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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

Wed, Sep 12, 2012

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
8.00	0.00	6.00	0.00	0.00	14.00

Awesome day to run. It had rained all night and all morning, but had stopped by my lunch time. Cool and humid. Ran Power Trail out to Poudre River Trail. Did 3 miles warmup at 6:30/mile pace, and then did 3x2-mile with 2-minute recovery jog between intervals. Splits were:

10:31 (5:18, 5:13)
10:24 (5:15, 5:08)
10:12 (5:08, 5:04)

Good workout. Ended up averaging 6:05/mile overall for 14 miles.

Asics DS Sky Speed 2 Miles: 14.00

Comments

From Superfly on Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 14:49:18 from 74.211.21.81

Looking pretty sharp!

From Jason D on Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 16:34:16 from 24.1.80.94

Didn't take you long to get back into doubles, workouts, and 80-90 miles weeks. Seems like a good indicator workout.

From Paul on Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 16:40:20 from 207.224.39.118

By my reckoning, it took about 8 months. But I do feel like I'm getting in decent shape.

From Jason D on Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 16:55:10 from 24.1.80.94

True, true. I guess I meant the increase in mileage, workouts, and doubles from where you were a few weeks ago around 50-60.

From Paul on Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 17:09:40 from 207.224.39.118

That's true. It's really easy (and not hard on the body) to bump up the mileage pretty quickly via doubles. I was doing 10-12 miles per day as singles, but 14 miles/day as doubles is a bit easier, even though the total volume is higher.

From scottkeate on Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 14:34:52 from 216.49.181.254

It's fun to see you cranking things back up. Nice workout!

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