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Sharin O' The Green 5K

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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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Race: Sharin O' The Green 5K (3.107 Miles) 00:15:46, Place overall: 3
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
8.900.000.003.100.0012.00

Sharin O The Green 5K today. I was thinking I was in shape enough for 15:30-15:40 range, under good conditions. We had a pretty strong wind during the second half of the race, and I ended up at 15:46 and 3rd place, which I was happy with...estimating about a 10 second loss of time due to the wind, based on other people's performances. So I'm close to where I thought I was at...not in great shape, but not terrible for March, and trending upward. Now I have 4 weeks until the Horsetooth Half, and I hope to make good strides in fitness by then.

Mike won with 15:30 (he was 15-teens last year). Another guy I didn't know was 6 seconds ahead of me, and 4th place was 4 seconds behind me...so I managed to stay in the money. Mile splits were 4:53, 5:10, 5:10, :33. I hate 5Ks.

 

Saucony A5 Flat Miles: 12.00
Comments
From Jake K on Sat, Mar 15, 2014 at 14:00:52 from 174.251.209.243

Pretty good. That first mile was your fastest in a while!

I see that you've decided on Indy/Grandmas. Nice.

From RileyCook on Sat, Mar 15, 2014 at 14:52:02 from 73.52.134.194

Nice race Paul.

From jtshad on Sun, Mar 16, 2014 at 09:49:44 from 69.20.183.178

Nice race!

From Jon on Sun, Mar 16, 2014 at 20:19:42 from 107.203.52.135

So why do you hate 5k's? Too short?

From Paul on Sun, Mar 16, 2014 at 21:37:00 from 174.29.44.114

Everyone - thanks

Jon - too short, too hurty.

Jake - yep, got entry and plane tickets to Indy, entry to Duluth. Let me know if you need airport pickup at Indy (have family there) or a roomie.

From Jake K on Mon, Mar 17, 2014 at 09:32:45 from 199.190.170.22

I'll shoot you an email... I'm traveling solo to Indy so hopefully we can room together there. Andrea is coming to Duluth.

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