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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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Saucony Trail Shoe Lifetime Miles: 247.50
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
68.800.0016.200.000.0085.00
Saucony Hattori Miles: 7.00Saucony Kinvara Miles: 6.00Brooks Launch Yellow Miles: 14.25Brooks Green Silence Miles: 6.00Saucony Kinvara 3 Miles: 19.75Brooks PureConnect Miles: 32.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
7.000.000.000.000.007.00

Fossil Creek to Mason Trail. 7 miles, no watch.

Saucony Hattori Miles: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
14.000.000.000.000.0014.00

AM - Power Trail to Willow Springs. 6 miles, about 7:50/mile.

noon - forgot to bring my shoes to work, so had to drive home to run. But then I forgot my garmin at work. So it was all a huge mess, definite first-world problem. Ran an estimated 8 miles from home.

Saucony Kinvara Miles: 6.00Brooks Launch Yellow Miles: 8.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
13.750.000.000.000.0013.75

AM - Fossil Creek Park to Mason Trail. 6 miles, no watch.

noon - ran home for lunch. 7.75 miles, averaged 6:56/mile.

Brooks Green Silence Miles: 6.00Saucony Kinvara 3 Miles: 7.75
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
4.000.000.000.000.004.00

Yet another 10-12 inches of snow today (sigh). Nabbed about 4 miles after work

Saucony Kinvara 3 Miles: 4.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
7.800.006.200.000.0014.00

Power Trail to Spring Creek to Poudre. Did 10x1km with 60s recoveries. Splits were 3:10, 3:13, 3:10, 3:11, 3:14, 3:09, 3:10, 3:10, 3:08, 3:10. Not the sharpest workout, but serviceable.

14 miles total, averaged 6:04/mile.

Just got my registration in for Bolder Boulder, so that is officially my next race. Will not be running the Colorado Half this Sunday.

Brooks PureConnect Miles: 14.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
14.250.000.000.000.0014.25

AM - South loop from house. Beautiful cold morning. 6.25 miles, no watch.

noon - ran home for lunch. 8 miles, no watch. Did some strides.

Brooks Launch Yellow Miles: 6.25Saucony Kinvara 3 Miles: 8.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
8.000.0010.000.000.0018.00

Absolutely spectacular day for a long run and workout. One of the "thank God to be alive" type days. Anyway, did 18 miles, an out-and-back on the Loveland/Boyd Lake Trail. Warmed up 5 miles, did a potty stop at Boyd Lake S.P., and then started the workout, a 4-3-2-1 mile session with 4-minute, 3-minute, 2-minute recovery between intervals, respectively. Pretty standard workout, but missed the pace...was supposed to be MP, but was really more a half marathon pace effort. But it felt great.

Splits were  (5:17, 5:16, 5:14, 5:15), (5:15, 5:10, 5:09), (5:09, 5:16), (5:04). Average pace was 5:56/mile for the 18-mile run.

Brooks PureConnect Miles: 18.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
68.800.0016.200.000.0085.00
Saucony Hattori Miles: 7.00Saucony Kinvara Miles: 6.00Brooks Launch Yellow Miles: 14.25Brooks Green Silence Miles: 6.00Saucony Kinvara 3 Miles: 19.75Brooks PureConnect Miles: 32.00
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