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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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Brooks Pure Connect Blue Lifetime Miles: 337.25
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
56.757.002.000.000.0065.75
Brooks PureFlow Miles: 22.50New Balance Miles: 20.25Brooks PureConnect Black Miles: 9.00Saucony Cortana III Miles: 14.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
3.500.000.000.000.003.50

Ended up just doing 3.5 miles (neighborhood loop). Legs were not sore, but pretty fatigued from yesterday. Pace was a blistering 8:20/mile.

Brooks PureFlow Miles: 3.50
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
5.250.000.000.000.005.25

Fossil Creek with Zoe. Very windy, and the stroller was like a sail.

New Balance Miles: 5.25
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
14.000.000.000.000.0014.00

noon - Power Trail to Poudre Trail south. 10 miles, averaged 7:24/mile Did some strides.

pm - Fossil Creek Park, 4 miles, no watch.

Brooks PureConnect Black Miles: 4.00Saucony Cortana III Miles: 10.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
5.007.002.000.000.0014.00

Workout. Met Mike and my office, and we did 4-3-2-1 on Power/Poudre Trail, plus some roads.

Splits were (5:35, 5:26, 5:29, 5:34), (5:31, 5:33, 5:22), (5:16, 5:36)

During the 2-mile interval, I got pretty fatigued and faded badly during the last mile. So I cut off the workout there and didn't do the last 1-mile interval (no point in running a 6-minute mile at this point).

Okay workout, but I still have a ways to go in building fitness. 14 miles, averaged 6:14/mile overall.

Brooks PureFlow Miles: 14.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
14.000.000.000.000.0014.00

am - Boyd Lake, 10 miles, averaged 8:04/mile.

pm - Power Trail with Duncan. 4 miles, no watch.

Saucony Cortana III Miles: 4.00New Balance Miles: 10.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
10.000.000.000.000.0010.00

am - Power Trail from my house. 5 miles, no watch.

pm - Power Trail south from work. 5 miles, averaged 7:30/mile.

Brooks PureConnect Black Miles: 5.00Brooks PureFlow Miles: 5.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
5.000.000.000.000.005.00

Easy 5 miles wth some strides. 7:04/mile. Feel good, but the weather tomorrow is supposed to be wretched for a race: 3-5" of snow and 20mph wind.

New Balance Miles: 5.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
56.757.002.000.000.0065.75
Brooks PureFlow Miles: 22.50New Balance Miles: 20.25Brooks PureConnect Black Miles: 9.00Saucony Cortana III Miles: 14.00
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