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

Sat, Jun 28, 2008

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
5.80	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	5.80

Ran to the end of the single-track and back on the River Trail with Cody. Foot is sore, but the rest of my body feels good, and stride feels good.

Comments

From josse on Sat, Jun 28, 2008 at 12:03:01

Od so my sister has had ongoing health problems over the past few year. Alot of hers are the same as yours, she had swolled sore toes, back pain and stiffness in the the neck, not alot of energy. Along with other things. She went to many diffetant doctors that didn't help her. So she did some research of her own and found this cleanse that has helped her alot. Anyway I thought you might be interested you can check it out at www.drnatura.com She did the toxin and colon cleanse.

From Paul Petersen on Sat, Jun 28, 2008 at 18:59:31

Thanks Josse. That stuff is pricey!! How long did your sister take it? One month? Longer? I did experience some improvement from my 3-day apple cleanse, so there is something to it.

Hmm...if your sister's back pain included SI joint, she might want to get tested for HLA-B27 gene. A.S. is less common in women, so sometimes doctors don't consider it, but it is definitely happens (about 3:1 ratio). Loss of energy can be symptom.

From josse on Sat, Jun 28, 2008 at 19:46:56

I was wondering what the A.S standed for.

I know the stuff is expensive but most cleanses are. She is doing it for 3 months. They recommend 1 to 3 months depending on you sysmtoms. She also had yeast throughout her body and was told she had the strep B virus and the epstean(sp?) bar virus. Her back pain and stiffness is gone after doing a month of the cleanse. She also has alot of her energy back.

I want to do the cleanse but have to save for the price:)

From seth on Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 10:24:05

Paul It was good to see you up the canyon running. I hope that you find something that works for you. You are a great runner.

Good luck with the baby. That is awesome.

PS. The Epstein bar virus is also known as Mono. That shouldn't last longer than 6-8 weeks. After that you still test positive, but it isn't active 99.99% of the time.

From Paul Petersen on Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 11:20:48

Josse - A.S. is Ankylosing Spondylitis. See my previous blogs or my personal blog for full description.

From josse on Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 11:29:03

Paul ya I fugured that out after alittle bit.

Seth-ya I know, she was very tired and depressed until she did the cleanse. She feels so much better in all aspects, (back pain/stifffess is gone, depression/anxiety is better, dark circles under the eyes are gone, yeast is clearing up, no irritation in the bladder, has her energy back, and just feels so much better). The way we take care of our bodies and the stuff we put in them we should do a cleanse at least once if not twice a year.

From Paul Petersen on Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 11:42:52

I did feel a bit better stiffness-wise after my apple fast. Some people do one every month or two. Plus it only costs about $15 for a couple bags of apples.

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