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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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192.256.003.000.000.00201.25
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
7.000.000.000.000.007.00

Fossil Creek/Mason Trail. 7 miles, averagae 7:12/mile. Snowing.

Mizuno Wave Sayanora Miles: 7.00
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6.000.000.000.000.006.00

Power Trail to Spring Creek Trail. 6 miles, no watch.

Brooks PureConnect Black Miles: 6.00
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6.000.000.000.000.006.00

Power Trail, 6 miles. Averaged 7:40/mile. High of 3 degrees today. It's really hard to get any momentum with training right now.

Saucony Cortana III Miles: 6.00
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7.000.000.000.000.007.00

Power Trail, 7 miles, 7:30/mile.

Brooks PureConnect Black Miles: 7.00
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7.000.000.000.000.007.00

Power Trail, 7 miles, averaged 7:35/mile.

Saucony Cortana III Miles: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
9.250.000.000.000.009.25

Met Mike at his house and ran on the Spring Creek Trail. 9.25 miles, averaged 6:40/mile.

Mizuno Wave Sayanora Miles: 9.25
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7.250.000.000.000.007.25

Fossil Creek to mason with Mike. 7.25 miles, averaged about 6:50/mile.

Brooks PureConnect Black Miles: 7.25
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
7.000.000.000.000.007.00

Power Trail with Daryl. 7 miles, averaged 7:10/mile.

Saucony Cortana III Miles: 7.00
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7.000.000.000.000.007.00

Power Trail to Spring Creek Trail. 7 miles, averaged 7:10/mile.

Brooks PureConnect Black Miles: 7.00
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7.000.000.000.000.007.00

Power Trail to Poudre Trail. 7 miles, averaged 7:35/mile.

Saucony Cortana III Miles: 7.00
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7.000.000.000.000.007.00

Power Trail to Spring Creek Trail. 7 miles. Tried to keep it a bit up-temp, and ended up averaging about 6:30/mile.

Brooks Launch White Miles: 7.00
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7.000.000.000.000.007.00

Power Trail to Poudre Trail. 7 miles, averaged 6:48/mile.

Brooks PureConnect Black Miles: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
8.250.000.000.000.008.25

Power Trail/Mason Trail/Fossil Creek Loop with Mike. 8.25 miles, averaged 6:42/mile.

50 miles this week, woohoo!

New Balance Miles: 8.25
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10.000.000.000.000.0010.00

Redstone Canyon with Mike. 10 miles, averaged 6:42/mile. Sunny and in the 60s, shorts and no shirt felt awesome.

Saucony Cortana III Miles: 10.00
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8.000.000.000.000.008.00

Power Trail to Spring Creek Trail. 8 miles, averaged 7:33/mile.

Brooks PureFlow Miles: 8.00
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5.002.000.000.000.007.00

Power Trail to Poudre Trail. 7 miles, did a couple miles of tempo at the end (5:55, 5:49). Averaged 6:48/mile overall.

New Balance Miles: 7.00
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8.000.000.000.000.008.00

Power Trail to Spring Creek Trail, 8 miles, averaged 6:55/mile. Did some strides.

Brooks PureConnect Black Miles: 8.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
5.000.003.000.000.008.00

Power Trail to Spring Creek Trail. Did 8x2-minute fartlek with 60s recovery on the way back, with a tailwind. Ran 5:15-5:25/mile pace during the intervals. Nothing great, but most importantly the hip had no pain.

Brooks PureFlow Miles: 8.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
8.000.000.000.000.008.00

Power Trail to Spring Creek. Easy 8 miles. Very windy.

Saucony Cortana III Miles: 8.00
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12.000.000.000.000.0012.00

Lory State Park trails with Mike and Craig. 12 miles, averaged 7:30/mile.

Brooks PureFlow Miles: 12.00
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3.500.000.000.000.003.50

Neighborhood Loop. 3.5 miles, averaged 7:40/mile.

Brooks PureConnect Black Miles: 3.50
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
9.000.000.000.000.009.00

Power Trail to Spring Creek Creek. 9 miles, averaged 7:15/mile. Did 8 strides on the way back.

New Balance Miles: 9.00
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8.000.000.000.000.008.00

Power Trail to Poudre Trail. Brisk tempo. Averaged 6:15/mile overall for 8 miles...6:30-6:40 on the way out into the wind, and 5:50-6:00 on the way back.

Brooks PureFlow Miles: 8.00
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9.000.000.000.000.009.00

Easy 9 miles.

Saucony Cortana III Miles: 9.00
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5.004.000.000.000.009.00

Power Trail to Spring Creek Trail. 9 miles, did 7x3-minute fartlek, with 90s recovery. Interval paces were about 5:20/mile on average. Averaged 6:15/mile for the entire run. Felt really good.

Brooks PureFlow Miles: 9.00
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9.000.000.000.000.009.00

Power Trail to Poudre Trail, south. 9 miles, averaged 7:20/mile.

Brooks PureConnect Black Miles: 9.00
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192.256.003.000.000.00201.25
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