Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow

Week starting May 15, 2011

Previous WeekRecent EntriesHomeJoin Fast Running Blog Community!PredictorHealthy RecipesPaul's RacesFind BlogsMileage BoardTop Ten Excuses for Missing a RunTop Ten Training MistakesDiscussion ForumRace Reports Send A Private MessageMonth ViewYear View
Graph View
Next Week
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018
15% off for Fast Running Blog members at St. George Running Center!

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

 

 

Click to donate
to Ukraine's Armed Forces
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
64.253.000.000.000.0067.25
Asics Heavy Shoe Miles: 18.25Asic DS Trainer Miles: 8.00Saucony Kinvara Miles: 13.00Brooks Launch Miles: 28.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
8.250.000.000.000.008.25

Ran my banking errands, then ran up Smithfield Canyon and Birch Creek a little ways to look at the rivers. No flooding, but very close, especially at some of the lower road culverts. 8.25 miles, 7:16/mile average.

Asics Heavy Shoe Miles: 8.25
Add Comment
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
8.000.000.000.000.008.00

Smithfield Canyon, until the road turned into a river channel. Turned around at the sandbags. Then added on some mileage by going up Summit to Hillside and back on the canal trail. 8 miles, 6:35/mile average.

Asic DS Trainer Miles: 8.00
Add Comment
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
13.000.000.000.000.0013.00

Bear River Ranch out-and-back, 13 miles, tinman tempo pace. Averaged 5:56/mile.

Figured out my racing schedule a little bit more. I'll be running the TOU Half and TOU Marathon. They are both great races, and I don't have to go anywhere. Maybe if I can get in good shape, I can take a stab at Hobie Call's record. I thought about doing St George this year, but think I will do it next year instead. I do have a little bit of unfinished business there.

Saucony Kinvara Miles: 13.00
Comments(3)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
8.000.000.000.000.008.00

Birch Creek. Muddy. 8 miles, averaged 6:59/mile.

Brooks Launch Miles: 8.00
Comments(3)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
10.000.000.000.000.0010.00

Upper Smithfield Canyon Rd to Smithfield Canyon. 10 miles, 6:52/mile average.

Asics Heavy Shoe Miles: 10.00
Add Comment
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
17.003.000.000.000.0020.00

Wonderful day to run today. I did my favorite long run workout: 10 miles up Hollow Rd and Blacksmith Fork, and then 10 miles back down. I actually like the uphill more than the downhill. Got a workout PR today, 20 miles in 1:55:40 (5:46/mile). Averaged 5:58/mile on the uphill portion (had a tailwind), and then 5:36 on the downhill, into the headwind. Splits were 6:14, 6:08, 5:58, 6:10, 6:08, 5:57, 5:52, 5:38, 5:41, 5:51, (turnaround), 5:37, 5:50, 5:45, 5:42, 5:40, 5:28, 5:35, 5:29, 5:22, 5:26. Bumped into Scott during Mile 18, and he turned around and pushed me a bit that mile. Great workout, good confidence-booster three weeks out from UVM. My mileage has no been there, but I think I still have most of the fitness. A couple 70-mile weeks will help as well.

Brooks Launch Miles: 20.00
Comments(4)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
64.253.000.000.000.0067.25
Asics Heavy Shoe Miles: 18.25Asic DS Trainer Miles: 8.00Saucony Kinvara Miles: 13.00Brooks Launch Miles: 28.00
Debt Reduction Calculator
Featured Announcements
Recent Comments: