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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
Tue, May 23, 2017
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.002.000.000.007.00

Tried to run a little faster today. Got them all under 8 but it was hard. :-)

Mile Time HR HR %
1 7:58:00 135 68%
2 7:46:00 156 82%
3 7:46:00 160 85%
4 7:31:00 157 83%
5 7:56:00 163 86%
6 7:54:00 165 87%
7 7:30:00 169 89%
       
Total 54:21:00 158 83%
Pace 7:45:51    

Altra-Instinct-Blue Miles: 7.00
Comments
From Tom Slick on Wed, May 24, 2017 at 10:27:50 from 174.148.245.38

Rome wasn't built in a day, ya know what I mean?

From I Just Run on Wed, May 24, 2017 at 11:19:14 from 107.77.72.32

Yes I do!

From Tom Slick on Wed, May 24, 2017 at 17:20:57 from 174.148.167.181

Bring yourself back Easy and in calculated increments. Don't blow it up doing too much too fast....

From Yasir on Fri, May 26, 2017 at 12:42:45 from 99.20.240.16

Nice pace. I hope you enjoyed your little adventure in the sea.

From I Just Run on Fri, May 26, 2017 at 13:43:15 from 166.137.125.52

Has it, I did! Now headed to California for a 2 week RV trip!

From Yasir on Sat, May 27, 2017 at 20:12:06 from 99.20.240.16

What a hard life :)

From Yasir on Thu, Jun 15, 2017 at 09:14:59 from 99.20.240.16

Just checking on you

From Tom Slick on Thu, Jun 15, 2017 at 12:15:12 from 174.148.189.29

You still on vacation?

From Tom K on Thu, Jul 06, 2017 at 07:00:54 from 47.206.60.114

bro?

From Hillbilly Runner on Wed, Jul 12, 2017 at 08:28:19 from 68.57.60.91

What's going with IJR theses days ???

From Tom Slick on Wed, Jul 12, 2017 at 11:26:56 from 173.117.166.75

Ya, what is going on with IJR? We haven't heard anything out of him since May 23rd....I wonder if Preston went on vacation and decided to stay there!

From I Just Run on Wed, Jul 12, 2017 at 13:40:49 from 107.77.105.82

Sorry guys, thanks for checking in on me. I'm doing fine. Got to run quit a bit on my vacation trip but 5hen stopped again when I got home. I'll post those days soon. Hope to get back for a couple of calls races and decided if I'm going to run Boston next year. Man...Retiremnt is busy...! But this part time job has been great to allow me the financial and time freedom I never dreamed I could have. I'll be back talking to you guys soon. Temps need to drop a little here to make it bearable to run!!!

From Hillbilly Runner on Wed, Jul 12, 2017 at 17:47:33 from 68.57.60.91

I know what you mean about the temps!!! Enjoy your retirement and your break from running.

From Dan on Thu, Jul 13, 2017 at 05:34:32 from 74.140.172.126

Good to hear you are well! What is this part time job? Want to hire me :p

From Tom Slick on Fri, Jul 14, 2017 at 10:41:34 from 174.148.109.163

Hey Bro Preston, could you expound on a few items that you have brought up just lately! When did you retire? What kind of part time job have you taken? And I surly hope that you are planning on doing the 2018 Boston and getting into your training to be the best you can be!

From I Just Run on Sat, Jul 15, 2017 at 11:06:34 from 199.38.187.9

Hi Guys,

Sorry I haven't been on the Blog or responded to all your post. Life has been great but very busy lately. We sold our business about 3 years ago, my last day of work was last August. Since then I have found a great part time business that has been bringing in enough money to not go and find a full time job and is growing rapidly. It has allowed us to travel and spend a lot of time doing the things we want to do. I've been working on my roping very hard, practicing almost every day, and building the new business. I plan to get consistent with running soon and run a couple of races this wall and winter. Dan and Tom, I would love to show you the business I'm excited about. May or may not be something for you but it has sure changed my life. :-) Call or text me: 512-757-0063.

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