| 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 | | 47.50 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 49.50 |
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| Brooks Launch (2) Miles: 19.00 | Asics Heavy Shoe Miles: 9.00 | Asic DS Trainer Miles: 11.50 | Saucony Kinvara Miles: 10.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 14.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 14.00 |
| Treated today like a Saturday, since I'm now one week out. Did 14 miles, kept a nice pace, but nothing too fast. Did a few strides near the end. Averaged 6:40/mile. |
| Brooks Launch (2) Miles: 14.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
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AM - Smithfield Canyon, 6 miles, 7:05/mile average.
PM - 4 miles with Zoe.
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| Asics Heavy Shoe Miles: 4.00 | Asic DS Trainer Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 8.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
| Last little mini-workout before Boston. Warmed up for three miles, and then did 2 miles at MP. Splits were 5:11 (downhill) and 5:14 (rolling). Cooled down for 5 miles. Averaged 6:15/mile for 10 miles. Feelin' fine. |
| Saucony Kinvara Miles: 10.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
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AM - 5 miles, Smithfield Canyon. Did strides on the way back. 6:44/mile average pace.
PM - Forrester Acres with Seth, 5 miles.
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| Asic DS Trainer Miles: 5.00 | Brooks Launch (2) Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Finally getting to the run part of the taper (single-digit days). Canal Trail, 5 miles, easy. Part of the canal had been widened and deepened, and the trail had been destroyed (covered) for a bit, so I had to run in the canal channel. Very muddy and annoying. Other than that, a beautiful run. Tomorrow morning I fly out to Boston, and will take the day off from running. Then maybe 2-3 miles on Sunday. I'm not taking a laptop, and I'm too stupid to own a smart phone, so I probably won't blog again until I get back, on Tuesday. Yes, I will be reading books on the airplane. They are still around.
My bib number is 35 for anyone who cares to sign up for tracking. Life has been really busy the past couple months, which is why I haven't blogged much. I'm looking forward to experiencing Boston, and hopefully qualifying for Trials, but I will also be relieved when it's over. It was hard work getting in the proper training, just due to time and other obligations. Hopefully the sacrifice will be worth it.
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| Asics Heavy Shoe Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.50 |
| Wow, what a day. Up at 3:30AM for the airport shuttle, then flight to DC, 3 hour layover, 1 hour delay due to heinous rain and lightening. And then finally got to Boston. No one was here to pick me up. Drat, my worst fear. Couldn't get ahold of the BAA, so started triangulating with the FastRunningBlog. Called several people, but in the end it was WALTER BROWN who saved my butt. I owe Walter dinner or something, what a guy. He somehow found and "emergency contact number" which actually put me in touch with the exact person I needed to talk to. They thought I was arriving yesterday, even though I emailed my itinerary on two separate occasions. But it's all good now, right? Took a taxi to Radison downtown...where I found out that they had given my room away when I didn't show yesterday. The manager was in a vehement phone conversation with the runner rep about it...told me to come back in a bit. I went and finally got dinner (at 9:30PM...it was delicious seafood though, and a wonderful IPA, worth the wait). Came back to the hotel and praise God they had a room for me. Don't know who they had to kill to get it, since the whole town is sold out. Anyway. I am finally here. In Boston. In a hotel. With a full belly. At a decent computer with internet (so I will be bloggin after all). Tomorrow, I'll do the expo, get the bib, etc, but other than that am just going to rest from day, maybe see some friends that are here. Out. |
| Asic DS Trainer Miles: 0.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 47.50 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 49.50 |
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| Brooks Launch (2) Miles: 19.00 | Asics Heavy Shoe Miles: 9.00 | Asic DS Trainer Miles: 11.50 | Saucony Kinvara Miles: 10.00 |
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