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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, Aug 21, 2010

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
21.00	0.00	1.00	0.00	0.00	22.00

Woof. Glad that one is done. I did a long run this morning. It was already pretty warm by the time I started, which didn't help, but it could have been worse too. Definitely looking forward to fall weather. I intended to begin the run with 6x1600m @ LT, and then cruise the rest of it, but after one mile on the Skyview track in 5:20, I decided that my legs felt like lead, and I wouldn't meet the goal of the workout, so why bother. So I bagged it and did my remainder of my long run at a steady but unspectacular pace, mile splits ranged from 6:00 to 6:30, and they were pretty consistent. Ran all over the countryside, kind of a farmland tour of northern Cache Valley. I did get pretty tired at the end, but still pushed it in pretty well, keeping the last few miles in the low-6s. 22 miles total, 2:22-ish. 6:22/mile average pace. 95 miles for the week, a high for this year (highest since Sept 2007).

Brooks Launch Miles: 22.00

Comments

From Superfly on Sat, Aug 21, 2010 at 15:12:48 from 208.117.127.110

Solid week man. Way to push on through.

From Jason McK on Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 00:55:33 from 97.117.40.237

Nice mileage!

From MichelleL on Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 23:56:35 from 70.58.32.131

Did someone use your race number for hobblecreek? I saw your name with at 1:22ISH finish time.

From Paul on Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 07:55:22 from 174.27.160.216

There is another Paul Petersen in Utah. I see his race results occasionally. There is also a Pete Petersen.

From Paul on Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 07:55:57 from 174.27.160.216

Michelle - are you running the TOU 1/2? I saw your name on the entry list...

From MichelleL on Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 09:38:39 from 70.58.32.131

Yeah I am! I am excited, but first I need to clear up this attack of the runs I am having. Are you doing it? Who's my competition (if you've seen the list :D)?

From Paul on Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 11:12:24 from 65.103.252.214

Yes, I am running it, as long as our baby isn't born that morning or anything (we are hour-to-hour at this point). It's a good race, you'll like it.

Start list is here:

http://topofutahmarathon.com/whohalf.pdf

Just scanning through, it looks like you'll have to deal with Mary Ann S., Carol Rowe, and Emily Jameson. And whoever else.

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