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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

Wed, May 23, 2007

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
5.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	5.00

My legs are ready to go again (no soreness), but my body decided at exactly 3:30PM yesterday to become sick. It was amazing: one minute I felt fine, and the next minute I had a cold! The last time I was sick was last September (a benefit of not having kids), so I'm going to use a few of those 130 sick hours I've accrued (but never use) at work. This exact same thing happened after St. George in 2005. Combine a hard marathon with a little heat, and the result is a destroyed immune system, at least for me. If I improve over the day, I may do some jogging this evening, but no hurry. Rest.

PM - felt a little better, so ran the dog around the block, then ran to work and back, and then did the paved river trail. My hamstrings tightened up a little on the last part of the run, but other than that my legs felt pretty good.

(Adrenaline blue: 99 miles)

Comments

From WildBull on Wed, May 23, 2007 at 10:46:08

Paul

Great job on the Marathon! What do you do to make a living? Besides running?

From Paul Petersen on Wed, May 23, 2007 at 11:11:25

Geographic Information Systems. ie - Map Nerd

From wheakory on Wed, May 23, 2007 at 12:35:29

Your on your way to a full recovery. I hope that cold disappears. I really enjoyed reading your personal blog on the St.George, Chicago, and Twin Cities Marathon. I wanted to run St. George this year but waited to long to register. Your going to qualify no matter which one you run. Your an outstanding runner.

From Paul Petersen on Wed, May 23, 2007 at 12:55:24

Kory, if you run very well at Teton Dam (ie win or a big PR), you can probabably use that as leverage to wiggle your way into St. George, if you really want to run it. You may even get a comp. Most races are usually pretty good about rewarding accomplished runners by giving more flexibility.

From wheakory on Wed, May 23, 2007 at 15:19:15

Thanks Paul. There no way I'll win but I believe I can set a big PR.

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