| 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 | | 69.50 | 5.50 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 79.00 |
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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 |
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Planet Walk easy. (Adrenaline blue: 425 miles) So...here I am sitting at home after church watching the Packers play the Vi-queens. Favre just threw his 2nd touchdown of the day, putting the Pack up 27-0. I am finally getting to the point of being able to relax and enjoy the game. "This could be a decent game after all," I thought to myself. After all, there is nothing better than a good ol' fashioned blowout. Then what? The blasted FOX network pulls the game, and switches over to the Eagle vs. the Redskins. Hello?? 27-0 is the mark of a good Packer game, how dare they? Plus every pass Favre throws is part of living history. Who do the Redskins have? Chris Cooley? I blew off some steam by taking my nap early in protest. 
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
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Did the Providence Hill Loop from work. Felt very good, legs were snappy. Average pace 6:29/mile for the run. (1120: 378 miles) More details on the Moab cabins. They are better described as a "historic guest ranch". It is called Pack Creek Ranch, and the website is here.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 6.00 | 5.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 11.50 |
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Workout today: 20 minutes warmup, 30 minute tinman tempo, 20 minute cooldown, with 10x100m strides. I did the tempo on the North Logan - USU - Boulevard Loop. It was nasty rainy and windy out. I should have ran in the morning when it was nice, but waited until 2PM, which was a mistake. Win some and lose some, I guess.
| Mile | Pace
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| | 1 | 5:44 | rolling terrain; headwind | | 2 | 5:48 | rolling terrain; headwind
| | 3 | 5:38 | rolling terrain; tailwind
| | 4 | 5:25 | flat; tailwind
| | 5 | 5:36 | flat/downhill
| 5.5
| 5:35
| downhill
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The tempo felt pretty good. I was annoyed with the wind and rain driving in my face and soaking my shirt, but knew I would turn out of it soon enough and get it at my back. Once I turned, the rain didn't feel too bad. With the warmup and cooldown, the average pace for the run was 6:13/mile. (Elite: 56 miles) | | Comments(1) |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 13.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.00 |
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AM - easy 4 miles. Cold out. (Triax: 210 miles) PM - easy 9 miles on Landfill Loop, via Planet Walk. 6:48/mile average pace. (Triax: 219 miles) | | Comments(2) |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 13.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.50 |
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AM - easy 4.5 miles on Planet Walk in the dark, plus a block with the dog. Didn't wear watch. (Adrenaline blue: 430 miles) PM - easy 9 miles out onto the River Trail via the Canal Trail and back. 7:00/mile average pace. (1120: 387 miles)
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.00 |
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Workout. Ran some with the dog, then went on my real run. The workout today was a 7x3-minute LT fartlek, with 1:30 recovery. I warmed up for a mile and a half and then started the intervals on the Millville out-and-back route, which is fairly rolling.
| Interval |
Distance |
Pace |
Comment |
| 1 |
0.58 |
5:13/mile |
flat |
| 2 |
0.55 |
5:26/mile |
uphill |
| 3 |
0.58 |
5:12/mile |
rolling |
| 4 |
0.58 |
5:10/mile |
mostly downhill |
| 5 |
0.55 |
5:27/mile |
uphill |
| 6 |
0.61 |
4:57/mile |
downhill |
| 7 |
0.57 |
5:18/mile |
uphill |
The workout went okay. The first couple felt a little rusty, but the last half was a bit better. It seems like I can run tempo runs well after a marathon, but faster intervals definitely don't feel as good. But it was good to get the speed in.
6:26/mile average pace.
Flew out to Indiana in the afternoon for the next 8 days. Sea-level running, here I come! Oh, and family too.
(Elite: 68 miles) | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 14.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 14.00 |
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Longish run in Indiana today. In an effort of Blog Diplomacy, the Mountain Chapter of the FRB met with the Midwest Chapter of the FRB at Shades State Park. Only two of us showed up, but Trashcan Annie and I had a very enjoyable run together. We started on the trails of Shades, and wandered aimlessly through the leaf-ridden park 8-to-10 minutes/mile pace until we got sick of leaves, creek crossings, stepping on tree roots, and running so slow. So after 5 miles of trails we hit the roads. We crossed the Sugar Creek bridge (beautiful spot) and then climbed out of the valley and into some fine Hoosier farmland. It made me nostalgic to be there, as it is quite beautiful in its own way. Very few cars were out, which was nice. Once on the roads our pace dropped to the 6:40s, and then 6:30s and 6:20s by the end. Annie kept pushing the pace, but fortunately I was enjoying the ample oxygen and it felt really good. Or maybe she thought I was pushing the pace; it's always so hard to tell. I usually blame Logan for that kind of thing, but he wasn't around to take the heat this time. We ended up with 14 miles and an average pace of 7:14/mile, which was skewed by those 10-minute miles in the park. Beautiful day, and a good run with a good friend.
(Triax: 233 miles) | | Comments(1) |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 69.50 | 5.50 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 79.00 |
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