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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, Dec 08, 2007

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
15.00	3.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	18.00

Long run. Ran the TOU course backward to the Hollow Rd./Blacksmith Fork intersection and back. Did the first 12 miles easy, then 3 miles of tinman tempo, then 3 miles of cooldown with 10x100 strides. Tempo miles were 5:45, 5:48, 5:39. The first mile was largely the stretch along Hwy 165, the second mile included the long uphill through Millville, and the third mile finished off the uphill and started the downhill into Providence. Weather was nice for first half, but then I hit a nasty, cold canyon wind near Blacksmith Fork (I forgot about those), and was very grateful to turn around at halfway to get a tailwind and the slight downhill. By Providence it started snowing pretty good. I felt tired the whole run, and was quite glad to be done. 6:47/mile average pace for the run. 93 miles total for the week, 101 scheduled for next week.

I am reviewing the Nike Sport Kit + Nano thingy, so today I was techno-runner. I wore an iPod and a Garmin, plus had the food pod thingy in my shoe. I wish I could keep the Nano; it's pretty darn cool. It's amazing how many songs you can listen to during a 2-hour run. I got through most of Smashing Pumpkins Siamese Dream (good running album), U2 Pop, Glen Phillips Mr. Lemons, and part of the Wailin' Jennys Firecracker. Definitely beat running by myself in the cold, wind, and snow.

(Triax: 333 miles)

Comments

From Michelle on Sat, Dec 08, 2007 at 13:31:31

So what did you think of the nike thing? That's what I use every day, I know it's not as sophisticated as the garmin, but it seems to work for me.

From Paul Petersen on Sat, Dec 08, 2007 at 13:48:27

Michelle - I still need to calibrate it, so I won't know for sure until I do that. I like the idea, and it's easy to use. And it's world's cheaper than any other kind of speed/distance device, so I think it's an incredible value for what it does. (assuming you already own a Nano and a pair of Nike+).

From Stacy on Sat, Dec 08, 2007 at 17:01:45

Maybe you'll just have to buy your own Nano (although I do realize that that requires giving up a couple massages).

From MichelleL on Sat, Dec 08, 2007 at 17:08:08

I love my Siamese Dream album. Smashing Pumpkins rock! Good job on your tempo miles uphill, that's tough stuff.

From Cody on Sat, Dec 08, 2007 at 17:08:20

There you go Jon - Proof he owns Nikes. I can't believe he switched to the dark side. (I swear I don't have 3 well-used pairs of Nikes in my garage)

From Paul Petersen on Sat, Dec 08, 2007 at 17:20:33

beh...I've been buying Nikes since the Air Pegasus back in the early 90's. There is no "switch" to talk about. Right now I've got the Structure Triax and the Elites. I really like both. I've also got a pair of Montrails, a pair of New Balance, a pair of Asics, a pair of Brooks, a pair of Sauconys, and two more pairs of Brooks a another pair of Saucony on the way. But if someone asked me my true favorite shoe brand, I would have to say Birkenstock!

From Cody on Sat, Dec 08, 2007 at 17:31:00

Wow! I stand corrected. You are the most UN-LOYAL shoe wearer ever.

I like Ecco's. They are the most comfortable dress shoe ever.

From Paul Petersen on Sat, Dec 08, 2007 at 17:37:02

Dress...shoe...? What's that?

From Cody on Sat, Dec 08, 2007 at 17:47:44

Its these fancy things that your wife makes you wear to church when your birks are missing....or don't own any.

From Paul Petersen on Sat, Dec 08, 2007 at 18:05:25

Oh, you mean my Keens. They're good for weddings too.

From Logan on Sat, Dec 08, 2007 at 18:28:59

Great week Paul. You are ready to go for the Houston half marathon. I got all of your running gear and all the Logan guys racing team stuff from Clyde. I will have Katey drop them off at your house on Monday or Tuesday next week when she comes up.

From Jon on Sat, Dec 08, 2007 at 18:32:37

Don't tell Paul, but I own a pair of Nike Elite's, too, and like them. I also own Saucony (2), Brooks, NB (3), and Mizuno.

From Paul Petersen on Sat, Dec 08, 2007 at 18:38:38

Logan - awesome, thanks!

Jon - Nike

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