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
0.00

Day off. Surfing a wave of fatigue today.

PM edit:

The Treadmill Avoidance Project (TAP) has been a rousing success. Even though there will still be days of inclement weather before Summer, I feel confident in my ability to avoid the TM. For the record, I did not set foot on the TM once throughout the Winter. As a result, my TM at home has become a repository of all ambiguous and misplaced household items, whose future use is indeterminate, in addition to being a "safe place" for the cats to hang out.

Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Kelli on Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 13:24:31 from 71.219.97.85

Oh good, you are human!

From JD on Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 13:27:29 from 70.96.78.149

I think if you run a 50 miler you get to do whatever you want the following week. My head is tired.

I also think recovery is much different for a mid packer (like me), then it is for THE OVERALL WINNER IN A 50 MILER!

From Kelli on Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 13:29:55 from 71.219.97.85

Hmmmmm....but I am tired of feeling tired!

From Lysa on Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 15:26:22 from 50.8.74.241

perhaps you are normal..no that's not true..perhaps you are human.

From Tracy on Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 16:17:44 from 209.175.177.37

I feel silly jumping on your bandwagon late, but I just read your race report. Man, you're awesome! And I think you're entitled to ride the wave after that performance. At least for today.

From JD on Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 19:55:41 from 209.183.51.131

Are we human Lysa? Or are. We. Dancers?

Thanks Tracy. You're training looks like it's going well. We have similar race results, nice pace on your ten miler a couple of weeks ago.

I'm on book 2 of the "Millennium" trilogy, "The Girl Who Played with Fire". I'm loving these books! Apparently, Larsson's girlfriend is going to try and finish the fourth book in the series that was started before the author passed away.

From allie on Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 21:46:27 from 174.23.241.50

we're dancers. because that is the only thing that makes sense.

ride that wave!

From april27 on Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 00:00:58 from 99.188.251.180

JD--what??? this is such exciting news!!! The second one was my fav one.

The good thing about running 50 miles is I think the week after you can eat ice cream...or chocolate...or donuts...hmmm

From Tracy on Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 09:28:22 from 209.175.177.37

Thanks, JD! I noticed that we were similar in pace. Does that mean that someday I can run 50 miles in just over 10 hours? Ha ha. I'm not that crazy :)

I'm not sure how I feel about the possibility of a 4th book in that series. It was a good series, but I wonder how good it would be written by someone else...But then again, I've read all of the books in the Wheel of Time series (those are some good books if any of you have a lot of time on your hands) and the last two were among my favorites, even though they were written by another author after Robert Jordan died.

From Adam RW on Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 09:54:47 from 155.101.152.123

JD, I think you should have TAP shirts made up. I'm sure there is a market for them...

From Lily on Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 12:01:04 from 67.199.178.210

Sometimes TAP is great. Esp for you men.

Oh dear, did I just say that...

From JD on Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 12:05:54 from 70.96.78.149

Thanks April - and yes, I've been indulging in chocolate...and donuts...and ice cream...

Tracy - I hope the third book holds up as well as the first two. I'm always looking for a good read so I'll definitely check out the Wheel of Time series - thanks for the tip. Oh, if I can run a 50, anybody can. Seriously.

Haha! Actually Adam, those would make great t-shirts!

From JD on Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 12:08:32 from 70.96.78.149

Hahaha! True Lily, TAP avoidance is somewhat counter-intuitive for us blokes!

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