Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow

April 27, 2024

15% off for Fast Running Blog members at St. George Running Center!

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

Click to donate

to Ukraine's Armed Forces

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

Tue, Apr 08, 2008

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
7.75	0.00	0.00	0.00	3.00	10.75

AM - ran the dog for a mile, then ran the gym. Did 20 minutes on the elliptical, 10 minutes on the bike, 2x10 4-way hip @ 90 lbs, and 3x22 lunges @ 20 lbs. And it was Bagel Tuesday! Hurrah! Ate 2 bagel with schmears. Man, those things are good. Ran home.

(Triax: 462 miles)

PM - Ran the Landfill Loop with Cody. 7:17/mile average pace.

(Axiom: 76 miles)

Comments

From josse on Tue, Apr 08, 2008 at 10:39:50

It sounds like your gym is trying to fatten you up not help you lose weight.

From Paul Petersen on Tue, Apr 08, 2008 at 11:12:03

This is America...everything we do is geared to making us fat and lazy, even working out!

From wheakory on Tue, Apr 08, 2008 at 14:41:23

Paul,

Have you been able to maintain your weight without as much as you would like too? Do you see your training starting back up soon? I hope everything is going well for you.

From Paul Petersen on Tue, Apr 08, 2008 at 14:52:48

Kory - yes, my weight has been good. I was 132 lbs this morning. I was 129 most of last summer and fall when I was racing well, and 132 was my college racing weight. The main reason I cross train is to help keep weight down when I'm not able to run as much. I don't think cross training directly makes one a better runner, but keeping weight in check DOES make one a better runner (based on V02Max calculations), so the x-training helps more indirectly in that way.

I don't know about my training "starting up". As far as I can tell, I am already training. I don't have any timelines though, as far as mileage goals or racing. Trying to set timelines tends to make me push things too fast, and I've just thrown all that aside and am just running by feel.

From wheakory on Tue, Apr 08, 2008 at 15:13:17

Thanks for the update I was hoping things were going well for you. Your advice in my training has really helped me. I've been trying to lose extra pounds myself. Going into the SLC marathon I'll be the lightest I've ever been at 145 pounds so I'm hoping that will be to my advantage (I still need to kick the diet soda habit which has been hard). I would like to get down even more, definitely doing the 90 to 100 mile weeks have helped me in that area.

Thanks again.

Add Your Comment.

Keep it family-safe. No vulgar or profane language. To discourage anonymous comments of cowardly nature, your IP address will be logged and posted next to your comment.
Do not respond to another person's comment out of context. If he made the original comment on another page/blog entry, go to that entry and respond there.
If all you want to do is contact the blogger and your comment is not connected with this entry and has no relevance to others, send a private message instead.

Debt Reduction Calculator

Featured Announcements

Most Recent Entries:

New Kids on the Blog
(need a welcome):

Lone Faithfuls
(need a comment):