Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow

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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

Fri, Sep 12, 2008

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
8.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	8.50

Easy 8 miles with Cody. Legs were tired from yesterday. 7:57/mile average pace.

Comments

From wheakory on Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 12:46:09

Paul how do you think the Packer's will do this year?

From paul on Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 12:49:13

16-0, Super Bowl win.

From superfly on Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 12:59:31

LOL

From Superfly on Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 15:55:05

I just have to come back to this. After laughing over and over about it all day. It's not that I don't think the Packers could go 16-0 and win the Super Bowl... it just the "frankness" in your reply thats got me rolling. Too funny that made my Friday.

From paul on Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 16:01:04

It's kind of an inside joke...with myself. I always laugh when people ask, "What's the best possible outcome of ... xxx?" For instance, "what's the best you see the Packers doing this year?"

"Oh, 11-5 is about the best they can possibly do."

Wrong. The best they can possibly do is beat every team 154-0, go undefeated, and win the Super Bowl.

Same with running. "What's the best you could do at St. George?"

"Oh, maybe 2:25, 2:26, top 10."

Wrong. Course record, overall victory, and finding a $1000 bill at Mile 24 is the best possible outcome.

Seriously, I have no idea how the Pack will do this year; I haven't quite figured them out yet. A long playoff run and a losing season are both quite possible.

From Jon on Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 16:03:35

I disagree, Paul. The best they can possibly do is beat every team is probably 840-0, not 154-0. Have some optimism! 840-0 would mean they score every 30 seconds, which is not unreasonable. Heck, 1000-0 may be possible.

From wheakory on Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 16:46:07

If I would run a 2:26 at St. George I wouldn't come down from a cloud for along time.

Your right though it's still to early to see how Aaron Rodgers will adjust from the week to week competition. Definitely fitness will have to be a key for him, because of sitting so long. But 11 -5 is a good assumption. The running game will need to be a strong force all your too.

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