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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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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

Wed, Jul 18, 2007

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
13.50	0.00	0.00	1.50	0.00	15.00

AM - Did a Daniels-style [R] workout this morning, the first and last one of the year. I use fast interval training very sparingly, and think of it generally as glorified striders. I met James out at the LHS track and did 400-200-400-200-400-200-400-200, with full recovery (400m rest after each 400, 200m rest after each 200). According to my supposed VDOT, my R pace is about 67 seconds per lap, so I aimed to hit that for my 400s, and 33 for my 200s. The purpose of this workout was not to make myself hurt or kill myself, but to work on form and increase running economy.

My splits for the alternating 400s and 200s were: 68.2, 32.9, 67.9, 33.4, 67.7, 33.0, 67.2, 30.1

I felt a lot smoother than my last track workout, and all of the reps felt controlled and relatively easy; never really entered the state of anaerobia, which is always a bonus. I opened it up a bit on the last 200m to hit 30, but again, it was controlled.

Ran a few more miles with James and then a block with the dog to hit an even 10 miles for the morning.

(1120: 82 miles)

PM - 5 miles with Cody, up Center Street and down through River Heights. Hot. 7:20/mile average pace.

(Adrenaline orange: 430 miles)

Comments

From Superfly on Wed, Jul 18, 2007 at 11:07:22

Interesting workout. One of these days I'll have to try it.

From James on Wed, Jul 18, 2007 at 12:19:26

Thanks for the calculator. I was surprisingly close to where was supposed to be. I just based my guess off of how far I usually am behind you.

I never asked you why you aren't doing Draper Days?

From Paul Petersen on Wed, Jul 18, 2007 at 12:30:17

Draper: no comp = no run

If I weren't doing Des News 10K it would probably be a different story, but it didn't seem worth it to drive 100 miles and pay an entry fee to run for 15 minutes.

From Paul Petersen on Wed, Jul 18, 2007 at 17:54:21

Oops, spoke too soon, the comps came through. Looks like I'm running Draper after all! I still hate driving that far for a 5K though. Maybe I'll stop at Knead a Massage in Sugarhouse on the way back to claim my free Wasatch Back massage to make it more worth it.

From Jon on Wed, Jul 18, 2007 at 23:42:57

Why are you not going to do another Daniels if it was a good workout?

From James on Thu, Jul 19, 2007 at 11:18:19

Because it was too easy and short for him!

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