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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, Jul 11, 2009

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
15.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	15.00

Did a trail run with Cody this morning. We left Logan at 5:30AM, and drove to the Bunchgrass trailhead, off of Hwy-89. We then ran the Bunchgrass/Whitepine Trail up to White Pine Lake, near Tony Grove. It was about a 15 mile round trip (not including the hike we took around the lake for fun), and about 2000' elevation climb, going from 6400' to 8400', and then back down. The trail was very runnable, minus a few steep segments we walked on. Cody dusted me going downhill, since I'm so slow on technical trail stuff. The whole run + hike took about 2 hours and 40 minutes. We were home by 9:30AM, which was the best part. It's always great to get up in the mountains and get a nice trail run in, and then still have the whole Saturday in front of me.

Saucony Guide TR Miles: 15.00

Comments

From Jon on Sat, Jul 11, 2009 at 12:34:02 from 205.149.142.66

I've never done bunchgrass. We'll all have to do it another time.

From David Nelson on Sat, Jul 11, 2009 at 14:32:29 from 67.182.132.46

Beauty of a run. Sounds like a great morning up there.

From redrooster on Sun, Jul 12, 2009 at 22:52:50 from 71.219.155.183

Paul- do you know when the Millsville 5K that you certified is going to be held? August? September?

From paul on Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 07:40:27 from 75.162.109.179

Red - for one thing, I didn't certify it, I just mapped a route. Secondly, it's in Nibley, not Millville. Thirdly, I believe it will be in the September, the week before Top of Utah Marathon.

From redrooster on Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 21:21:29 from 71.219.155.80

Millville vs Nibley, certify vs map, September vs August.... maybe I should start worrying about my inability to keep track of these details.... kind of scary... I need to take more fish oil I think!

OK, thanks for the info, I will add it to my race calendar, if I can remember....

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