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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, Jun 07, 2007

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
6.00	6.00	0.00	0.50	0.00	12.50

Workout day. Again, I waited until after work to run, and this time my patience paid off: no rain. I wanted some hills today, so did a 6-mile tinman tempo on the Millville Hill Loop. Did a few 6:30 miles to warm up, then mile splits were 5:54, 5:52, 6:24 (all uphill), 5:46, 5:40 (all downhill), 5:48. I felt pretty good for the most part. I had some 200's on the track scheduled for afterward, and although I really didn't feel like doing them after 6 tempo miles, I forced myself to go home, put on the racing flats, and head out to the LHS track. Did 4x200 hard (31, 31, 31, 31), with ample recovery. I couldn't go much faster than 31s, but that's okay because it's still early June. I tried to focus on form and turnover.

My flats felt pretty funny. It's been 14 months or so since I've worn racing shoes.

(Adrenaline blue: 140 miles)

Comments

From James on Fri, Jun 08, 2007 at 00:53:39

Impressive workout! 31s are still pretty respectable, even for someone of your caliber, and especially after a good tempo run.

From wheakory on Fri, Jun 08, 2007 at 11:07:45

Very nice intensity workout. Your fitness level by fall will be incredible. What racing flat shoe do you wear? I was thinking about buying the Brooks T4 racer.

Right now my lightest shoe is the Mizuno Idaten.

From Paul Petersen on Fri, Jun 08, 2007 at 11:18:28

Kory, I wear the Saucony Tangent. It's pretty beefy as far as racers go, but I bought them with the intention of them being marathon shoes. I never got the chance to wear them in a marathon though, because I ended up getting plantar fasciitis, which meant no flats for over a year. I've worn the Brooks Burn (lightweight trainers) for all 10 of my marathons, and they've done well. Hopefully this year I can finally wear racers at a marathon.

From wheakory on Fri, Jun 08, 2007 at 11:50:08

Paul, I would also like to run in racing flats in an upcoming marathon. In the 8 marathons I've ran. I ran the first two with Brooks Adrenaline, then the next 5 with Avia Lites. The last one I did with Asics DS Trainers 12 (9.5 ounces). I've just bought a pair of Asics Ohana racers and the weight 8.5 ounces. But this Saturday's marathon I will stick with the Asics DS Trainers 12. I thinking slowly working to a lighter shoe is the best approach.

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