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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
5.0026.200.000.0031.20
Saucony Kinvara 2 (Race Shoes) Miles: 26.20Altra-Instinct-Blue Miles: 5.00
Race: San Antonio Rock and Roll Marathon (26.219 Miles) 03:33:09, Place overall: 125, Place in age division: 5
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.0026.200.000.0026.20

This was a pretty wet, cold and windy race but overall I hit my goal of a Boston Qualifying time. Going into this race I was targeting a 3:25 and really though I could do that and even better but I believe I made a rookie mistake that cost me lots of time in the race and created a lot of undue pain!

Because the weather was forcasted to be so nasty with lots of rain, I decided at the last minute to run in my racing shoes that are very light weight and do not absorb any water. Well, I didn't think about the fact that the shoes are much differenet than my training Altras I've been running in since I had my foot operation. I believe the difference in shoe profile created stress on my calves that they were not used to causing the quick and severe calf pain.

I have never had any calf tightness in a race before, it is usually my quads that give me problems. In this race both calves started to tighten up around mile 7 and continued to get tighter throughout the race. Around mile 15, where I planned to make my move and increase the pace I started to get some major cramping, I realized I had better just maintain and see if I could finish. From this point on in the race it was a concentrated effort to just keep moving and try to avoid a complete lock up.

So here's the lesson learned AGAIN .... DO NOT CHANGE YOUR GEAR BEFORE A RACE...!!!!

Regarding the race, I was impressed with the course and race setup and activities. The course seemed very flay with only a few small hills (over bridges and under underpasses). If the weather was better I would have really enjoyed this race as it ran through downtown, by the Alamo and around a very nice park area. It also had a section where the course doubled back on itself, which I like, as you can see and talk to the runners coming your was, seeing the leaders and many of the other participants along that portion of the course. 

Because it was cold and rainy, I sat in my car as long as I could before going to the starting line of the race. It was about a mile walk to the start and I actually got to the corrals later than I should have and could not get into the proper corral so I started way...way back with the 5:00 marathoners. Because of this I did start out a little slower than I planned but it probably didn't hurt based on my overall race.

Below are my splits:

San Antonio Rock & Roll Marathon
12/7/2014
Mile Time HR HR %  
1 8:25:00 154 81%  
2 8:07:00 160 85%  
3 8:03:00 160 85%  
4 8:17:00 160 85%  
5 7:42:00 160 85% 8:06:48
6 7:52:00 160 85%  
7 7:54:00 158 84%  
8 7:59:00 158 84%  
9 7:52:00 157 83%  
10 7:43:00 159 84% 7:52:00
11 8:02:00 160 85%  
12 8:01:00 159 84%  
13 7:55:00 157 83%  
14 8:01:00 159 84%  
15 7:53:00 160 85% 7:58:24
16 7:54:00 160 85%  
17 8:00:00 160 85%  
18 8:08:00 160 85%  
19 7:51:00 164 87%  
20 7:59:00 165 87% 7:58:24
21 8:16:00 166 88%  
22 8:30:00 164 87%  
23 8:34:00 165 87%  
24 8:35:00 166 88%  
25 8:46:00 166 88% 8:32:12
26 8:49:00 165 87% 103:52:00
26.2 2:01:00 176 94% 107:16:00
Total 3:33:09 161 85%  
Pace 8:08:08      

 

Saucony Kinvara 2 (Race Shoes) Miles: 26.20
Comments(9)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

Went to the gym and did 5 on the elliptical today. Still a little sore but it felt good to move and stretch the muscles. Also dit a round of light weights. It's been a while since I've done that so I will be sore tomorrow.

I'm starting another intense training schedule now, concentrating on my roping competition. Now that i don't have a full time job I've decided to make a run at some big money in team roping. I hit a nice few wins 2-3 years ago but not really concerned on it since. Next year at this time im planning to be in Las Vegas again competing for a quarter-million dollars....LET THE TRAINING BEGIN...!!!

Altra-Instinct-Blue Miles: 5.00
Comments(2)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.0026.200.000.0031.20
Saucony Kinvara 2 (Race Shoes) Miles: 26.20Altra-Instinct-Blue Miles: 5.00
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