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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

Sat, Nov 17, 2007

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

Longish run in Indiana today. In an effort of Blog Diplomacy, the Mountain Chapter of the FRB met with the Midwest Chapter of the FRB at Shades State Park. Only two of us showed up, but Trashcan Annie and I had a very enjoyable run together. We started on the trails of Shades, and wandered aimlessly through the leaf-ridden park 8-to-10 minutes/mile pace until we got sick of leaves, creek crossings, stepping on tree roots, and running so slow. So after 5 miles of trails we hit the roads. We crossed the Sugar Creek bridge (beautiful spot) and then climbed out of the valley and into some fine Hoosier farmland. It made me nostalgic to be there, as it is quite beautiful in its own way. Very few cars were out, which was nice. Once on the roads our pace dropped to the 6:40s, and then 6:30s and 6:20s by the end. Annie kept pushing the pace, but fortunately I was enjoying the ample oxygen and it felt really good. Or maybe she thought I was pushing the pace; it's always so hard to tell. I usually blame Logan for that kind of thing, but he wasn't around to take the heat this time. We ended up with 14 miles and an average pace of 7:14/mile, which was skewed by those 10-minute miles in the park. Beautiful day, and a good run with a good friend.

(Triax: 233 miles)

Comments

From Annie on Sun, Nov 18, 2007 at 19:55:59

I swear it was all your fault. I did go ahead and add .5 onto my run after my run this morning (sunday). My hammy's took such a beating on those hills, I felt I needed to log in reguards to the beating and not actual mileage ;) hahahaha. Hey, not all of us can live in mountainous terrain! Some of us have to live in Northern Illinois! tee hee

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