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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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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Saucony Trail Shoe Lifetime Miles:						247.50
Hoka Clifton Lifetime Miles:						491.50
Saucony Type A6 Lifetime Miles:						186.50
Saucony Zealot Lifetime Miles:						478.75
Saucony Kinvara 6 Lifetime Miles:						433.50
Saucony Kinvara 6-2 Lifetime Miles:						358.75
Brooks Pure Connect Blue Lifetime Miles:						337.25
New Balance Trainers Lifetime Miles:						314.50
New Balance 1400 Racers Lifetime Miles:						65.00
Brook Pureflow Lifetime Miles:						99.50

Sun, Jul 06, 2008

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
4.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	4.00

My body woke up today feeling good, so I decided to take the cue and go for a run. I figure, run when I am able. Did 4 miles on the Planet Walk, averaged 6:55/mile.

Comments

From Burt on Mon, Jul 07, 2008 at 15:36:09

Nice job.

Can you send me the .kml file for the Florida Ragnar legs when they're ready?

Thanks.

burtjmc@hotmail.com

If you need help drawing the elevation maps, I can help you. (See below)

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From Paul Petersen on Mon, Jul 07, 2008 at 16:01:58

Hi Burt - there is no content below your email. Are you trying to post an image?

From Burt on Mon, Jul 07, 2008 at 16:22:10

Nope. You're seeing correctly. It's just a flat line. haha funny funny.

Anyway, I had previously plotted out the entire Wasatch Back and Del Sol races on GoogleEarth. Then I was reading your Of Marathons and Maps website one day and noticed that you had kml's available for some of the races. So, I imported them and was happy to see that I was pretty close on most of them.

From Paul Petersen on Mon, Jul 07, 2008 at 16:32:44

Oh, I'm a little bit slow today. That's pretty funny (and true).

I do have the Google Earth file for FL, but it's on my other computer, so I'll email it to you later tonight. Eventually Ragnar will post them on their website, so they will all be available for each race.

From Burt on Mon, Jul 07, 2008 at 16:36:18

Awesome. Thanks.

From Jon on Mon, Jul 07, 2008 at 22:35:10

Love the Florida topo!

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