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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

Thu, Apr 22, 2010

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
9.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	9.00

AM - Smithfield Canyon with Carson. 9 miles. My garmin battery died, so no time.

PM - came down with a sore throat/cold. Likely my immune system got beaten down from doing a tempo into a cold wind and rain yesterday, and then I picked up whatever is going around. Rest now, and it will pass.

Brooks Adrenaline 10 Miles: 9.00

Comments

From Kam on Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 20:12:16 from 68.66.163.179

I hate when my battery dies.

From JamesH on Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 22:50:42 from 74.211.22.194

Paul, how long do you hold off on running when youve got a cold/flu? In the past ive just run through it unless I was really hurting. But Im tired of getting sick every few weeks from what I assume is a broken down immune system. This time im trying to hold off on running until its gone. Any words of wisdom from the master?

From Predog on Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 03:31:07 from 174.27.183.108

If you have the same thing I had a couple of weeks ago you'd better bring a stock of tissue with you wherever you go. My nose was running like a faucet. Literally dripping at one point.

From Paul on Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 11:08:40 from 174.27.225.89

James - I do not run a step until symptoms go away. I'm a little different, because I have a compromised immune system due to the medication I take, so I "baby" myself when sick, or if I feel something coming on. But I would probably rest anyway. In the past, if I try to run through an illness, I've lost up to a MONTH of running due to the sickness getting worse, or just dragging on at low levels. But I've never had any bad effects from skipping a couple days of running while getting healthy. Usually I can return without skipping a beat, or losing fitness, plus I'm mentally fresh again and eager to run. Running while sick is just grueling and painful. Remember, it's a hobby, it's supposed to be fun.

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