| 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 | | 38.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 45.00 |
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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 |
| Easy, enjoyable Easter run. Ave HR: 129 | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 6.50 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.50 |
| 2.5 miles easy running; Ave HR: 130. 8 miles elliptical with 3x7:30 threshold intervals. Ave HR on intervals: 175-180. I set a time PR for elliptical today: 55 minutes. It's definitely getting mentally easier to stay on longer. Threshold intervals felt pretty good, and my breathing felt similar to what it would be like if I was running. Next time I may try 4 intervals. | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 8.50 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 11.50 |
| 2 miles running; 9.5 miles elliptical. New time PR for elliptial: 65 minutes! Ave HR of running: 137; Ave HR of elliptical: 155. Did 20 minutes in the middle of the elliptical workout at "MP" effort and sustained heart rates of 165-170. I'm pretty sure what's going on with my foot is plantar fasciitis. I can run on it okay, but it hurts the most after I get out of bed or after I've been sitting for awhile. I've start doing some stretches for it, and they seem to relieve the pain well. It doesn't hurt on the elliptical at all, so that's good. | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 13.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.00 |
| 8.5 miles running (Ave HR: 138); 4.5 miles elliptical (Ave HR: 150). A bit of an easy day today, despite the mileage. My HR seemed high for the pace we were running, meaning either I'm not recovered from the last two days or I'm a little under the weather. I've lost another pound and am down to 138. This puts me at the halfway point: 5 down and 5 to go! | | Comments(2) |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Day off. I was feeling run-down and a bit sick (sore throat, etc.) last night, so I slept in and got some rest. I feel better today and hopefully will continue to improve. I'm a bit frustrated right now. I feel very fit from cross training and am shedding pounds, which is great, but my nagging injuries don't seem to be getting better. I don't think the elliptical is nearly as hard on my knee as running, but apparently it is preventing proper healing that only rest can provide. As much as I hate to do this, I've decided to can the idea of early-summer racing and am going to take some time off and start over. October is still a long ways away for my peak race (St. George), and there's some other good races along the way in August and September. I'm not going to resume a normal training volume until I am completely pain-free, which may take a couple weeks or a couple months, I don't know. It will be better for the long term. I figure if I ran 2:26 at St. George last year with a disfunctional body, I should be able to go faster if I let myself get compeltely healthy. In the meantime, I may jog a few miles here and there and hop on the elliptical for SHORT periods a fews day a week just to keep the weight off. I'll continue with my stretching and core strengthening and improve on that during my time off. I may explore the option of pool running, which is a fantastic non-impact cross training method, but I don't have access to a pool in the near vincinity...but it may be an option. | | Comments(2) |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Another day off. My knee is already starting to feel a bit better than it has in a while, an encouraging sign. Same thing with my back. My left quad is still numb and my left hip flexor is quite irritated. I spoke with my PT yesterday and it seems that the two are probably related, so I've laid off any exercise that stretches the hip flexor over the last few days. My foot is the worst out of all the injuries. I even walk with a limp, although the severity is variable over the course of a day. Seems to exhibit every symptom of plantar fasciitis, but I haven't had it officially diagnosed yet. I've been stretching my calves, arch, and achilles, and I'm thinking about getting a "night boot", which will passively stretch it while I sleep. Any other suggestions on how to deal with this are welcome... | | Add Comment |
| | 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 |
| Easy 5 miles with Jon, Dave, and James. Knee and back felt very stable. My foot felt no different than previous days. In all reality, I can run on it okay, but I want to lay off activity to let it heal faster. I think what I will do for these first couple weeks of recovery is to do elliptical twice a week and run a few miles on Saturday. That should allow me to heal up and still keep a baseline fitness level. | | Comments(1) |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 38.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 45.00 |
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