Ravings and Blather

stomach cramps today, so wussed out of my long run to only do six.  was hoping to do more for the last big week before the phoenix half, but i'm not trying to break any records so... hey go utes though, excellent game last night. avg 8:28

had to get one longer one in before Phoenix and also was humbled by velveeta's 11 and nick's  treadmill 10. Very cold start at 15 degrees, warmed up to a balmy 18 by the end of the stumbling bumbling frostbitten run.  sore and slow, but not to shabby for a fuzzy hairlip like myself. avg 8:45 with a lot of it downhill.  Had a serious "hot lamb" moment at mile 7 when I almost ran off the cliff while dizzy and delirious.  I had anne drop me off on the Parley's canyon lookout park lot and then ran along wasatch blvd to 60th south around old mill and then back home.  See you in Phoenix bros.

Cottonwood mall loop.  Painful knee, groin and tailbone.  I'm not sure I want to run longer than this.  However some hot chicka runnner pulled out in front of me for a mile at approx 5 and for some reason pain went away during that distraction.  Maybe there is a lesson in there somewhere.

Loop around Olympus High.  Beautiful sunny day here in SLC.  Worried that I may only beat Imperious, hairdog and Oreo? by minutes rather that tens of minutes as feel crappy and old in prep for the Rock and Roll half.

Fun time with the brothers in Arizona.  Four of us ran the half with 21990 other runners.  Party time all around.  I, of course, was soundly beat by my younger, stronger siblings, but they are studs, so it is ok.  The race was painful for me because I was obviously under trained.  avg 8:29   Only managed to run twice a week for that last months of time.  Just not enough to get rid of the pain of long distances I guess,  but proud non the less.  I just couldn't pick up the pace.  Legs felt heavy and the tactical error of not wearing ipod was not helping my sometimes weak mind.  the music helps me disconnect.  The race was well organized, and went off without a hitch.  The course is quite honestly boring city block running but entertaining with lots of spectators.

Had a great time overall. 

Honestly tried to run as fast as I could for three miles.  23:27  avg 7:48  Thats it folks, but good enough for the girls I go with.  After the run went and joined my lady for 35 minutes of Yoga DVD.  I excel at the non stretchy poses, but suck at any stretch at all.  so be it.

Avg 8:31  Sparking run in the rain and wet slc streets.  Nice and easy, also some downward dog this morning so I can strengthen my upper core so I can kick my broha's collective butts.  

Went snowshoeing up millcreek canyon on pipeline trail.  Beautiful day.  foot of new snow.  frozen trees, branches, etc.  went with Anne.  Good times and pretty decent workout as well.

Was going to go 6, but so be it...avg 8:17, too tired and stomach crampy post call.  I think I might just be pregnant.  Nice delivery at midnight though.  

Afternoon run in the Utah sun.  Avg: 8:15 

Felt like I have an energy sucking disease.  Struggled through 5 miles about 8:20 pace.  Havent really had an energetic run for a long time.  Went to Great Harvest after for a raspberry scone.  Maybe thats my problem.

First time I have felt good on a run for some time.  avg 8:10  felt especially good after visiting an Orange Box of Heavenly Relief and Restoration.  One weird thing is that the top of my right butt cheek is numb.

post call run on a cushion of freshly fallen snow.  Lovely.  Garmin died.  Likely 8:25 pace.  Do I exist outside of the boundries I set on myown  consciousness? 

Easy, nice one prior to jetting off to Disney land.  avg 8:30

Heavy run.  Full of Disneyland treats and a good amount of Jamie's rolls from Mother's birthday dinner last night.  avg 8:28.  Hope to get some mojo back for the longer runs and the more consistent runs.  

Had to start walking today because of a serious side ache.  Havent had one of those in a while.  I need some new motivation to get some more consistent running in.

I am running more this week because I suck at it currently.  Seriously feel that I am caught in carbonite.  Princess Leia ...Please to the rescue. avg 8:30

Best I have felt on a run for a long time.  Maybe it's because I had the best massage of my life last night at one of out salt lake spas.  I wanted to take her home.  Anywho, run felt good from 3 to 6 mile range. 

Beautiful spring day in slc.  60 degrees at 10 am.  Nice post call run with some hills.  avg 8:37  Had a 1 mile break for about 10 minutes while talking to a neighbor runner.

Snow in slc.  Sunny, beautiful day.  avg 8:37 with the hills of Kentucky avenue. then loop down 39th to 27th east to home.  now couch potato until Bear Scouts extraordinaire

avg 8:42  Another beautiful but slightly chilly day.  Going slower up these hills, but having a coronary good time.  I feel that if someone looked out their window and watched me "run" up the hill, they would be puzzled why it looked so much like walking.  Nice loop up kentucky to 45th then 39th to skyline high then millcreek road then home on 27th.  

