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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

Mon, Mar 20, 2006

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
12.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	12.00

Alright, I'll give this blog thing a try...I'll go back and fill in the last two weeks as well later today.

I finally decided "enough is enough" and went to see a PT today. I saw an orthopedic and a chiropractor over last fall, but have decided to go with a PT approach now. The PT spent about 2 hours with me, tested all my muscles and joints, and told me to start stretching my left hip flexor and right SI Joint for my lower back, and keep stretching my hamstrings and strengthen my quads for my knee. It was a good basic visit and I will see him again next week to do more treatment and maybe a running analysis.

I did an AM and PM session today to aid in recovery while keeping my volume up. I did 30 minutes on the elliptical trainer each session (feels good on the knee), 10 minutes each session on a treadmill at an incline, and 5 minutes each session of "real" running. I don't know if elliptical counts as "real" miles, but I can easily sustain a heart rate of 140-150 for the entire session, which is about what my heart rate is at 6:45-7:00 miles, so I'm counting it as "mileage".

Futures blogs will be shorter!

Comments

From Sasha Pachev on Thu, Mar 23, 2006 at 12:40:53

Paul:

Welcome to the blog! I know of two runners, one male the other female, both have qualified for the Trials, that periodically do eliptical training instead of an easy run, and count it as mileage.

From Paul on Thu, Mar 23, 2006 at 12:53:09

What I like about the elliptical is that you can force your heart rate relatively high and get a good aerobic workout without any pounding...which helps recovery time. Even after I get healthy I'm considering keeping it in my program for increasing mileage through doubles (ie, AM run, PM elliptical).

Unfortunately it's painfully boring and hot!

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