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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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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
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
70.000.000.000.000.0070.00
Brooks Launch Miles: 19.25Brooks Axiom Miles: 8.00Brooks Adrenaline 9 Miles: 16.25Saucony Tangent Miles: 10.00Brooks Adrenaline 10 Miles: 16.50
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
11.250.000.000.000.0011.25

Did the Bear River Loop, with 7 miles of tempo. Most miles were around 5:55 or so, but I had a 5:45 and a 5:40 in the middle. Turned it down with a few miles left and cruised at 6:30-6:40 for a couple miles, and then did 6 strides up the hill on the last mile. 6:07/mile average pace for the run. Didn't feel especially great, but not terrible either.

Brooks Launch Miles: 11.25
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
12.000.000.000.000.0012.00

AM - lower Hyde Park out-and-back. 8 miles, 7:00/mile average. Achilles is still bothering me a little bit. 

PM - Summit Dr loop with Seth. Saw a bunch of deer in the cemetery, which Seth liked. 8:00/mile pace. Seth has gotten heavier over the winter, and the hills have gotten bigger, so the stroller is tough going.

Brooks Axiom Miles: 4.00Brooks Adrenaline 9 Miles: 8.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
8.000.000.000.000.008.00

Ran from work and did the Planet Walk - Landfill Loop. Planet Walk is almost clear, just a little ice left. It was a bit warmer today, and very nice to run. I walked the dog, so to speak. Right achilles feels about the same as yesterday. Running easy is fine (no pain and doesn't make things worse), but no speedwork or hills until it gets better. 6:59/mile average.

Brooks Launch Miles: 8.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
10.000.000.000.000.0010.00

North Logan out-and-back, 10 miles. Averaged 6:46/mile. Achilles felt slightly better today, but still needs to improve.

Saucony Tangent Miles: 10.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
12.250.000.000.000.0012.25

AM - Summit Loop, 4 miles easy. 7:10/mile pace.

PM - Ran home from work, a little over 8 miles. It's the first time I've done this, but perhaps I'll do it once/week. Saves commuting time. Just wore my watch, but average pace was around 7:00/mile, maybe a little under.

Brooks Axiom Miles: 4.00Brooks Adrenaline 9 Miles: 8.25
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
16.500.000.000.000.0016.50

Ran with special guest Walter this morning. I intended to run the back roads up to Richmond (which is nice and flat), but then we bumped into Carson Cambell running with some of his team, and he ran with us for a while, and amidst the confusion we ended up going all the way up Smithfield Canyon, which is the exact opposite of what I had planned. Carson left us midway, so Walter and I kept going until the road got really bad, then we came back down. The probably was that we only had 9 miles, and we needed 16. So then we ran a loop to Hyde Park. Still needed a few more after than, so then we did a small loop on Summit Dr and back to my house. 16.5 miles total, averaged 7:15/mile.

Brooks Adrenaline 10 Miles: 16.50
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
70.000.000.000.000.0070.00
Brooks Launch Miles: 19.25Brooks Axiom Miles: 8.00Brooks Adrenaline 9 Miles: 16.25Saucony Tangent Miles: 10.00Brooks Adrenaline 10 Miles: 16.50
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