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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
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
82.0010.000.000.000.0092.00
Brooks Adrenaline 10 Miles: 12.00Brooks Adrenaline 10 Green Miles: 16.25Saucony Tangent Miles: 6.00New Balance 790 Miles: 8.00Saucony Kinvara Miles: 23.75Brooks Launch Miles: 26.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
14.000.000.000.000.0014.00

AM - Smithfield Canyon, 8 miles, 7:15/mile average.

PM - Forrester Acres with Seth, 6 miles, no watch. Bumped into Carson halfway, and ran the rest of the way with him, which was nice. Seth saw a lot of dogs. Doggeee! Doggeee!

Brooks Adrenaline 10 Miles: 6.00Brooks Adrenaline 10 Green Miles: 8.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
14.000.000.000.000.0014.00

AM - canal trail, 8 miles, 7:20/mile. Passed a rouge horse, and then an old farmer carrying a rope and a fistful of hay in a hand about 50 meters later. 

PM - Forrester Acres with Seth, 6 miles, no watch.

Saucony Tangent Miles: 6.00New Balance 790 Miles: 8.00
Comments(2)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
5.7510.000.000.000.0015.75

Big Workout. Ran from work and did an extended Young Ward Loop. 2 mile warmup (6:50, 6:26), then did a 10-mile tempo at marathon pace. I figured I'd be a bit tired from last week, and indeed the first couple miles were a bit off, but I just took what my body would give me. After the first few miles, it actually started going really well, and I ended up with a nice overall workout.

Splits were 5:35, 5:31, 5:21, 5:15, 5:18, 5:24, 5:22, 5:19, 5:15, 5:14. Time for 10 miles was 53:38 (5:21/mile).

Cooled down for 4 miles at about 7:30/mile. 15.75 miles for the entire run.

 

Saucony Kinvara Miles: 15.75
Comments(4)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
14.250.000.000.000.0014.25

AM - Birch Creek Canyon, 8.25 miles, 7:50/mile. Tired from yesterday.

PM - ran around. 6 miles, 7:30/mile average.

Brooks Adrenaline 10 Green Miles: 8.25Brooks Launch Miles: 6.00
Comments(1)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
14.000.000.000.000.0014.00

AM - out-and-back route to the north side of Smithfield. 8 miles, 7:12/mile average. Legs felt a bit better today.

PM - Forrester Acres with Seth. No watch.

Brooks Adrenaline 10 Miles: 6.00Saucony Kinvara Miles: 8.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
20.000.000.000.000.0020.00

Blah, last 20-miler before the marathon, and I'm glad it over. Was feeling kind of worn down from the last two weeks, so just jogged my way through it. Ran from my house out to the Logan River Trail. Got to do about a quarter-mile on the single-track before it was time to turn around. Did 10x150m strides on the way back, which felt okay, but I was ready to be done. I've had a great string of workouts, so didn't mind taking it easy today. 20 miles, averaged 6:59/mile.

Brooks Launch Miles: 20.00
Comments(3)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
82.0010.000.000.000.0092.00
Brooks Adrenaline 10 Miles: 12.00Brooks Adrenaline 10 Green Miles: 16.25Saucony Tangent Miles: 6.00New Balance 790 Miles: 8.00Saucony Kinvara Miles: 23.75Brooks Launch Miles: 26.00
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