Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow

Week starting Jul 19, 2009

Previous WeekRecent EntriesHomeJoin Fast Running Blog Community!PredictorHealthy RecipesPaul's RacesFind BlogsMileage BoardTop Ten Excuses for Missing a RunTop Ten Training MistakesDiscussion ForumRace Reports Send A Private MessageMonth ViewYear View
Graph View
Next Week
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018
15% off for Fast Running Blog members at St. George Running Center!

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

 

 

Click to donate
to Ukraine's Armed Forces
Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Saucony Trail Shoe Lifetime Miles: 247.50
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
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
55.500.000.000.000.0055.50
Brooks Adrenaline 8 Blue Miles: 24.00Brooks Adrenaline 8, #1 Miles: 13.50Brooks Adrenaline 8, #2 Miles: 10.00Jogging Stroller Miles: 13.50Nike Elite Miles: 8.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
0.000.000.000.000.000.00

day off. Will be making blueberry flapjacks later this evening.

Comments(5)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
9.500.000.000.000.009.50

Ran with Cody this morning. We ran down to Nibley and did a 5x3-minute farlek on the 5k course out there. 1 minute recoveries. It was fine. Sorry for the lack of description, but there's only so much I can say about running some days.

Brooks Adrenaline 8 Blue Miles: 9.50
Add Comment
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
10.000.000.000.000.0010.00

AM - landfill loop (5.5 miles). Nice and chilly this morning.

PM - planet walk with Seth. (4.5 miles)

Brooks Adrenaline 8, #1 Miles: 5.50Brooks Adrenaline 8, #2 Miles: 4.50Jogging Stroller Miles: 4.50
Comments(1)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
5.500.000.000.000.005.50

Landfill loop with Seth.

Brooks Adrenaline 8, #2 Miles: 5.50Jogging Stroller Miles: 5.50
Add Comment
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
8.000.000.000.000.008.00

I was pinched for time today, so had to hurry through my run. Averaged 5:53/mile on the Logan Loop (8 miles). I finally broke down and brought my Nike Elite shoes out of retirement. They have 500+ miles on them, but I love those things. Today was like running with an old friend. 

In other news, we got an offer on our house yesterday, and it looks pretty good. It's been on the market for 30 days, which was more than enough for me. What a pain. Now for the fun part of tour other peoples' homes, rifling through all their stuff, and judging them (which is what I assume people did with our home). :-) Hopefully we can get moved by September. Then I can start training again, if I feel like it.

Nike Elite Miles: 8.00
Comments(8)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
8.000.000.000.000.008.00

Providence Hill Loop. Averaged about 7:05/mile.

Brooks Adrenaline 8, #1 Miles: 8.00
Add Comment
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
14.500.000.000.000.0014.50

Ran the Young Ward - ICON Loop, 11 miles averaging 6:52/mile. Came back and got Seth, and we did the Planet Walk, another 3.5 miles.

Jogging Stroller Miles: 3.50Brooks Adrenaline 8 Blue Miles: 14.50
Comments(1)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
55.500.000.000.000.0055.50
Brooks Adrenaline 8 Blue Miles: 24.00Brooks Adrenaline 8, #1 Miles: 13.50Brooks Adrenaline 8, #2 Miles: 10.00Jogging Stroller Miles: 13.50Nike Elite Miles: 8.00
Debt Reduction Calculator
Featured Announcements