's pretty fast, slick. Nice run.

From I Just Run on Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 08:22:03 from 67.79.11.242

JG, Actually it's 6:52 but I'd never say it out loud!

From JG on Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 08:32:10 from 99.141.151.28

You don't need to say it out loud, it is now etched in stone! :)

From I Just Run on Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 08:33:21 from 67.79.11.242

I'm afraid I may be about 10 years past that goal. :-(

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