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May 24, 2013

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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: 50.00 Month: 291.00 Year: 1480.00
Saucony Guide TR Lifetime Miles: 336.75
Saucony Kinvara Lifetime Miles: 1624.75
Saucony Hattori Lifetime Miles: 324.25
Brooks Green Silence Lifetime Miles: 413.75
Brooks Launch Yellow Lifetime Miles: 408.25
Saucony Kinvara 3 Lifetime Miles: 285.25
Brooks PureConnect Lifetime Miles: 238.50
Saucony A5 Flat Lifetime Miles: 23.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
10.000.000.000.000.0010.00

Easy distance today. Started out with a few miles on the track to calibrate the Suunto Foot Pod that I'm testing. I did 6x100m strides on the track, and decided to time them just see to see how fast I'm running. The strides were all between 14.5 - 16.0 seconds. They were very hard, but not all-out, so I reckon I can probably run 13.5 in an all-out sprint right now.

Went out after that to the paved river trail and back, then grabbed my fat, out-of-shape dog and dragged him the last three miles through some neighborhoods. Gil went out hard, but after one 6:30 mile, he was sucking wind, and I had to work to get him under 8:00/mile pace the rest of the way. Pretty sad; he used to do 13-milers with me.

Nice day, wore short sleeves and shorts. Ave HR 139. Got up to 179 on the strides. 

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