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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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No running, just a recap of the last half week. I got sick last Wednesday, so I took most of Wed and Thurs off work and slept a lot, seeing as to how I had the Wasatch Back Relay coming up. I felt a bit better on Friday, but going 38 hours with no sleep caused me to relapse a bit on Saturday and Sunday. Monday I was feeling better again.

My foot had been progressing nicely for the last two weeks. I was worried about what the Relay would do to it, since I'm constantly jumping in and out of the van, running around a bit, and just out of my usual routine. The foot felt fine during the event. Sunday morning it was a bit more sore than previous days, but nothing terrible; not a complete setback. Monday morning it was back to where it was last week, which is good.

I had a PT appointment on Monday morning for my groin strain. I had no idea how to treat it, so I think I came out of the session with what I needed (exercises and stretches). Some of the exercises are difficult to do, as they aim directly at stretching the adductor, which is what hurts, but I'm trusting my PT. I'm sure he's seen plenty of groin strains. The PT also taped my foot and essentially mummified it (lot of tape). It's a method that I would have trouble doing on my own, similar to the low-dye method, but it seems to be working out well. I go again on Friday, so we'll see where I'm at.

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Rode bike to gym, 30 minutes elliptical, then rode longer route home. I was really tired all day today. I forced myself to go to the gym in the evening, figuring it could perk me up a bit. It did; felt good the rest of the evening.

Physical therapy by nature takes a while to have benefits, but so far my groin exercises haven't had any negative impact, which is good. I was a bit concerned, because some of exercises directly attack the area the hurts, whereas it's my instinct to baby it to let it "heal". Well, obviously that hadn't been working, which is why I went and saw a PT after 6 weeks of no improvement.

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Biked to gym; 30 minutes on elliptical.

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