| 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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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 1.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.50 | 15.00 |
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| Tried jogging a half mile again. Felt a little bit better than yesterday. | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.50 | 2.50 |
| AM - started my physical therapy at IHC this morning. Didn't do much this first time around; just got about 15 minutes of heat pack, and then ultrasound. Good news: I'm pregnant! Afterward, I got a set of stretches to work on, because my "hamstrings are too tight". Duh. Every doctor, PT, chiro, and LMT has told me that. I usually tell them they should have seen them before I started stretching every night. At least I can touch my toes very easily these days. Back two years ago I couldn't get within 3 inches of my toes. I go again on Friday, and I imagine it will be a little bit more involved.
PM - 25 minutes on the bike at the gym, then lifted a little bit with my arms. - 1x12 bench press @ 115 lbs
- 1x9 bench press @ 115 lbs (pecs are still tired from last week!)
- 1x20 arm curls @ 20 lbs
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.50 | 2.50 |
| Went to gym and did 25 minutes on the elliptical. Then did a few arm exercises: - 2x15 row @ 90 lbs
- 1x15 overhead press @ 80 lbs
- 1x15 overhead press @ 90 lbs
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.50 | 2.50 |
| 25 minutes on bike at gym. | | Comments(2) |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.50 | 2.50 |
| 25 minutes on the bike. Lifted weights: - 2x13 bench press @ 115 lbs
- 1x28 arm curls @ 20 lbs
- 1x15 single-leg calf raises
I feel 98% pain-free. Light jogging for short distances doesn't hurt at all. I haven't tried anything longer than the distance between my car and the front door of the gym though. I have physical therapy again tomorrow. Should be interesting. In any case, I'm getting close.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Went to physical therapy in the morning. Did heat pack and ultrasound again, and stretched out a little. Then did some exercises: 4-way hip with the theraband, hamstring curls with the stability ball, leg raises while laying on my belly (works the glutes), rolling around in a chair, and 10 minutes on the stair-stepper (which I'll count as a cross-training mile). It was all actually fairly tiring. I'll keep doing these exercises at home every day, since I've got therabands, a stability ball, and an office chair at my disposal. I go again to PT on next Friday. If things are going well, and I don't imagine I'll need to go much more after that. Kinda costs a lot of money, since I still have to pay my deductible. Most of this stuff I can do on my own, I think it's worth it to have a little bit of guidance and oversight.
I ran about 100 meters on the sidewalk on my way to get coffee later in the morning. I didn't feel any pain. Shoveling snow didn't feel too bad either, which is good since we got about 8 inches last night. I may try running a mile tomorrow.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.50 | 3.50 |
| Ran to the gym (0.5 miles). I use the term "ran" loosely, because it was more like a jog or shuffle. My leg felt better than it had on any other previous running attempt since the injury, but not perfect, as I can still feel "it". But it's a step forward. At the gym, I did 25 minutes on the bike. I managed to get my HR over 160, which is a recumbent bike PR. Then lifted weights: - 1x14 bench press @ 115 lbs
- 1x10 bench press @ 115 lbs (wish I had a spotter so that I could do more)
- 1x23 arm curls @ 20 lbs
- 1x14 lat pulldowns @ 90 lbs
- 1x10 lat pulldowns @ 90 lbs (tired)
I'll do my leg PT exercises at home later tonight, along with my usual core exercises. | | Comments(2) |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 1.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.50 | 15.00 |
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