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Orange Leaf Half Marathon - New Braunfels, Tx

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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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Race: Orange Leaf Half Marathon - New Braunfels, Tx (13.1 Miles) 01:43:13, Place overall: 36, Place in age division: 2
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.0013.100.000.0013.10

I thought I would add a couple of photos to this blog entry. As you can see it was very foggy (and hot) at the race!

Do I call this a race or do I call this a training run?

Ha Ha ... I knew, going into this race, that I would not set any records. The temperature was 80 degrees and the humidity was 97% and there was no wind at the start of the race. The visibility was probably 100 feet because of the fog.

I thought there was a good trunout for a small-town half-marathon in mid-July. There were 535 runners. The race was run fairly well except for the annoying anouncer they had and the fact that a couple of the water stations were not manned so you had to get your own water from a cooler which cost you a lot of time.

I went into the race very rested since I had taken the week off. My hip was bothering me a little but by race time it felt pretty good. I had decided to run very conseritivly and stay around 7:45 per mile for the race. This actually proved to be a little tough after about mile 8 as I could tell I was getting dehydrated. I intentionally walked through all 13 water stops and actually stopped at two to get my own water. I probably lost 15 seconds on every water station and a little more on the ones where I got my own water.

This race really proved to me how much the heat and humidity is affecting my running this summer. I may rethink my running plans for the next few weeks as I'm afraid I'm not gaining anything and may be just tearing my body up for nothing.

7/14/2012 Orange Leaf Half Marathon - New Braunfels
Mile Time HR HR %  
1 7:38:00 149 84%  
2 7:36:00 158 86%  
3 7:58:00 158 89%  
4 7:47:00 161 90%  
5 7:52:00 164 89%  
6 7:52:00 165 90%  
7 7:48:00 167 89%  
8 7:49:00 170 90%  
9 7:45:00 171 89%  
10 8:02:00 172 91%  
11 8:03:00 174 92%  
12 8:19:00 174 92%  
13 8:05:00 177 94%  
0.1 0:57:00 177 96%  
Total 103:31:00 166 90% 54:31:00
Pace 7:54:07     55:51:00
New Braunfels
80º - 97% Humidity - Dew Point 72 - No Wind
36 out of 535 runners
2nd out of16 in my age group

Colossians 2:9-10 

“For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, and you have been given fullness in Christ, who is the head over every power and authority.â€

Saucony Kinvara 2 (Race Shoes) Miles: 13.10
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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Saucony Kinvara 2 (Race Shoes) Miles: 13.10
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