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July 2008

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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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Today is my 29th birthday. I celebrated by not exercising. And by eating a pound of crab legs at Hamiltons.

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Biked to Dr. Kingston's and back.

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Ran the dog around the block then did the Planet Walk. 6:48/mile average pace for the run.

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Ran with James on the mountain roads south of Lava Hot Springs. Beautiful day, and fun terrain, very up and down. I was gassed from all the climbing and high elevation, but felt like I did pretty well. 6 miles averaging 7:29/mile.

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My body woke up today feeling good, so I decided to take the cue and go for a run. I figure, run when I am able. Did 4 miles on the Planet Walk, averaged 6:55/mile.

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6.5 miles with Jon on the Canal Trail. 7:12/mile average.

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Rode bike to Dr. Kingston's and back.

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Met Cody and ran the Landfill Loop (5.5 miles) in the heat of the day. Cody insisted on pushing the pace, despite my crying and pleas for mercy. Did a 6:56, then a 6:38, then a 6:25, and was on pace for a 6:15 before Cody finally listened to reason and let up on me. Ended up with 6:49/mile average. 

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AM - biked to Dr. Kingston's and back.

PM - ran to the gym, then did 20 minutes elliptical and 10 minutes arc trainer. Ran home.

weight: 132 lbs 

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Drove up Blacksmith Fork and met Jon (who started at Hollow Rd) at Lefthand Fork. We ran down Blacksmith Fork back to Jon's car at the start of Hollow Rd, about 8.3 miles. So we had the downhill and a bit of tailwind in spots too. I wanted to push a little bit, and accomplished that; pretty tired at the end. 6:40, 6:18, 6:10, 6:07, 5:53, 5:59, 6:09, 6:11 (6:12/mile average for the whole run). It was a beautiful morning, and a bit chilly for July. I quite enjoyed it.

 

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Biked to Dr. Kingston's and back.

I stopped taking the NSAIDs last night because I thought that it might be upsetting my stomach. Better to have back pain than die of a bleeding ulcer, I figure. Predictably, I felt like garbage all day today: foot was hurting, lower back was stiff as a board, neck hurt, and I even got a headache later in the day. I ended up going home from work early and laying down in bed. It's disheartening to know that virtually all moments of feeling good over the last couple weeks were sheerly from anti-inflammatory medication, and hence just an illusion.

I view NSAIDs basically as poison. Thousands of people die from proper NSAID use every year. It can ruin your liver and also cause stomach bleeding. But the alternative to is to hurt, and no one likes to hurt. So when you're in the situation, it's easy to see how people choose to risk (or ignore) health and life in order not to hurt. It's a Catch-22. Perhaps I'm being dramatic, but tell that to the folks who have had stomach ulcers, liver problems, or worse. So the twinges I was feeling in my gut definitely scared me; perhaps I just read to much.

In any case, I've loaded up on a few natural anti-inflammatories: fish oil, probiotics, and another custom compound. If it can at least take the edge off, I'll be happy about it. I may give the No Starch Diet another try in a few weeks, but this time will go into better-prepared.

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Ran to the gym, then did 15 minutes on the elliptical. Ran home.

Still in quite a bit of pain today, but not quite as bad as yesterday. I got a prescription for a tummy-protector, and decided to try the NSAID again, but this time reduce the diclofenac from two pills/day to just one (I am 130 lbs, after all). Hopefully that will be a safer treatment to hold me over until I get other things figured out. 

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My Northwest Passage Relay team still needs several more runners. The race is July 25-26 in Washington state. Entry fee is comped. Comment or private message me for more info.

Ran the Planet Walk in the afternoon. Didn't wear watch. 

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Rode my bike to Dr. Kingston's and back.

I ordered a TENS unit last week, and got it yesterday. I was pleasantly surprised to find out it was 2-channel, meaning double the fun. Hopefully it helps with pain relief.

PM - ran 6 miles with Jon. We did a couple miles "brisk" pace, which came out to about 6:30 pace given the heat. 7:13/mile for the run.

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Ran to the gym, did 20 minutes on the elliptical, ran home.

