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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: 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
Thu, Mar 05, 2015
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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So....I decided to quit running for a while to see if my toe would get better. With this layoff it has actually seemed to get worse. Looking at my toe I believe it is starting to fuse the joint in place whereas when I was running on it, it continued to flex the joint.

I went for my annual check up with my general doctor yesterday. He looked at my toe and said it looked like "hammertoe"..the same thing I have been calling it. He believes I need to have surgery on it but gave me the name of another foot specialist to see for a second opinion. I set an appointment for the 18th to see this new doctor. I asked my doctor if they could just cut off that toe and he said "well, you really don't need that toe for anything". Don't know if he was kidding, but I wasn't.

I'll keep you guys informed about the prognosis but all I can advise is that you keep running because I'm coming to get you when I get this toe fixed!!!

Here's a picture...it's not as swolen as usual.

Comments
From Russ on Thu, Mar 05, 2015 at 12:23:55 from 70.208.21.48

Thanks for the update Preston as I've been worried about you. That'll continue, but good to hear you got in relatively quick to a foot doc and they should be able to give you some good advice for your future. Come up to Montana and run when you're healed!

From flatlander on Thu, Mar 05, 2015 at 14:48:14 from 198.207.244.102

Toe looks bad, toenails look better than mine, if that is any consolation. Get through this quickly please, but don't cut it off!

From SlowJoe on Thu, Mar 05, 2015 at 18:49:10 from 104.51.208.13

I feel like that toe might be one of things you don't think you need until you don't have it anymore!

Thanks for the update. A lesson for all of us to run through our injuries, and never stop. Heal up!

From I Just Run on Thu, Mar 05, 2015 at 18:52:04 from 67.79.11.242

I asked the doctor if I should have rested it more and he said it probably wouldn't have made a difference in the long run...He was probably just trying to make me feel better. :-)

From Tom Slick on Fri, Mar 06, 2015 at 09:54:44 from 168.179.158.193

Put your socks on man! Hey that toe doesn't look all that bad, matter of fact I wish my toes looked that good. Go get a second opinion and make up your mind and get on with it! Hey I've got 45 days left till Boston....with your toe like it is I'll bet your glad you don't have to worry about doing Boston on it!!!! Hey, go get it fixed and get back on the road!!!!

From Tom K on Sat, Mar 07, 2015 at 20:43:09 from 174.58.54.215

Looks like that little piggy... (puts on glasses)..... Stayed home.

YEAAAHHHHHHHHH!

Get well soon, man.

From Yasir on Mon, Mar 09, 2015 at 13:19:38 from 99.20.240.157

how are doing with you toe

From Rhett on Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 12:48:45 from 24.121.0.8

Good luck IJR. I hope you will be back chasing us all down soon.

From Tom Slick on Thu, Mar 12, 2015 at 14:12:55 from 168.179.158.193

Hows the little piggie doing?

From I Just Run on Thu, Mar 12, 2015 at 14:19:30 from 64.233.172.163

No new news on the toe...doctors appointment next week. Hopefully surgery soon after.

From Yasir on Sun, Mar 15, 2015 at 19:36:46 from 99.20.240.157

please keep the updates coming cant wait to see you rocking the road soon.

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