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Top of Utah Marathon

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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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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
17.5026.200.000.000.0043.70
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easy recovery; ave HR 141; quads hurting from peruvian dash -- doing ice baths

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quads still hurting A LOT. doing ice baths

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5.000.000.000.000.005.00

starting to recover, but quads still sore

easy distance; ave HR 145

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easy distance; ave HR 144

quads starting to feel normal again; worried about marathon

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Race: Top of Utah Marathon (26.2 Miles) 02:35:20, Place overall: 2, Place in age division: 1
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
0.0026.200.000.000.0026.20

Top of Utah Marathon. 2:35:20, a 5 minute PR. I wanted to break 2:30, but one step at a time, so this was a nice race, plus won $500, enough to buy my telemark ski setup. Overall happy with race, and although I slowed down a bit the last 6 miles, it wasn't a brick wall like last year. My calves and hammies got sore around Mile 7 from the Peruvian, but I think my training was good enough to push through the residual soreness. This was my 3rd marathon (TOU in 2002, Ogden in 2003), so I've finally gained enough experience to not be as stupid as before. This year I just let Sasha go from the beginning and win the thing; I had no chance and did well to race for 2nd. No regrets and congrats to Sasha on a breakthru! Ended up 5th in the LDR circuit and one $100 to go on top of the $500.

Mile Splits/HR

5:25/159

5:46/167

5:37/167

5:42/170

5:37/173

5:49/176

5:41/177

5:34/175

5:38/176

5:43/177

5:36/179

5:27/181

5:25/184 -- whew, crankin' now!

5:28/180

5:31/183

5:48/184 -- uh oh

5:43/184 -- still hanging on

5:54/182

6:04/185 -- more uh oh

6:19/183 -- okay, here's the wall, but not bad...

6:10/180 -- still hanging in there

6:44/180 -- hurts

6:40/181 -- am I there yet?

6:35/180 -- think I'll make it

6:55/182 -- thinking about $$$ now

7:00/186 -- $$$

1:20/186 -- bring it home!

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
17.5026.200.000.000.0043.70
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