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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
1.0022.001.000.0024.00
Brooks Launch (Retired) Miles: 24.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1.006.000.000.007.00

Ran and Rode today... 6 miles running with progressivly faster miles as JG recommended. I couldn't actually do the splits as he suggested but I was able to get a little faster on each one. I believe mile 6 was as far as I could go with this. I could not have run another one below 7:00 so I was a little disipointed with the results. I ran my loop, mile 1 is up and down but basiclly 0 elevation change mile 2 is mostly up hill, mile 3 is mostly down hill, mile 4 is all uphill, mile 5 is flat, mile 6 is flat, mile 7 is uphill.

9/25/2011
Mile Time HR HR %
1 8:15:00 132 65% Ran the Loop 
2 7:58:00 150 78%
3 7:35:00 150 78%
4 7:34:00 159 84%
5 7:20:00 164 87%
6 7:00:00 168 90%
7
Total 45:42:00 154 80%
Pace 7:37:00 75Âş
.25 miles warm-up,.75 cool-down - Total  7 miles

Biked 24 mile in the middle of the day (103 degrees) @ a 16 mph avg speed. I was really tired after this ride...I guess it was the heat!

Galatians 6:9
Don't get tired of helping others. You will be rewarded when the time is right, if you don't give up.

Brooks Launch (Retired) Miles: 7.00
Comments(1)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.005.000.000.005.00

12 running miles in two days...That's a first in a long time! Today's run was the typical Treadmill at the Gym run that I've done for the last couple of weeks (7:30 pace at 5 miles). The good thing is that my HR has dropped form 150 to 148 to 145 on the three runs. Today seemed a lot easier than before. I think my hip is okay but I was a little sore all over when I went to bed last night. I guess the 7 running and 24 biking in the 103 degrees had something to do with that. Tomorrow I'll go bike with the Big Boys so I'll have a day off of running.

9/26/2011
Mile Time HR HR %
1 7:30:00 134 67% Treadmill
2 7:30:00 143 73%
3 7:30:00 147 76%
4 7:30:00 150 78%
5 7:30:00 152 79%
Total 37:30:00 145 74%
Pace 7:30:00 1% Incline

Malachi 4:1

 The day of judgment is certain to come. And it will be like a red-hot furnace with flames that burn up proud and sinful people, as though they were straw. Not a branch or a root will be left. I, the LORD All-Powerful, have spoken!

Brooks Launch (Retired) Miles: 5.00
Comments(4)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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Biked 16.75 miles @ 19 mph

Well I had to change my plan today. I was going to go and ride with the Big Boys but the weather looked like thunderstorms in that area so I opted to go ride with a friend from work. I rode with him most of the way but I had to break away  a couple of times to increase my speed and distance. He rode 15 miles and I rode 16.75 miles. My average speed was 19 mph. The route is somewhat hilly but I believe I could have averaged 20 by myself.

James 4:13-16

13 Pay attention, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to such-and-such a town. We will stay there a year, buying and selling, and making a profit.” 14 You don’t really know about tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for only a short while before it vanishes. 15 Here’s what you ought to say: “If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.” 16 But now you boast and brag, and all such boasting is evil. 17 It is a sin when someone knows the right thing to do and doesn’t do it.

Comments(2)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.006.001.000.007.00

Evening Entry:   Biked to FM-20, Staples, Martindale and back Home:  28.35 miles @ 18.6 mph avg. speed. (Stopped to feed the horses in Martindale)

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Today was a good day running. I ran my small loop+ to make 7 miles. I ran the same loop Sunday and seemed to struggle even though I only ran 5 fast and 3/4 slow then. Even after 7 today I felt like I could run quit a bit further :-) I think my hip is going to be fine, no pain so far.

9/28/2011
Mile Time Best Pace Heart Rate HR %
1 7:56:00 138 70% Ran Small Loop +
2 7:55:00 150 78%
3 7:23:00 153 80%
4 7:51:00 157 82%
5 7:30:00 159 84%
6 7:28:00 160 85%
7 7:14:00 164 87%
Total 53:17:00 154 81%
Pace 7:36:43 65Âş

Proverbs 15:29-31

29 The LORD is far from the wicked,
      But He hears the prayer of the righteous.
       30 The light of the eyes rejoices the heart,
      And a good report makes the bones healthy.a]">[a]
       31 The ear that hears the rebukes of life
      Will abide among the wise.

Brooks Launch (Retired) Miles: 7.00
Comments(7)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
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No running today I had to go to Ft Worth on a business trip (up at 3:30 am) :-(

Proverbs 16:11
God cares about honesty in the workplace; your business is his business.

Comments(2)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.005.000.000.005.00

24 running miles this week and everything's good. Two days of 7 miles on the road and two days on the treadmill at 5 miles. Next week I'm thinking about just adding one more day at 2 miles and biking about 100 miles. I think it's time to start planning for some races :-)

Today's run was the same as several before (gym treadmill @ max speed). My HR was not as low but I think my legs were just a little tight.

9/30/2011

Mile Time HR HR %
1 7:30:00 138 70% Treadmill
2 7:30:00 147 76%
3 7:30:00 151 78%
4 7:30:00 153 80%
5 7:30:00 155 81%
Total 37:30:00 149 77%
Pace 7:30:00 1%Incline

Matthew 11:28

The Message (MSG)

 

 28-30"Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you'll recover your life. I'll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won't lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you'll learn to live freely and lightly."

Brooks Launch (Retired) Miles: 5.00
Comments(7)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.000.000.00

The weather was great this morning. I think it was about 70 degrees but I didn't actually look. Biking at a slower rate was my goal today so I only averaged 17 mph and a HR of 122. I didn't really have a plan where I was going to ride, just that I wanted to ride about 50 miles. I rode to San Marcos, then Gruene (pronounced green) and back home. Going the routes I took I saw several bikers. I never see any around my house. I even rode with one guy for five or six miles, we exchanged phone numbers and may get together to ride some time.

Here's the results from my spreadsheet:

10/1/2011
Miles Time Speed HR HR % Home to SM High to Gruene to Old Bastrop back Home
47 17 122 59%
47 Total 17
Miles Speed 122 59%

Revelation 8:7
The first angel sounded his trumpet, and there came hail and fire mixed with blood, and it was hurled down on the earth. A third of the earth was burned up, a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up.

Comments(5)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
1.0022.001.000.0024.00
Brooks Launch (Retired) Miles: 24.00
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