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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 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
60.008.005.000.000.0073.00
Brooks Adrenaline 8 Blue Miles: 28.00Brooks Adrenaline 8, #1 Miles: 15.00Brooks Adrenaline 8, #2 Miles: 20.50Jogging Stroller Miles: 5.00Saucony Tangent Miles: 6.00Brooks Axiom Miles: 3.50
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
4.508.000.000.000.0012.50

Ran the dog around the block. Later in the morning did the standard 8-mile tempo on the Millville Hill Loop. Warmed up for two miles in 6:36 and 6:28. Then started the tempo.

 Mile SplitTerrain
 1 5:487/8 uphill, 1/8 downhill
 2 5:41rolling
 3 5:481/2 downhill, 1/2 uphill
 4 6:29The Millville Hill
 5 5:453/4 flat, 1/4 uphill
 6 5:421/5 uphill, 4/5 downhill
 7 5:12all downhill
 8 5:09flat

 This was a pretty good workout. I need to work on the uphills some, but that will come with time. I pushed it pretty hard the last mile, but other than that it was mostly a marathon pace effort.

Today marks the first day of "real training" in preparation for the Seattle Half. The last four weeks after Indy have had the purpose of recovery and rebuilding base. Now I have four weeks of half marathon-specific training. If things go as planned, I'll do 8x1000m on the track later this week. Then an 8-mile tempo and 6x1mile next week, an 8-mile tempo and 8x1000m the following week, and then a good 6-mile tempo the week of the race. Saturdays will just be easy runs of about 16 miles, so shooting for no more than 75 mpw, plus or minus a few.

The only thing I need to watch right now is my left heel/arch. I've been feeling "somthing" there since last Wednesday, which always makes me paranoid of plantar fasciitis. So far it hasn't gotten any worse, and today was a bit less noticeable than previous days. I've been stretching it and massaging the calf for prevention, so hopefully I can snuff it out before it turns into anything. Not a road I want to go down. There is no pain, just the feeling of "something".

Brooks Adrenaline 8 Blue Miles: 12.50
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
9.000.000.000.000.009.00

Ran the dog for a mile. Then ran the Logan Loop. Averaged 7:25/mile. It rains pretty soak on me, and I was soaked by the end. Still, better than snow.

Brooks Adrenaline 8, #1 Miles: 9.00
Comments(1)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
12.000.000.000.000.0012.00

AM - ran the dog for a block, then met up with Jon and Cody and ran all around Cache Valley at a stunningly slow pace. Then I ran to breakfast. 

noon - ran home, then grabbed Seth and did a couple stroller miles.

Brooks Adrenaline 8, #2 Miles: 12.00Jogging Stroller Miles: 1.50
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
7.000.005.000.000.0012.00

Did a workout today. Ran the dog around the block, then continued warming up by running the Planet Walk. 4 miles total for warmup. Then I grabbed my flats and jogged out to the LHS track, and did 8x1000m at CV pace. During the first one, my shoe came untied halfway through and about fell off, but other than that it was a smooth workout, and I felt pretty good.

 Interval Split
 13:10
 23:11
 33:11
 43:11
 53:10
 63:10
 73:08
 83:06

Cooled down for a couple miles.

 

Saucony Tangent Miles: 6.00Brooks Adrenaline 8, #1 Miles: 6.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
12.000.000.000.000.0012.00

AM - ran the dog around the block, then met Cody, Jon, and Joe. We did a Landfill Loop. Jon kept pushing the pace, but I don't know what it was because my garmin ran out of batteries. 8.5-ish miles total. 

PM - ran with Seth on planet walk. 3.5 miles

Brooks Axiom Miles: 3.50Brooks Adrenaline 8, #2 Miles: 8.50Jogging Stroller Miles: 3.50
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
15.500.000.000.000.0015.50

Easy long-ish run with Jon. We ran on the canal trail and the river trail.

Brooks Adrenaline 8 Blue Miles: 15.50
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
60.008.005.000.000.0073.00
Brooks Adrenaline 8 Blue Miles: 28.00Brooks Adrenaline 8, #1 Miles: 15.00Brooks Adrenaline 8, #2 Miles: 20.50Jogging Stroller Miles: 5.00Saucony Tangent Miles: 6.00Brooks Axiom Miles: 3.50
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