Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow

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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

Thu, Dec 21, 2006

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
5.00	0.00	3.00	0.00	3.00	11.00

AM - Went to gym, did 30 minutes on elliptical, lifted, and stretched. PM - Ran from work during the noon hour. I decided to run the First Dam Run 10k course for my weekly brisk run. The course markings are still fairly fresh, and I want to be able to commit this course to memory before they fade. I ran the first mile in 5:56 and then a couple 6:01's to go through the 3-mile mark in 17:58. This is on the fast side of the "brisk" pace, but it felt good. After that I couldn't find any more mile markers, but the second half of the course is a net downhill, plus it felt like I increased my pace a little bit. But it must have been more than a little bit, because I crossed the finish line at 35:55, meaning my last 3.24 miles were in 17:57 (5:32/mile). So I failed in running a brisk pace, but did manage a very solid threshold workout and learned a good deal of where I'm at. I think I could probably run a little under 34:00 in an all-out 10k right now. Still have a ways to go, but significant progress over the last month. *** I added another blog entry to my webpage about Battling Winter Blues

Comments

From Cody on Thu, Dec 21, 2006 at 17:26:54

Wow!

Brisk is right! Nice Work

I am jealous

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