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Location:

Thornton,CO,USA

Member Since:

Jan 22, 2009

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

5k- 16:23 (2011)

8k- 27:33 (2008)

10k - 35:12 (2021)

Half Marathon- 1:16:48 (2018)

Marathon - 2:41:52 (2019)

 

Half Marathon Count: 22

Marathon Count - 9

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Run and enjoy it!

Long-Term Running Goals:

  • Get back to Boston!

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 130.50
Nike Vaporfly Next% Pink Lifetime Miles: 136.91
Cumulus 24 Black Lifetime Miles: 423.60
Cumulus 24 White Lifetime Miles: 270.00
Asics 24 Black/Yellow Lifetime Miles: 153.60
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
242.471.6013.006.43263.50
Asics 2000 3 GT White/Blue NEW Miles: 86.10New 2000 2 GT Blue/Org Miles: 135.00Asics White 2000 3 Starred Miles: 13.80Asics Hyperspeed 2 Flats Miles: 7.00Asics DS Trainer Bl/Yel Miles: 10.60Asics Hyperspeed 7 Miles: 11.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.400.000.000.0013.40

13.4 in 1:38:XX, 7:20 avg pace, felt pretty flat the whole time, really warm today for Oct. 1st, did some strides after

Asics 2000 3 GT White/Blue NEW Miles: 13.40
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.600.000.000.007.60

morning run, a little tight, but not terrible - ice bath after, 7:44 pace

New 2000 2 GT Blue/Org Miles: 7.60
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.400.000.000.006.40

easy run tonight, 7:3X pace

New 2000 2 GT Blue/Org Miles: 6.40
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.200.000.000.007.20

Easy pace tonight, felt fine, 7:26 avg pace + strides

New 2000 2 GT Blue/Org Miles: 7.20
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.100.000.000.005.10

Asics White 2000 3 Starred Miles: 5.10
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.400.000.000.003.40

New 2000 2 GT Blue/Org Miles: 3.40
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Race: Mine to Mine Challenge (5.32 Miles) 00:31:26, Place overall: 3
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.680.002.003.329.00

Mine to mine challenge today, up in the beautiful portion of Colorado. Cripple Creek gold mine to Victor gold mine, so pretty at 9500 feet to see the high mountain peaks in the distance. Top 3 got gold nugget prizes ($500, $200, $100 in value respectively). My goal was run the downhill hard first 5k and then survive the uphill last half. I hoped to sneak into the top 3 if possible, but I knew that the field is usually pretty good. Started out flying downhill, 3:15, 3:21, 3:26 first 3km, 10:02 first 3k, pretty good for me, was in about 7th place (was counting the men ahead of me to be conscious of where I needed to get to). hit the flats and slowed down (was actually rolling hills), 17:25 through 5k. By this point the actual course markers were short, so my 5k split is from my watch and should be acccurate, pretty happy with that despite the slowdown. Hit the huge uphill between 7-8k and it was terrible, but I didn't slow to much above 6:50 pace, so that is a positive. Also, by the hill I had moved into 3rd and passed all the ladies so was 3rd overall. It was a challenge to breath at this altitude going uphill, but I pushed through the pain because I knew I was in "gold" contention. Finished officially in 31:26, however, my watch had 8.5 km instead of the 9k it was supposed to be. Regardless, I was happy to have run a race with a challenging 2nd half at altitude and place. Got my $100 worth of gold nuggets plus a core sample of quartz that they said probably has some gold value in it. Very neat awards. The registration was only $38 and I got a lot for it - not to mention the cool awards, but they gave everyone a drawstring bag, a really nice long sleeve tech shirt and a museum book from the Cripple Creek museum (i love books!). Overall, a great day, fun race, great scenery, friendly people, and surprised myself by winning an awesome award!

Asics Hyperspeed 2 Flats Miles: 7.00Asics 2000 3 GT White/Blue NEW Miles: 2.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.000.000.000.0011.00

morning 11 today, 1:22:23, 7:29 avg pace - plus strides.

Asics 2000 3 GT White/Blue NEW Miles: 11.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.600.000.000.009.60

9.6 tonight, felt really good, 7:16 avg pace, 1:09:49.

