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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: 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
Race: Austin 3M (13.1 Miles) 01:30:10, Place overall: 225, Place in age division: 15
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.0013.100.000.0013.10

Where do I want to begin…..WOOO…HOOO….. big PR in the Austin 3M Half Marathon!!!

PR’d by almost 6:00 minutes

Okay I got that out of my system. This was a GREAT race for me. I’m on the 13’th week of the 3:15 marathon pace training program of Run Less Run Fast program. This was supposed to be a 15 mile run @ 7:26 pace but I substituted this race for the training run.

I’m sure most people know that this is a very fast race since it has about 350’ elevation drop from the start to the finish. I really wasn’t sure how drastic that would be but I found that course felt more like long flats and a few rolling hills. There were only a couple of stretches where it really felt like enough downhill to really get you going.

I started out with the intention to run between a 7:00 and 7:15 pace throughout the race but after my first (and slowest) mile at 7:07, I decided to drop my plan to a 6:?? Pace on as many miles as I could. Come to find out I kept that pace fairly easy and believe I could have dropped it a little more with better race knowledge and planning.

At the beginning I lined up about 30 yards behind the 1:30 pace group. I was thinking I would never be able to keep up with them. I paid attention to them until mile 2 or 3 and then forgot all about them…I’m not sure where they ended up but I know I passed a lot of the people in the original group.

Mile 1: Just tried to keep an even pace and get my heart pumping and my breathing consistent

Mile 2: Decided to go out a little faster and see how long I could sustain

Mile 3: Had one decent hill and some small rollers-easy

Mile 4: This shows on the map to be a decent down hill but I didn’t notice it much, maybe because of the turns. Slowed to a walked to get a drink.

Mile 5: Another slightly downhill, at this point I was amazed at how good my legs felt.

Mile 6: Just some rolling hills here. My breathing was it’s usual heavy by this time.

Mile 7: Another rolling hill area. Stopped, walked and got a drink.

Mile 8: At this point I started to get a little tired.

Mile 9: Ate a Gu but probably should have taken it a little sooner. Slowed twice to a walk, got a drink and took the Gu.

Mile 10: Revived a little realizing it was all down hill from here!

Mile 11: Picked up the pace. Probably could have gone a little faster.

Mile 12: A little faster but not any kick yet.

Mile 13: Started to kick a little halfway through.

Last ¼: Kicked here and pass a whole lot of people. The crowd was screaming “Go 1347” (that was my bib #). I probably passed a dozen people. My fastest pace dropped down to 5:41.

After the race I recovered for a few minutes and then was very surprised how good my legs felt. Now (this evening) they don’t feel any different than after a normal (fairly hard) workout.

I used the Hammer Nutrition method of preparing (fueling) for the race.

Race Day Boost 4 days before the race.

2 Endurolyte Capsules before and after the race.

1 Hammer Gel before and 1 Hammer Gel after the race.

Hammer Recovery when I got home (3:30).

1/29/2012 Austin 3M Half Marathon

Mile Time HR HR %

1 7:07:00 157 84%

2 6:47:00 160 86%

3 6:53:00 164 89%

4 6:52:00 166 90%

5 6:54:00 165 89%

6 6:49:00 166 90%

7 6:55:00 165 89%

8 6:46:00 166 90%

9 6:59:00 165 89%

10 6:56:00 167 91%

11 6:50:00 169 92%

12 6:47:00 169 92%

13 6:40:00 172 94%

0.1 0:50:00 175 96%

Total 90:05:00 155 90%

Pace 6:52:36

Psalm 139:13-16

Oh yes, you shaped me first inside, then out;

you formed me in my mother's womb.

I thank you, High God—you're breathtaking!

Body and soul, I am marvelously made!

I worship in adoration—what a creation!

You know me inside and out,

you know every bone in my body;

You know exactly how I was made, bit by bit,

how I was sculpted from nothing into something.

Like an open book, you watched me grow from conception to birth;

all the stages of my life were spread out before you,

The days of my life all prepared

before I'd even lived one day

Saucony Kinvara 2 (Race Shoes) Miles: 13.10
Comments
From SlowJoe on Sun, Jan 29, 2012 at 12:27:03 from 74.195.74.62

1:30!! Look forward to the details - congrats and great job!

