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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
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.001.001.007.00

Today was my 2nd day of my RLRF Program. I believe I had a little more success on this run than on Monday’s run although it was tough. The program called for 2 mile easy warm-up, 2 miles 6:45 tempo and 2 miles easy cool-down. You can see my results below in the chart. My times varied somewhat but most of this is due to the hilly terrain I run around my house. Luckily miles 3 and 4 are on the flatter part of this route with 3 being slightly downhill (about 50’ drop) and mile 4 is slightly uphill (about 50’ rise) so if you even out the two times I believe the paces make sense. I did fade about a quarter mile from the finish of the second mile. I’ll be excited to try this same run in a couple of months to see (hopefully) improvement. I can tell you, after this run, I have doubts that I can break the 20:00 mark on a 5-K.

I am still having a little soreness in the glute-ham tie-in on my left leg (like that word…I looked it up). It’s the same place I’ve always had some issues but not related to the major hip problem I had before.

 

11/10/2011

Mile

Time

HR

HR %

Max HR

1

8:33:00

141

72%

 

2

8:00:00

142

72%

 

3

6:29:00

163

87%

167

4

6:50:00

172

93%

175

5

9:00:00

153

80%

 

6

7:57:00

155

81%

 

7

8:23:00

157

82%

 

7.25

Cool-Down

 

 

Warm Up

41:53:00

150

77%

 

Pace

8:22:36

 

 

 

Tempo Miles

13:19:00

167.5

90%

175

Pace

6:39:30

 

 

 

Ran Small Loop +

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1.5 Miles warm-up, Stretch for 10 minutes, .5 Mile warm-up, 2 miles Tempo, 3.25 Miles cool-down

James 1:6

6 But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.

 

 

Saucony Ride 4 Miles: 7.00
Comments
From flatlander on Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 14:36:03 from 76.31.26.153

Interesting splits. Do you every feel like a laboratory rat? You are signed up for the RLRF group and I am relegated to the LHR bums.

From I Just Run on Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 15:04:30 from 67.79.11.242

Yeah, I probably should just log 2 miles warm-up, then document my Tempo Miles and then log 2 miles cool-down without any times or HR on the warm-up and cool-down. The book doesn't define warm-up and cool-down very well it only gives specifics for the Temp Miles. I really am just documenting the w-u and c-d so I can figure out what "easy" means. The difference in w-u and c-d times is mostly related to terrain. The One 9:00 mile was a 30 second breather to get a good drink of water....And yes I do sometimes feel like a lab rat! Can you hear the wheel squeaking?

From JG on Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 20:35:14 from 71.59.27.33

I seldom feel like I can break a 20 minute 5k on a training run ... Have faith ... you can only achieve that which you believe! I have always struggled with tempo runs because it is crazy hilly around here. Nice run!

From Rye on Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 20:38:02 from 174.27.123.1

Doubt ..... I think you can break that 20 min barrier. That's a goal of mine too. I have those doubts myself, but it's all about the training and sticking to it, and being willing to see little green men!

From flatlander on Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 20:43:27 from 198.207.244.102

Meaning if there are little green men then anything is possible, including us Texas runners breaking 20? (DH and SJ don't count.)

From I Just Run on Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 22:52:28 from 71.41.149.142

I probably used poor wording...I should have added "right now" to my doubt comment. I have been thinking I could just go out and blow the 20:00 away. I do believe I can get there soon especially now that I am reminded about the little green men :-) Ha ha...DH & SJ are probably laughing at us about our 20:00 goal !

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