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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

Tue, Apr 24, 2012

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
3.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	3.50

Still fairly sore. I ran around the neighborhood this morning and explored some of the trails and side streets. 3.5 miles, about 7:40/mile.

Asic DS Trainer (2) Miles: 3.50

Comments

From Scott Ensign on Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 15:47:48 from 129.123.3.84

you should run the bolder boulder. it is a full 3+ weeks after your next half. how can you live in colorado and not run the bolder boulder????

From Paul on Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 15:51:04 from 207.224.39.118

Because I dislike large crowds of people. And I dislike spending money. And I dislike 10Ks. I probably dislike Boulder too, despite never having been there.

Other than those factors, it's tempting.

From Paul on Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 15:55:11 from 207.224.39.118

But I like YOU, Scott. Don't take my comment the wrong way. :-)

From Scott Ensign on Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 12:49:19 from 129.123.3.84

Paul, those are some pretty compelling reasons! Now I'm trying to remember why i run it... I guess because my brother lives there and it has become a tradition of sorts. But smithfield health days is more my style and price range too.

From Paul on Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 13:11:41 from 207.224.39.118

I was planning on running it this year, and then I started thinking about how I'd rather spend Memorial Day grilling bratwurst, sitting on my deck, and drinking beer. Maybe playing some Bocce Ball. Fighting traffic, navigating a new town, being on a start line with 35,000 other people, and running a butt-slow 10K time at altitude just didn't fit in. Maybe if it wasn't on a holiday I would do it.

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