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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, May 26, 2008

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

Took a break in installing ceiling fans to go to the gym. It's been awhile since I've been there. Did 30 minutes on the elliptical, then 2x15 adductors @ 90 lbs and 2x12 abductors @ 90 lbs.

Comments

From Jon on Mon, May 26, 2008 at 18:28:03

Any idea how long till you can run again with all your treatments?

From Paul Petersen on Mon, May 26, 2008 at 22:22:39

Jon - I don't know. It all hinges on my foot, which Pettibon treatments can't help. If the alcohol injections I'm getting from my podiatrist start working (assuming he made the correct diagnoses), I could be back to running in a couple weeks. If they take longer to work, or don't work at all, it could be an indefinite amount of time.

From 26.2runner on Tue, May 27, 2008 at 00:13:37

Hey Paul, it's nice to read someone else's updates on their home. We are working on the foundation/backfilling stages of building a home here. Does running a hammer drill count as cross training? Anyhow, I hope you're back on the roads soon enough. I used my injury time in 01-02 to get fat, eat burgers and peanut-butter jamba juices, then I came back stronger and more focused. And eventually leaner. Speaking of your house, if you're ever in the market to get some raingutters that won't leak or fall down, give me a call. It's been my second job for years. Best of luck with pettibon and drunk foot digits. Joe

From MichelleL on Tue, May 27, 2008 at 10:45:28

Does it hurt to cross train?

From Paul Petersen on Tue, May 27, 2008 at 10:49:34

Joe - yes, hammer drill probably counts as cross training. I actually lost three pounds (the weight I gained over vacation) while scraping and painting, so I know I was burning calories.

Michelle - my foot hurts a little during elliptical, but not too much.

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