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Smithfield Turkey Trot 10K

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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, Nov 19, 2011

Race: Smithfield Turkey Trot 10K (6.2 Miles) 00:35:55, Place overall: 1

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
14.00	6.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	20.00

Ran the Smithfield Turkey Trot 10K this morning. Thankfully, it had stopped snowing overnight, and was a clear, beautiful morning. But the roads were sheets of ice, at least at first. I wore my "shoe chains" during my 5-mile warmup on the course, and decided to wear them for the race too. However, during the time between my warmup and the race, the sun actually improved the roads quite a bit, but the "chains" were still very helpful in some spots, so glad I wore them.

Knowing that the roads were slick, plus the course is pretty difficult, I just wanted a marathon-pace workout out of this, and to win a turkey. And that's how it worked out. I ended up running 35:55-ish, and led from start to finish, although second place was not that far behind. My mile splits (garmin-based) were 5:18 (downhill), 6:02 (uphill), 5:58 (uphill), 5:46 (rolling), 5:31 (mostly down), and 5:29 (downhill). Didn't feel great, but didn't really need to, as it just needed to be a moderate workout at the end of a long week. And I won a turkey.

After the awards, I ran another 8.5 miles on the county roads west of Smithfield, to give me an even 20 for the day.

Saucony Type A Miles: 6.50	Asic DS Trainer Miles: 13.50

Comments

From Russ on Sat, Nov 19, 2011 at 19:24:32 from 24.72.198.228

Nice job winning a turkey. We'll be in Smithfield for Thanksgiving so I was disappointed to see the Turkey Trot is the weekend before Turkey day. Oh well - we'll make up our own 5K and eat very well afterwards.

From Oreo on Sat, Nov 19, 2011 at 19:37:31 from 174.27.141.95

Nice win. Top form. U ever sell your Tm' o Pain?

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