| 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 | | 12.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.00 |
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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 |
| Biked to gym and did 30 minutes on elliptical. Foot was feeling better by end of day today than in recent days. The right side of my groin has really flared up the last couple days, to the point where getting on my bike saddle is somewhat difficult. | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| No workout today. Went to chiropractor and he did his thing. My back and groin are still in a bad way, but my foot seems to be making some progress this week, after a bad previous week. A few things that I changed was purchasing and using a little massage ball (feels great, seems to work well), getting a beefier arch support insert, and doing a towel stretch and ball massage every morning in bed before my feet even hit the floor. Of course I'm carrying on with the taping, stretching, and icing as usual. I've been off ibuprofin cold turkey now for about two weeks (after being on it for a year). I am still looking for a good natural anti-inflammitory, something that is low-cost, effective, and without side effects. | | Add Comment |
| | 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 |
| biked to gym and did 30 minutes elliptical. Stretched my hamstrings a lot and got my back feeling decent. My was a bit limpy in the morning and early afternoon hours, but my foot was feeling pretty good by the end of the day. Usually I get home from work and start using my massage ball, and my foot starts feeling good in this evening hours. Tomorrow I'll take the massage ball to work and see if that's the variable that's doing it, opposed to just generally stretching out my the PM hours. Groin is still very sore and immobile. It will prevent me from running on its own, even after my back and foot get better. I'm not sure how to rehap it, though, so I may need to see another PT for it at some point. | | Add Comment |
| | 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 |
| 30 minutes on elliptical. My foot is similar today as other days this week: a little limpy in the morning, but feeling pretty good by evening. Consistent at least. I'm doing lots of ball massage and have changed my stretching some to eliminate the stretches that feel like they're "tearing" the fascia.
My back has been feeling a bit better. I think it's starting to respond to the chiro treatments. Groin is still sore though. I've started experimenting with DMSO on my foot, shoulder, and groin. Some intial results indicate that it's helping my shoulder. I've also tried to eliminate or limit inflammitory items from my diet, such as red meat, grease, sugar, coffee, and alcohol. I think it's helped me this week, as I've been less sore. Next thing I know, I'll probably be eating buckwheat every day like Sasha. At this point, I'd much rather feel good than eat favorites like bratwurst with an IPA. | | Add Comment |
| | 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 |
| Mountain bike ride up Temple Fork. | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 12.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.00 |
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