New 2000 2 GT Blue/Org Miles: 9.60
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
14.500.000.000.0014.50

14.5 in 1:48ish, 7:26 avg pace, felt pretty off the first 8 miles, then slowly came around after I took a GU, mileage is really accumlating in the legs, a few strides after

New 2000 2 GT Blue/Org Miles: 14.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.700.000.000.009.70

run on a cool fall night, love this time of year - 9.7 in 7:34 avg pace, 1:13:XX total, 44.8 in the last 4 days, 53.8 last 5

Asics 2000 3 GT White/Blue NEW Miles: 9.70
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.200.000.000.0011.20

longer run this morning, was a struggle but finished it in 7;36 pace + strides. 65 miles in the last 6 days, a new personal best for me

New 2000 2 GT Blue/Org Miles: 11.20
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.300.000.000.009.30

capped off a great week, best all time for me 74.3 in 7 days. 9.3 today in 7:3X pace

New 2000 2 GT Blue/Org Miles: 9.30
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.300.000.000.007.30

stomach probs stopped me early

Asics 2000 3 GT White/Blue NEW Miles: 7.30
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
11.200.000.000.0011.20

good morning run, 7:26 avg pace - strides after

Asics 2000 3 GT White/Blue NEW Miles: 11.20
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.606.000.0010.60

good tempo run today, 1 mile warmup then 6 mile tempo, 6:09, 6:01, 6:02, 6:07, 6:01, 6:09, 30:29, 6:05 avg pace for the 6 mile tempo, felt really easy despite my tired legs, 3.6 cooldown, 10.6 total today in 6:37 avg pace all told

Asics DS Trainer Bl/Yel Miles: 10.60
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
14.500.000.000.0014.50

14.5 tonight, no GU but still felt really good, got faster as the run went on, with my fastest miles later in the run, and 1:44:47 or so, 7:14 avg pace, strides after - beautiful fall evening tonight

New 2000 2 GT Blue/Org Miles: 14.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.700.000.000.008.70

tough run this morning, crisp fall run, 7:47 avg pace for 8.7

Asics White 2000 3 Starred Miles: 8.70
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Race: Time Trial (3.11 Miles) 00:17:35
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.490.000.003.119.60

Decided to run my own 5k tonight, got some new flats so wanted to test them out, km splits were :3;32, 3:29, 3:33, 3:36, 3:25, 17:35 for the 5k, felt pretty strong and this is a good time at 5300 feet, translates to right around just under 17 for the 5k at sea level. cooled down for 4.6 for 9.6 total on the day

Asics 2000 3 GT White/Blue NEW Miles: 4.60Asics Hyperspeed 7 Miles: 5.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
14.101.000.000.0015.10

15.1 tonight, felt pretty tired, but just kept trucking. actually got faster later in the run with mile 15 being my fastest - 6:57, strides after, new all time best for me - 69.7 in the last 6 days, 77 in the 7 days

New 2000 2 GT Blue/Org Miles: 15.10
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
10.300.000.000.0010.30

didn't know if I would be able to do it, but got the requisite 10.3 today to make it an 80 mile total for the last 7 days, my new all time best! Pretty cool. 7:35 avg pace this morning, legs are pretty beat

Asics 2000 3 GT White/Blue NEW Miles: 10.30
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.400.000.000.008.40

8.4 in 1:03:XX 7:31 avg pace, strides after

New 2000 2 GT Blue/Org Miles: 8.40
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.300.005.000.009.30

Good speedwork today, tempo for 5 miles. 1 mile warmup, then got right into it, goal was 30:00, hit 6:06, 5:56, 6:00, 5:57, 5:51, 29:50, 5:58 avg pace, felt really pretty easy. given this was at 5300 feet, that means around 29:30 or less at iowa altitude, which I will be racing at in 10 days, goal for that half is sub 1:18, a new PR! 9.3 total today

Asics 2000 3 GT White/Blue NEW Miles: 3.30Asics Hyperspeed 7 Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.300.000.000.006.30

morning 6.3 today, felt ok, 7:35 avg pace

Asics 2000 3 GT White/Blue NEW Miles: 6.30
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
12.000.000.000.0012.00

12 tonight, 1:26:52, 7:15 avg pace, felt really easy, but my legs were a little sore, strides after

New 2000 2 GT Blue/Org Miles: 12.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.500.000.000.008.50

8.5 in a little over 1:01 tonight, 7:12 avg pace, ice bath after

New 2000 2 GT Blue/Org Miles: 8.50
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

7 tonight in 7:22 avg pace, felt really sluggish

Asics 2000 3 GT White/Blue NEW Miles: 7.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.300.000.000.007.30

morning run today, my legs are really tired, so I took it easy, 7.3 in 7:35 avg pace or 7:37, somewhere in there. strides after and a rest day tomorrow

New 2000 2 GT Blue/Org Miles: 7.30
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
242.471.6013.006.43263.50
Asics 2000 3 GT White/Blue NEW Miles: 86.10New 2000 2 GT Blue/Org Miles: 135.00Asics White 2000 3 Starred Miles: 13.80Asics Hyperspeed 2 Flats Miles: 7.00Asics DS Trainer Bl/Yel Miles: 10.60Asics Hyperspeed 7 Miles: 11.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
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