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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, May 19, 2006

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

No running. To recap the last two days: pain and soreness. Although I was feeling much better Wednesday morning, my evening visit to the chiropractor changed that in a hurry. All Thursday I was sore to the point of distraction; I even ended up leaving work early because of it. It doesn't help that I'm try to ween off Ibuprofin, and have started taking an oral enzyme called Wobenzym N (doesn't seem to have the immediate effects of ibuprofin). I eventually caved and took a small dose of Ibuprofin Thurs night, which helped immediately and aided me in getting good night sleep. Today I'm feeling quite a bit better (as I hoped), although still have a ways to go. Needless to say, I haven't been inspired to do any cardio work over the last few days, and I've been constrained mostly to stretching. My range of motion is poor, and just putting on my shoes and socks is an ordeal.

The chiropractor taped my foot (and showed me how to on my own) during my visit on Wednesday. I was amazed on how well it works, and will continue with the taping.

Comments

From Sasha Pachev on Fri, May 19, 2006 at 11:18:31

Sounds like you've hit some serious bumps on the way. This is a very difficult time. You begin to wonder, how in the world? Tough it out, the answers will come, but faith is the key.

From Paul Petersen on Fri, May 19, 2006 at 13:09:03

Pain is temporary.

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