Another post call struggle.  Good to get out and weigh the world's options.  Loop around Olympus High.  Tried to push it on the last 3 miles.  Best mile was 7:50.  Wish I had Chad's life of exercise and adventure.  

Trail run with the brothers hairdog and nick.  Bonneville shoreline in Ogden.  Very cool area above the waterfall of Ogden Canyon and then along towards North Ogden.  Nick nearly ended his life with a fall, but used Ninja skills to stay upright.  I huffed and puffed but made the ups and downs of the mountain.  Fun run.

Just a stretch it out run for the tight hamstrings that I felt from yesterdays trail run.  Not too sore, but I can feel that it worked my legs/joints etc. 

Took it out slow and took it back in slow.  avg 8:48 Nice run through corporate cottonwood center.  As I jog byt the cottonbottom bar, I am always tempted to stop in for a burger, I hear they are good.  

still sick and coughing up bricks

run with a neighbor down in Moab.  Great run to get me out of the sick doldrums.  avg 8:30  Later in the day did the Klondike Bluffs Mountain Bike ride approx 12 miles with the first half mostly up and a great down return trip.  Fun times.

Ran up Kentucky to 45th and over towards 39th.  Was going to run only 4 but was feeling crappy so added another.  Misery loves company. avg 8:45 with the hills.

Not exactly sure as Garmin died.  But likely 4.5 with the usual 8:30 avg.  Was going to try and run with the brothers but not working out.  Might go biking later.  

run out to the cottonwood buildings, out and back, avg 8:30, in the snow.  I am a star.

avg 8:30.  Which I was proud of because I had 3 miles of slow ups and then 3 miles of mostly down and flat and felt I was in quicksand on the up, plus 7 miles is no joke with the gdoc.  To say a run is better than sex is to comment, on the serious trouble with one's sex life so to speak

Nice run in Moab.  Relatively slow.

Just wanted to log that I did the slick rock bike trail and I am not as young as I was, but it should count for something.

Slow painful Moab miles with sore buttocks from the Slickrock ride.  slow run but proud to keep going in the drizzle.  Spent the afternoon hiking around Arches National Park.

slow and old my friends.

After work run.  Just filling the void because I was feeling the void. avg 8:38 

Trying to get some longer miles in so I can finish the Ogden Half.  This was a fun run because it was a great day.  Ran/walk up 45th then along the Wasatch Big Titty loop. The finish was painful.  I can tell that my back hasn't done a lot of long miles.  avg 8:45 fastest 8:05

Out and back run to 389th.  Not much energy post call but nice to out in the sun.  perfect day here in Holladay.  avg  8:05 with an 8:45 and a 7:45.

Walk with Anne for just over a mile, then runof 6.3.  Avg 8:24.  Feeling like these miles are a long way.  Still not mentally or physically geared up for the Ogden Half, but that has more to do with poozeleyhood.

Slower paced run, to help me build some endurance for the Ogden Half.  Ran to the Cottonwood offices and around the neighborhood there.  Got hungry as I passed the Cotton Bottom Bar and smelled their garlic burgers.  This hungry while running feeling is rare for me, but welcome.  avg pace 8:43

Nice run up Kentucky to 39th loop.  avg 8:16 with 9 on the ups and 7:40s on the downs.  It is overall a fun loop.   Pushed the last two downhill miles and felt decent but couldnt sustain that for very long.  One of may main problems is the stomach, I always feel a bit queasy and am not sure what to do about that.

nice huntsville run with Nick.  I had to reign him in though.

Was going to do something bigger, but raining and felt kinda wussy today, struggling with the 5.  Anyway, maybe on monday.  Did olympus high loop avg 8:28

This one seemed much longer than it was for some reason.  Was going to go ten, but lost interest.  avg 8:45.  Did not feel very energetic, but am overall excited about the upcoming Ogden Half.  One thing I think is interesting is that this may be the only Blog outside of a Gastroenterology site that members feel compelled to detail when they have a BM.  Funny eh

Just over half way for what I need to do next saturday.  Too busy at work this week to run much. Did the reverse Millcreek road loop this am.  Annes bday today. My right buttcheek is still kind of numb.  Lumbering around at 8:30 avg.

