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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

Mon, Dec 15, 2008

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
11.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	11.00

AM - ran the dog around the block

PM - got caught up in a phone conference, so couldn't get out until 3:30PM. It was cold, and roads were icy in spots, but still good enough for a slow tempo. I just relaxed and didn't worry about pace, as I had to dodge cars (no shoulder with all the snow) and ice spots. Plus, the air was stinky. I did a Millville out-and-back, with 6 miles of tempo. Tempo miles were 6:21, 6:10, 6:08, 6:00, 6:07, 6:04.

Brooks Axiom Miles: 11.00

Comments

From Superfly on Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 19:40:33

Paul I'm going to start hitting the elliptical every day for the next couple of weeks instead of running. I'm pretty new to that machine and was wondering a couple things.

What mode do you use to be the most effective with your time? When you say you did an easy 30 min's and then something like a MP 30 min's what is the difference? Like do you up the resistance and pace or what.

Let me know how to use this machine...

From Paul Petersen on Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 20:06:18

Clyde - I'm no expert on elliptical, I've pretty much made it up as I go. For me, a HR monitor was useful when starting out on elliptical. For "easy" pace, I would just try to match my normal running HR, plus a few BPM (your HR will be higher than normal, since your body temperature is probably higher from being indoors). For MP, I'll try to hit 85% HR max. Sometimes HR is a crapshoot, but you can also go by feel. Find a resistance that gives you that "tempo run feel". And it has to be sustainable for 30 minutes too.

In general, I try to keep the RPM's at about 85-90+, since that is our natural cadence for running. Then vary the resistance to get the right amount of burn. Also, I go "backwards" every so often during a workout just to work the muscles a little differently and prevent more overuse injuries.

You'll never get as good of a workout on elliptical as you would running, but it will at least give you good general aerobic fitness, and it will help keep you trim.

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