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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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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
8.254.000.006.1018.35
Brooks Racer ST 5 (Race Shoes) Miles: 8.00Saucony Cortana (Blue) Miles: 5.10
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.500.000.002.508.00

Okay...I'm back to the "REAL" world after being on vacation (Caribbean Cruise) for seven days. The entire trip took 10 day. It was fun but I think I'll go somewhere else next time, when I curise, since I've been to the caribbean several times.

I tried to keep up my running training as best I could but it was all on the TM or Stationary Bike. I loaded all of the workouts but didn't add any commentary. Basiclly I hit all of the workouts as scheduled but struggled on the longest run. It was hot in the gym and I think I dehydrated before the end of the workout.

Here's todays workout, Interval Training, on the track. I was happy to run on real ground and as usual I enjoyed the Intervals. All of my times were slightly faster, with lower heart rates, than last years training run.

11/16/2012

 

 

 

 

Mile

Time

HR

HR %

 

1

8:03:00

133

68%

 

2

8:03:00

154

82%

 

3

8:03:00

152

80%

 

4

8:03:00

151

80%

 

5

8:03:00

152

80%

 

6

8:03:00

153

81%

 

7

8:03:00

157

84%

 

8

8:03:00

158

85%

 

9

8:03:00

159

85%

 

10

8:03:00

160

86%

 

11

8:03:00

160

86%

 

12

8:03:00

161

87%

 

13

8:03:00

164

89%

 

14

8:03:00

167

91%

 

15

8:03:00

167

91%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

120:45:00

157

83%

 

Pace

8:03:00

 

 

 

TM on Cruise Ship

 

 

 

70Âș +

 

 

 

 

Target:

Long Run - 15 @ 8:11 Pace.

 

I felt terrible hours after this run. The first 7-8 miles were fine but then I really started struggling. It seemed very hot and I sweated like crazy. I may have gotten dehydrated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Matthew 11:28

28-30 â€œAre 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 Racer ST 5 (Race Shoes) Miles: 8.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.004.000.000.004.00

Today was supposed to be a cross-training day but I opted out and simply went out and ran. This week is a little messed up since I'm running a 5K on Thanksgiving morning.

11/20/2012
Mile Time HR HR %  
1 7:29:00 138 71%  
2 7:58:00 148 78%  
3 7:31:00 153 81%  
4 7:01:00 159 85%  
Total 29:59:00 150 79%  
Pace 7:29:45      
Out and Back
55Âș 
Target: None

I used to run this same route at 8+ with the same effort.

Psalm 90:17

"And may the Lord our God show us his approval and make our efforts successful.Yes, make our efforts successful!"

 

Comments(2)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.750.000.000.503.25

HAVE A HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE....!

Psalm 107:1
"Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever."

So tomorrow is another attempt to break 20:00 in the 5K. I'm thinking this may be a fairly flat course. My last 5K had a couple of pretty good hills so I'm hoping I can make up the 6 seconds on this flatter course.

Today went out and ran just to stretch my legs. I ran at 5:45 for a quarter mile on the first and the last mile, the rest was just easy running.

11/21/2012
Mile Time HR HR %  
1 7:36:00 143 74%  
2 8:37:00 142 74%  
3 7:33:00 151 80%  
0.25 7:37:00 148 78%  
Total 31:23:00 146 76%  
Pace 7:54:00      
Out and Back
52Âș 
Target: Ran 1/4 of first and last mile at 5:45 Pace

 

Comments(2)
Race: Gruene Turkey Trot (3.1 Miles) 00:19:21, Place overall: 18, Place in age division: 1
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.000.003.103.10

Revised Race Report.... :-(

I started thinking about how happy I was with this race and wanting to verify it was a "REAL" PR.  Originally I didn't think to ask if the course was "certified" so I decided to dig in and find the answer. The advertised race information did not say anything about it being certified but I did find, in another place, a comment that indicated it was. Not feeling confident in that information I decided to e-mail the race director. Here's his response: "Congratulations on a great finish.  The course is not certified and is about 50 meters short." AHHHHH...So I guess it was not a true PR.

During the race I had my watch set for: Current Pace, Average Pace, Heart Rate and Time. When I finished the race I stopped my watch and noted the Average Pace at 6:14 and the time at exactly 19:21. Now I know why my watch measured the course a little short. On top of all this I accidentally deleted the last portion of the race (the part after the 3 mile mark) so I don't really have the exact time for that section. I came up with the :30 by simple math adding the first three mile together and subtracting the overall finish time.

Now what do I do....??? Eat crow and go on I guess. In my defense, I was at a 6:14 pace for 3:?? miles and I believe I could have hung on for the extra 50 meters! (How long does it take to run 50 meters anyway?)

_____________________________________________________________________

YEAH....I finally broke 20:00 in the 5K!!!

 Actually I smashed it with a 19:21.

This was the biggest 5K I had ever run. There were 1450 runners (lots of walkers).

I warmed up with a 2 mile jog and got the start line about 5 minutes before the race started. I lined up fairly close to the front. On my first mile I just tried to stay right at my 6:25 goal pace. My first mile came in at exactly 6:25 and it felt good. Mile two was a littler tougher but I pulled out another 6:25 but was thinking I might start to fade on the last mile. Halfway through the last mile I thought to myself, "I've only got a little more than half a mile to go" so I decided to put my body in torture mode and picked up the pace quite a bit running at a sub-5 pace most of the way. Mile 3 came in at 6:01 and the last .1 was :30.

Now I believe I can break 19:00 on the 5K!

It's amazing what a body can do when it's pushed...even an old one :-) 

Oh...I won the Master's Division (although I don't think this was a very competitive race even though it had a lot of entries). One last note: my Garmin measured the course a few steps short of 3.1 but I did cheat the tangents as much as I could on every turn.

Saucony Cortana (Blue) Miles: 5.10
Comments(14)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.254.000.006.1018.35
Brooks Racer ST 5 (Race Shoes) Miles: 8.00Saucony Cortana (Blue) Miles: 5.10
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