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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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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
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
59.500.003.000.000.0062.50
Brooks Adrenaline 8, #1 Miles: 13.50Nike Elite Miles: 11.00Brooks Adrenaline 8, #2 Miles: 23.50Brooks Axiom Miles: 9.50Jogging Stroller Miles: 4.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
9.500.000.000.000.009.50

AM - ran the dog for a mile, then did the Planet Walk. There was fresh snow on the ground, but it was not snowing or raining during the run, so it was actually pretty nice.

PM - Planet Walk, then met up with Cody and ran through Willow Park and back to my house.

Brooks Adrenaline 8, #1 Miles: 4.50
Comments(4)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
11.000.000.000.000.0011.00

Met Jon at the Fairgrounds, and did the Young Ward - ICON Loop, including a 6-mile tempo. The faster miles were 6:10-6:15 pace. Sitting at work all day was killing my back and right SI joint, but running felt great. Too bad I can't run all day.

Nike Elite Miles: 11.00
Comments(1)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
8.250.000.000.000.008.25

AM - ran the dog for a mile, then ran to breakfast (2.5 miles)

noon - ran home, then did a Providence loop (5.75 miles)

Brooks Adrenaline 8, #2 Miles: 8.25
Comments(6)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
6.500.003.000.000.009.50

Did a little workout today; ran out to Millville and back and did 4x4-minute fartlek with 2 minutes recovery. It seemed like I timed it so that every interval ended on an uphill. Oh well.

 Interval Distance (miles)
 Pace
 10.75
5:23
 2 0.765:18
 3 0.765:18
 4

 0.74

 5:30

 Did some strides afterward. It was rather chilly, but all in all a pretty nice evening to run.

Brooks Axiom Miles: 9.50
Comments(1)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
9.000.000.000.000.009.00

AM - ran the dog for a mile. Later in the morning, ran the Planet Walk (4 miles)

PM - Planet Walk with Seth. (4 miles)

Brooks Adrenaline 8, #1 Miles: 9.00Jogging Stroller Miles: 4.00
Comments(2)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
15.250.000.000.000.0015.25

Longish run with Cody today. I had a meeting all morning, so we went in the early afternoon, and it was quite nice out We ran out to Hollow Road and back on the TOU course (mostly). I was feeling tired from the week, plus had a headwind going out, but for some reason was pushing 6:30 to 6:45 pace for the first few miles (probably from drinking coffee all morning). We hit a few 6:20-6:30 miles coming back with the wind, and stayed pretty steady to the end. I think our average pace was a little over 6:45/mile.

Brooks Adrenaline 8, #2 Miles: 15.25
Comments(2)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
59.500.003.000.000.0062.50
Brooks Adrenaline 8, #1 Miles: 13.50Nike Elite Miles: 11.00Brooks Adrenaline 8, #2 Miles: 23.50Brooks Axiom Miles: 9.50Jogging Stroller Miles: 4.00
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