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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
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

This morning was a really relaxed, easy, green mtn. loop run.  I really enjoyed it.  Wasn't ever feeling like pushing the pace as evidence by a really low avg HR, but definitely enjoyed being in the mountains today.  I got some new 'small' size microspikes yesterday in the mail, with a new pair of 101's, and I must say, the small microspikes are perfect for my 11 size foot in the 101's.  Way better than the large size.  The small doesn't slip at all, and just fits perfect and snug.

The trail today was perfect for spikes all the way up and down both sides of the mountain.  I ran up bear canyon from my house via table mesa to bear.  Then from the summit I ran back down the back side to the four way and then down ranger, across to chataqua, and then home on baseline and broadway.

10 degrees when I started, 24 when I finished.  My 3 layers of upper and lower clothing were all drenched through when I got home.  I was comfortable the whole run though.

And the best part is, I don't need a treadmill because I have these!

Who needs a treadmill?


Destination at sunrise


Green summit marker
Boulder view from Green at 9 am
Gregory Canyon, good spike condition up or down
Not quite as pretty as it was at sunrise, but kind of cool to be able to look back at the entire route as you finish the run

Total for the morning:  12 miles - 2:19:18 - 11:37 avg - HR: 137 avg - 2840' vertical.

NB MT101 - Black 11 Miles: 12.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Jon on Thu, Feb 03, 2011 at 21:02:44 from 98.71.180.104

I'm digging the scarf, man.

From Bryce on Thu, Feb 03, 2011 at 23:54:40 from 67.186.213.216

Nice run, way to keep it outside.

From jun on Fri, Feb 04, 2011 at 12:22:09 from 66.239.250.209

Love the pics. I just think you have such an awesome opportunity where you live. Way to take advantage.

From Scott Wesemann on Fri, Feb 04, 2011 at 12:28:10 from 66.239.250.209

Very nice run, and some sweet pics there. I tend to agree with you about being outside over a TM.

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