Of Mice and Marathons

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Location:

Lake Orion,MI,

Member Since:

Dec 28, 2011

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

PRs

16:52 Phillies Charities 5k (2016)

35:52 Beach to Beacon 10k (2015)

58:10 Broad Street 10 Mile (2016)

1:16:02 Philadelphia Rock and Roll Half Marathon (2015)

2:46:54 Philadelphia Marathon (2015)

Personal:

I live in Michigan with my wife, Megan, and our boys, Charlie and Sawyer. I started running in September 2010.

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Miles:	This week:	32.70	Month:	57.70	Year:	1986.65
Miles With Megan Lifetime Miles:						613.75
Miles With The Boys Lifetime Miles:						99.90
Nike Zoom Streak LT4 Mr. Pinks Lifetime Miles:						21.60
Saucony ISO Freedom 3 #2 Lifetime Miles:						253.80
Altra Rivera Lifetime Miles:						357.35
Altra Rivera (Dark Blue) Lifetime Miles:						145.10
Saucony Kinvara 13 Lifetime Miles:						465.10
Saucony Endorphin Pro Lifetime Miles:						287.00
Active 88 Boulder Lifetime Miles:						5.00
Saucony Freedom 5 Lifetime Miles:						304.80
Saucony Kinvara 13 #2 Lifetime Miles:						310.95
Saucony Endorphin Pro White Lifetime Miles:						23.40
Kinvara 14 Blue/Grey Lifetime Miles:						64.50
Saucony Ride Teal Lifetime Miles:						23.40
Saucony KInvara 14 Yellow Lifetime Miles:						12.40
Nike XC Flats Lifetime Miles:						4.10
Active 88 Boulder Lifetime Miles:						13.10

Sat, Aug 15, 2020

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

Went to pick up my bike but the shop missed a service request, so I left it. I went to the Home Depot to get a mower. I wrestled with trying to tie it down to my hitch-mount bike rack with rachet straps that I miraculously left from moving but couldn't get it right. Turns out it fit right it the back seat with the seats folded.

Got it home and assembled it. I've mowed about 5 times in my life and it has been years. I didn't know what to set the mower at, so I took a tape measure and measured my neighbor's lawn as there is no distinct property line and I wasn't sure how picky the HOA was (this is all VERY new to me). Managed to get it done with a few false starts.

Went to the local grocery store, which is only a mile away and make a light and healthy dinner as we have eaten take out an extraordinary amount even for pre-COVID-19 times.

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From Tom K on Mon, Aug 17, 2020 at 06:43:14 from 47.206.60.114

The lawnmower / HOA thing made me chuckle. I live in a HOA community. I grew up here. My parents live down the street. I bought my place 15 years ago. The HOA has been pretty laid back, by comparison. The new management company has sent me letters, telling me I need to pressure wash my driveway. I get annoyed, and then think that they have no teeth, and can't do anything about it. But then eventually, I take 2 hours on a Saturday to pressure wash my driveway. Also, you start with a lawnmover, but now... Between my dad and I we have 4 weedeaters. He's too old to run them. So it's all on me. Hedge clippers, edgers, fertilizer spreaders, etc. it's coming for you.

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