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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
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.000.000.000.003.00

Up early to go to the gym. I haven't been to the gym in a month or two.. I decided to run/ride on the Elipitical for 3 miles, then worked upper body weights for another half hour.

I'm trying to work on my schedule and I'm thinking this:

Mon - Track Repeats / Tues - Bike / Wed - Gym (elipitical & weights) / Thurs - Tempo Run / Fri - Off / Sat - Long Run / Sun - Bike (and sometimes off)

The only problem with this schedule is I'll only be biking about 60 miles but I guess the elipitical is a lot like biking.

2 Timothy 4:17  But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. So I was rescued from the lion’s mouth.

Saucony Ride 4 Miles: 3.00
Comments
From Dan on Wed, Nov 02, 2011 at 15:19:46 from 24.209.83.20

Agree,and with all the cross training it is keeping you sharp imo. Besides, your current paces prove it.

From I Just Run on Wed, Nov 02, 2011 at 15:23:45 from 67.79.11.242

Did you mean to call me "emo" and misspelled it "imo"...?

From Dan on Wed, Nov 02, 2011 at 15:25:51 from 24.209.83.20

imo = in my opinion :) emo = me not running lol

From derhammer on Wed, Nov 02, 2011 at 16:25:27 from 192.156.110.34

You'll be fine, just keep the schedule flexible. (I know you will.) ;-)

From Steam8 on Wed, Nov 02, 2011 at 19:35:42 from 166.70.55.77

Elliptical is nothing like a bike! Elllipticals...not a fan! I wish I would have known that before I bought one!

Looks like a good schedule. I will have to copy your routine. I ordered the book off of Amazon but haven't got it yet.

From SlowJoe on Wed, Nov 02, 2011 at 19:59:20 from 75.109.104.60

Nice schedule, you'll be strong and fast as an emu, imo.

From I Just Run on Wed, Nov 02, 2011 at 22:22:48 from 166.205.13.47

Joe,

My neighbor raises emu's...they don't look like they can run very fast. Oh....now I get your point!

Steam,

I'm starting the 16 week marathon program (for a 3:15 goal pace) next week. The first day of running is:

10-20 min warmup

3x1600 @ 6:12 (1 min recovery)

10 min cooldown

Second Day:

2 mile easy

2 mile @ 6:45/mile

2 miles easy

Third day:

13 miles @ 7:56 pace

I'll run on Mon/Thurs/Sat

Looks easy ha..ha...!

Based on this last half marathon I should actully be training for a 3:20 goal but I'm going to go for the 3:15 until I find I can't do it.

How long until you'll be released to do these kinds of distances? If you can't run these distances yet I say bike,bike,bike,bike....150 miles a week or 8-10 hours on the spinner if you can.

From JG on Thu, Nov 03, 2011 at 14:25:55 from 71.59.27.33

Looks good, I'd say just bike on the days you bail on running ... like today! :)

J/K! Seriously, you could always throw in some cycling on Wednesdays & Fridays if you wanted to bump your cycling mileage a little ... just keep the effort easy so your legs are strong for the run workouts the next day! Almost all your cycling workouts are intense ... a 10-12 mile bike ride at 15 mph still pays dividends, and is a great way to loosen the legs for a hard running workout the next day.

Like DH said, keep it flexible!

From I Just Run on Thu, Nov 03, 2011 at 14:33:11 from 67.79.11.242

Yes...the frequency and intensity of the biking is probably going to vary quite a bit for the next month. I'm trying to get ready (practice) for a big roping event I'm going to in Las Vegas in Dec. and at least a couple of evenings a week will be dedicated to that.

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