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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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Mon, Nov 01, 2010
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
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Did a Little Workout today. Put on my flats, then ran down to the Skyview track to do 2x1600m at 10K pace. However, the track had a nice layer of frost on it, and was a little slick, especially with my rather bald road flats. Skyview track has very narrow turns to boot, and I ran rather tentatively. The first 1600m was 5:20, way too slow. So I ditched the track and did the second repeat on the road, a full mile in 5:02. This was a bit better, but I was not feeling snappy for whatever reason. Oh well, the best part of the taper is Wed through Fri, so I don't really need to be feeling good until Friday anyway. Ran back home, changed into my Adrenalines, and finished the run with an out-and-back on Summit Dr. 6:54/mile for 10 miles.

Comments
From Dale on Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 11:22:03 from 69.10.215.11

You're running so fast you got a week ahead.

From Paul on Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 11:46:31 from 65.103.252.214

Oops. Time to work the power of cut and paste.

From Nan on Mon, Nov 01, 2010 at 12:29:27 from 24.8.144.22

Taper week!!! I'm getting excited for you. You're not really going to retire forever after this race though, right? Especially once you qualify for the trials...can't retire then. :)

From Paul on Mon, Nov 01, 2010 at 12:32:31 from 65.103.252.214

I dunno. It would be nice to go out on a high note. I'd probably still show up for trials for the free food.

From Scott Ensign on Mon, Nov 01, 2010 at 17:34:55 from 129.123.3.31

so much drama.... did you see this?

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/How-Randy-Moss-quitting-on-a-play-indirectly-led?urn=nfl-281576

From Paul on Mon, Nov 01, 2010 at 17:57:24 from 65.103.252.214

Yeah, that's awesome. So glad I'm not a Vikings fan.

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