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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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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
68.000.003.750.000.0071.75
Brooks Adrenaline 8, #1 Miles: 16.50Brooks Adrenaline 8, #2 Miles: 33.50Jogging Stroller Miles: 3.50Nike Elite Miles: 10.00Brooks Axiom Miles: 11.25
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
12.000.000.000.000.0012.00

AM - ran the dog for a mile. Later in the morning, ran the Landfill Loop via Planet Walk. 7.5 miles at 7:00/mile pace. Awesomely gorgeous day today.

PM - Planet Walk with Seth. The fresh air was making me dizzy.

Brooks Adrenaline 8, #1 Miles: 8.50Brooks Adrenaline 8, #2 Miles: 3.50Jogging Stroller Miles: 3.50
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
10.000.000.000.000.0010.00

Raining all day today. I put off running until the afternoon, but it didn't get much better. And I was not motivated to do a workout either. Fortunately, I anticipated that Jon would be at the gym this evening and would provide good company and good distraction, and I was right. Ran to the gym, then did 8 miles on the treadmill, with the last 7 miles progressing from 6:15 to 5:45/mile pace. Decent workout, but not too hard. Ran home.

Nike Elite Miles: 10.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
12.500.000.000.000.0012.50

AM - ran the dog for a mile, then ran to first dam and back on the canal trail. It was nice out when I started, then some light sprinkles, then light rain, then steady steady rain the rest of the time. I was soaked. That's what I get for try to run outdoors. 8 miles total, 7:40/mile pace.

PM - ran home from work, then did the Planet Walk. It was snowing, which is better than raining.

Brooks Adrenaline 8, #1 Miles: 8.00Brooks Adrenaline 8, #2 Miles: 4.00
Comments(1)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
10.000.000.000.000.0010.00

Ran the dog for one mile. Later in the morning, ran the Providence Hill Loop. 9 miles averaging 7:04/mile. Finally, run without rain or snow.

Brooks Adrenaline 8, #2 Miles: 10.00
Comments(5)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
7.500.003.750.000.0011.25

Did a 10x2-minute fartlek today, with 1 minute recoveries on the North Logan Loop. I originally intended track intervals, but I just couldn't stand the thought of it when the time actually came. Started the workout after a 3 mile warmup, at the top of the hill by Aggie Village.

Cooled down afterward and did 4 or 5 strides.

 Interval DistancePace
Terrain
 1 0.405:02/mile
all downhill
 2 0.405:08/mile
 rolling
 3 0.385:16/mile
2/3 uphill, 1/3 downhill
 4 0.365:37/mile
all uphill
 5 0.375:29/mile
all uphill
 6 0.39 5:11/milemostly flat
 7 0.39 5:06/mileflat, some downhill
 8 0.395:08/mile
flat, some downhill
 9 0.385:14/mile
flat
 10 0.395:08/mile
 mostly downhill

Brooks Axiom Miles: 11.25
Comments(3)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
16.000.000.000.000.0016.00

Longish run today. I ran from my house to Spring Hollow Campground and back, 16 miles in 1:49:00 (6:49/mile). It was absolutely beautiful out today, which put an extra spring in my step. And the single-track is very much clear of snow, which was good news as well. Also, I topped 70 miles for a week, the first time since September, 2008, and the second time since December, 2007.

Brooks Adrenaline 8, #2 Miles: 16.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
68.000.003.750.000.0071.75
Brooks Adrenaline 8, #1 Miles: 16.50Brooks Adrenaline 8, #2 Miles: 33.50Jogging Stroller Miles: 3.50Nike Elite Miles: 10.00Brooks Axiom Miles: 11.25
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