From rAtTLeTrAp on Sun, Jan 29, 2012 at 12:36:55 from 50.39.65.122

Excellent!

From derhammer on Sun, Jan 29, 2012 at 17:28:07 from 70.113.125.159

woo-hoo - nicely done.

From SlowJoe on Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 07:57:52 from 74.195.74.62

Nice writeup, you blew your goals out of the water. Maybe 3:16 will be too slow for you at Cowtown...? Great job, you are getting FAST!

From Rossy on Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 11:01:23 from 159.45.71.12

Wow, you rocked this one Preston, congrats on the PR!!! I can see you running a half in the 1:27 before long (i.e., the walks to refuel had to slow your mo; however, I like the method of fueling for the race). Great job!

From I Just Run on Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 11:58:46 from 67.79.11.242

Rossy,

I have been having some problems with fueling on my long training runs so I called Hammer Nutrition for some advice. I followed their recommendation and believe that advice contributed to my success. I haven't proven the success on a long run or a marathon but hope to do so soon. Being new to running I really had no idea about fueling properly and was really doing some things wrong!

From Dave S on Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 13:05:14 from 4.254.228.168

Wow!!! Great job!!! I'm actually not surprised at all after seeing the paces that you've been hitting in your workouts. You should be peaking just about right for cowtown. I'll bet you run close to 3:10 if not faster. Congrats on a great race.

From Jake K on Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 16:06:43 from 155.100.226.54

Great race! Thats seems like an awesome half-marathon course. I'd like to get down there and run it sometime.

From Lily on Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 16:10:05 from 67.199.178.210

Nice job reeling in a PR! So proud of you!

From I Just Run on Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 16:12:50 from 67.79.11.242

Hi Jake,

This was my 4th Half Marathon in the short time I've been running. All have been here local (within 30 miles of Austin). I have enjoyed every one of them. Not being an experienced runner I am probably not a good judge of courses but I did hear interview from both the men and women's champions and they both raved about the course. Hope you can someday come down and run it! I think you could have won it :-)

From I Just Run on Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 16:41:46 from 67.79.11.242

Thanks Lily,

I'm not sure but I may need to add "Aided" to the PR... Since it was a net downhill run. I'm wondering if anyone on the Blog knows if this course is "Aided" or not? I know it is USATF certified.

From Jake K on Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 16:45:45 from 155.100.226.54

Technically its considered "aided" - but so is Boston, Cal International, RnR San Diego, etc. It wouldn't count for a world record - BUT, its also not like a Utah "shoot you down a canyon race" either :-)

Count it as a PR! :-)

From Lily on Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 16:48:18 from 74.82.64.32

I agree with Jake. And Jake, you made me laugh with the Utah description! Too true and too funny!

From derhammer on Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 16:49:58 from 192.156.110.39

Yep, some of us know what aided means, however, I don't know if a clear definition of aided exists or not.

From derhammer on Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 16:51:12 from 192.156.110.39

um, yeah, what Jake said!

From I Just Run on Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 16:52:58 from 67.79.11.242

OK... Heard it from the PRO's .... It's an "OFFICIAL" PR ....!!!

Especially since I'm not going for a World Record :-)

From I Just Run on Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 18:18:09 from 67.79.11.242

OK... Heard it from the PRO's .... It's an "OFFICIAL" PR ....!!!

From Steam8 on Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 20:20:30 from 166.70.55.77

WOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! What a time! I can't even imagine how you must have felt coming across the finish line! Congratulations!! You are so fast!!! Your workouts are definitely paying off!!! I am so excited for you!!!

From seeaprilrun on Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 21:21:26 from 205.172.12.229

Great race and fantastic splits! congrats on the massive pr.

From Dasha on Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 10:04:00 from 24.206.78.53

Great job! I didn't know you also did 3M.

Such a great run this weekend! Congrats on your huge PR.

From I Just Run on Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 10:38:27 from 67.79.11.242

Thanks Steam, April & Dasha,

Thanks for the continued words of encouragement! It was definitely fun...especially running the last quarter hearing people yell "Go 1347". There were no names on our bibs :-)

Dasha,

Sorry I should have thought things through a little better and made an effort to meet you at the race....next time!!

From Dan on Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 21:37:10 from 24.209.83.20

Heck of a job man! CONGRATS on the PR!

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