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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
18.100.000.000.0018.10
Five Finger Sprints Miles: 5.60Five Finger Treks Miles: 12.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 185.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.600.000.000.005.60

First time running this week, legs felt pretty sluggish.  Recovering I guess from bumping up my mtn. miles a lot more last week.

Just super slow and easy run around my neighborhood in 8:45 pace. 

Five Finger Sprints Miles: 5.60
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.500.000.000.0012.50

Today I ran from Eldorado Canyon, up the mesa trail, up Bear Canyon, to the top of Green Mountain.

Ascent was 1:16 for 6.25 miles - 12:09/mile

Total: 12.5 Miles - 2:18 - 11:06/mile - 5240 Ft of climbing!  I love running to the top of mountains.  Its the best feeling and the most scenic way to run!

Despite my low mileage recently, I am pleased with my fitness level increase.  Today I ran the 3 miles from the base of Bear Canyon to the top of Green mtn in 41 minutes.  The other times I have run up Green it has taken me at least 55 min.  Partially due to snow, but I can feel that doing p90X ever day has been improving my fitness level a lot over the past 6 weeks.  Another good indicator of improvement is 2 months ago I ran trails for two hours around flagstaff mtn.  Total elevation gain of 3600 feet, and I averaged 12:43/mile.  Today with 5200 feet of elevation I ran 20 minutes longer and averaged 11:06/mile, including slowing down a bunch going down because of the excruciating pain of stubbing my same toe twice.

The boy scouts on the peak snapped a picture of me in my pasty whiteness - this is my 4th run up Green mt. this year I believe.

 

 

Five Finger Treks Miles: 12.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 185.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
18.100.000.000.0018.10
Five Finger Sprints Miles: 5.60Five Finger Treks Miles: 12.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 185.00
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