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Location:

UT,

Member Since:

Jan 17, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

yearly mileage totals (actual running miles, not crosstraining etc)

2008 - 1,317

2009 - 2,654

2010 - 2,578

2011 - 2,618

2012 - 3,083 (ran everyday this year. PR's in half and full marathons, at age 48!)

2013 - 1,177

2014 - 1,716

2015 - 1,060

2016 - 951

2017 - 786

2018 - 1,058

2019 - 1,211

2020 - 1010

2021 - 1064.9

2022 - 1135.9

Short-Term Running Goals:

reacquaint myself with my long lost running freak, and then proceed to get my running freak on

run faster

increase mileage in the Spring 

keep running

 

 

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

run

 

Personal:

born in 1964. married 25 years. one wife one dog

6 ft tall, nation wide

"Engaging in a little suffering — however self-imposed, arbitrary and contrived — before breakfast each morning tends to demand some humility and injects some marked relief into the rest of the day, making things sharper, more inspired, more immediately aware of the powerful presence of being. And that seems really worthwhile." A. Krupicka

 

"I cruised down hills, churned up hills, and floated over the asphalt, existing in a world that seemed to lack the confinements of such ubiquitous rivets as time, obligation, or pain. I knew then that this was destined to be one of those serendipitous runs for which so many of 
us strive yet so rarely achieve." J. Nevels

 

 

 

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Switchbacksblack Lifetime Miles: 176.50
Kinvara11(2) Lifetime Miles: 362.50
Kinvara11blue Lifetime Miles: 327.70
Rincon2 Lifetime Miles: 262.40
Spg 4’s Lifetime Miles: 135.50
Skechers Razor3 Lifetime Miles: 160.90
Rincon2(2) Lifetime Miles: 85.50
Asics Noosa14 Lifetime Miles: 73.00
Sauconyaxon2 Lifetime Miles: 73.80
Mach 4 Lifetime Miles: 34.50
Total Distance
10.00

10 miles / Easy. Commute into work. Sun, mid 40's temp.

After 4 very easy miles I did 10 x 1 min @ 7-7:15 pace / 1 min. easy. Then 5 minutes easy. Then 5 x 2 min. @ HM / 1 min. easy. Then about 1.5 mile cool down.

WT 43 miles.

Bandito's Miles: 10.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Lysa on Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 12:38:17 from 50.8.74.241

Wow 10 miles today already? Good work! And awesome on the speed work.

From Tracy on Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 12:51:35 from 209.175.177.37

Do you have a goal time for your 1/2 this weekend?

From JD on Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 13:01:17 from 70.96.78.149

Lysa - thanks!

Tracy - I'd like to PR, so I've got to get in under 1:44:23.

From Tracy on Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 13:05:37 from 209.175.177.37

I should have figured you were going for a pr, but I wasn't sure if you were focusing more on really long races and this one was just for training!

Good luck with the pr. You've got it in the bag!

From JD on Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 13:09:50 from 70.96.78.149

The thing is, is that my PR isn't very fast. I don't race very often. In fact my current PR is from this same half that I'll be running Saturday, which is the only half I ran last year. I'm new to the consistent running thing so I can hopefully expect some PR's over all the distances for awhile. Although, I've got age slowing me down at the same time. It's all relative. Mostly I'm just grateful to be a reasonably fit 47 year old.

From Carolyn in Colorado on Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 14:26:48 from 198.241.174.15

It seems to me that you're very fit and don't need to lose any weight. I think that PR is in the bag.

From Stacie on Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 16:47:09 from 67.166.127.0

Sweet!

From april27 on Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 20:59:26 from 99.188.251.180

I think it is hilarious tht you think you are not fast HA!

From allie on Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 01:14:05 from 174.23.241.50

nice workout today. i will be looking for you on saturday!

From Kelli on Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 09:27:23 from 71.219.97.85

You are going to do well!!! Get that PR (although I will probably miss you at the finish!) I am meeting Scott at the half way mark to trade out his fuel belt for a freshly loaded one. That will probably be at 1:40 or so.....not sure I can make it all the way to the Gateway in less than 4 minutes. I will tell Scott he has to do the half in 1:20 so I can get down there to see you finish.

From Bonnie on Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 19:47:38 from 128.196.228.134

Good Luck JD ... I will be cheering for you!!!

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