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June 2012

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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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Brooks Launch (3) Miles: 12.00Brooks Launch (4) Miles: 64.75Asics Blur 33 Miles: 31.25Saucony Kinvara Miles: 23.75Saucony Hattori Miles: 2.75Asic DS Trainer (2) Miles: 6.50Asics DS Sky Speed 2 Miles: 25.50
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6.000.000.000.000.006.00

Easy morning run, Fossil Creek park to Mason Trail, and back. 6 miles, 7:25/mile average. Am I the one out there who runs tons of out-and-back routes?

Brooks Launch (3) Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
12.000.000.000.000.0012.00

Parked at Kathy Fromme Prairie, and ran from there. Got out to Roland Moore Park, and then came back. 12 miles total, averaged 6:16/mile.

Brooks Launch (4) Miles: 12.00
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6.000.000.000.000.006.00

Fossil Creek to Mason Trail, and back. 6 miles.

Asics Blur 33 Miles: 6.00
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8.000.000.000.000.008.00

Did a loop, Trilby to Power Trail to Boardwalk to little hidden road, to Mason Trail to Fossil Creek, and back on Lemay. Turned out to be exactly 8 miles, which is nice. Averaged 7:18/mile. Hot out.

Saucony Kinvara Miles: 8.00
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6.250.000.000.000.006.25

Easy morning run through the neighborhood and out to Carpenter St, to Timberline, and then through a new city natural area trail that I hadn't been on before. 6.25 miles, averaged about 7:30/mile.

Asics Blur 33 Miles: 6.25
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6.000.000.000.000.006.00

Easy run on Power Trail and through some neighborhoods. Ran back on the dirt trail behind the neighborhoods. Ran through a wetland by accident. 6 miles.

Brooks Launch (3) Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
12.500.000.000.000.0012.50

Drove out to Edora Park, and then ran Spring Creek to Poudre River trail. 12.5 miles, averaged 6:30/mile.

Brooks Launch (4) Miles: 12.50
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3.750.000.000.000.003.75

Ran home for lunch. Had Stacy drive me back because the air was terrible from the fire.

Saucony Kinvara Miles: 3.75
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Got up early this morning to run, got dressed, and then looked out the window and couldn't see the mountains due to smoke. Decided that was a pretty good indicator that air has gotten worse, not better, so went back to bed.

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Still taking some time off. The air is a little cleaner now, but I'm using the fire as an opportunity to let a sore shin/tendon mend. Plus, I'm just not very motivated.

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6.000.000.000.000.006.00

Power Trail, north. 6 miles, nice and easy, averaged 7:15/mile.

Asics Blur 33 Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
10.000.000.000.000.0010.00

Spring Creek Trail, 10 miles, averaged 6:46/mile. Clearest day we've had all week...

Brooks Launch (4) Miles: 10.00
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2.750.000.000.000.002.75

Easy jaunt around the neighborhood . 2.75 miles.

Saucony Hattori Miles: 2.75
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6.000.000.000.000.006.00

Fossil Creek Trail to Mason Trail. 6 miles, averaged 7:11/mile

Asics Blur 33 Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
6.500.000.000.000.006.50

Did a loop up the Power Trail, over on Oakridge, and then back on Highcastle and Fossil Creek Park. 6.5 miles, averaged 7:02/mile.

Asic DS Trainer (2) Miles: 6.50
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6.000.000.000.000.006.00

Out-and-back on Carpenter. 6 miles, averaged 7:25/mile.

Asics DS Sky Speed 2 Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
5.000.000.000.000.005.00

Easy 5 miles, Fossil Creek Park. Garmin went dead in the middle, but I can attest it was pretty slow.

Saucony Kinvara Miles: 5.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
6.500.000.000.000.006.50

Power Trail/Highcastle Loop. 6.5 miles, averaged about 7:20/mile.

Asics DS Sky Speed 2 Miles: 6.50
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
10.000.000.000.000.0010.00

Bacon Strip. 10 miles averaged 6:48/mile.

Brooks Launch (4) Miles: 10.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
7.000.000.000.000.007.00

Fossil Creek to Mason Trail to Harmony and back. 7 miles, averaged 6:38/mile.

Asics Blur 33 Miles: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
6.000.000.000.000.006.00

Power Trail to Willow Springs, and back. 6 miles, averaged about 7:30/mile.

Asics DS Sky Speed 2 Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
8.250.000.000.000.008.25

Fossil Creek/Power Trail Loop. 8.25 miles.

Brooks Launch (4) Miles: 8.25
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
7.000.000.000.000.007.00

Ran down Trilby and then through a neighborhood I hadn't been through before. It had a dirt trail around the perimeter, which was nice. Fairly clear morning, not much smoke in the air. 7 miles.

Asics DS Sky Speed 2 Miles: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
7.000.000.000.000.007.00

Power Trail/Fossil Creek Trail loop. 7 miles. GPS quit in the middle of the run. I think it's on its last legs, as it does not seem to hold a battery charge anymore. But I've been using it almost every day since 2007, so I can't complain.

Saucony Kinvara Miles: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
12.000.000.000.000.0012.00

Parked at Cathy Fromme Prairie, and ran the paved trail to Sprung Canyon Park, and then ran the dirt foothill trails around there for about 5 miles. Then back to the car. 12 miles total, averaged 6:55/mile.

Brooks Launch (4) Miles: 12.00
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