| Location: Fort Collins,CO, Member Since: May 15, 2003 Gender: Male Goal Type: Local Elite Running Accomplishments:
Unaided PR's:
5K: 14:48 (Track)
10K: 30:45 (Track)
Half Marathon: 1:08:05 (Indy Mini), 1:07:35 (split from Olympic Trials)
Marathon: 2:19:48 (Indianapolis Monumental), 2:20:31 (Olympic Trials)
Aided PR's:
10K: 29:38 (Des News)
Half Marathon: 1:05:30 (TOU Half)
Marathon: 2:18:09 (St George)
Marathon: 2:17:35 (Boston) 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. 2013 Racing Schedule: - Feb 16: Loveland 4-miler
- March 16: Sharin O The Green 5K
- April 21: Horsetooth Half Marathon
May 5: Colorado Half Marathon- May 27: Bolder Boulder 10K
June 1: Altitude Running 5K- June 16: Father's Day 5K
- June 22: USATF Half Marathon Championships (Duluth)
- July 4: FireKracker 5K
- August 18: Heart and Sole Half Marathon
- September 22: Boulder Backroads Half Marathon (CO USATF Championship)
- October 6: Twin Cities Marathon (USATF Championships)
- November 2: Loveland Half Marathon
- November 21: Thanksgiving 4-miler
- December 14: Christmas Classic 5K
Long-Term Running Goals:
Run until I'm old, and then run some more. Stand tall.
Personal: 1 wife, 2 kids. 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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Totals | | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 166.90 | 0.00 | 13.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 180.00 |
| Saucony Kinvara Miles: 41.50 | Asics Blur 33 Miles: 40.25 | Saucony Hattori Miles: 7.00 | Brooks Launch (4) Miles: 41.25 | Brooks Launch (3) Miles: 11.50 | Asic DS Trainer (2) Miles: 23.00 |
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Tue, May 01, 2012 | | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.75 | Ran home for lunch, and back. 7.75 miles, averaged 6:54/mile. |
| Saucony Kinvara Miles: 7.75 |
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Wed, May 02, 2012 | | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 9.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.00 |
AM - dropped car off at shop and ran to work on the Spring Creek and Power Trails. 4.5 miles, averaged 7:01/mile.
PM - ran back to pick up the car. 4.5 miles.
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| Asics Blur 33 Miles: 9.00 |
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Thu, May 03, 2012 | | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 | Fossil Creek to Mason Trail, and back. 8 miles, averaged about 7:20/mile. Did a few strides on the way back. |
| Saucony Kinvara Miles: 8.00 |
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Fri, May 04, 2012 | | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
Power Trail north to Spring Creek Trail. 7 miles, averaged about 6:40/mile.
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| Saucony Hattori Miles: 7.00 |
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Sat, May 05, 2012 | | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 4.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.50 | Power Trail, north. 4.5 miles. |
| Asics Blur 33 Miles: 4.50 |
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Sun, May 06, 2012 | | Race: |
Colorado Half Marathon (13.1 Miles) 01:07:49, Place overall: 1 | | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 2.40 | 0.00 | 13.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15.50 |
Ran the Colorado Half Marathon today. Had perfect conditions, temps in the upper-40s, and a gentle tailwind for most of the course. Ran alone from start to finish, and ended up winning by 10 minutes. I was hoping to get some competition, as two guys broke 1:08 last year, but they were obviously no-show. Oh well. It was a beautiful course, and a nice day to be out. On top of winning a half to start my morning, I was able to make it home, shower, go to church, and then make it back downtown for awards at noon. Pretty good way to spend my Sunday morning. The only bummer was that I missed the course record by only 6 seconds, and getting the record was my primary goal going into today. Coincidentally, my last mile was about 7 seconds slower than any other mile during the race, so I think I can see where I could have improved. Not too trashed after this race; it was a pretty mellow, downhill course with about 350' of total drop. The only hard part was retaining focus during the last 4 miles, where I was having to go around all of the 10K runners/walkers on a bike trail. But I was pleased with my effort and time, especially given the 50-60 mpw I've been averaging. This is was "retirement" is all about. Mile splits were 5:04, 5:12, 5:06, 5:08, 5:03, 5:16 (the one uphill of the course), 5:03, 5:10, 5:12, 5:05, 5:13, 5:16, 5:23. 
