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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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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
40.251.004.000.000.0045.25
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
7.250.000.000.000.007.25

Ran to First Dam and back, via the canal trail. Hot out. 7:43/mile average pace.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
4.501.004.000.000.009.50

AM - ran around the block with Gil

PM - Jon was doing a workout this evening at LHS track, so I jumped in with him. I warmed up for a couple miles, and then did a tinman tempo mile in about 6:10-6:15, and then we started our mile repeats. Jon was doing 6x1600 @ LT pace, with 300m rest between intervals. I figured I'd hang in there as long as I felt like it. I ended up doing 4 intervals with him, before Jon veered off and had to take a bathroom stop. Being impatient, plus figuring my kid was crying and driving Stacy nuts, I just went home at that point, although I definitely had another in me. All of the intervals were at 5:45, give or take a second. I was still feeling sluggish from Saturday, but not a bad run, all in all. Nice cool overcast evening too. 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
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AM - ran around the block with the dog.

PM - ran around the block with the dog, then did the Planet Walk. 7:38/mile average pace. 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
8.250.000.000.000.008.25

Ran with Jon and Cody; did the Landfill Loop via Planet Walk. Legs were heavy for all and pace was slow. 7:56/mile average.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
15.250.000.000.000.0015.25

Ran the Top of Utah Half Marathon course with Cody. He picked me up at my house, and then shuttled to the start line, then we ran the course back to my house, and shuttled back to the top.

I was hoping I would feel good today and be in the mood for some sub-6's, but I felt flat from the beginning and gave up on that idea. Despite that, we kept an even pace throughout the run, and had an enjoyable morning. My foot was sore, but other than that my body felt good.

Mile splits were 6:39, 6:36, 6:43, 6:44, 6:42, 6:22, 6:31, 6:33, 6:30, 6:33, 6:46 (up Millville Hill), 6:01 (pushed it into the finish). Then cooled down to my house with a couple 7:20's. Half marathon split was around 1:26:20, and overall pace for the entire run was 6:39/mile. I'll try it again in a couple weeks.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
40.251.004.000.000.0045.25
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