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Location:

Westminster,CO,USA

Member Since:

Nov 11, 2009

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

Finally started learning how to run in '09 after totally botching it up for the 14 years prior and dealing with chronic IT injury...have had zero IT band pain since fall of '09 and have run way more than ever before in my life...loving it.

PR's

Road Mile: 4:44 - Pearl St Mile August 2011 

2K: 6:32 - Uni HIll 2K 2011

3K: 10:07 - West end 3K 2011

5K - 16:53 - Turkey Leg 5K 2011

10K - 38:38 - Butte to Butte Eugene OR 2003 

Half - Never raced a half

Road Marathon - 2:57:19 - 11/12/2011 - solo.

Trail Marathon - 4:48 - Kings peak August 2011

55K - 4:59:54 - Moab red hot 55K 2011

Short-Term Running Goals:

Be healthy, run injury-free, listen to my body.

Sub 16 min 5K

Sub 34 min 10K

Sub 2:40 Marathon

    2012 Tentative Schedule

  1.  Quicker Quaker 5K January
  2. Boston Marathon - April
  3. ??

Long-Term Running Goals:

Get stronger, faster and more fit as a runner and biker to allow for bigger adventures as the years go on.

Still be running in my 80's.  

Personal:

I'm married to Nan Kennard and she kicks my butt at running.  She has beat me handily in every race we have done together except for a downhill mile we did once.  She is my running inspiration.  I'd like to run a marathon with her someday and actually keep up.  

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Bare Feet Lifetime Miles: 282.68
Cycling 2011 Lifetime Miles: 291.40
Altra Instinct July '10 Lifetime Miles: 637.35
Altra Instinct Sep '11 Lifetime Miles: 481.45
Altra Lone Peak Lifetime Miles: 157.50
Altra Instinct Black Lifetime Miles: 69.00
Altra Adam Lifetime Miles: 27.50
Sat, May 07, 2011
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
18.000.000.000.0018.00

Picture rock trail at Heil Ranch, looking toward Lyons 

AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!  

(Interpretation: that was half scream-of-summer-mountain-running-joy and half sigh-of-winter-abated-relief)

Such a gorgeous day to be out running through the mountains.

A section of the nicer smooth single track at Heil 

The new-to-me single track at Heil Ranch was pretty cool.  A bit rockier than I like best, but still pretty cool.  It did have tons of sections of just smooth rolling single track that were really nice.

Came within inches of stepping on this guy.

About 30 inches long

I prodded him off the trail with a stick and he got freaked out and started rattling like crazy as he slithered away.

I'm really happy about the 75 degree May sunshine right now.  And I'm also stoked that Abe and Breanne learned to ride without training wheels this week on their bikes.  This weather calls for our first official bike ride together for sure.

Weekly Total: 58 miles - 8 hrs 46 min - 8400' vert

April Totals: 199.5 miles - 28 hrs 30 min - 17000' vert - 975 push ups, 390 pull ups, 6 days core workout

NB MT101 - Green 11 Miles: 18.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Twinkies on Sat, May 07, 2011 at 20:05:44 from 67.182.252.148

Sweet trail. Glad you didn't step on the rattler. I hate it when that happens.

From jun on Sat, May 07, 2011 at 23:48:10 from 97.126.225.125

Dude, now that's what I'm talkin' about. Way to go man.

From Jon on Sun, May 08, 2011 at 10:06:42 from 74.177.82.113

Those are some beautiful looking trails.

From Bryce on Sun, May 08, 2011 at 14:08:49 from 76.27.58.194

OUCH! that's what we are missing here! Too much snow! I can't look at the pic's on your or Jon's blog anymore. Hurt's too bad. Nice week!

From Scott Wesemann on Mon, May 09, 2011 at 17:29:12 from 66.239.250.209

Great post. Sweet pics! I had a run in with a rattler a few years ago, but it wasn't that big.

Nice weekly totals. You are really in a nice groove.

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