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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 four miles, all I had time for before church. Air was smoky and foul from the wildfire.

Brooks Launch (3) Miles: 4.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
7.750.000.000.000.007.75

Ran home for lunch, and back. 7.75 miles, no watch.

Asic DS Trainer (2) Miles: 7.75
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Didn't feel like dragging myself out of bed early. Day off.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
7.750.000.000.000.007.75

Ran home from lunch, and back. Sprinkled rain on the way back, which felt nice. 7.75 miles, averaged 6:48/mile.

Asic DS Trainer (2) Miles: 7.75
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7.500.000.000.000.007.50

Ran home for lunch, via Lemay. 7.5 miles, no watch.

Brooks Launch (3) Miles: 7.50
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Perfect day to run, mid-50s and slight breeze. Ran from work, north on the Power Trail, brisk up-tempo pace. Had an interesting experience, where a runner actually caught me from behind while I was tempo'ing. This doesn't happen much, especially in southeast Fort Collins. The guy ask me if I want to work out with him, which sounded good to me. Turns out his name is Rob Watson, #4 ranked Canadian marathoner who recently ran 2:13 at Rotterdam. He went to CSU several years ago, and is in town staying with friends before Bolder Boulder, where he is running on the Canadian team. It was really nice to run with someone, especially someone of that caliber, and we cruised along at 5:30-5:40 pace for most of it. Ended up with 7 miles, averaged 5:42 overall. Felt really good the whole time, it's amazing how cool weather helps.

Asics Blur 33 Miles: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
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Fossil Creek to Mason Trail, and back. 12 miles, averaged 6:58/mile.

Saucony Kinvara Miles: 12.00
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Brooks Launch (3) Miles: 11.50Asic DS Trainer (2) Miles: 15.50Asics Blur 33 Miles: 7.00Saucony Kinvara Miles: 12.00
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