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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: 0.00
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: 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
Wed, Sep 25, 2013
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.2510.000.000.0010.25

Today was supposed to be a cross-training day or a rest day but I couldn't resist the low Dew Point and decided to go out and Just Run. It turned out to be a "Fast Finish Something??? Run". I just ran as I felt like running.

The dew point was 55, temp 66 and humidity 72%. This is much better conditions than I've got to run in for quit a while! WoooHooo...

The 4th mile (100' rise) was slow because of the hill and the last mile (60' rise) was fast because of the effort.

Mile Time HR HR %  
1 8:23:00 129 65%  
2 8:14:00 140 72%  
3 8:07:00 142 74%  
4 8:32:00 142 74%  
5 7:46:00 142 74%  
6 7:50:00 145 76%  
7 7:51:00 150 79%  
8 7:54:00 152 80%  
9 7:24:00 153 81%  
10 7:01:00 163 88%   
0.25 Cool-Down      
Total 79:02:00 146 76%  
Pace 7:54:12      
Temp 66 Humidity 72  
Dew Point 55 Wind 3  

Psalm 127:2 

It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil; for he gives to his beloved sleep.

Comments
From Russ on Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 11:12:56 from 74.114.3.253

I hadn't checked in for a while and was wondering how your marathon training was going. Wowzers! You're doing great. Love the interval training, and I agree with everyone else. You should get a great 5K time. Maybe you can keep with the allie plan and run a fast 5K the weekend before your marathon. It seems to be a great confidence booster and predictive tool.

From Burt on Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 16:56:04 from 71.216.109.214

It kinda looks like you have stubs in this picture.

From flatlander on Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 16:57:11 from 198.207.244.102

That last mile is fantastic, good job, that's hard to do after 10 miles.

From JG on Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 10:45:06 from 99.141.151.28

Great fast finish mile uphill ... that is when you know you are enjoying your run!

From I Just Run on Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 10:46:51 from 67.79.11.242

Russ,

This training cycle is really just a fill-in waiting for the "real" Boston training. I haven't really set any goals for the SA Marathon yet. Obviously I would like to break my current PR but beyond that I have nothing in mind. I think the October Half will really tell me what I can do in the Full. I am going to keep my eye out for a 5K to run in the near future too. :-)

Burt,

I do have stubs...are you making fun of me? Good to hear from you!

Thanks Flat.

From JG on Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 10:54:17 from 99.141.151.28

I did not know you were running SA ... I can't believe YOU don't have a time goal for it! Here, let me help you, you need a minimum of 3:18 to have a chance to get slotted in the first wave at Boston ... and you are definitely capable of that ... so there you have it ... Good luck! :)

From Burt on Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 10:54:19 from 71.216.109.214

There's nothing wrong with stubs. That's what my wife tells me. What? Did somebody say something?

From I Just Run on Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 11:04:56 from 67.79.11.242

Thanks JG! I was thinking, in the back of my mind 2:20, but what's a couple of minutes in a marathon. :-) Actually, I'm more concerned about the weather conditions in SA. It could be almost anything on race day. If the weather is good I will push it, if it is bad I may just run the race like a training run.

Burt,

Your such a jokester. :-)

From JG on Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 11:09:44 from 99.141.151.28

Why would you target 2:20 when sub 2:18 gets you the Olympic qualifying standard?

From I Just Run on Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 11:14:19 from 166.147.72.27

Oops :-)

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