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Colorado Run 4-miler

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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 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

Mon, Sep 05, 2016

Race: Colorado Run 4-miler (4 Miles) 00:22:14, Place overall: 3

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
4.50	0.00	4.00	0.00	0.00	8.50

Ran the Colorado Run 4-miler...my first race since trials. I have not done any workouts since then, unless you count the 3 strides I did on Thursday...so wasn't expecting big things.

Beautiful morning, about 55 degrees, and calm. Race was at the Budweiser plant, on a 4-mile loop on the county roads. Pretty flat, with some inclines and declines. In general, the first 2 miles were faster than the last 2 miles.

Went out in 4th place, then past one guy at about half mile, then stayed in 3rd for the rest of the race. Leaders were out in 5:07, and I wanted no part of that. My first mile was 5:19, which was faster than I expected. Then 5:22 for the second mile.

Came down to reality in mile 3, with a 5:39, and then the last mile was pretty sad and painful, with a 5:52. But fortunately I had a big enough lead over 4th place, and held my spot.

22:14 overall, which I was actually pretty happy with, but it just would have been easier on me if I had run 5:30s for the first 2 miles instead of 5:20s.

New Balance Trainers Miles: 2.50	New Balance 1400 Racers Miles: 6.00

Comments

From josse on Thu, Sep 08, 2016 at 14:30:17 from 174.52.164.19

Back in the saddle great race!

From Jason D on Thu, Sep 08, 2016 at 16:09:59 from 24.127.111.174

Good to see you are recovered, Paul.

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