Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow

December 22, 2024

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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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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

Mon, Apr 23, 2007

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
15.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	15.50

AM - 4.5 miles to end of paved river trail and back, plus some running with the dog. Did 6x100m strides. Felt pretty good, as far as morning runs go.

(Adrenaline black: 430 miles)

PM - 11 miles - Pipeline trail out-and-back with Jon. Good run. Easy pace. Ave HR was 133, which is quite low, especially for an evening run. It sank into the upper 120s at times. I guess that means that my stroke volume is increasing or something like that. I view it as a positive.

(Adrenaline orange: 273 miles)

Comments

From Jon on Mon, Apr 23, 2007 at 21:41:47

Or either that you weren't running too fast due to your partner. We'll just say your stroke volume was increasing.

From ashman on Mon, Apr 23, 2007 at 22:28:57

Paul, I honestly think along with Sasha that you will run under 2:20 one day.

From ashman on Mon, Apr 23, 2007 at 22:30:22

Sasha thinks maybe 2:09 possibly...

From superfly on Mon, Apr 23, 2007 at 23:03:19

Not one day. This year at STGM it will happen and could happen even sooner than that.

From Dave Holt on Tue, Apr 24, 2007 at 09:49:03

Can I tag along for the ride?

From Paul Petersen on Tue, Apr 24, 2007 at 10:14:41

Thanks for the support guys. My first goal is sub-2:25, which will hopefully give me a stepping stone to 2:22. Baby steps...

Right now I'm actually thinking Top of Utah for my fall marathon, with St. George as an "emergency last-chance" option. It's hard to say "no" to a race that finishes 4 blocks from my house...

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