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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

Fri, Jan 05, 2007

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
9.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	9.00

AM - Went to gym and lifted weights, stretched.

PM - Ran a brisk-pace run, a similar landfill loop to last week, except added a mile by doing an out-and-back to 200N near the landfill. Picked it up for the middle three miles and ran mile splits ranging 6:05-6:15 for that stretch. Added 4x100m strides near end. They felt slow, but I tried to focus on form. Averaged 6:24/mile for the entire 9-mile run.

It's interesting reading people's logs who live along the Wasatch Front. It sounds like they have received much worse weather than Logan all winter. I have only had to shovel snow once, and it was only about 2 inches. Footing and road/sidewalk conditions have been excellent here. It's surprising to me, because usually I'm envious of people running in Salt Lake since Logan tends to get the short end of the weather stick. Oh well, it's been a really bad winter here for skiing, but fantastic for running. I'll take it while I can get it!

Comments

From Mike on Fri, Jan 05, 2007 at 16:43:57

Your air quality has been better too. I have been amazed that Logan has significantly lower PM2.5s than Salt Lake.

From Paul Petersen on Fri, Jan 05, 2007 at 16:46:38

Ah yes, good ol' Vitamen P. We had a yellow day back in early December, but nothing since then. Usually January is the worst, but so far, so good. If this keeps up we can no longer claim that we have worse air than L.A.

From Cody on Fri, Jan 05, 2007 at 20:36:37

Man, do you know what you just did? We are now dommed to return to the frozen tundra that Cache Valley is known for.

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