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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

Sat, Jan 05, 2013

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
15.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	15.00

Power Trail to Spring Creek Trail to Mason Trail loop. 15 miles with 8 miles of tinman tempo. Averaged 5:49/mile for the tempo portion, and 6:25/mile overall. Nice day, good to run in shorts.

Brooks Launch Yellow Miles: 15.00

Comments

From Cody on Sat, Jan 05, 2013 at 18:25:00 from 76.27.36.99

Shorts? I hate you.

From Paul on Sun, Jan 06, 2013 at 13:26:26 from 67.41.204.67

There's a Yesco in Fort Collins. It's never too late to transfer.

From Cody on Mon, Jan 07, 2013 at 08:16:56 from 107.0.33.130

Too bad they don't do electronics design there. I would even consider it...

From Patrick Monson on Mon, Jan 07, 2013 at 15:11:23 from 199.190.170.30

Hi Paul, I see you are still doing awesome with your running, always an inspiration. This is Patrick Monson from Utah, I contacted you earlier about helping me with my masters thesis by taking a short survey. Well, it's ready now and if you have a minute, let me know and I can e-mail you the web link at surveymonkey. Also, have you had any side serious side effects while taking Enbrel? I go see my rheumatologist in a couple of weeks and she really wants me to start taking it to help with my flare-ups. I'm just nervous if you know what I mean. Thanks Paul, your awesome.

From Paul on Mon, Jan 07, 2013 at 15:23:35 from 65.114.209.66

Sure, go ahead and email it to me. I am rockharrier(at)gmail.com.

No, I have not had any major side effects with Enbrel, been taking it since spring of 2009. The only thing I ever had was a strep infection a couple winters ago, but it was no big deal. I understand how you are nervous about it, and I had to do a lot of research and discussion with my wife before I knew I wanted to go on it. Definitely research everything on your own and talk to the rhuematologist and the nurses as much as you can about it.

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