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Feb 27, 2006

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Running Accomplishments:

(2008) 5k Magna Classic (15:18)

(2007) Ogden Marathon (2:29:31)

(2007) St George Marathon (2:25:18)

Masters PRs:

17:09-2nd place Masters-

Draper Days 5k (2013)

1:16:58-2nd place Masters-

Utah Valley Half Marathon (2013)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Sub 2:40 at Deseret News Marathon. Never quite conquered that beast yet.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Run a good marathon again in the future.

Personal:

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Brooks T-7 Lifetime Miles:						1193.31
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Saucony Fastwitch A-5 Lifetime Miles:						617.50
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Brooks T-7 (used) Lifetime Miles:						1113.00
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Brooks T-7 Lifetime Miles:						922.90
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Mon, Sep 29, 2008

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
4.00	0.00	2.00	0.00	6.00

Went for some easy miles and it felt pretty good so I decided to pick it up some more and ran a short 2 mile tempo at 10k effort. Whoa!! Felt fast and furious. Afterwards I went back and studied my log from winter and early spring. Mar 14, 2008 entry was interesting especially in light of everything happening with the banks. I still say hang on to your wallets because here comes a new wave of socialism the likes of which we haven't seen since the New Deal. The really sad thing about it is that it will be our generation that picks up the tab!

Dark Horse out.....

Night Sleep Time: 0.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 0.00	Weight: 0.00

Comments

From paul on Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 11:19:58

Agreed on the downward trend of socialism we are seeing. And all this brought on while a supposedly "conservative" regime is in power. Our grandkids will be paying off China for a while.

But I'm investing more than ever. Stocks are really really on sale now. I think we are near the bottom, and don't see the economy collapsing or anything. We will turn around, at least by the time for me to retire. :P

From air darkhorse on Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 15:24:18

I like you Paul. Always the eternal optimist. I'm not sure I would rush out and go shopping just yet though. Just my take for what it's worth.

From Jon on Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 15:43:04

Unsure times, that is for sure. I'm not convinced we don't still have a big cliff in front of us...

From jtshad on Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 15:53:58

Topsy turvy for sure. The bailout bill failed, so the markets are dropping again. I believe this is one of the correction cycles that the market goes through and we will recover, but it has a little longer to go until the emotional aspects of the bad news gets to be too much and the consumers say enough and start voting with the $ bring the economy back around. I also hope we learn a lesson about accountability and greed (by the consumer and big wig CEO's) and don't let it get out of hand again. I agree stocks are on sale and will be for a while, but the market and economy will turn once politics of the election season get over with.

From James W on Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 15:54:24

One thing is for sure - this crisis has been brought about by nothing other than GREED. Corporate greed, personal greed, political greed, etc. There is a saying I remember . . . "The love of money is the root of all evil". I think we are seeing the results of that right now.

From James W on Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 15:55:41

Oh, and btw, in case you hadn't heard, the House rejected the "bailout" proposal.

From paul on Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 15:59:10

James - I had not heard that. Interesting.

From air darkhorse on Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 16:13:45

The whole thing looks like debt reduction by default if you ask me. One of the advantages the Fed has by using a fiat currency. Let's try to wipe the slate clean and start the game over again boys and girls..

From Jon on Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 16:16:17

For the Utahn's who are curious, like me, Bishop and Matheson voted nay. Cannon voted in favor.

From air dark horse on Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 16:18:35

I am actually breathing a little easier today in spite of everything. I'm working in an industry now that is somewhat recession proof. Slowly but surely I am pulling out of this depressive funk. Happy days are here again... Gotta think positive I keep telling myself.

From steve ashbaker on Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 16:25:50

Jon-How did you find that out?

Paul-I was just kidding. I always appreciate your take on things.

James-Thanks for that info. By the way the market has dropped 700 points so far today.

Jt-I hope your right about that accountability thing. But you know the old cliche; The rich get richer...

From Jon on Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 16:41:05

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2008/roll674.xml

From steve ashbaker on Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 16:49:12

Interesting, Thanks!

From jtshad on Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 11:27:09

There are some great articles on CNN and Time indicating why the Bailout proposal is a bad idea.

If were are to live in a capitalistic society, we need to let it work. Having the government bailout the rich fund managers from their bad choices and decisions at the expense of the taxpayer, capitalism is being squashed. Instead, let the institutions who made bad risk decisions fail and let the wisely managed companies prosper.

From paul on Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 11:34:00

Jeff - agreed 100%. Plus there are other ways to unfreeze the market without a 700 billion dollar bailout. Ideas such as tweaking faulty tax codes and/or lifting the capital gains tax (at least temporarily) could go a long ways. The gov't can help out through insurance, but that is much cheaper than $700 bil.

From air darkhorse on Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 13:50:08

Well, I am very much in agreement however, I look back to history for some insight. In 1929 right after the crash the Hoover administration and Congress basically sat on it's hands and did nothing. The result of that was economic devastation and misery. The government ended up having to inttervene anyway but only after so much suffering at the hands of the American people. No, after thinking about this I reluctantly have to bring myself to the other side. Going on a road to nowhere will get us exactly that. Ugh I can't believe what I'm saying, My Grandpa Ashbaker would not believe it.

From paul on Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 13:55:55

The government can (and should) intervene, but not to the tune of $700-bil. There are other ways the gov't can help us pull out of this, as I outlined above. See this link for full explanation:

http://www.daveramsey.com/media/pdf/the_common_sense_fix.pdf

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