| 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 | | 133.25 | 28.20 | 13.70 | 2.25 | 0.00 | 177.40 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.25 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
| 3x400m (1:19, 1:18, 1:15), 1x1600m (5:38), 1x800 (2:35) on road; ave HR 151 | | Add Comment |
| | 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 |
| easy distance; ave HR 134 | | Add Comment |
| | 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 |
| Trail run on Spawn Creek - Sawmill Trail loop up Temple Fork. The entire route was actually 14.5 miles, but we hiked/bushwacked part of it. Lot of snow still up high. Ave HR 135. | | Add Comment |
| | 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 |
| AM - easy 7 miles; ave HR 115 PM - easy 4.5 miles; ave HR 127 | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 5.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| Landfill loop with 2 miles at mp (5:48, 5:52). This is faster than the last time I did this workout before Ogden, which is promising for the upcoming Park City Marathon this Saturday. Ave HR 146 | | Add Comment |
| | 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 |
| easy distance; ave HR 124 | | Add Comment |
| | 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 |
| easy distance, 4x100m strides; ave HR 134 | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| easy distance; ave HR 129 | | Add Comment |
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Park City Marathon (26.2 Miles) 02:43:32, Place overall: 1, Place in age division: 1 | | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 1.00 | 26.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 27.20 |
| Park City Marathon. 2:43:32. 1st place overall. This was the 2nd race of the Grand Slam circuit. I recovered very well from Ogden and wanted to run Park City at "up-tempo" pace, and not make myself hurt too bad, if such a thing is possible in a marathon. I also knew the race was winnable. I ran good even pace for the entire race, and the second half was about a minute slower than the first, which I was happy with. Competition came from Fritz Vandekamp, a good runner, but he had been living at sea level the last several months. Fritz and I ran together for the first 10 miles, but I had dropped him by the half. After ascending the hill into downtown Park City, I tried to pick it up the gradual downhill/flat along the rail trail. The last 2 miles there was some struggle to maintain pace, but all in all, I made my goals for the race and felt pretty good afterward. Mile Splits/Ave HR 6:05/164 - good slow start 11:51/165 - two-mile split (5:56 pace) 5:57/166 6:25/165 6:06/163 6:28/167 6:07/160 6:04/159 - HR still good and low 6:18/166 6:12/165 6:27/175 - gradual uphill into Park City 6:24/175 - 1:21:10 for half 6:32/175 6:41/176 - steeper uphill to top of downtown Park City 6:21/171 - flattens out again. Still feeling strong 19:14/170 - missed two mile marks, so 3-mile split (6:25 pace) 6:00/168 -- slight downhill, starting to roll again 5:58/172 6:06/172 6:07/174 5:54/179 - starting to work harder 6:08/178 6:27/180 - struggling a little 1:39/184 - last 0.22 | | Add Comment |
| | 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 |
| easy distance after 2-day layoff after Ogden. Feeling good. Ave HR 131 | | Add Comment |
| | 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 |
| easy distance; ave HR 140 | | Add Comment |
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Wasatch Back Relay (4.5 Miles) 00:29:04, Place overall: 6, Place in age division: 4 | | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.50 |
| Wasatch Back Relay. This race starts near Logan and ends in Park City. The entire course is 173 miles and is covered my either 12-person or 6-person (ultra) teams that can be single-gender or mixed. On a whim, I jumped on a team from Colorado named "No Small Feet" that was short runners. In retrospect, this was pretty stupid, since the relay was 1 week after Park City and 4 weeks after Ogden. I should have been focused on recovering, but I'm a sucker for cool races, and this is one cool race. My three leg numbers were 9, 21, and 33. On Friday I did Leg 9 -- Avon Pass. The leg is on the gravel forest road that connects the south end of Cache Valley to Ogden Valley. It is quite beautiful. The leg gained over 800 feet in 4.5 miles, so a big climb, but not terrible. The leg was supposed to be 3.7 miles, but Exchange 9 was put in the wrong place, at the summit, so I found out that I had to run an extra 0.8. Fun. It went really well, though, and I maintained a 6:27 pace (29:04 total time) up that grade. The leg began at 9PM, and I finished at dusk. Ave HR 183. | | Add Comment |
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Wasatch Back Relay (9.2 Miles) 00:00:00, Place overall: 6, Place in age division: 4 | | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 1.00 | 0.00 | 9.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.20 |
| 4:45AM - Leg 21 of the Wasatch Back Relay. I got about an hour of sleep before my leg. The leg started at the south end of Henefer Valley and ended south of HWY 80 at the northeast end of Echo Reservoir. It was pitch black at the start and hints of dawn by the end. Passed one other runner along the way. The leg was 6.1 miles and my time was 34:27 (5:38/mile pace). Ave HR 183. 12:15PM - Leg 33 of the Wasatch Back Relay. I snatched another hour of sleep in the van at exch 30 in Heber City. My legs are pretty tired by now, after Park City the week before and the two legs I've already ran. On top of that, Leg 33 is nicknamed "You've got to be kidding me." Not a good sign. The leg climbs 1400 ft over 3.1 miles. Ouch! Fortunately karma smiled upon me, as this leg was a little short, and "offset" leg 9. My goal was not to walk at all, and I made that, despite wanting to quite a bit. It was hard work! I passed at least 10 runners, which kept me motivated. Time was 29:56 (9:39/mile). Ave HR 181. It doesn't look good on paper, but I'm happy with that. Our team finished 6th overall with a time of 21:18:50. Run, drive, sleep, repeat. What a great experience! I made some new friends this race and it was a great time. I recommend it to anyone. | | Add Comment |
| | 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 |
| Took two days off after Wasatch Back Relay. Easy distance; ave HR 137 | | Add Comment |
| | 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 |
| easy distance; ave HR 128 | | Add Comment |
| | 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 |
| easy distance; ave HR 126 | | Add Comment |
| | 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 |
| easy distance; ave HR 126 | | Add Comment |
| | 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 |
| easy distance; ave HR 114 | | Add Comment |
| | 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 |
| easy distance; ave HR 121 | | Add Comment |
| | 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 |
| easy distance; ave HR 123 | | Add Comment |
| | 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 |
| easy distance; ave HR 140 | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 133.25 | 28.20 | 13.70 | 2.25 | 0.00 | 177.40 |
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