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Location:

Fort Collins,CO,

Member Since:

May 15, 2003

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

Unaided PR's:
5K: 14:48 (Track - 2001)
10K: 30:45 (Track - 2001)
10K: 31:32 (Bolder Boulder - 2013)
Half Marathon: 1:06:09 (Duluth - 2013)
Marathon: 2:17:54 (Grandma's) - 2014)
Marathon: 2:19:47 (Indianapolis Monumental - 2013)
Marathon: 2:19:49 (Indianapolis Monumental - 2010)

Aided PR's:
10K: 29:38 (Des News - 2011)
Half Marathon: 1:05:30 (TOU Half - 2011)
Marathon: 2:18:09 (St George - 2007)
Marathon: 2:17:35 (Boston - 2011)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondylitis in June of 2008. Started taking Enbrel in March, 2009.

Run as much as I can, and race as well as I can. Make the most of however much time I have left as an able-bodied runner.

Training for the 2018 Colorado Marathon

Long-Term Running Goals:

Run until I'm old, and then run some more. Stand tall.

Personal:

1 wife, 2 kids. 1 cat. Work as a GIS Specialist/Map Geek

Endure and persist; this pain will turn to your good. - Ovid

Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us. - Romans 5:1-5

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Saucony Trail Shoe Lifetime Miles:						247.50
Hoka Clifton Lifetime Miles:						491.50
Saucony Type A6 Lifetime Miles:						186.50
Saucony Zealot Lifetime Miles:						478.75
Saucony Kinvara 6 Lifetime Miles:						433.50
Saucony Kinvara 6-2 Lifetime Miles:						358.75
Brooks Pure Connect Blue Lifetime Miles:						337.25
New Balance Trainers Lifetime Miles:						314.50
New Balance 1400 Racers Lifetime Miles:						65.00
Brook Pureflow Lifetime Miles:						99.50

Fri, Aug 24, 2012

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
13.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	13.00

Easy 5 miles through neighborhoods and Fossil Creek Park. Averaged about 7:45/mile.

noon - ran home for lunch. About 8 miles, no watch.

Saucony Kinvara Miles: 8.00	Asic DS Trainer (2) Miles: 5.00

Comments

From Sasha Pachev on Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 12:47:41 from 69.28.149.29

You made it to Lone Faithful's section, I thought I'd comment to remove the loneliness. Distance running can be a lonely sport unless you are fortunate to have training partners. I used to do a lot of lonely runs, but now I get most of my run done with my kids, and Benjamin can do short speed intervals with me. Have you found anybody in your area to run with yet?

From Paul on Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 13:22:39 from 207.224.39.118

No, not really. I ran with one guy once for a long run, but he lives on the other side of town, so it's not convenient to get together much. I find it much more convenient and time-efficient to run by myself at this point. There are people who get together for PM workouts here, but I'd have to drive all the way across town to do it, and I'd rather be at home with my family during evenings anyway.

If I lived in Boulder or Colorado Springs, it would probably be a different story: much bigger pool of runners there.

From Paul on Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 13:23:46 from 207.224.39.118

Fortunately, I really like myself, so I don't get too lonely. And I run with Zoe sometimes, although she usually falls asleep halfway through.

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