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
Sat, Sep 15, 2012
Total Distance
12.00

12 miles / 8:34 avg. commute to work. what absolutely perfect weather for a run this morning.

today's run caps my first week of recovery after the marathon, and i feel really good about it. i wanted to run more miles earlier in the week but held back to be safe. today's run was meant as a gauge of how i'm doing, and it turns out i'm doing great! 12 miles at an 8:34 avg. is a good training run for me. although i could feel that i really wasn't ready for a longer run yet, i did feel plenty of strength and virtually no soreness in the legs. in fact, i experienced little to no soreness in my legs this week. i'm thinking that i could've/should've run a bit harder in the marathon last saturday, and what held me back was more mental than physical. still no regrets as it was an 10 minute PR and i felt pretty good throughout the whole race. i've learned a lot through this last training cycle and know i can be a stronger runner. my confidence has taken a leap throughout the process and hopefully i can turn that confidence into better training.

really excited for all the FRB'ers racing today - especially at TOU!

WT 40.4 miles

two sixty-five

Kinvara2 The 3rd Miles: 12.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Kelli on Sat, Sep 15, 2012 at 09:40:40 from 67.172.235.55

OH, I am excited to! I hoping to see a record breaking win for the men!

You have done AWESOME JD and your speed has improved by leaps and bounds. I am happy to hear that you are feeling so good this week. 12 miles a weeks after at a decent clip is saying a lot. I do not think it means you did not run hard enough, it just means you have become a running machine that can handle the beating.

I think the key to marathon improvement is ALL mental, personally. And I am a head case, so I have no hope! Truthfully, though, that pushing in to the uncomfortable really is a mental battle. You know your body can do it, but your brain does not want to.

Ramble, ramble, ramble....

From JD on Sat, Sep 15, 2012 at 09:46:27 from 70.96.78.142

that's awesome Kelli, thanks! i agree it is all about getting mentally accustomed to the (sometimes) extreme discomfort, plus running enough miles in between to keep the physical side of things working.

From Kelli on Sat, Sep 15, 2012 at 09:53:49 from 67.172.235.55

The problem is that the mind is very powerful. There I times this year when I have just mentally quit. I look back at it and I know I was OK physically-tired but OK, but my mind just did not want to go. Like I said, HEAD CASE!

Enjoy the rest of your Saturday!

From april27 on Sun, Sep 16, 2012 at 08:15:21 from 99.188.251.180

I love your timeline of marathons on the left! You rock! Have you really ran 265 days in a row this year? Inspiration!

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