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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 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
78.7513.006.000.000.0097.75
Saucony Kinvara 6 Miles: 18.00Saucony Kinvara V Blue2 Miles: 10.00Saucony Zealot Miles: 14.00Saucony Kinvara V Blue Miles: 10.00Brooks PureConnect Miles: 11.00Hoka Clifton Miles: 34.75
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
9.000.006.000.000.0015.00

Big Workout. Ran with Mike. Power Trail to Spring Creek. Warmed up 5 miles, then did 6x1-mile, with 0.25-mile recoveries.

Splits: 5:20, 5:17, 5:06, 5:11, 5:07, 5:02

First 2 reps were on a slight incline, last 4 on slight decline. Trail was a little icy in the a few spots, which slowed things down in places.

Cooled down 3 miles. 15 miles total, averaged 6:23/mile.

Saucony Kinvara 6 Miles: 15.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
15.000.000.000.000.0015.00

am - Fossil Creek Trail. 5 miles, no watch

noon - Power Trail to Poudre Trail south. 10 miles, 7;45/mile.

Saucony Kinvara V Blue2 Miles: 10.00Saucony Zealot Miles: 5.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
15.000.000.000.000.0015.00

am - Fossil Creek to Mason to Coventry. 10 miles, averaged 8:45/mile(!). Had ice-fog last night, so trail very slick. I wore my yak-trax, and those helped a lot, but it was still very slow-going

pm - Power Trail. 5 miles, no watch.
 

Saucony Kinvara V Blue Miles: 10.00Brooks PureConnect Miles: 5.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
5.0013.000.000.000.0018.00

am - Big Workout. Boyd Lake route. Warmed up 3 miles, then did a 10-mile MP tempo. The trail was drifted over in places, which slowed things down a little, here and there. Felt decent. Pace wasn't too fast, but the workout felt easy too.

Splits: 5:46, 5:53, 5:44, 5:57, 5:33, 5:43, 5:39, 5:51, 5:36, 5:39

15 miles, averaged 6:42/mile.

pm - easy 3 miles around the neighborhood.

Saucony Kinvara 6 Miles: 3.00Hoka Clifton Miles: 15.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
15.000.000.000.000.0015.00

am - 9 miles, Fossil Creek to Mason. 7:45/mile

pm - 6 miles, power trail to Harmony. No watch

Brooks PureConnect Miles: 6.00Saucony Zealot Miles: 9.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
19.750.000.000.000.0019.75

Long Run. Did Fossil Creek to Mason to Spring Creek to Poudre, and back on Power Trail. 19.75 miles, averaged 7:40/mile.

Hoka Clifton Miles: 19.75
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
78.7513.006.000.000.0097.75
Saucony Kinvara 6 Miles: 18.00Saucony Kinvara V Blue2 Miles: 10.00Saucony Zealot Miles: 14.00Saucony Kinvara V Blue Miles: 10.00Brooks PureConnect Miles: 11.00Hoka Clifton Miles: 34.75
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