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

Mon, Dec 22, 2008

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
7.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	4.00	11.00

More snow today.

AM - ran the dog around the block.

PM - ran from work to the gym, the long way through River Heights. Then did a fartlek session on the elliptical - 4 minutes hard, 2 minutes easy, repeat 4 times. Cooled down by running 3.5 miles on the treadmill, then running home and back to work.

Brooks Axiom Miles: 7.00

Comments

From David on Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 10:33:12

Did you watch the Bears game at the gym? What a finish! Though I could have done without Tony Kornheiser's running 3-hour joke about how lousy the Bears offense is.

From Paul Petersen on Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 10:52:25

No, I watched the Bears games at home on my big HD TV. I save the gym for more important games, like Mt. Union vs. UW-Whitewater.

The Packers are absolutely terrible, terrible. I can't believe they choked away their 5th winnable game in a row. Actually, I CAN believe it. The only thing worse than the Packers is Tony Kornheiser. Week in and week out, he's just a total clown (keep in mind I hate clowns). Please bring back Dennis Miller!

From seth on Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 12:20:19

Glad to see that you are getting back into the training. Enjoy the holidays, and start watching track meets rather than the boring football games ;)

From Paul Petersen on Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 12:23:12

I'm sure the Packers would find a way to lose whatever track meet I'm watching as well...

From David on Wed, Dec 24, 2008 at 00:05:51

Spot on with the Miller comment, I actually thought the same exact thing last night (as Kornhole ground that Bears/lousy WRs joke into the ground -- which happened by halftime). At least Miller's bad jokes varied a bit.

Cheer for the Bears next weekend. I know you don't want to read 'Minnesota Vikings, 2008 NFC North Champions' on a t-shirt.

From Paul Petersen on Wed, Dec 24, 2008 at 08:21:36

No, I'd much rather see the Bears in the playoffs than the Vi-Queens.

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