The Perils of Self Betterment

March 28, 2024

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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
19.10

AM - 9.8 miles / commute crawl into work. Clear, sunny. 34 to 39 degrees. 9:31 avg.

Supposed to be sunny, breezy, and 60 degrees for the commute home.

 

PM - 9.3 miles / 8:44 avg.  Usually when I run to work, then run back home in the afternoon, the run home goes really well. Not so today. It took 1.64 miles until the PF in my right ankle loosened up. It wasn't until 2.51 miles that ye ole achilles in my lower right leg settled down. My IT band on the outside of my right leg was even threatening to spaz out for a little while. I thought a mutiny was close at hand. Miles 6 and 7 went well (8:02, 8:17), but after that I was just tired out and couldn't wait to finish the run. It could be worse...I could NOT be a runner.

GSS 3 (2) Miles: 9.80Junk Shoes Miles: 9.30
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Carolyn in Colorado on Thu, Apr 08, 2010 at 11:31:17 from 24.8.167.243

Are you going to run home too?

It's funny that what seems like a slow crawl to us now was once upon a time a pretty good clip.

From JD on Thu, Apr 08, 2010 at 11:38:38 from 70.96.78.157

The plan is to run home. I'm psyched!

I really like running these slower paces now. The recovery is so much quicker, and it leaves me stronger for the next run.

From allie on Thu, Apr 08, 2010 at 17:45:19 from 67.177.0.102

Muuuuuu....

From april27 on Thu, Apr 08, 2010 at 19:32:08 from 99.188.251.180

I want 9:30 to be my slow pace!

From JD on Thu, Apr 08, 2010 at 20:44:09 from 166.183.140.45

Allie - haha! Nice.

April - with a few months of consistent running, it will be.

From Carolyn in Colorado on Thu, Apr 08, 2010 at 20:59:37 from 24.8.167.243

I'm glad you kept the mutiny at bay. And way to look on the bright side.

From Bonnie on Thu, Apr 08, 2010 at 21:01:34 from 128.196.228.134

Some days you just have to say, "the only thing worse than doing it is not doing it" ;)

I am glad you got the geek goggles reference! I sometimes have speed goggles (and if I tell the truth, I have, long ago mind you, had beer goggles too)

From JD on Thu, Apr 08, 2010 at 21:12:14 from 166.183.140.45

Thanks Carolyn - "...always on the sunny side..."

Bonnie - those darn beer goggles blinded me more times than I care to recall! :-)

From Lysa on Thu, Apr 08, 2010 at 23:28:00 from 174.52.15.101

Holy Crap James. Seriously. For Real. For the Love. What the.

It could be worse.

From Lysa on Fri, Apr 09, 2010 at 00:28:22 from 174.52.15.101

You run like a FBOP

From JD on Fri, Apr 09, 2010 at 13:56:34 from 70.96.78.157

Lysa, what's an FBOP? Just curious.

From april27 on Fri, Apr 09, 2010 at 17:04:31 from 99.188.251.180

Ya know you are right...last october felt so easy...but then winter comes and my running gets slooooow. I swear I have to start over with speed every spring!

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