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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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Hoka Clifton Lifetime Miles: 491.50
Saucony Type A6 Lifetime Miles: 186.50
Saucony Zealot Lifetime Miles: 478.75
Saucony Kinvara 6 Lifetime Miles: 433.50
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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
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Sunday, Day 3: More apples. Apples apples apples. Lots of water. Headache from Saturday went away though. No much change in how I feel. Capped off the day with a healthy dose of olive oil (almost half a cup). Yuck!! Woke up at about 1AM, and had greater range of motion and less pain in my toe since the whole thing started.  Got very excited. Woke up again at 4AM, and foot was back to hurting like normal. Oh well, easy come, easy go.

Broke fast this morning with a glass of orange juice, three slices of cantaloupe, and a slice of flax bread. In all, the apple fast was a positive experience. I learned that a mono-food fast/detox is quite doable, and remained in good spirits the whole weekend. Also, the fast did succeed in releasing my back and SI quite a bit. But the foot is only minimally better.

This week I am starting the Low Starch Diet (LSD), which will hopefully transition into No Starch Diet (NSD). Many people with AS have had success controlling symptoms with NSD, and no or minimal meds. Personally, I would rather give up pizza, pasta, rice, nachos, and bread than take meds the rest of my life and fry my liver. So I'll give it a fair shot. Plus, it gives me something to do before I see the rheumatologist later this month. See links below for theory on NSD.

http://www.kickas.org/londondiet.shtml 

http://www.kickas.org/as_dietary_primer.shtml

Biked to Dr. Kingston's this morning. Then biked to the pharmacy to pick up some iodine (for testing foods for starch).

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breakfast: see above

snack: mixed almonds, walnuts, and raisens; pear

lunch:

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Had my last laser treatment at Dr. Stucky's, then had Stacy drop me off at the gym. Did 20 minutes elliptical, 10 minutes arc trainer, and ran home.

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Rode my bike to Dr. Kingston's and back.

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Biked to gym. 20 minutes elliptical, 10 minutes arc trainer.

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