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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 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

Wed, Jan 08, 2014

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

Had a 4-hour drive home, long enough to do a little thinking. I decided to pull the plug on Houston, and take the next couple weeks off to rehab my hip and groin. Running at 80% is no fun, and would just make for a pretty pointless weekend at a US Championship event...those are only fun when you're at the top of your game, not the bottom. Fortunately, I was flying Southwest, and could easily transfer...now going to Indianapolis first weekend of May for the Indy Mini Marathon, which will get me a legitimate PR attempt in the half this year. I feel much better about that than about running a guaranteed crappy race in houston.

Comments

From jtshad on Wed, Jan 08, 2014 at 13:23:43 from 141.221.191.225

Sorry to hear about the injuries and no go for Houston, but it sounds like a wise choice to change to Indy (you have had good luck there!).

From Paul on Wed, Jan 08, 2014 at 13:28:20 from 207.224.39.118

Yeah, Indy usually goes well, plus I can hedge my bets by seeing family too (so not a total waste of time if the race goes bad)

From Jake K on Wed, Jan 08, 2014 at 13:38:56 from 199.190.170.28

Sorry to hear that Paul, but you're making the smart call. Racing when you're banged up never really pays off, and just starts a bad cycle that is hard to get out of.

If I had booked on SW I'd be more inclined to skip it as well. I'm not hurt, just not at the top of my game. I still feel like I can pull out a respectable run, so I'm justifying my decison that way :-)

From Paul on Wed, Jan 08, 2014 at 14:31:50 from 207.224.39.118

Yeah, you're in better shape than you think. It's one thing to not be in top race-shape, but another to have a constant hitch in your stride.

From Jake K on Wed, Jan 08, 2014 at 14:34:58 from 199.190.170.28

Yeah, you don't want to be over-compensating and create an injury that's worse than what you started with.

I think I can at least run as fast as I did in Duluth, and that would justify the huge appearance fee :-)

From josse on Wed, Jan 08, 2014 at 18:35:19 from 70.208.24.108

I feel good about that too;) get healed up and come back strong like you always do.

From Jon on Sat, Jan 18, 2014 at 18:05:17 from 107.203.52.135

I don't book race flight on anything other than SW, due to injury/sickness/life factor. Very handy.

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