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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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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
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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
Sun, Dec 17, 2006
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
8.000.000.000.000.008.00

Easy pace. Loop through paved River Trail and then up to 1000N and back home on 100W. *** I've added a new entry to my "Marathon and Maps" blog, "TP Massage Ultimate 6 for Runners Review".

Comments
From Maria on Sun, Dec 17, 2006 at 14:27:07

Paul,

I just visited your blog and found it very interesting and full of useful information. Thanks for doing all the product reviews! I liked it so much that I subscribed to it through the RSS so that I don't miss when you post a new entry, even if I don't read about it here. I also like that it runs on WordPress. One question - why are there CoolRunning links on the right top side? It almost looks like they're sponsoring you :).

From Paul Petersen on Sun, Dec 17, 2006 at 17:11:10

Maria, thanks for the feedback. I love WordPress; so easy to use and so customizable! I have the CoolRunning links there just to stream running news. Hmm...maybe you're right; perhaps I'll move them to the bottom right.

From Chad on Mon, Dec 18, 2006 at 06:34:49

Paul,

Last night I finally got around to looking at the DVD that came with the TP massage gear. I was a little surprised when I pulled the dvd out of the sleeve and read "Have you seen my Balls?" printed several times around the edge of the disc. I guess that's funny. Anyway, it was useful to see a few of the suggested manipulations. Also, it was useful to learn that the slower the movement and the smaller the area isolated, the better it will do. I think I've been trying to cover too much body area with it. I think the TP ball is something everyone would benefit from because of the ability to isolate trigger points. It might help if it were a little larger, however, to help really get at the larger muscle groups in the legs. The footballer is great, but it often slips off the baller block when I am using it on my lower leg. The quadballer is great for digging into the IT band and quads. I think it is a little low to the ground, however. I think the benefit of the system is that if you have a specific injury, like PF, you can really target it the problem areas. For general maintenance, I think that a foam roller will do as good a job for large muscle groups, plus you can cover the entire surface of the back, something you can't do with the TP gear. I would definitely recommend folks start with the ball, and maybe the footballer for lower leg uses.

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