Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow

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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

Thu, Jun 25, 2009

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
6.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	6.00

Flew to Seattle this morning. I am staying at the Embassy Suites, which is really really nice (same hotel chain as where we stayed in PHX before Del Sol). Thanks much to the classy RnR people for flying me out, putting me up in the hotel, and even covering food. It's honestly too much for a 1:08 runner with no major race credentials, but I am grateful to be able to travel to a race like this.

There is a long urban trail right behind the hotel, so I ran on that for 6-ish miles. My garmin battery gave out in the middle (must have gotten turned on my accident), but the trail had mile markers. 6:20 pace was feeling like 7:00 pace. Man, I love sea level. Really looking forward to the race on Saturday, and am somewhat optimistic about breaking 1:08. I'll give it an honest try anyway. It will be nice and cool, temps projected in the 50s at race time.

Saw an elite list earlier today. Peter Gilmore was the only American I recognized by name. There is money for Top 5 overall and Top 3 Americans. Perhaps if the stars align I will carry something home. That will help decorate our new house once we buy one.

Brooks Adrenaline 8, #2 Miles: 6.00

Comments

From Sasha Pachev on Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 15:45:28 from 64.81.245.109

Good luck in the race, but let's hope you will not need it. Arturo Barrios once said: "I train for good luck".

I'll put this race on my calendar next year if stars align.

From jtshad on Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 16:02:01 from 204.134.132.225

Good luck at the race. I have a friend from IF who is running the HM as well.

Sounds like the RnR folks did you right!

From Burt on Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 16:06:45 from 68.76.197.194

Good luck. My boss and his wife are running in it. They are the ones that got me back into running. (You don't have to worry about them though. They'll be about 40 minutes behind you.)

From Dale on Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 16:24:46 from 69.10.215.11

Best of luck Saturday. Looks to be a tad on the warm side but nothing you Utahans can't handle. Meanwhile, enjoy the PNW....a great time of year to be here.

From James W on Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 18:51:06 from 12.151.72.1

Good luck in the race, Paul. Weather sounds like it will be really nice. Wonder if they will be webcasting it at all . . .

From Burt on Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 18:55:03 from 68.76.197.194

My boss just text-messaged me and said it was cold right now.

From Snoqualmie on Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 19:20:31 from 67.171.56.164

Welcome to Washington! Good luck on your race.

From josse on Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 10:33:05 from 75.216.138.79

Rockit puppet!

From Jon on Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 13:16:02 from 75.169.152.43

Good luck!

From paul on Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 21:53:47 from 12.187.216.188

James W - it will be on Fox Sports. Ed Eyestone is doing commentary.

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