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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)
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

Miles:This week: 78.00 Month: 223.00 Year: 1412.00
Saucony Type A Lifetime Miles: 436.70
Saucony Guide TR Lifetime Miles: 336.75
Saucony Kinvara Lifetime Miles: 1618.75
Saucony Hattori Lifetime Miles: 324.25
Asics Blur 33 Lifetime Miles: 520.25
Asics DS Sky Speed 2 Lifetime Miles: 502.75
Brooks Green Silence Lifetime Miles: 413.75
Brooks Launch Yellow Lifetime Miles: 400.50
Saucony Kinvara 3 Lifetime Miles: 277.00
Brooks PureConnect Lifetime Miles: 206.50
Saucony A5 Flat Lifetime Miles: 23.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
215.000.003.500.000.00218.50
Brooks Green Silence Miles: 85.00Saucony Hattori Miles: 13.50Asics DS Sky Speed 2 Miles: 65.00Saucony Kinvara Miles: 55.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
13.750.000.000.000.0013.75

Fossil Creek Trail to Cathy Fromme Prairie. 13.75 miles, averaged about 6:40/mile

Brooks Green Silence Miles: 13.75
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
3.500.000.000.000.003.50

Ran around the neighborhood. 3.5 miles, no watch.

Saucony Hattori Miles: 3.50
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
8.250.000.000.000.008.25

Ran home for lunch. 8.25 miles, no watch.

Asics DS Sky Speed 2 Miles: 8.25
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
6.500.000.000.000.006.50

Ran to Altitude Running store and back. 6.5 miles, averaged 6:30/mile. Altitude is a new store here in Fort Collins, and I will be on their race team this year. I'm excited to have a local sponsor, and hopefully it will serve as a good motivator as well.

Brooks Green Silence Miles: 6.50
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
7.500.000.000.000.007.50

Ran home for lunch. 7.5 miles, averaged 6:30/mile.

Saucony Kinvara Miles: 7.50
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
10.500.000.000.000.0010.50

Lunchtime Loop. 10.5 miles, averaged 6:40/mile. Did some strides near the end.

Brooks Green Silence Miles: 10.50
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
8.750.000.000.000.008.75

Ran home for lunch. 8.75 miles, averaged 6:55/mile

Asics DS Sky Speed 2 Miles: 8.75
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
11.250.000.000.000.0011.25

Harvest Park and back. 11.25 miles, averaged 6:30/mile.

Brooks Green Silence Miles: 11.25
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
8.750.000.000.000.008.75

Ran home for lunch. 8.75 miles, no watch.

Saucony Kinvara Miles: 8.75
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
11.000.000.000.000.0011.00

Power Trail to Spring Creek Trail to Poudre Trail. 11 miles, averaged 6:20/mile.

Brooks Green Silence Miles: 11.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
8.750.000.000.000.008.75

Ran home for lunch. 8.75 miles, averaged 7:05/mile. Did some strides.

Asics DS Sky Speed 2 Miles: 8.75
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
7.000.000.000.000.007.00

Fossil Creek to Mason Trail. 7 miles, averaged about 7:15/mile.

Brooks Green Silence Miles: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
8.750.000.000.000.008.75

Ran home for lunch. 8.75 miles, averaged 6:55/mile. Did some strides.

Saucony Kinvara Miles: 8.75
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
15.000.000.000.000.0015.00

Home to Kathy Fromme Prairie to Spring Creek Canyon Park. Did 4 miles of tempo on the way back, averaged about 5:50/mile for that stretch. 1miles total, averaged 6:30/mile overall.

Asics DS Sky Speed 2 Miles: 15.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
3.750.000.000.000.003.75

Easy run. 3.75 miles, no watch.

Saucony Hattori Miles: 3.75
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
8.250.000.000.000.008.25

Ran home for lunch. 8.25 miles, averaged 7:00/mile. Very windy.

Saucony Kinvara Miles: 8.25
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
5.750.000.000.000.005.75

I was sick for most of the week, so missed a few days. Finally back at it. Eased into it today, 5.75 miles, averaged 7:00/mile.

Saucony Kinvara Miles: 5.75
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
6.250.000.000.000.006.25

Easy 6.25 miles.

Asics DS Sky Speed 2 Miles: 6.25
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
8.000.000.000.000.008.00

Easy 8 miles, to Harvest Park and back. Averaged about 7:10/mile.

Saucony Kinvara Miles: 8.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
9.000.000.000.000.009.00

Power Trail, 9 miles.

Asics DS Sky Speed 2 Miles: 9.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
6.500.003.500.000.0010.00

Boyd Lake and back. Did 6x3-minute fartlek, with 2-minute recoveries. Averaged 5:10-5:15 pace on the intervals. 10 miles total, averaged 6:35/mile overall.

Brooks Green Silence Miles: 10.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
8.000.000.000.000.008.00

Fossil Creek Trail and Highcastle St. 8 miles, averaged about 7:00/mile.

Saucony Kinvara Miles: 8.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
15.000.000.000.000.0015.00

Cathy Fromme Prairie. 15 miles, did 6 miles of tinman tempo in the middle. Tempo portion was 5:50-6:10/mile, depending on topograghy and footing (kind of snowy on some roads). Averaged 6:35/mile for the overall run.

Brooks Green Silence Miles: 15.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
6.250.000.000.000.006.25

South Lemay loop. 6.25 miles, averaged about 7:20/mile.

Saucony Hattori Miles: 6.25
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
9.000.000.000.000.009.00

Loveland Trail, west. 9 miles.

Asics DS Sky Speed 2 Miles: 9.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
215.000.003.500.000.00218.50
Brooks Green Silence Miles: 85.00Saucony Hattori Miles: 13.50Asics DS Sky Speed 2 Miles: 65.00Saucony Kinvara Miles: 55.00
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