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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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Fri, Aug 06, 2010

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
10.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	10.00

Ran the Logan River Trail to Guineva Malibu campground with Jon before work. 7:57/mile average for about 10 miles. It was a nice morning, and the run felt good. Need to run out there more often.

Saucony Guide TR Miles: 10.00

Comments

From Burt on Fri, Aug 06, 2010 at 11:21:55 from 68.225.214.248

Nice job. How did Jon smell this morning?

From Rob Murphy on Fri, Aug 06, 2010 at 11:34:18 from 24.10.248.6

I hear you Paul. I call them my "why I moved to Utah runs". I need to do them more often to remind myself.When I first came here in 2002 I was constantly overwhelmed by the beauty of this state. It's amazing how you can get used to things. I have to remind myself to appreciate it now.

From Paul on Fri, Aug 06, 2010 at 12:03:56 from 65.103.252.214

Jon smelled like a scruffy bearded unemployed guy.

Rob, yeah this run was an old favorite when I lived in Logan, now I rarely do it now that I'm in Smithfield. My trails in Smtihfield are really nice, but not as "big" as Logan Canyon.

From Scott Ensign on Fri, Aug 06, 2010 at 12:07:46 from 129.123.3.31

when you go from spring hollow to guinavah, do you keep following the river trail, or use the highway? I tried running that section of trail once and it seemed kind of rough so was worried I might sprain an ankle. but I would like to extend my runs beyond spring hollow.

From Paul on Fri, Aug 06, 2010 at 12:13:58 from 65.103.252.214

trail. I think it's a really nice stretch, actually, really good shape.

From Jon on Sat, Aug 07, 2010 at 21:06:36 from 75.169.155.69

Scott- yeah, I run that portion all the time. It's not any worse then the singletrack just past second dam.

From Scott Ensign on Sat, Aug 07, 2010 at 22:37:05 from 65.100.220.129

thanks, I will give it a shot again. I only tried it once, a few years ago when nursing a sprained ankle, and turned back after a few hundred yards out of wimpy fear. But I am tougher now (I think...)

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