| 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 | | 69.50 | 10.00 | 0.00 | 6.25 | 0.00 | 85.75 |
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| Saucony Kinvara 3 Miles: 21.25 | Saucony A5 Flat Miles: 12.00 | Brooks Launch Yellow Miles: 8.50 | Saucony Kinvara Miles: 6.00 | Brooks PureConnect Miles: 32.00 | Brooks Green Silence Miles: 6.00 |
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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 5 miles with some strides, no watch. Bolder Boulder is tomorrow. |
| Saucony Kinvara 3 Miles: 5.00 |
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Bolder Boulder 10K (6.214 Miles) 00:31:32, Place overall: 7, Place in age division: 1 | | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 5.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.25 | 0.00 | 12.00 |
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Bolder Boulder this morning, my first 10K since 2011, I think. Goals going in were Top 10 and sub-32. Race started and everyone goes out super-crazy. Probably had 10 guys in costumes out ahead of me. Amazing these guys qualify for the A wave, but gotta love it. I tried to stay at a reasonable pace and not get sucked out. I spent the first 3 miles moving up in position, was probably 20th after 1 mile, 10th after 2 miles, and pulled into 5th by Mile 3. Even with supposedly trying to stay patient, I think I got out just a touch too hard. First three miles were 4:57, 4:59, and 5:05. Was 15:32 at 5K, and I could feel it. Stayed in touch with the back of the lead pack through 5K, and then the top 4 guys pulled away a little bit. I ran by myself for Mile 4, which was 5:12. The 4th place guy fell off the pack, and I started reeling him in during Mile 5, although I was struggling too. Mile 5 was mostly downhill, but I could only manage 5:00. I got passed into 6th place somewhere in here. I knew the last mile was an uphill to the stadium, and based on how I was feeling, I knew it would be a struggle. And I also knew that guys were coming up on me, so that gave me some fine motivation to give an honest effort. I finally passed the guy ahead of me that I had been reeling in, but got passed myself by a couple other guys. Entered the stadium, and could feel another person breathing down my neck, and gave it everything I had around the last curve and into the finish. Managed to hold off the guy behind me, and almost caught (or re-caught) the two guys ahead of me. Mile 6 was 5:13. Final time was 31:32. I thought I finished 6th, but ended up 7th upon looking at the final results. Guess the last mile was kind of crazy, so lost track. But I was 1 second out of 5th, and 6 seconds out of 3rd...if my ability to close a 10K was just a little better, I think my placing would have been higher, but I'm not really that kind of runner anymore. Pretty happy with this time...I think can count this as my "uphill altitude 10K PR"
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| Saucony A5 Flat Miles: 12.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 8.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.50 |
| Easy run home for lunch. 8.5 miles, averaged about 7:30/mile. Legs have no life in them after Boulder Bolder, although surprisingly am not sore at all. |
| Brooks Launch Yellow Miles: 8.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 14.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 14.25 |
| am - Fossil Creek Park to Mason Trail. 6 miles, no watch. noon - ran home for lunch. 8.25 miles, averaged 7:30/mile.
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| Saucony Kinvara Miles: 6.00 | Saucony Kinvara 3 Miles: 8.25 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 14.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 14.00 |
| Power to Poudre Trail. Legs still fatigued from the race, so kept things pretty easy. 14 miles, averaged 6:50/mile. |
| Brooks PureConnect Miles: 14.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 14.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 14.00 |
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AM - Fossil Creek to Mason Trail. 6 miles, no watch. noon - Loveland Trail toward Walmart. 8 miles, forget the pace. |
| Brooks Green Silence Miles: 6.00 | Saucony Kinvara 3 Miles: 8.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 8.00 | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 18.00 |
| Boyd Lake. 4 miles warmup, then 10-mile MP tempo, then 4 mile cooldown. Didn't have much expectation for this workout, based on how I felt all week. Just tried to telax and let the workout come to me. Ended up going pretty well, and I felt good. Splits were 5:39, 5:34, 5:31, 5:30, 5:37, 5:30, 5:26, 5:18, 5:15, 5:13. Averaged 6:16/mile for the 18 miles. Big 2 weeks of training coming up. I essentially just have 4 more real workouts until Duluth, so hoping for one more big push. |
| Brooks PureConnect Miles: 18.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 69.50 | 10.00 | 0.00 | 6.25 | 0.00 | 85.75 |
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| Saucony Kinvara 3 Miles: 21.25 | Saucony A5 Flat Miles: 12.00 | Brooks Launch Yellow Miles: 8.50 | Saucony Kinvara Miles: 6.00 | Brooks PureConnect Miles: 32.00 | Brooks Green Silence Miles: 6.00 |
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