Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow

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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

Sun, Dec 09, 2007

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

Easy 7 miles on Planet Walk and USU track (was calibrating Nike Sport Kit). Slippery out today. Didn't wear watch.

(Adrenaline blue: 460 miles)

(Triax: 335 miles)

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Packers win the NFC Norse. Lions do us no favors.

Comments

From James on Sun, Dec 09, 2007 at 13:32:19

Are you still testing and reviewing gadgets these days?

From Paul Petersen on Sun, Dec 09, 2007 at 15:14:56

James - yes.

From Mike Warren on Sun, Dec 09, 2007 at 17:09:15

Paul, Great job in the Trials!! Thanks for your great articles in your blog, They are so helpful to someone new to running like me. I have been trying to get my miles to 70-80 a week and your article on running a 100 in a week gave me some very good tips. Is there any advice you could give me on running the Ogden Marathon? Thanks again.

From Paul Petersen on Sun, Dec 09, 2007 at 17:49:25

Thanks Mike. If you plan on getting your miles up to 70-80, just take your time and do so gradually. No need to make the jump in a week or two, but rather over a few months. For Ogden, you will need the ability to both handle lot of downhill pounding, and also the ability to hold down a pace over rolling hills (since the course has both types of terrain). Try to get in one downhill workout per week, and also do lots of 6-8 mile tempo runs on rolling hills. I've found that incorporating tempo runs into your long runs helps develop a lot of marathon-specific endurance too. For instance, rather than doing a 20-miler at a slow pace, do the first 10 mile easy, then 8 miles of tempo, and then then cool down for a couple miles. It will radically change your fitness! All these things should be built up to slowly though. Good luck.

From Mike Warren on Sun, Dec 09, 2007 at 23:00:57

Thanks for the advice, I hope Ogden is my BQ! I had it in the bag at St. George until Knee problems at mile 16.(The big drop past Diamond Valley). I had surgery for a cartlidge tear last October. Thats what got me running because my Doc said you will never run long distance, now i am hooked! I have been running between 40-45 per week with no speed work. My goal is to be to 70 per week with 2 days of speed work by the end of Jan. That will give me 16 weeks of 70-80 miles before Ogden. Is that too much of a build in that amount of time?

From Paul Petersen on Mon, Dec 10, 2007 at 09:18:21

Mike - try increasing your mileage every OTHER week by 5 miles. So by the end of December, you should be around 55 mpw, and by the end of Jan around 65-70. I think that would be pretty safe.

From Mike Warren on Mon, Dec 10, 2007 at 09:36:41

Thanks Paul, I will stick to that schedule!

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