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Alta Peruvian Downhill Dash

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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 - 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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Sat, Sep 13, 2003

Race: Alta Peruvian Downhill Dash (5 Miles) 00:22:55, Place overall: 6, Place in age division: 1

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
3.00	0.00	5.00	0.00	0.00	8.00

Alta Peruvian Downhill Dash (8K). Time of 22:55 is a PR of...2 minutes!! I'm not counting it as a PR though, due to the 8% downhill grade! Quads are BLASTED. This is probably the most fun race I've ever done, though, complete with barbeque, kegs of beer, and hot tub afterwards. I ended up winning a night stay at the lodge, which will be great for ski season. I didn't really key in on this race, just did it for the circuit points and some last-minute downhill training. Went out "slow" and passed people the last two miles, so a lot of fun to run that style. Good confidence booster for marathon.

Mile splits/HR:

4:40/174 --went out "off pace"

4:33/183 -- sped up a little

4:29/186 -- flying; starting to catch people

4:50/189 -- calm before the storm

4:21/192 -- almost a mile PR! are markers off?

Comments

From Sasha Pachev on Sat, Oct 14, 2006 at 21:52:40

Note that it is only 0.97 from 4 miles to 8 K. Interesting drift upward in HR.

From Paul Petersen on Sat, Oct 14, 2006 at 21:59:42

Is the race 8k or 5 miles? I can't remember. My HR drift here comes from not really working the first couple miles, and then putting the hammer down the last half. I tend to have a drift in most races though.

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