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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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Sat, Mar 15, 2008
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
6.000.000.000.000.006.00

Ran the dog around the block, then did the Landfill Loop (5.3 miles). Averaged 7:10/mile.

(Elite: 225 miles)

Comments
From James on Sat, Mar 15, 2008 at 11:44:00

Looks like you are progressing in your running nicely. How is the tendinitis?

From air darkhorse on Sat, Mar 15, 2008 at 13:22:51

Nice to see you training at a good clip now. I saw your reply to my post and I heartily agree with the sarcasm. We are an island in many ways. However, our money is the same color as it is everywhere else in the country. And after all the smoke has cleared from this debacle we'll be lucky if we can even still use the dollar.

From Paul Petersen on Sat, Mar 15, 2008 at 17:25:20

Jame - the tendinitis get a little better every day. Hopefully it will continue to progress and I can continue to run longer and faster. The physical therapy work has been key.

Steve - I try not to get too caught up in the media hype, especially during an election year. I think a lot of people are making it out to be worse than it is. And even if it does get worse, all this stuff is cyclic. We'll pull out of it. Or we can always go back to gold, which seems to be doing pretty well these days.

From wheakory on Sat, Mar 15, 2008 at 21:08:17

Nice work today Paul. I'm glad the PT is really working and your able to drop the pace without any issues. I've been praying for a fast healing for your body.

From Jon on Sat, Mar 15, 2008 at 22:57:11

Nice picture- I know what you are eating even without a caption!

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