Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow

December 22, 2024

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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, Dec 31, 2013

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
14.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	14.00

Did 14 miles with an 8-mile tinman tempo in the middle. Route was same as yesterday. Tempo pace was around 5:55-6:00/mile. (6:30/mile average for entire run). Hip got pretty sore by the middle, which I'll attribute to the faster pace.

Well, that's it for 2013 running. Pretty good year. Highlights include:

Lifetime best mileage (3829 miles)
Non-aided marathon PR (2:19:47)
Non-aided half marathon PR (1:06:09)
Road 5K PR & altitude 5K PR (15:11)
Non-aided altitude 10K PR (31:32)
4-mile PR (20:05)
Most races since 2007 (11 races)
1st December race ever. (okay, now I'm reaching a bit for highlights, but at the same time it's kind of interesting after 20+ years of running)

Brooks PureConnect Black Miles: 14.00

Comments

From scottkeate on Tue, Dec 31, 2013 at 15:41:54 from 186.176.133.226

I'd say that's a darn good year!!! Reading your approach to racing, resting, getting back in shape, and the whole cycle is textbook awesome! Thanks for working hard and continuing to reach new heights. It's inspiring to me.

From Rob Murphy on Tue, Dec 31, 2013 at 18:55:48 from 24.10.249.34

That was a good year! Congrats and Happy New Year.

From Cody on Tue, Dec 31, 2013 at 20:58:29 from 76.27.36.99

Awesome year! Good training = PR's

From Jon on Wed, Jan 01, 2014 at 10:29:20 from 107.203.52.135

That's a heck of a year, Paul. Well done. And Happy New Year to you and your family.

From Jake K on Wed, Jan 01, 2014 at 18:16:13 from 67.177.11.154

You had a pretty nice year Paul. PRs from 5K to the marathon at your old age is really impressive :-)

But that December 10K was really the icing on the cake.

See ya in Houston in a couple weeks.

From Jason D on Thu, Jan 02, 2014 at 15:52:20 from 166.137.101.171

Great year, Paul. Enjoyable to watch. Happy New Year.

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