| 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 | | 51.50 | 12.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 63.50 |
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| Saucony Tangent Miles: 12.00 | Jogging Stroller Miles: 9.50 | Brooks Adrenaline 8 Blue Miles: 30.00 | Brooks Adrenaline 8, #1 Miles: 5.50 | Nike Elite Miles: 11.00 | Brooks Adrenaline 8, #2 Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 4.00 | 12.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 16.00 |
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AM - Young Ward - ICON Loop, 12 miles averaging 5:54/mile. First half was good, second half was a struggle. Calves are sore.
PM - Planet Walk wit Seth. 4 miles.
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| Saucony Tangent Miles: 12.00 | Jogging Stroller Miles: 4.00 | Brooks Adrenaline 8 Blue Miles: 4.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 6.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.25 |
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Very easy miles on the Canal Loop.
*********** Fellow bloggers and lurkers - If anyone wants free lodging before the Top of Utah Marathon, let me know. I have couple extra full-sized beds, so can easily accommodate two individuals or two couples. You will have your own very quiet bedroom and bathroom. The only thing I ask in return is a ride to the busing area the morning of the race (we only have one car, so I'll need a ride so that my wife can watch the finish). We will be in Smithfield at that point, so about 10 minutes from the busing area.
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| Brooks Adrenaline 8 Blue Miles: 6.25 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 5.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.50 |
| Landfill Loop with Seth |
| Brooks Adrenaline 8, #1 Miles: 5.50 | Jogging Stroller Miles: 5.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 11.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 11.00 |
| North Logan Loop. 11 miles averaging 6:37/mile. Tried to keep things comfortable, but brisk. I think I'm over being sore from the half. | |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| 5 miles on the Planet Walk. Finally got some pop in my stride again, and it felt good. We are finally moving for real this evening. Or at least we're loading up a truck, since we have to be out of our house by tomorrow. Hopefully I'll get a phone call this afternoon that we can also unload the truck. But I've been waiting for that phone call since Wednesday.
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| Brooks Adrenaline 8, #2 Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 19.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 19.75 |
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Yesterday we finally moved! With a crew fluctuating between 8 and 10 people (including super-bloggers Cody and Jon), we cranked out the whole move, port-to-port in 2.5 hours. That is definitely a PR, but I've only moved a couple times. In particular, I'd like to extend special kudos to Cody, who has special skills with a moving dolly, and can back up a 26-foot truck blindfolded. And his truck packing is simply art to watch. I told him to quit his day job and go full-time into moving. Jon was also stupendous, and his ultra-running skills really showed when he simply got stronger over time and showed no sign of fatigue. He did stop several times, though, to eat a whole baked potato and drink flat coke. Strange, those ultra-runners.
Anyway, we were done moving by 7:30PM, then we took the truck back, picked up Seth from Marci, and were all home by 8:30PM. Unpacked enough of the bedroom to get by, put the bed together, and were in bed by 10PM. Slept like a rock. Got up at 7AM, puttered around for a little while, got up on the roof to check out the leak in the swamp cooler, and then decided to do my long run. Ran from our new house, down to Mack Park, and then up Canyon Road. Got to Smithfield Canyon Campground, and kept going up the dirt road for another mile. The road is similar to Green Canyon in steepness and in quality. Lot of campers up there, but not many vehicles. Turned around and started back down (got up to 5700') at my 7-mile mark. I was averaging about 7:10/mile at the turnaround, but had gained over 1000'. I saw 4 deer and 2 wild turkeys during the first 10 miles of my run.
I kept it slow on the dirt road coming down due to footing, but hit pavement again after a mile, and then sped up to 6:00/mile for the next 5 miles. Got back to Mack Park, and then headed up Summit Drive by the golf course. That was a climb. Then I eventually found my way onto the canal trail, and headed south on the dirt trail. Ran south past my house, and kept on the trail all the way to Hyde Park. It was very excellent. Very nice views, decent footing, and pretty flat (since it follows a canal). It is like the BST without hills. There were just a few other runners out on the trail, but not many. I kept the pace a little under 7:00/mile for the last few miles. Once I got to 17 miles, I turned around and headed back to my house. (could have kept going south on the trail, never saw the end). 19.75 miles total, averaging 6:49/mile for the entire run. Now it's basically taper-time for TOU. In many ways, I'm running this marathon on a death-wish. My highest mileage week since June has been in the mid-60s, and my highest mileage week for the year was in the low-70s. So it could get ugly the last 6 miles. I didn't start doing any long runs until the last month, but the last 5 weeks I've gotten in runs of 18, 20, 20, 21, and 20 miles, so 5 pretty decent long runs, all averaging under 7:00/mile. In some ways, I'm as ready as I've ever been for any marathon, perhaps similar shape to Ogden 2007, just not as much total volume. So I really don't know what to expect next Saturday. Anyway, today is in the bag. Just one tempo next week, and then some easier mileage and a little bit of a taper.
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| Brooks Adrenaline 8 Blue Miles: 19.75 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 51.50 | 12.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 63.50 |
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| Saucony Tangent Miles: 12.00 | Jogging Stroller Miles: 9.50 | Brooks Adrenaline 8 Blue Miles: 30.00 | Brooks Adrenaline 8, #1 Miles: 5.50 | Nike Elite Miles: 11.00 | Brooks Adrenaline 8, #2 Miles: 5.00 |
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