Great day in Ogden Valley.  Ran the race with my two bros and watched the other two bros run the marathon.  Had a great race.  Felt good overall.  Pushed as well as I could, but couldnt beat last year's PR.  Garmin died as soon as I turned it on this am, so no splits to report, but was nice to run unencumbered.  Water tasted like pee for some reason this year, I guess Pine View needed some extra water out before spring run off.  I also like to be passed by all the people 20 years older than me.  Especially the ones that are running with some impossibly deformed gait.  It is awesome.  Be back next year.  Maybe even the marathon if I can get enough duct tape to keep them on. 

Nice post work run. A bit fatigued after the half in Ogden, but surprisingly not that sore.  It was my most enjoyable run yet.  Maybe that means I didn't push it hard enough to achieve a PR etc.  Anyway, my garmin is dead, I will have to try to find it some Viagra.  Or maybe get a new one.  Is the 400 series now the one to get?

just a mountain bike loop of about 10 miles with some good ups.  mostly road actually, but felt nice.

Tired loop of running.  But great to be out after a long call weekend in the hospital.  avg 8:25.  Lacking Fuel.  Beautiful Memorial Day.  Enjoy Brohas.

tried to go fast on this one.  some ups and some downs avg 8:03.  Oh well, I was happy anyway, but was hoping to beat avg of 8.  Hot and sweaty which is good.

Post father and son tent night.  Will and I had a good time.  I was happy with the 8:48 avg since it was 2pm and hot.  need to sign up for something.  any ideas?

Rode mountain bike up and back the Quarry trail.  Fun ride.  When is one of my brothers going to take up mountain biking?

Afternoon run.  Really felt sluggish today.  Probably because it is afternoon and I just ate a great-harvest frosted cookie. avg 8:48

Mountain bike ride approx 9 miles with some fun ups and downs.  I am slow at times but whats wrong with staying in the Granny gear.  

Steady and slow with 45th hill to skyline high.  Not to shabby. avg 8:48

 Also added on a 6.45 mile quarry trail out and back trail climb.  Hard ups, but beautiful scenery and a downhill section that is so fun that I like to scream like a giddy school girl. 

avg 8:30.  Felt sucky this late afternoon.  Maybe posttraumatic syndrome after going to the internal med doc for my prostate screen.  All checks out at least. 

fo sho.  avg 8:20 in the rain

I'm recording this as a run, but it was really a run/power walk.  Decided I need to conquer Granduer peak by millcreek once and for all.  I have started up twice before.  This by the way is the straight up trail by parleys not the wimpy but longer switch back trail from millcreek.  2.5 miles or so up took me 1 hour 25 minutes.  8 minutes at top to survey the awesome view then ran the 2.5 or so back to the car in 30 minutes.  the up hill is a lung bursting 3299 foot climb to 8299 feet ,the down was killing my quads to the point I didnt know if I could keep standing by the finish.  anyway there it is. I am a star.  a star with dimming light but a star none the less. 

Hike through BlueJohn Canyon with a group.  This is the slot canyon in southern Utah where aron ralston lost his arm.  This is in a very remote location, but was a beautiful slot.  6.5 mile hike.  9 mile hike the day before in similar country.

Havent run in awhile.  Felt like longer than it was.  nice to be out.  avg 8:30

Stayed overnight in Huntsville.  Slept in Dad's wonderland tent city.  Actually, it is a really cool campground with all the comforts of home.  Went on 10 pm swim with Will, Hyrum, Dad, Fritz.  Was cool.  Fritz and I then ran around the loop up middle fork road past Jensens down quists road back to home . Keeping it slow and easy at 9:30 avg

94 degree afternoon run. avg 8:27  Nice to be alive.

Another scorcher. avg 8:37.  Was going to do the bonview loop, but had to stop and return at 2 miles because I was running high on the wuss meter and low on water 

run up wheelers canyon with icebox loop.  I was on oxygen during the uphill switchbacks and only caught up to nick on the downhill when he was frightened by a couple of stray poodles.  Lots of fun though in a beautiful canyon.  avg approx 10 min/mile

nice little morning 10k and a reasonable 8:37 average with some ups and downs.  warm today.  I almost drank out of a public fountain but smelled like chlorine so I thought better of it.  about 53 minutes

Great run today actually.  tried to pick it up today on the speed.  The middle miles with some decent incline, last two with some descent.   8:18, 8:38, 8:41, 7:37, 7:36.  Believe it when I say this is great for me, with the artificial grey matter and all.  

Sweaty, toothy, mucous filled run.  Loving it though.  Weekend sucked on call.  But now I have some life back.  avg 8:29 with buckets of sweat on this hot morning.

Nice run up Wheelers canyon/ icebox route.  Roughly 2.5 up and 2.5 down.  Tough tempo up for an old man who went water skiing at 630 am with little sleep from the froerer family auction the night before.  But Nick was a task master and kept me going.  Fun times.  Wasted the rest of the afternoon though.