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I thought about doing a 5K XC race at the American West Heritage Center this morning, but when I woke up at about 4:30AM to use the bathroom, I realized that my foot was too swollen to run in the morning (the usual trend). So I slept in instead, which was more enjoyable, plus saved $15.

Around noon I was feel pretty good, so went out and ran to the River Trail and back, 9 miles. Averaged about 7:15/mile. I felt sluggish the whole way (so I was glad I didn't race), but just tried to keep a steady pace. 

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Biked to Dr. Kingston's and back. He said that I can start going just once/week now, rather than twice/week. This a good, b/c appts in general are time sucks.

I also ordered Josse's magic colon cleanse this morning. Hopefully it will be worth the money.

Ran out to First Dam and back with Jon and Cody. Did a couple miles of tinman tempo on the way (around 6:15-6:20 pace). 7:29/mile average. Foot and hip were sore during the run.

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Nothing today. Had a long night last night, with only a couple hours of sleep. Stacy wasn't feeling well yesterday, and it escalated to vomiting plus contractions. Not a good combo. We went to the hospital around 10:30PM, and ended up spending the night. Stacy was pretty dehydrated and sucked down 3 I.V. bags. They gave her meds for the contractions and nausea, which both went away by early morning (by "early morning, I mean around 2AM). Liver enzymes tested high and platelets low. The doctors ended up thinking it might have been a virus she picked up or something she ate. Still waiting to get a couple tests back. But she was feeling really good by morning, and eating normally again. We went home around 2PM. We gave the experience a 3.5 - 4.0 on the "Drama scale". Not too dramatic, but something to keep the week interesting. It definitely could have turned out worse.

In pharmaceutical news, I've switched NSAIDs from diclofenac to meloxicam, which is reportedly much easier on the gut. I'll be the judge of that. If it doesn't improve, I'll revert back to small amounts of ibruprofen as needed (which I've taken for years without any problems) and cross my fingers that diet and supplements will help. Otherwise, there's a heck of a lot of pain and swelling.

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Ran the Providence Loop with Jon. Felt pretty good. 7:16/mile average pace.

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Ran the River Trail with Jon. Didn't time it.

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Another rough day; Stacy back in the hospital. She has upset stomach again, and a fair bit of related pain. Doctor is baffled, as blood, urine, and ultrasound tests aren't conclusive. We ended up getting some nausea medication and sent back home after about 10 hours. I, for one, am looking forward to "real labor", which does not involve vomiting and produces something for all the hard work.

When we got home, I ran the dog for about a mile, just to move my joints a little. 

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Ran we Jon this morning. He was doing a long run, so I went from my house to up the River Trail a little ways, and then turned back. 11 miles total, my longest run since December. We fought a canyon wind on the way up (plus the uphill), but I got moving a little bit on the way down, and hit my last 5 miles in 6:44, 6:33, 6:28, 6:28, and 6:20. Feel like I'm starting to get some endurance back. Averaged 7:19/mile for the run.

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AM - biked to Dr. Kingstons and back. 

PM - woof. 10 miles in the heat, and felt rather sluggish. Fortunately, Cody was waxed from the relay and we put some distance on Jon during his potty break, so the guys were easy on me. 7:55/mile average.

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AM - Stacy's water broke around 3AM. She had a fast and furious labor, and was an absolute warrior (the only word for it). Seth Michael Petersen was born at 9:04AM, 6 lbs 0 oz, 19 inches. Both mother and baby are healthy and doing great. I'm so proud of Stacy. I told her that what she accomplished is amazing, and makes running marathons look absolutely pitifully easy (thereby inferring that she should run a marathon).

PM - Stacy gave me permission to run with Jon, so I took a hiatus and ran his workout with him. We warmed up a mile to Merlin Olsen Park, and then did a 6-mile tinman tempo on the First Dam Run 10K course. It was hot, but I was really happy with how the workout went. Mile splits were 6:11, 6:14, 6:18, 5:54, 6:07, 6:07 (first half slight uphill, second half slight downhill). I will certainly sleep well tonight!!

Mom, dad, and baby, 25 minutes after birth.

lil' feller.

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Ran an easy 2 miles with our poor, neglected dog. I succeeded in working him over, so he should be good to go for sitting around for another 24 hour period.

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