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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

Tue, Oct 17, 2006

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
3.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	2.00	5.50

Flying to Denver later today for a business trip, so got up early to work out. Ran to the gym, did 20 minutes on elliptical, lifted and stretched. Ran home and jogged around the block with dog.

My gym recently got some new high-tech treadmills. They vaguely resemble something out of Robocop. The upshot is that they can do negative gradients, up to -3%. This is similar to some of the steeper portions of the Top of Utah course, so it is nice to know I can do downhill training this winter when everything is snowed over.

Comments

From Nick on Tue, Oct 17, 2006 at 23:03:19

I know, snow this early is crazy isn't it? It makes running a bit tougher, but it can definitely be fun at times. I had to run through wet slush today, and with those tiny running shorts my legs felt ridiculously cold.

From Mike on Wed, Oct 18, 2006 at 17:03:54

I did some great treadmill runs last winter because of weather and/or kids. One of my last long runs before Ogden was an 18 miler on the treadmill.

Do you have a portable DVD player or access to the TV at the gym? I usually watch some race DVD's during my treadmill runs.

I went to my first PT session today. I think it will be good for me. The guy did not flinch when I said I wanted to race Houston in January.

From Paul Petersen on Wed, Oct 18, 2006 at 20:24:45

The gym has TV's with coveted cable channels (we don't have cable at home). However, I have a hard time watching the TV and not falling off the treadmill at the same time. Perhaps that will improve. Most of my running is still on the roads and trails, but once weather gets really nasty, I intend to throw in a little treadmill.

Good luck with you PT.

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