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May 03, 2024

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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
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
15.000.000.000.000.0015.00

Ran Birch Creek Canyon this morning from my house. First couple miles are on paved road, then dirt road for about 2 miles, then an old dirt two-track for a couple more miles, and then true-blue single-track for the last 1.5 miles, until I elected to turnaround due to time. It's a nice run and a beautiful day to do it. Saw a few other trail runners and a horseback rider, and that's it. Once you get to the old two-track, there are over a dozen stream crossings, every 200m or so. It's high water right now, so I just plowed through the creek rather than trying to pick a dry path (which would have been a lost cause). It was pretty fun, and the cold water felt good. Eventually I turned around at about 6900', as the trail was getting very rocky, and since I was wearing the NB 790s my feet were starting to hurt. Plus I had enough anyway. Averaged about 8:30/mile for the 15-mile run. My easy week is over now, and back to real training next week.

New Balance 790 Miles: 15.00
Comments
From Nan on Sat, Jun 19, 2010 at 20:07:20 from 174.51.250.151

Someone painted the trail blue?! Thats strange. LOL. I love running single-track. Its even more fun mountain biking single-track.

From Jon on Sun, Jun 20, 2010 at 11:05:19 from 75.169.149.16

How often do you wear your NB790's? What distances do you run in them? I'm always hesitant to wear mine, afraid of foot bruises.

From Paul on Sun, Jun 20, 2010 at 15:39:07 from 174.27.230.30

I usually wear them about twice/week, almost exclusively on the canal trail. Usually just 5-7 miles. Yesterday was the longest I've ever worn them. I didn't have any lingering issues, but I definitely got sick of them by the end of the run.

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