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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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Sat, Feb 16, 2008
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
3.000.000.000.000.003.00

Long run today: 3 miles! Actually, I did 3.1 miles, because I wanted to do a 5K. Total time was 29:59. That's 9:38/mile for those keeping track. But the good news is that there was no real pain. Or not much anyway. After about half a mile it felt a little "tweaked", but stayed stable and didn't turn into pain. I think if I had gone faster or further, it would have become pain, but for now this will work. My main problem right now is that my form feels really sloppy, like my body has forgotten how to run properly. Hopefully that will come back.

A year ago, Lybi's goal was to beat my 10K PR in a 5K. She has done that easily now, and has recently massacred by old 8K PR in a 5K as well. Now the tables have turned. My new goal is to beat Lybi's 5K time...in a 5K. I need to shave off over 5 minutes from today. If I can achieve that, then I will turn my attention to beating Sasha's kids in a 5K.

Comments
From cgbooth23 on Sat, Feb 16, 2008 at 12:09:21

I am a bit slow on the blog but I followed your OLY trials run and haven't heard what you did to get injured??

From Jon on Sat, Feb 16, 2008 at 12:52:23

I like your goals. Bit of a twist, eh, trying to catch an 8 year old...

From David on Sun, Feb 17, 2008 at 20:22:20

Don't steal any lunch money when you're dominating the elementary school races this spring.

Really, it's good to hear you're running again.

From James W on Mon, Feb 18, 2008 at 20:54:54

I'll make sure Lybi hears about that goal of beating her 5K time :) Glad to hear you are slowly getting better.

From Lybi on Tue, Feb 19, 2008 at 00:42:43

I think a little trash-talking is in order... However, I can't think of anything derogatory to say because I am too busy giggling with delight. Great news, Paul! When you master my 5K time you can move on to my 2 mile time (you do a 5K, of course)--it's 14:58.

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