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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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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

Tue, Sep 27, 2011

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

Smithfield Canyon with Zoe. 8 miles, no watch.

Saucony Kinvara Miles: 8.00

Comments

From jeffmc on Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 18:16:23 from 131.216.80.154

have you found any November or December races yet to run as prep races for the trials?

From Paul on Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 18:22:50 from 24.10.141.104

Not really, although I haven't looked to hard. We are moving (and don't know when...have to sell the house first), so I don't even know what state I'll be living in...hard to plan. If I'm still in Utah in November, I'll probably do a local 10K at the beginning of the month. I'd consider doing the Mesquite Half later in November as well, since there is some prize money, but I don't know if I feel like driving that far to run a race that most people don't like. Rock 'n' Roll Vegas half is also an option at the beginning of December.

Do you know of anything good?

From jeffmc on Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 20:31:09 from 131.216.80.154

There is a half in Santa Barbara the same day that I am running the marathon there (November 12th). There is also a half on December 31st in Indian Wells, CA (Eastern CA near the AZ border) that is being put on by the Rock & Roll franchise (but that is probably too close to the trials time wise). Other than that I am not sure, unless you are willing to run a half with approx. 3000 ft elevation drop (running down from the sundance ski resort near Provo) on Halloween. I guess that you could always find a Turkey trot as well.

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