Mentoring for Prickly Pear 2020 15K

Gary mentored many beginning trail runners to accomplish their goal of completing a 15K trail run. He devoted twice-weekly runs with the group under the guidance of the program director helping runners with various questions from equipment, food, and running plans.

Running for Dummies Class

Gary and Adrianna noticed that many air force members were struggling to must take a true performance-based test to show physical fitness. This test includes pushups, crunches, and a 1.5-mile run.

We devised a class where we can discuss the clothing and technique for proper running as well as how to train for objectives and race distances. This course involved about an hour of classroom discussion followed by some basic bodyweight exercises to strengthen the core muscle groups then a hands-on running evaluation on a track. The results were not tabulated, but we received lots of positive feedback on the results from several attendees. In addition, the popularity of the course grew and we filled each weekly class with 40 students per week.

Ohio River Road Runner Club (ORRC) Monthly Races

ORRC would host monthly team races and I formed the team from the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) and then from the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT). EWhileI was the Captain, each team would place in the top 5 out of 20-25 teams during the races. The race distances varied from 5K to 15K. I formed a team of at least 20 runners, held team practices working on speed work, and provided recommended training plans to achieve the aerobic fitness levels to run the max distances. During the first season for the NASIC team, we finished 3rd overall in the series out of the 22 teams entered.

Ultra Marathon

Completed one ultra, Brazos Bend 50K time was 5:44:00.

Full Marathon

Completed six full marathons, best time was 3:33:54 at the 2010 Air Force Marathon in Dayton, Oh. I was a member of the US Air Forces in Europe Marathon team competing for the Commander’s Cup.

Half Marathon

Numerous races ran, his best time was 1:33:00. Currently placed 13th in my age group at the Rock N Roll Half Marathon in San Antonio.

10K Races

Numerous races ran, his best time was 42:42. Currently have placed 1st in the master and 4th overall in the Monster Mash 10K in San Antonio. Placed 1st in my age group, 3rd in masters and 8th overall in Mission 10K race San Antonio, Natural Bridge Caverns 10K, 1st in age group

5K Races

Gary has run numerous races. His best time was 19:42. Consistently, he is in the top 5 of his age group over time.

Adventure Trail Race

He completed the Pikes Peak Ascent, a half marathon distance race that starts in Manitou Springs, Co., and goes to the top of Pikes Peak. His best time was 3:56:00. He ran the race in 2007 and 2021.

Trail Race

Gary ran the Prickly Pear 10 Miler once and the Prickly Pear 15K twice.