The Perils of Self Betterment

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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
18.30

12.3 miles - before work all over north east layton area. 

pm - 6 miles on the cattle road. everything in the 9:30-ish per mile range except mile 5@8:07. felt strong and energetic tonight. last thursday i did the same thing, 12 in the morning, 6 more in the evening, and my evening run felt much worse last week than tonight. and i've got more miles in my legs tonight...yay.

WT 85.8 miles

two thirty-five

Mt101 The 2nd Miles: 6.00Kinvara2 The 2nd Miles: 12.30
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Kam on Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 09:50:58 from 68.66.163.179

235 and all these days in the double digits...I'm concerned you are on the verge of crossing a sanity threshold, if you haven't already.

From JD on Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 10:29:08 from 70.96.78.167

lol! i was pushed across that threshold by the age of ten!

From allie on Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 15:59:57 from 161.38.218.168

excellent week.

this is off topic, but i have been meaning to ask you (you don't have to answer)...helium shortage. has it affected you?

From Kam on Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 16:15:00 from 68.66.163.179

It's strange allie bring up the helium shortage. With all the natural gas exploration and drilling going on in ND, you'd think there would be a surplus. Something is afoot...

From JD on Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 18:29:39 from 65.130.164.107

thanks allie!

it's funny you mention the helium shortage. we quit the balloon racket years ago, but we found a huge box of mylar balloons when we were cleaning out storage the other day and we gave them to a gift shop in a hospital whose cooler we stock. i didn't realize there was a helium shortage until two days ago when i dropped those balloons off and the gift shop owner mentioned it. i admit ignorance when it comes to who else is affected by such a shortage. i guess the topic is now trending.

Kam, something is afoot - it's a helium conspiracy. beware of burly grown men with squeaky high voices!

From allie on Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 18:43:11 from 174.23.155.117

i saw a sign at harmon's a few weeks ago -- they were apologizing for their inability to fill balloon orders due to the helium shortage. i thought it was a joke so i had to look it up. interestingly enough, my search brought up two stories: the national helium shortage and the story of two men attempting to fly from oregon to montana on balloon-powered lawn chairs. then i dug deeper and found out how much it is affecting businesses like florists, and i thought: "ohhhhh noooo!" i'm glad it hasn't been an issue for you.

what flavor is this koolaid you speak of?

From JD on Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 18:57:56 from 65.130.164.107

the Fast Running Blog Koolaid. of which i am about to go take another swig -

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