Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow

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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

Sun, Dec 30, 2007

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

Groin only a little better today. Outlook is doubtful for New Years Run tomorrow. But I am pre-registered, so you better believe I'll still show up and wear the t-shirt with pride! And I can take on the support role and cheer Stacy on in her first 5K. And I can still consume lots of food. Like I said to Stacy the other day, there's too many other good things going on in my life to get down about running. I think I'm healthy enough for elliptical, so can at least stay fit on that until I work through this muscle strain. Nothing like elliptical two-a-days (whatever it takes).

One good thing that happened today is the Packers getting back on track and making roadkill out of the Lions.

Comments

From brent on Sun, Dec 30, 2007 at 17:41:07

Great attitude, can't keep a great runner down.

B of BS Rools out

From josse on Sun, Dec 30, 2007 at 18:47:05

I like your attitude it's refreshing to hear someone so good at running can step back and look at the whole picture. Great job and speedy recovery because we still know what make the wheels go round.

From James on Sun, Dec 30, 2007 at 19:09:09

I never got around to registering, but I might be in Ogden anyways so maybe I'll come watch. I guess I could always run bandit!

From Lybi on Sun, Dec 30, 2007 at 19:13:40

Go Stacy!

Sorry about your injury Paul. I'm sure that you are going to avoid any long term effects by nipping this in the bud. The elliptical is going to come to fear you, I'd wager.

From Paul Petersen on Sun, Dec 30, 2007 at 19:32:12

Lybi - the elliptical and I already have a history. It put a restraining order of at least 100 feet on me because I drip so much sweat.

From Mike Warren on Sun, Dec 30, 2007 at 20:42:44

The Pack is back! You gotta love Favre, 150 years old and a Pro Bowl year!! Hang in there with the injury, everyone knows how frustrating it can be. You will be back stronger than ever. If Iam not mistaken, didn't you win your first marathon back from injury last time,"Ogden". Everyone better look out!

From Paul Petersen on Sun, Dec 30, 2007 at 23:05:05

Thanks Mike.

“The real glory is being knocked to your knees and then coming back. That’s real glory. That’s the essence of it“. — Vince Lombardi

From Scott Zincone on Sun, Dec 30, 2007 at 23:14:51

The elliptical is still more entertaining than aqua jogging if you can listen to music or watch t.v. Unless you are lucky enough to have some bathing beauties to look at while in the pool. Unfortunately for me I am usually alone in the pool with nothing but the ceiling and walls to stare at.

Good Luck with the recovery.

From wheakory on Mon, Dec 31, 2007 at 01:20:49

Good luck to your wife Paul. Packers did look good, better than my Cowboys.

How did you injury your Groin? Have you had this injury in the past?

Best wishes to you Paul, and your right running isn't everything which I've come to realize.

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