Hotter than I expected for 8:45 am. This was what I would call a recovery run as I am still sore from Saturdays beating.  avg 8:47

This was a run/ power hike up the Mill B North trailhead to beyond the overlook.  I have never been up there before, but it was beautiful.  Not really a running trail because of it's steepness, at least one of my ability.  About 15 to 20 minute miles. 

Slow 5k at 830 pm.  Nice to get outside after work.  avg 8:35

I'm actually not sure how much of this I ran versus walked, but it was hard enough at high elevation I will log it.  Great skiing in the am on Pineview.  Then the run up at snowbasin with Nick, then Shooting Star Bar in huntsville for some well deserved Star Burgers.  10 cents a sniff.  Nice day.

Ran this one at approx 8 minute pace.  Was beaten by all the brothers except the old guy.  Fun day of racing, obstacle course and some nice B-ball.

Slow and hot baby, slow and hot.

3 and a half hours of laying sod for my newly married sister.  It is good honest work.  May I never do it again,  next day now I can barely move.

All these last runs were  in Newport Beach whilst on vacation.  We had a great time.

Nice to be back on the road. The open road.  Not to fast or slow.  Just right.

Back to furnace running.  It is devilish but rewarding to be out on the road again after a weak couple of weeks.  Brothers we need to plan a race in the future so I will be motivated to train.  When is the Snow canyon half?  avg 8:37

Same run as last week.  avg 8:43  I used to think the perfect trifecta was a movie, a round of golf, and sex.  Now I think a run, a good water ski and sex.  As usual 2 out of 3 makes a good day

Just a hot toddy after a long weekend.  avg 8:30 with a walk of .5 mile in the middle because I was burning up in the afternoon sun.  Miles pathetic this month so good to get out.

nice to run in the morning temperature of 60s instead of the usual 80-90s that I have been suffering in.  avg pace 8:34  any good movies out there?

Best run I have had in a long time.  Good wind, good tunes on the ipod instead of the crap its been selecting lately.  Felt more like the star I am instead of the astronomically inferior space detrius that I usually feel like.  Slow but good. avg 8:48 with some hills.

This run was poozley hard.  Hot, portapotty visit, no sustenance, no babes. avg 8:21

This was maybe the worst I have felt on a run for 6 months.  Lack of running, sleep, good nutrition, etc all taking their toll.  Guess I will take up ping pong and chess.  brothers--need serious talk of race in future or hairdogs trip?

Nice, glassy water ski on Pine view this am.  Only boat on the chilly water.  I wasn't skiing great today, but cool beans anyway.  Came home and ran around the neighborhood with one big hill and one mile under 8 mostly downhill.  My core is weak.

Longest run in a time.  Felt pretty good.  Avg 8:50.  I have become about 20-30 seconds slower this summer per mile.  I need some running Viagra.

Good chill time in am before the flight to Paris.  Josh--you should wait to send out Froerer Connection until I get back to get you an article.  avg 8:28

Just needed to get back in the running world.  Couldnt sleep from jet lag so went out for a slow 3 miles at 6 am which is unusual for me.  nice to get back  in the saddle

avg 8:17  ran loop around north neighborhood.  Good to get out today after a long and lonely night in the hospital.  

slow run to get gut feeling more appropriate.  considering registering for Ogden Marathon

Fun, easy miles today.  I decided to consciously run about 15 seconds per mile slower and accept that I am a poozle.  I did however decided that I need to run a marathon.  How about Ogden 2010? avg 8:48

Somewhat painful, but peaceful nose dripping run.  Avg 8:28  Olympus high loop.  

I really enjoyed this run because the weather was perfect and Mt. Olympus was beautiful.  This is the beginning of slower miles, trying to just build a base for an ill advised but necessary try at my first marathon (ogden 2010).  avg around 8:55 with 5 miles of mostly up and 3 down.

Up and Down.  9:37,10:08,8:19,7:54,7:38,7:17 avg last .41.   Easy to tell what is the up and what is the down.  overall avg 8:37 

Welcome relief of the great outdoors on Holladay.  SOo00 Happy to get out of the hospital this am.  I was dropping psychic curse words around the atmosphere until i was able to escape.  avg 8:26

Fun morning run with the new Brooks Cascade 4 shoes i got yesterday.  They are trail runners but I wanted to start getting a feel for them.  Did Big Titty loop with the Naniloa extension.  avg 8:51  Also carried a hand bottle to experiment.  Liked it overall.

Good run in the chilly morning air, naniloa, kentucky, then down around olympus high to home.  avg 8:43  The slower pace is helping me build up a better base I believe and allowing me to put a few more miles in without feeling wasted.

