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May 04, 2024

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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, Dec 04, 2008

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
10.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	10.00

Ran the dog for a mile, then ran to the chiropractor. My x-ray results were in. On 5-20-08 my neck angle was 18 degrees. On 9-11-08 my neck angle had only improved to to 22 degrees. Then on 11-20-08 my neck angle improved to 33 degrees. At this point, it's considered to be in the range of "normal", but I'm going to continue the program for another month or so and see if I can get it up to the upper-30s. The curve of the upper part of my neck looks really good, but the lower part does not. So we devised a strategy to help that, what I'm not sure what will happen. In any case, looking at the progression of x-rays, it's night and day, so that was nice to see.

Ran back to work from the chiro. 7:15 pace overall.

Nike Air Pegasus Miles: 10.00

Comments

From cody on Thu, Dec 04, 2008 at 14:28:34

Thats good news. I wonder if the beard is the cause of the improvement.....

From Dustin on Thu, Dec 04, 2008 at 14:37:59

Glad to hear the neck is improving. I like the picture of the boy. We have some calves and our two year old enjoys trying to ride them, it is pretty funny trying to run along side and keep him on the calf.

From Clay on Thu, Dec 04, 2008 at 16:02:36

That is some good news Paul, whatever your doing keep doing it, your good news made my day today!

From Burt on Thu, Dec 04, 2008 at 18:58:43

Good news.

From Superfly on Thu, Dec 04, 2008 at 23:12:34

Good news about the x-ray. My photoshop skills are more superior than yours as I could have used the blend tool to make your hand really go away. Or at least back in college I could have. I may have forgot the little tricks now.

From Paul Petersen on Fri, Dec 05, 2008 at 08:25:20

I was using the clone tool, but then I got impatient/lazy and just quit. "Good enough". The kind of values and work ethic I want to teach my kid.

From josse on Fri, Dec 05, 2008 at 18:52:24

What kind of Chiropractics do you do? I remember it only dealing with the neck, right? I do Nucca which only deals with the neck, I would like to compare the two to see if I should be doing yours instead.

From Paul Petersen on Fri, Dec 05, 2008 at 18:55:58

Josse - I'm almost finished with the Pettibon System. You can google it, but yes, it's pretty much only the neck. It's the same program Sasha did, so he can tell you all about it. I'm not certain it's been worth the money, seeing as to how my root problems are auto-immune rather than mechanical. But it has certainly changed the form of my neck, no doubt about it, and good posture can only help me through the long-term.

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