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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

Sat, Jan 12, 2008

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

AM - 3 pancakes, 2 pieces of bacon, 2 pieces of sausage, 3 eggs, and 3 cups of coffee at Angies, and 90 minutes of quality sit time with my wife.

PM - 2 bottles of beer, and half a bowl of pretzels consumed on route to a snowy 42-20 Packer victory over the Seagals. Celebratory beer-boiled bratwurst yet to come in the evening, in hopes of the Patriots getting embarrassed by whoever they are playing.

(slippers: 0.013 miles)

Comments

From Jon on Sat, Jan 12, 2008 at 19:46:20

I watched almost the whole game at the rec center and was cheering for the Pack. And thinking how happy you would be.

Pats are playing Jacksonville Jaguars- go Jags!!!

From Jon on Sat, Jan 12, 2008 at 19:47:05

By the way, nice workouts today. Can't you somehow count all that chewing as some cross training miles?

From josse on Sat, Jan 12, 2008 at 20:01:47

Is this your high quility junk food you were talking about. You and my hubby would get along. In fact you might just change is mind about runners. Come on monkey they are playing the Jaguars (my husband said that)

From josse on Sat, Jan 12, 2008 at 20:03:15

I just noticed Jon alrealy let you know that so I guess you are not a monkey.

From wheakory on Sat, Jan 12, 2008 at 20:03:50

Paul great breakfast, and the Packers played very well and exploded on the Seahawks. Packer's are an outstanding team this year.

My breakfast 5 Waffles with syrup,honey, and butter with Apple muffin after my 8 mile run. Who's says you always have to eat healthy I don't. (Oh and two Vault Zero's)

From Paul Petersen on Sat, Jan 12, 2008 at 20:22:39

Jon - yes, and my labored breathing counts as cross-training too.

Josse - yes, good bratwurst cooked in good beer is "high-quality junkfood". So is a $8 breakfast.

From James on Sat, Jan 12, 2008 at 20:36:49

That my kind of weight watchers!

From S Browning on Sat, Jan 12, 2008 at 20:41:34

Best Post Ever!!! Enjoy the Beer! I am having one in your honor right now!! Cheers!

From James on Sat, Jan 12, 2008 at 21:12:28

If I were a drinker I would toast to that as well!

From josse on Sat, Jan 12, 2008 at 21:31:26

It is never to late to start James.

From 26.2runner on Sat, Jan 12, 2008 at 22:15:15

Too dang funny.Paul, being injured, well, it sucks. There is no two ways about it. It's okay tothink that, to say it, to write it. Remember as well, that all injuries eventually heal and you will run fast again. Soon. The only thing I have to say about your cheeseheads is that my Bears--though they are sitting at home right now--thumped your fudge packers twice this season.

From Paul Petersen on Sat, Jan 12, 2008 at 22:55:16

Joe - even if the Packers go on to win the Super Bowl, I will view the season as a failure because they got swept by the Bears.

From Dustin on Sat, Jan 12, 2008 at 23:59:10

Are you sure you don't have more miles on those slippers?

Also, found your diet to be a great way to finish off the week of weight watchers debate.

I've really enjoyed reading the back and forth between two of our famous bloggers.

I went on a recruiting visit to Adams State when Joe Vigil was still coaching there and he had everyone on his team over to his home for a big BBQ with burgers/hot dogs and soda. I think both the mens and womens team still went on to win national championships that year.

Glad to see your Packers win. My sister is living in Wisconsin right now and they are really enjoying it.

From James on Sun, Jan 13, 2008 at 00:23:17

Dave and I 2nd Joe's comments. Go Bears!

From Aaron on Sun, Jan 13, 2008 at 17:08:15

Sigh. New England is my second home, but who roots for Darth Vader?

From Jon on Sun, Jan 13, 2008 at 19:39:22

Any idea when you will be able to start running again?

From David on Sun, Jan 13, 2008 at 20:08:28

Paul, I want you to get healthy. Not so much because I think it's a good thing in life, but so you don't have the downtime to make Mike Holmgren look like a penguin (although whiling away the hours at Angie's is perfectly fine). But that game wasn't football, it was ice-wrestling. I have to agree with my fellow Bears fans here! 2 and 0! 2 and 0!

From Paul Petersen on Mon, Jan 14, 2008 at 09:42:47

Dave - I wish I had the time and creativity to make Mike Holmgren look like a penguin, but I just swiped all of those photos from a packer blog (PackerPalace.com).

From Daniel on Mon, Jan 14, 2008 at 10:26:34

If the Packers and Patriots make it to the Superbowl, I'll be torn as to who to cheer for. I hate both teams. I'm hoping for a Giants-Jags Superbowl.

From James on Mon, Jan 14, 2008 at 10:41:06

I am not a huge fan of any team right now, but I am going for Green Bay out of who is left for sure!

From Paul Petersen on Mon, Jan 14, 2008 at 10:46:25

I don't think the Jags are going to happen, since they lost. Maybe the Chargers though.

Packers vs. Patriots would be great, a classic "good vs. evil": "Rocky vs. Drago", "Luke Skywalker vs. Darth Vader", "T-800 vs. T-1000". You get the picture. Obviously New England will cheat, but the scrappy lovable Packers will find a way to overcome.

From wheakory on Mon, Jan 14, 2008 at 11:21:38

Packers will tear the Giants secondary. The Cowboys did for the most part. If Packers can cover the Blitz they will have success in the Giant Secondary.

Chargers don't have a chance against Patriots. Especially if Phillip Rivers and their running back Tomlinson are banged up.

I hope Packers can win the Superbowl but I really don't see that happening, but I 'm definitely going to root for them.

From jtshad on Mon, Jan 14, 2008 at 11:26:38

Love the diet, Paul. My diet yesterday after we got home was: 1 - Beer; 2 - chips and Salsa; 3 - Beer; 4 - Sandwich; 5 - Beer; 6 - Fish tacos and a margarita. Life is too short to not have a bit of fun and to drink cheap beer.

I think the big one will likely endup being the Packers and Patriots. Go Pack (love to see Brett get another one. Brady can wait).

From Daniel on Mon, Jan 14, 2008 at 12:56:38

Oops I meant to say Chargers. Packers vs. Pats would be classic though.

From Superfly on Mon, Jan 14, 2008 at 14:07:51

Good job on the race team page. It looks great and so do the resumes. Thanks for doing all that.

From Lybi on Mon, Jan 14, 2008 at 16:26:38

Paul-So YOU were the one who did the race team stuff. It is SO AWESOME! Great job!

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