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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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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
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
32.2528.002.000.0062.25
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.250.000.000.004.25

Took it really slow today keeping my HR at 130.

Mile Time HR
1 8:50:00 123
2 9:19:00 130
3 9:27:00 129
4 9:46:00 130
Total 37:22:00 128
Pace 9:20:30  

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.253.001.000.004.25

Another faster progressive 4 mile run. Starting to get warm some days!

Mile Time HR HR %
1 7:50:00 144 74%
2 7:37:00 156 82%
3 7:38:00 158 84%
4 6:58:00 169 89%
Total 30:03:00 157 82%
Pace 7:30:45    
Temp 73 Humidity 78
Dew Point 66 Wind 9

Comments(2)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.250.000.000.004.25

4 miles at 9:20 pace. Very hot and humid.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.004.000.000.009.00

Ran 9 to make up for the day I missed on Monday. :-) Gotta get back to some 10-12 miles runs...

Mile Time HR
1 8:15:00 127
2 8:07:00 145
3 7:53:00 144
4 8:08:00 152
5 8:13:00 155
6 8:10:00 159
7 7:54:00 157
8 8:00:00 162
9 7:55:00 168
     
     
Total 72:35:00 152
Pace 8:03:53  

 

Comments(1)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.254.000.000.004.25

Just another 4. 

Mile Time HR
1 7:59:00 132
2 7:57:00 146
3 7:54:00 146
4 7:30:00 154
Total 31:20:00 145
Pace 7:50:00  

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

I was feeling really bad this day!

Mile Time HR
1 8:28:00 129
2 8:38:00 140
3 10:43:00 127
4 9:30:00 132
5 11:02:00 129
     
Total 48:21:00 131
Pace 9:40:12  

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.000.000.00

1 Hour on the Stationary Bike. Busy day so had to do it late evening.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.253.001.000.004.25

Feeling better...ran faster!

Mile Time HR HR %
1 7:50:00 142 73%
2 7:49:00 156 82%
3 7:39:00 159 84%
4 7:06:00 166 88%
Total 30:24:00 156 82%
Pace 7:36:00    
Temp 70 Humidity 90
Dew Point 64 Wind  

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.003.000.000.007.00

Ran the small loop fairly easily.

Mile Time HR HR %
1 8:23:00 128 63%
2 8:21:00 144 74%
3 7:48:00 141 72%
4 8:09:00 152 80%
5 8:10:00 156 82%
6 7:54:00 153 80%
7 7:50:00 157 83%
Total 56:35:00 147 76%
Pace 8:05:00    
Temp 64 Humidity 87
Dew Point 60 Wind 10

Comments(3)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1.004.000.000.005.00

Got off schedule, missed a running day yeaterday.

Mile Time HR
1 8:29:00 131
2 7:45:00 143
3 7:57:00 144
4 7:53:00 153
5 7:31:00 155
     
Total 39:35:00 145
Pace 7:55:00  

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.004.000.000.006.00

Big deal...I ran 2 days in a row! :-) Trying to make up for a short week last week.

Mile Time HR HR %
1 8:08:00 129 64%
2 8:08:00 145 75%
3 7:29:00 149 78%
4 7:54:00 154 81%
5 7:59:00 159 84%
6 7:43:00 158 84%
7 8:02:00 162 86%
Total 55:23:00 151 79%
Pace 7:54:43    
Temp 70 Humidity 80
Dew Point 65 Wind 12

Comments(1)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.000.000.00

1 Hour on the Spin Bike.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.001.000.000.005.00

5 at a medium pace.

Mile Time HR
1 8:18:00 148
2 8:17:00 137
3 8:01:00 141
4 8:02:00 149
5 7:44:00 151
     
Total 40:22:00 145
Pace 8:04:24  

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.002.000.000.004.00

Only 4.

Mile Time HR
1 8:09:00 135
2 8:07:00 149
3 7:53:00 150
4 7:30:00 159
Total 31:39:00 148
Pace 7:54:45  

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
32.2528.002.000.0062.25
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