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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, May 14, 2007

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
10.50	0.00	0.00	2.00	0.00	12.50

AM - Got up early, ran a mile with 4x100m striders, and did a short track workout - 2x1600m @10K pace, with 1 lap rest (2 minutes). Intervals were 5:02 and 5:01. Everything felt pretty smooth and sharp, with fast recovery. Cooled down a couple miles. Will go a few more miles this evening.

(Burn: 149 miles)

PM - Did canal trail loop (6.5 miles) after work, then another half mile with the dog. 6:40/mile pace for the run.

I had a teammate back in college who always used to say it "hurts to run slow" when you're starting to peak. I think I'm getting near that point. Starting to get very excited for the marathon.

(Adrenaline black: 468 miles)

Comments

From Cody on Tue, May 15, 2007 at 10:01:54

Paul, you had better watch out. Lybi is talking some serious trash about you. You had better defend your honor...

From David Nelson on Tue, May 15, 2007 at 11:15:29

Paul, I went and saw Hot Fuzz this weekend. It's great, good recommendation. Good luck on Saturday.

From Paul Petersen on Tue, May 15, 2007 at 12:20:53

Yeah, we just watched "Shaun of the Dead" again. It grows better with age.

"Dogs can't look up"

From Superfly on Tue, May 15, 2007 at 16:18:28

Paul nice picture this one actually looks like you. Is that in Park City? Good luck this weekend. I'm not even running and I'm getting nervous. It will be fun to see how all you guys do.

From Paul Petersen on Tue, May 15, 2007 at 16:27:13

Clyde, yes Ogden will be interesting.

The photo is indeed from Park City ('05).

From Superfly on Tue, May 15, 2007 at 17:02:57

Am I good or what? I did one training run up there last summer and I remembered seeing that farm stuff in the background.

Anyways good luck again!

From wheakory on Tue, May 15, 2007 at 17:13:48

Good luck Paul. Question do you find it more of a benefit in your training for marathon's to run 1600m or 800m on the track so far I've only done 800m's and no 1600m's. Excuse me for the stupid question but I'm still feeding in knowledge.

From Paul Petersen on Tue, May 15, 2007 at 17:24:40

Kory, I tend to shy away from any distances shorter than 1000m for marathon-specific training. 400s and 800s are so short in duration that it's difficult to get much of a sustained workout. Plus, 800s are usually associated with V02Max work, which has little benefit for marathoners (IMHO). Kind of a Pfitzinger idea, I guess.

Even 1600s are a bit short for me for primary workouts. I'm doing some now in my taper phase, but not so much in the last few months. Instead, I like long tempo runs at MP or even a little slower. I also like to do 1000-1200m intervals with short recovery (1-minute) at 12k pace (slightly faster than LT) to add some "spice". The tempos and intervals are usually done in the middle of a 15-mile run. Just two long workouts per week, and the rest of the runs are easy. And 100-200m striders 2-3 times/week too. That's my whole training program in a nutshell.

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