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

Wed, Jan 16, 2013

Total Distance

0.00

a full week with no run. i feel awesome!

so this break has given me a new perspective about this running blog. in the back of my mind are little creeping doubts about getting back to the mileage in a couple of weeks. will i have the motivation? do i even want to keep running consistently this year, and keep trying to incrementally bring down my race times etc? checking in on other runners everyday here on the blog and reading about their workouts and experiences is so motivating! right now my mind and body are in hibernation mode, but i can feel the excitement percolating in the back of my "being". and that's in large part because i'm able to stay in touch with the spirit of this crazy sport through Fast Running Blog.

so, you know, thanks fellow bloggers.

Weight: 163.00

Comments

From MatthewVH on Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 11:01:19 from 69.27.9.106

Do you live in the Farmington area? If you do, come join us freaks that go out in the cold a couple times a week up ridiculous places like Farmington canyon.

From allie on Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 11:08:39 from 161.38.221.168

FRB4lyfe.

From JD on Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 11:21:56 from 70.96.78.188

hey MVH - i do live in farmington, and i've enjoyed reading of your guy's exploits throughout the summer and winter. i'll try and join up with you sometime before spring, i need to break out of my road rut! still looking forward to running to francis peak perhaps this summer.

allie - FRB. it's what fun is...

From MatthewVH on Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 11:44:14 from 69.27.9.106

Alright, when the road is clear let's go up to Francis. It's gonna be a while.

From Kam on Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 11:49:18 from 68.66.163.179

Probably July before all this snow melts up there...Keep drinking the Kook-aid, JD. There's only a little bit of cyanide in it, you know.

From Lysa on Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 10:21:02 from 67.166.122.134

It's so true. I wonder if I would have quit over the years if it hadn't been for the guilty conscience this blog gives me. Knowing other people know whether I'm running or not. It's super annoying but mostly awesome.

Glad you are enjoying your rest!

From Scott Wesemann on Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 11:43:57 from 66.232.64.4

Be careful of MVH. He requires tights for all of his running partners for a reason.

From JD on Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 12:16:57 from 70.96.78.188

there's a lot of snow this year for sure. luckily MVH is packing it down for the rest of us!

Lysa - i experience no guilt whatsoever.

Scott - i'll go pantless before i wear the tights. that's just how i roll.

From Lysa on Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 14:17:29 from 67.166.122.134

I wouldn't feel guilty if I were you either. You've kicked some serious arse.

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