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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, Mar 10, 2012

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
7.00	3.00	4.00	0.00	0.00	14.00

Ran the first 7 miles of the Horsetooth Half Marathon course (elevation profile is here). Ran a few miles at race pace, the hardest effort I've done since the Trials. This course is tough. The first two miles have almost 500' of elevation gain, and then a lot of steep downhill, with more uphills mixed in. I ran out to the base of Bingham Hill before it was time to turn around. Going back was even harder, but I took it pretty easy. Splits for the first half of the run were 6:45, 6:54, 5:28, 5:36, 5:46, 4:55, 5:04. 7 miles in 40:27, about 5:46/mile. I think I will be hard-pressed to break 1:12 on this course, but I've got 6 weeks to work the hills a bit more. Ended up averaging 6:38 for the entire 14-mile run.

Brooks Launch (4) Miles: 14.00

Comments

From Hamdog Alum on Sat, Mar 10, 2012 at 13:21:39 from 24.240.65.116

That Horsetooth profile looks brutal. I bet the training for the Horsetooth will make that Colorado 1/2 feel like a walk in the park :-)

From Paul on Sat, Mar 10, 2012 at 15:12:33 from 65.128.29.187

Yeah, the Colorado Half is gentle downhill the whole way...should be cake.

From Jake K on Sat, Mar 10, 2012 at 18:48:04 from 72.201.142.201

Whew that is gonna be a tough course! Good work Paul.

From Scott Ensign on Sat, Mar 10, 2012 at 18:50:02 from 67.40.114.236

are you doing the Bolder Boulder this year?

From Paul on Sat, Mar 10, 2012 at 19:07:03 from 65.128.29.187

Scott, no not this year.

From Scott Ensign on Sat, Mar 10, 2012 at 19:25:42 from 67.40.114.236

bummer.

From Superfly on Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 10:46:19 from 74.211.21.81

Good to see ya back in the saddle after your little hiatus. I'm excited to see how you like the racing scene out there in comparison to Utah.

From Paul on Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 10:58:47 from 207.224.39.118

Yeah, it should be fun to try some new races. I'm doing a few races here in Fort Collins this spring, and then a few this summer/fall that are out in the mountains, on dirt roads with crazy elevation changes. I expect pretty decent competition at most of them...the competition will be made even stronger by the fact that I don't plan to do any doubles or get mileage over 70 mpw for the whole year. And I still need to lose the 5-10 pounds I gained after Trials. :-)

From Superfly on Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 12:55:06 from 74.211.21.81

Well your one man that can do amazing things off 70 mpw. Haven't you ran a sub 2:20 off 70 mpw or less:)?

From Paul on Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 13:28:18 from 207.224.39.118

I wish. 2:23.

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