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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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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
40.500.000.000.006.0046.50
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
7.250.000.000.000.007.25

What a beautiful day today! I went out to the River Trail to see what kind of shape it's in. The first mile and a half were totally clear, then some small (but manageable) patches of snow to the single-track, but then the single-track was completely un-runnable, as it was a sheet of glare ice, about a foot thick in some places. It will be until May before the trail is dried out; rather sad. I managed to navigate through the icefield (with a 13-minute mile), and it was a bit better down by 3rd Dam, but still some very deep snow right before the Spring Hollow campground. I didn't feel like doing the icefield again, so I went back along the shoulder of the highway, and then got back on the River Trail at 2nd Dam. Averaged 8:14/mile for the entire run, not too bad for all the walking and sliding.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
9.500.000.000.000.009.50

AM - slept poorly last night, and ended up sleeping in this morning to compensate. Ran a mile with the dog, then did the Planet Walk. 5 miles total, averaged 8:09/mile.

(Adrenaline: 140 miles)

PM - ran to Fred Smiths to pick up a prescription, then ran to the LHS rec fields and did 4x200m strides barefoot in the grass. 4.5 miles total. 7:15/mile average pace for the run.

(Triax: 465 miles)

Comments(1)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
9.500.000.000.003.0012.50

AM - slept poorly again last night. I think it might be the heat. This time, though, I made my 6AM wake-up call, jogged the dog around the block, then ran to the gym. Did 20 minutes elliptical and 10 minutes arc trainer, the 2x18 abductors @ 90 lbs, 2x20 adductors @ 90 lbs, 1x60 leg press @ 130 lbs, and 1x40 single-leg press @ 70 lbs (right leg only). Ran home.

PM - Logan Loop, 8 miles averaging 7:38/mile. Cody wimped out on me and ran on the treadmill, so I ran by myself. Turns out that the snow and rain stopped right before the run, and it was actually quite nice out. Listened to a "This American Life" podcast in lieu of human interaction.

(Triax: 473 miles)

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
4.000.000.000.003.007.00

AM - ran the dog around the block, then ran to breakfast.

PM - ran to the gym, did 20 minutes of elliptical, 10 minutes of arc trainer, 2x15 4-way hip @ 90 lbs, and 4x20 lunges @ 20 lbs.

(Adrenaline: 143 miles

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
7.250.000.000.000.007.25

AM - ran a mile with the dog.

PM - met Cody and Jon and did the Planet Walk, then ran to the gym. Did 2x20 adductors @ 90 lbs and 2x18 adbductors @ 90 lbs, 1x50 hip sled @ 130 lbs, and 1x40 single-leg hip sled @ 70 lbs. Ran home.

(Triax: 480 miles)

Comments(2)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
3.000.000.000.000.003.00

gym. 20 minutes elliptical, 10 minutes bike.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
40.500.000.000.006.0046.50
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