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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, Aug 16, 2008

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
15.25	3.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	18.25

Ran with Jon's ATK club on the Netwon-Clarkston Loop. Cody, Jon, and I did a bit of a progression, starting sluggish at 8-minute miles on the uphill, then starting to get a rhythm going on the rolling hills with some high 6's, and dipped under 6-minute pace for the last few miles, which were conveniently downhill. Especially convenient for me, since my longest run two weeks ago was 11.5 miles. Then I got 15 miles last Saturday, and a little over 18 miles today. But despite threatening to make Cody carry me the last few miles, I did make it, and was even incited to catch the 7-minute guy down the stretch (which we did, thanks to a 5:37 last mile). 6:58/mile average pace for the run.

Comments

From Logan on Sun, Aug 17, 2008 at 20:54:23

I was planning on coming up to do the TOU half but I have a cross country meet at SUU with the high school team.

From Mike Warren on Sun, Aug 17, 2008 at 21:15:47

So, looks like your feeling pretty good. Is it all systems go?

From Paul Petersen on Sun, Aug 17, 2008 at 21:53:04

Logan - bummer. Yeah, it's hard to get away with all those meets. But it sounds fun.

Mike - no, not all systems go, but I'm feeling fit and having fun with it. I still have soreness/swelling in my foot, some occasional hip pain, and neck pain. But running does not seem to make it worse; if anything it makes it better. Keeps the joints moving.

From Jon on Sun, Aug 17, 2008 at 21:56:28

Plus it satisfies his competitive juices.

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