Running today in the first driving snow of the season here in SLC.  Not bringing back good memories.  Not ready for winter yet.  Anyway, nice run in the slush. avg 8:28

First of all, the first 2 miles and 1800 feet of elevation sucked rocks.  Run and powerwalk was the name of the game.  I was questioning why I was even interested in the marathon anymore and or the 21k trail we are thinking of doing in California,  however the scenery was beautiful, the downhill was dangerous and fun and the finish sweet.  I am not sure I was first in the over 40 division but I think so since it was just me and one or two other guys that I know finished after.  Small crowd but fun in the trailrun circuit.  Down hill miles 4 and 5 were in the 6:34 to 6:48 range for me, which is a record for this duffer.

Slow, bun burning run with some slow hills.  Trying to get the thighs to loosen up after the 9 K last sat.  avg 8:45  Looking forward to hanging with the Bros.

Nice trail run with the brothers 5 before hairdogs wedding.  Ogden Bench trail with lots of slow ups and some speedy downs, avg in low 9 pace.  Great day.

avg 8:10  tried to push it on this cold morning before going back to work after a night in the hospital.  

Drove to Quarry trail.  Ran and Power walk 2 miles up and 2 back avg 9.09.  Was great fun to be on likely the last trail run of the year.  Missed my brothers.

avg 8:35.  Ran through the Olympus neighborhood after ups on Kentucky.  Was not really feeling it.  Need to find some kind of motivating ran to keep in sights in January maybe.  

Enjoyed this one, but it also reminded me that 7 miles and beyond is approaching limits of my bodily comfort zone.  I have some serious work to do in the long run category if I am going to go for marathon.  avg 8:48

avg 8:59

Distance 8.13 miles  (Big T Loop)

Avg Temp  25 degrees 

Icicle Snot Rockets  14,000 

 Kura Door spa afterward which was absolute heaven.  Knees in the butt baby. 

avg 8:03 which came due to 1.5 miles of serious downhill.  Sore butt. 

avg 8:09  Ups and downs.  Had to run off a belly full of Panda express and ice cream from last night thanks to the Oreo.  Felt good to get it going. 

Chilly run with a couple thousand strangers.  I tried to push my old man legs to break 24 minutes.  This seemed a toughish course as the first 1.5 is fairly uphill.  I felt good because I finished strong and was mostly around fit people and a smattering of 9 year olds which always blows me away.  Then ran the nearly four miles home in avg 8:40.   Splits 8:24, 7:30, 7:17 then sprint.  Have a day full of food and gratitude. 

Some skeet shooting in Huntsville followed by a slow burner status post Jupiter Burger with Bishop Fritz.  avg 9:20

slow chugging run on a beautiful day.  Full of food still from the Holiday season.  Signed up for the Antelope Island Buffalo Run 25 k in Mar 2010

Painful and fun roll though the forests and neighborhoods of Holladay.  avg 8:46.  Marathon ability seems far away at this point.  Body on last mile was in a little more anguish than it seemed it should be for a budding young hopeful marathoner.

Colder than a witches titty in a brass bra.  This Junior High saying came to my mind during the 1st mile for some reason and sums up the first 3 miles of this run.  15 degrees at the start.  avg 8:52  still better than a treadmill I suppose.

Been on call this weekend and barely survived.  Glad to get outside for a chilly run in the Holladay neighborhoods.  avg 8:28

Sex, drugs(ibuprofen), rock and roll, and the Spirit of Christmas.  This gets us through.  Blasting in three part harmony.  avg 9:04  

Leaden legs and a headache limited this to 4 miles.  avg 8:30  I am trying to find my Christmas present. 

Nice one this morning.  tired on the last couple.  avg8:42 funny thing was I thought I was cruising on a few of these miles and I never beat 8:30.  

avg 8:30  Fun and Giggles in the snow.  Nice to be out as usual.  I sometimes feel I am stealing something when I am outside and not in the hospital.  I want to live a life of crime.

nice.  avg 8:25   fast one at 7:30.  felt good to run two days in a row.  happy christmas.

avg 8:39   Chilly run.  Nice to burn off some of the stuffing.  Might try to ski for a few hours today with Sam.

Nice Pig trail run in Riverdale with Oreo.  Felt heavy stomach with lunch of hot wings and an apple fritter.  Oh well.  Good stuff.  temp 18 degrees. avg 8:22

Can't believe it.  I just ran on the treadmill for the first time in a year.  Too much snow for this whining boy.  Treadmill still stinks as I remember it.  Not sure it is healthy.  but... still... nice to get some miles in.