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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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Mon, Dec 03, 2007

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
7.00	8.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	15.00

Big Workout. 15 miles with 8 mile MP tempo and 10x100m strides. Nice day, over 40 degrees and some sun. I did the Millville Hill Loop (now wish I didn't). I warmed up for three miles and then started the tempo.

Mile Split
Comment
1 5:20 rolling
2 5:24 3/4 downhill, 1/4 uphill
3 6:25 all uphill
4 6:00 1/2 uphill, 1/2 flat
5 5:37 1/4 uphill, 3/4 downhill
6 5:15 all downhill
7 5:16 1/2 downhill, 1/2 flat
8 5:25 rolling, gradual uphill

It went well except for the uphills and also had some stomach issues that caused for to stop for short amounts of time at 2 miles and again at 4 miles. Not good. But the last 4 miles I got into a pretty good rhythm and worked through the stomach issues. I will not do this route again for a tempo for a few weeks. I need to get stronger first. The Millville Hill just killed me. But the workout is in the books at least. Only 9 more Big Workouts until Houston. Every one makes me stronger, right? 6:10/mile average pace for the run.

(Elite: 154 miles)

Comments

From Annie on Wed, Dec 05, 2007 at 15:58:36

NIce workout. Btw my first though about the new standards was, "at least paul will be fine."

From James on Wed, Dec 05, 2007 at 16:10:33

We must not live very close to each other, because it was freezing this morning and I haven't seen the sun all day.

Nice workout. Some of us understand the pain of that run. I am always amazed at how fast you whip that thing out, even with stomach problems. You're the man!

From James on Wed, Dec 05, 2007 at 16:14:01

That comment was from the real James. I forgot that we have yet another James on the blog who hasn't put an initial with his name.

From Jon on Wed, Dec 05, 2007 at 16:59:57

James- you should notify the other James that he needs an initial. And it is funny that Paul had sun but you didn't, since people always think of Logan as the cold, cloudy spot.

Paul- which hill do you call the Millville hill? The one coming north from 300 S?

From Paul Petersen on Wed, Dec 05, 2007 at 17:10:32

Jon - What I call "Millville Hill" is what you up as you go east toward the bench, then turn left where the road T's (going right will take you to the Deerfence Trail). It is about 1.5 miles long, then levels out until Providence, then I go up again for about a third of a mile until Spring Creek Rd. Then blessed downhill.

From Jon on Wed, Dec 05, 2007 at 17:16:44

Got ya. So it is gradual at first, then a bit of fairly steep, then flat, then gradual up again.

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