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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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Wed, Sep 12, 2007
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
15.500.000.000.000.0015.50

AM - planet walk plus a mile with the dog. 5 miles total. No watch. Soreness steadily decreasing.

(Triax: 78 miles)

PM - went to the chiropractor in Hyrum and then had my wife drop me off at the end of Hollow Rd, and I ran back to my house along the TOU course. 6:59/mile average pace.

My pelvis was torqued from the Alta race. The chiro fixed it up.

(1120: 274 miles)

Comments
From ashman on Thu, Sep 13, 2007 at 09:13:29

Im thinking about seeing the chiro today.

Do you feel anything different? What and how? What exactly did he do? After seeing Sasha spend a lot of time and money on one with no results, I'm a little reluctant to see one now.

From Paul Petersen on Thu, Sep 13, 2007 at 10:04:01

Steve - the kind of chiropractic Sasha did is a lot different that what I do. I just do the "standard" stuff, and it's not very expensive. I spend about $30/month on it. He will adjust various parts of my back, hips, and neck. Nothing fancy, and no experimental, weird treatments. In particular, my hips tend to rotate on me, which gives me SI joint pain and messes up my biomechanics. After an adjustment my biomechanics are back to normal, so my stride is more efficient and I feel more "even". A lot of times, one side of my body might be "pulling", and the chiro fixes that. I usually just go before the big races, or after a brutal race (like Alta) where I know I messed things up by running downhill. By keeping my biomechanics maintained, I feel that it helps prevent injury, helps me workout better (and get more return on investment), and helps race performance.

That being said, if you haven't been doing chiro lately, I would not see one right before a race, as it may make you sore the first time. In general, two days before a race is not time to try something new (unless you are in a lot of pain to begin with). After a few adjustments, you will adjust easier, and you will not get sore.

From Jon on Thu, Sep 13, 2007 at 10:52:29

I went to the chiro 3 days before Relay Del Sol and was still sore. Definitely don't start right before a race.

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