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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

Fri, Sep 19, 2008

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
6.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	6.00

Met Cody in the early morning, and we went out and jogged the TOU 5K course. Very slow. Finished up by running the dog around the block.

Comments

From Jon on Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 10:36:00

Cute picture.

From josse on Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 14:07:43

I see the baby has your cry. Very cute.

From Dustin on Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 14:15:03

Nice picture. I'm sure you are enjoying fatherhood. Good luck with the 5k tomorrow

From Greg Harris on Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 14:32:31

Paul,

I've never met you, but ready your blog occasionally and definitely respect your advice. I am running SGM this year with a goal of 2:35. I have worn lightweight Nike Elites for marathons before but I am contemplating switching to Saucony Grid Fastwitch flats for this one. I have down some half marathons and 10k's with no problems in them. Do you believe switching would be of great benefit to me, or do you think the risk of injury outweighs the benefits? Thanks.

From Paul Petersen on Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 14:38:49

Greg - if you've run some halfs already with them, and didn't get too sore, and if you're not injury-prone, you will likely do fine. But if you have any doubts, or have any nagging foot or knee problems, you probably won't get enough ROI to make it worth it. Since St. Geo is almost all downhill, I don't how much wearing a flat will help. For the record, I've never worn flats for a marathon, but I am an anomaly in that regard.

By the way, I wear the Nike Elite as well, and love it as a tempo shoe. But it is still a fairly big shoe for racing. Do you have anything in between the Elite and the Fastwich? I've worn the Brooks Burn and the Saucony Tangent in the past with good success.

From Greg Harris on Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 14:43:13

Thanks for getting back to me so quickly. I dont have anything in between the two shoes, so maybe I'll play it safe and stick with the lighter trainer. I might look into the two that you mentioned though for future races. Thanks again.

From Paul Petersen on Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 14:46:56

Another rule of thumb that Pfitzenger writes about in "Advanced Marathoning" is that flats aren't worth it until you're under 2:30. Or something like that.

Yeah, several of us really like the Tangents. They are pretty close to a flat, but more supportive like a trainer. Definitely a good hybrid, and pretty light-weight.

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