| 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 | | 74.50 | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 84.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
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Nice easy 3 miler before lunch. My legs feel pretty decent after the 30k yesterday. Hamstrings are bit tight, and there is some general fatigue, but my calves and ankles do not feel "pounded" like they often do after races. Good sign. (Adrenaline blue: 36 miles)
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 12.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.50 |
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AM - Easy 4.5 miles, out-and-back on paved river trail, plus a block with the dog. Feel pretty good. (Adrenaline black: 451 miles) PM - 8-mile loop through Providence with Jon. Hot. (Adrenaline orange: 295 miles)
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 14.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 14.50 |
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Jogged a block with the dog, then ran from my house to the canal trail to the Bonneville Shoreline Trail to Green Canyon, up Green Canyon to the end of the single-track, and then back home the same way. I tried to keep the pace honest and work the hills a little, but wasn't really looking for a killer workout today, just some good distance and some hills. Did 6x100m strides in the middle of the run, the last 3 as hill surges on the Bonneville Trail. I measured out the route to best of my ability on G-Maps, and figured I averaged about 7:30/mile. I feel pretty much recovered from the race on Saturday. (Adrenaline blue: 50 miles)
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 13.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.50 |
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AM - 6.5 miles with Cody (canal trail loop) and then 0.5 miles with dog. Pace varied between 7:00 to 7:30/mile. SI is a bit irritated, but I see the chiro this evening. (Adrenaline black: 458 miles) PM - Easy run with James and Jon. Talked about kicking dogs for most of the run. (Adrenaline orange: 302 miles)
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 5.00 | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15.00 |
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Raining buckets this morning, plus my legs felt like lead weights when I got out of bed, so I waited until about 5PM to run. My body is usually a bit more charged up by then, plus it had stopped raining (mostly). Today was my last Big Workout before the marathon (Big Workouts = hard workout that lasts over an hour and a half, usually 14-16 miles total). The workout today was 4-3-2-1 miles at MP, with 2:00 rest in between, so 10 miles at MP total. I ran from my office to Mile 24 of the TOU course and started the workout, running backward on the TOU course to Mile 18, and then turning around and coming back. I used the mile markers to get pace, although I'd miss one here or there. All my splits were in between 5:30-5:40/mile, which I was pretty happy with, considering how I felt this morning. Good workout. (Adrenaline blue: 65 miles)
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
| Easy recovery day. Once again I waited until it stopped raining, so weather was pretty good for running: cool and calm. Did the landfill loop via paved river trail. SI is still irritated. (Adrenaline orange: 310 miles)
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 18.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 18.00 |
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Boy, I'm glad today's run is over with. Mid-30s for temperature, wind, and snow. Gotta love that spring weather! Today was my last long run before Ogden, and we did virtually all of it on trail. It was not very fast, but we were out there for awhile. 18 miles in 2:30 or 2:35 or so. 8:30/mile pace, or something like that. James, Cody, and I met at the canal trailhead and ran the canal trail, then jumped on the Bonneville Trail, and then up Green Canyon. We went all the way up Green to the single track, and then almost a mile on the single track until it was time to turn around. Well over 1500 ft of net climbing. Coming down, we had a nasty headwind, and the snow picked up as well, to the pount where we were getting substantial accumulation, not only on the ground but also on our faces. Yuck! Once we got out of Green Canyon and back on the Bonneville trail, the wind died down a little, and so did the snow. It's as though Green Canyon had its own little microclimate today. I didn't feel particulary great today, and we were pretty miserable, but I was happy to get in the miles and complete my training clycle properly. Now it's time for a taper! 85 miles this week. 60-65 next week, and 30 the week of the marathon (plus the marathon). I'm looking forward to feeling fresh again. I've felt worn down the last couple weeks from the mileage. I don't know how you 100-mile/week guys do it... (Cascadia: 88 miles) | | Comments(3) |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 74.50 | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 84.50 |
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