Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow

December 2008

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Location:

Logan,UT,

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

5K: 14:48
10K: 30:27
Half Marathon: 1:09:27
Marathon: 2:18:09 (aided), 2:22:34 (unaided)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondylitis in June of 2008. Need to learn how to manage the disease and the treatments, and figure out what sort of training I can do with it.

I would like to spend the winter building a really strong base, and potentially try another marathon in 2009. Next big race will be the Indy Mini Marathon in May, 2009.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Run another marathon...well.

Personal:

Personal Blog: Of Marathons and Maps.

1 wife, 1 kid, 1 dog.

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

Favorite Blogs:

Stacy

Miles:	This week:	35.75	Month:	35.75	Year:	1622.30
Nike Air Pegasus Lifetime Miles:						362.25
Nike Elite Lifetime Miles:						409.00
Brooks Adrenaline 7 Lifetime Miles:						424.00
Saucony Tangent Lifetime Miles:						100.00
Brooks Axiom Lifetime Miles:						207.00
Montrail Hardrock Lifetime Miles:						100.00
New Balance 780 Lifetime Miles:						50.00
Saucony Racing Flats Lifetime Miles:						5.00

Totals

Easy Miles Marathon Pace Miles Threshold Miles VO2 Max Miles Crosstraining miles Total Miles

35.75 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 35.75

Nike Elite Miles: 9.00	Nike Air Pegasus Miles: 19.75	Brooks Adrenaline 7 Miles: 7.00

Mon, Dec 01, 2008

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 - ran the dog around the block.

Afternoon - ran from work and did the Landfill Loop via Planet Walk. Averaged right under 7:00/mile. It is an amazing gorgeous day; sunny 50 degrees. I'll take it for December 1!

Nike Elite Miles: 9.00

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Tue, Dec 02, 2008

Easy Miles Marathon Pace Miles Threshold Miles VO2 Max Miles Crosstraining miles Total Miles

9.75 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 9.75

AM - ran the dog around the block.

noon - did some sort of Providence - Millville Loop. 6:44/mile average pace.

Nike Air Pegasus Miles: 9.75

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Wed, Dec 03, 2008

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

AM - ran the dog around the block, then ran to meet people for coffee. 2 miles total.

noon - did the Planet Walk from work. 5 miles at about 7:15/mile pace.

Brooks Adrenaline 7 Miles: 7.00

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Thu, Dec 04, 2008

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

Ran the dog for a mile, then ran to the chiropractor. My x-ray results were in. On 5-20-08 my neck angle was 18 degrees. On 9-11-08 my neck angle had only improved to to 22 degrees. Then on 11-20-08 my neck angle improved to 33 degrees. At this point, it's considered to be in the range of "normal", but I'm going to continue the program for another month or so and see if I can get it up to the upper-30s. The curve of the upper part of my neck looks really good, but the lower part does not. So we devised a strategy to help that, what I'm not sure what will happen. In any case, looking at the progression of x-rays, it's night and day, so that was nice to see.

Ran back to work from the chiro. 7:15 pace overall.

Nike Air Pegasus Miles: 10.00

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Totals

Easy Miles Marathon Pace Miles Threshold Miles VO2 Max Miles Crosstraining miles Total Miles

35.75 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 35.75

Nike Elite Miles: 9.00	Nike Air Pegasus Miles: 19.75	Brooks Adrenaline 7 Miles: 7.00