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Mon, May 07, 2012 | | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Day off. No races until mid-August. No hurry. | | Add Comment |
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Wed, May 09, 2012 | | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 | Easy 4 miles, around neighborhoods. Found Zoe's shoes at the park. |
| Brooks Launch (4) Miles: 4.00 |
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Thu, May 10, 2012 | | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | came down with a cold overnight, no running today. | | Add Comment |
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Sat, May 12, 2012 | | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 4.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.50 | ran around the neighborhood. 4.5 miles, averaged 8:00/mile. Almost over my cold. |
| Asics Blur 33 Miles: 4.50 |
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Mon, May 14, 2012 | | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 | Power Trail to Spring Creek Trail. 6 miles, about 6:40/mile. |
| Saucony Kinvara Miles: 6.00 |
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Tue, May 15, 2012 | | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.75 | ran home for lunch, Power Trail to Trilby. 7.75 miles, averaged 6:57/mile |
| Brooks Launch (4) Miles: 7.75 |
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Wed, May 16, 2012 | | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.50 | Ran home for lunch, and back. 7.5 miles, no watch. |
| Asics Blur 33 Miles: 7.50 |
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Thu, May 17, 2012 | | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Didn't feel like running, so I didn't. | | Add Comment |
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Fri, May 18, 2012 | | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 | Power Trail to Spring Creek Trail to Poudre River Trail, and back. 8 miles, averaged 6:47/mile. |
| Brooks Launch (4) Miles: 8.00 |
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Sat, May 19, 2012 | | 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 | Drove out northeast of town and ran the "Bacon Strip" loop, which is an undulating 10-mile route on a wide, dirt county road. The dirt road with the tire tracks kind of looks like a strip of bacon, I guess. Anyway, it's supposedly a staple in the training regimes of Fort Collins marathoners, and if you can do it twice in a row you're ready for a marathon, or so they say. I have no need for silly things like marathons, so I just did it once. It was a great workout route, simply non-stop rolling hills, all on soft dirt. No traffic at all, I think I saw one car during the 10 miles, plus had good views of the front range, and nice prairie scenery. First half is a net uphill, plus with a slight headwind, but then the back half was that much faster as a result. You can really roll on this route, despite the hills, I'll definitely do it regularly. Ended up running 59:50 for the 10 miles, so 5:59/mile. Good workout.
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| Brooks Launch (4) Miles: 10.00 |
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Sun, May 20, 2012 | | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 | easy four miles, all I had time for before church. Air was smoky and foul from the wildfire. |
| Brooks Launch (3) Miles: 4.00 |
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Mon, May 21, 2012 | | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.75 | Ran home for lunch, and back. 7.75 miles, no watch. |
| Asic DS Trainer (2) Miles: 7.75 |
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Tue, May 22, 2012 | | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Didn't feel like dragging myself out of bed early. Day off. | | Add Comment |
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Wed, May 23, 2012 | | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.75 | Ran home from lunch, and back. Sprinkled rain on the way back, which felt nice. 7.75 miles, averaged 6:48/mile. |
| Asic DS Trainer (2) Miles: 7.75 |
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Thu, May 24, 2012 | | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.50 | Ran home for lunch, via Lemay. 7.5 miles, no watch. |
| Brooks Launch (3) Miles: 7.50 |
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Fri, May 25, 2012 | | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 | Perfect day to run, mid-50s and slight breeze. Ran from work, north on the Power Trail, brisk up-tempo pace. Had an interesting experience, where a runner actually caught me from behind while I was tempo'ing. This doesn't happen much, especially in southeast Fort Collins. The guy ask me if I want to work out with him, which sounded good to me. Turns out his name is Rob Watson, #4 ranked Canadian marathoner who recently ran 2:13 at Rotterdam. He went to CSU several years ago, and is in town staying with friends before Bolder Boulder, where he is running on the Canadian team. It was really nice to run with someone, especially someone of that caliber, and we cruised along at 5:30-5:40 pace for most of it. Ended up with 7 miles, averaged 5:42 overall. Felt really good the whole time, it's amazing how cool weather helps. |
| Asics Blur 33 Miles: 7.00 |
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Sat, May 26, 2012 | | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 12.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.00 | Fossil Creek to Mason Trail, and back. 12 miles, averaged 6:58/mile. |
| Saucony Kinvara Miles: 12.00 |
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Mon, May 28, 2012 | | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 11.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 11.50 | Trilby to Shields to Cathy Fromme natural area trail. 11.5 miles, averaged 6:50/mile. |
| Brooks Launch (4) Miles: 11.50 |
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Tue, May 29, 2012 | | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.75 | Ran home for lunch, and back, via Power Trail. 7.75 miles, averaged 6:58/mile. |
| Saucony Kinvara Miles: 7.75 |
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Wed, May 30, 2012 | | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.50 | Ran home for lunch, and back, via Lemay. No watch. 7.5 miles. |
| Asic DS Trainer (2) Miles: 7.50 |
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Thu, May 31, 2012 | | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.75 | Ran home for lunch and back, via Power Trail. 7.75 miles, averaged 7:00/mile. |
| Asics Blur 33 Miles: 7.75 |
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Totals | | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 166.90 | 0.00 | 13.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 180.00 |
| Saucony Kinvara Miles: 41.50 | Asics Blur 33 Miles: 40.25 | Saucony Hattori Miles: 7.00 | Brooks Launch (4) Miles: 41.25 | Brooks Launch (3) Miles: 11.50 | Asic DS Trainer (2) Miles: 23.00 |
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