The sun is up, the air is fresh, the stone is old

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Location:

Logan,UT,USA

Member Since:

Dec 15, 2009

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

PRs after age 40:

5k 15:15 Running of the Leopards.

8k 22:21 Alta Death Dash

10k 33:02 Des News

Half Marathon 1:10 Timp Half

Marathon 2:32 Ogden

First solo R2R2R Bass Trails Grand Canyon

First R2R2R Grand Canyon Toroweap Overlook

Short-Term Running Goals:

Not be fat all year

Long-Term Running Goals:

Smell the dirt, feel the mountain, taste the wind.

Personal:

"Our legs are tight, our feet are flying, and we are gliding over the roll of the land. The sun is up, the air is fresh, the stone is old, and we are free and at peace. The clock has stopped because another time has taken over." C. Bowden

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Sun, Feb 20, 2011

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
9.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	9.00

Taking advantage of the great snow this weekend. 9 miles of crosscountry skiing from green canyon up to Tonys Grove. Great workout, but pretty cold. It's been real nice to have taken a break from the running for a bit. Since I missed two scheduled races and could offer no appreciable reason to Brooks, I was dropped from as a sponsored runner. Can't really decide how I feel about that since I can't stand their uniforms and have never worn one in a race anyways. It was nice to get shoes for free and races paid for also, but it's true that I havn't been much in the mood for racing for a few months. Its just more fun to run for the heck of it for a bit.

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

Comments

From Rob Murphy on Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 10:12:12 from 205.127.70.66

Steve - of course I've never been a "sponsored athlete", but I would find it annoying to have to race for anyone other than myself. Good luck in finding that balance you are looking for.

From Steve on Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 14:50:14 from 108.115.97.13

You are a faster athlete than most guys getting money for it at our age. I have always admired your balance of family and sport. The past month has been one that my kids needed my time completely and it took a lot just to let the running go for a while.

I'm not fast enough to really pursue money as a runner, although there are a lot more opportunities out there for masters runners than you would think. I have found its a great motivational tool and just a lot of fun meeting real runners but you have to be careful with the frustration of not having the time, health or any other of a million reasons why you can't do as well as you dream. I guess that's what makes it a challenge, right? Then you have those days when you run better than you should, so it probably balances out in the end. I have an offer now from IFrogz to sponsor the year and I am way excited about it. They are a super neat local company and will be a lot more flexible with what races I run. I hope this is a start to a new kind of sponsorship and maybe an IFrogz running team.

So, two weeks to some track running. How do you feel about the indoor championships?

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