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, May 09, 2020

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
10.40	0.00	0.00	0.00	10.40

Lunch: 10.4 miles, averaged 9:46. HR 148.

Got out of bed "early" because the neighbors behind us have two kids and there's tons of pounding on the walls. I know they are kids, but we have had families back there before and barely heard them. Coupled with the people on the other side it's been rough.

I had a good run and tried to practice positive mental thinking, which I started doing yesterday. I have a lot of negative thoughts, mostly about my interactions with strangers and their behaviors, so lately I've tried to critique the negative thought and replace it with more positive thinking. I think it is helping. It seems the right thing to do anyway.

Currently reading The Green Mile and listening to Needful Things on audiobook for when I am doing the dishes and cleaning.

Saucony Kinvara 5 Blue (Vault Shoe) II Miles: 10.40

Weight: 181.40

Comments

From Mike on Sat, May 09, 2020 at 15:22:42 from 35.142.90.55

Avoiding the negative thoughts is definitely a battle. Since you run, you've battled thousands of them before, so that's a plus. Therefore the strength to be positive, proactive, and/or dismissive in the face of creeping negative thoughts is there already.

You can also always fight crime in a mask at night to relieve stress, too. I've heard good things...

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