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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

Tue, Jul 10, 2012

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
6.50	2.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	9.00

Power Trail. 9 miles, did some unstructured fartlek on the way back. Averaged 7:00/mile overall for the run.

Asics Blur 33 Miles: 9.00

Comments

From Scott Ensign on Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 10:10:53 from 71.35.225.245

Power Trail - This trail follows the west side of the Union Pacific Railroad south from Edora Park to north of Harmony Road via Golden Meadows Park then south on McMurry Avenue and Keeland Drive to the west side of the railroad to Triby Road. Future phases will extend the 10-foot concrete trail and 5-foot gravel path south beyond Harmony Road eventually to Loveland’s trail system. Funding is from Conservation Trust (Lottery) revenue. The Power Trail is 3.89 paved miles.

From Paul on Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 10:25:19 from 207.224.39.118

Ummm, thanks for the piece of wikipedia knowledge. Slow day in the office?

From Scott Ensign on Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 10:49:10 from 71.35.225.245

well, yes, a bit slow, but this is more a public service to help your 174 loyal followers get a little more useful information and perspective on where you run in this largely unknown tract called Fort Collins.

From Paul on Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 10:59:11 from 207.224.39.118

Here's a few more factoids:

The locals call it "The Fort" or "FoCo".

We boast 10 local breweries, 11 if you count the one in my pantry.

We are at least 50% more awesome than Boulder.

From Rob Murphy on Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 11:15:00 from 24.10.249.165

I learned on my recent visit to Colorado that to say "Colorado Springs" is to advertise that you ain't from around here.

It's simply "The Springs".

From Paul on Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 11:34:44 from 207.224.39.118

Rob - that is correct. Just "The Springs"

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