The Perils of Self Betterment

January 2015

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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
212.00
Kinvara3 III Miles: 26.00Virrata 2 Miles: 42.00Pebblegripper 3 Miles: 45.00Kinvara3 II Miles: 4.00Virrata 1 Miles: 31.00Von Schrebels 4 Miles: 50.00Kinvara2 The 3rd Miles: 10.00Green A5's Miles: 4.00
Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
8.00

easy 8 / campus loops. significant run 9 days after the little achilles snafu - felt really good and considered running a couple more but there was a little weakness creeping up in the injury zone, i'm really pleased that things are on the right track so quickly. i'm grateful for the wisdom and experience shared on fast running blog which provides an excellent road map for all things running related.

gentle progression splits starting with 9:20 and finishing up the last mile @ 8:26.

WT 27 miles

 

(two)

Kinvara3 III Miles: 8.00
Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
3.00

3 miles from work on easy street.

WT 27 miles

 

(three)

Virrata 2 Miles: 3.00
Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
10.00

10 miles / easy. minority/golden/valeria/whitesides.

mesohappy.

WT 32 miles

 

(four)

Kinvara3 III Miles: 10.00
Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
6.00

6 miles - cemetery loops. feeling good.

WT 38 miles

 

(five)

Pebblegripper 3 Miles: 6.00
Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
5.00

5 miles from home = parkn-n-ride loop.

WT 37 miles

 

(six)

Virrata 2 Miles: 5.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(2)
Total Distance
4.00

4 really slow miles from work / easy street. so i get the achilles strain that popped up a couple of weeks ago under control and now, yesterday, my left hamstring developed a sharp pain. funny stuff. anyway, i took it real slow today and it felt pretty good. that's two niggles in places i've not had pain before in two weeks...i'm falling apart! i've never been fast but i've always been strong. i've always been able to count on my legs getting me through whatever mileage i set my mind to. i hope this isn't signaling the end of an era for me. my mileage has been low the past few months and i haven't done any speedwork so i don't know what's going on.

WT 41 miles

 

(seven)

 

Kinvara3 II Miles: 4.00
Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
10.00

10 miles - from work minority/church/golden/valeria. left hamstring tight but no pain.

WT 46 miles

 

(eight)

Pebblegripper 3 Miles: 10.00
Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
4.00

4 easy miles on the bluff trail for lunch.

WT 42 miles

 

(nine)

Kinvara3 III Miles: 4.00
Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
10.00

10 miles / easy - from work. low road/high road.

WT 49 miles

 

(ten)

 

Virrata 1 Miles: 10.00
Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
7.00

7 miles from work/easy st/golden/church. felt almost back to normal the last three miles (8:43, 8:30, 8:13).

WT 46 miles

 

eleven

Von Schrebels 4 Miles: 7.00
Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
2.00

2 miles / easy. campustache with the dog. rest day.

WT 42 miles

 

twelve

Virrata 2 Miles: 2.00
Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
11.00

11 miles / easy - from work/ northeastern territory. got chased by a couple of dogs for about a block until some kid in a honda pulled up to me and said he didn't know whose dogs they were but he'd run over them for me and he proceeded to turn right in front of the lead dog. he didn't hit them but it stopped them, i gave him a thankful wave and carried on. i love dogs. some dog owners are very irresponsible.

WT 48 miles

 

thirteen

Virrata 1 Miles: 11.00
Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
7.00

7 miles / 8:48 avg. easy st. after a three mile warmup i dipped my toes into some speedwork today with 6 x 2 min @5k pace w/ 2 min easy. 1.25 mi cool down. felt good and my recently recovered niggles weren't an issue.

WT 51 miles

 

fourteen

Virrata 2 Miles: 7.00
Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
6.00

6 miles / easy. church st etc. 8 x hill meanderings on golden ave.

WT 47 miles

 

fifteen

Von Schrebels 4 Miles: 6.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(2)
Total Distance
10.00

10 miles / golden/church/easy st. 4 miles wu then 2 x 3 min.@ 6:45 ish pace with 3 mins easy, then about 3/4 mile break before mile 7 which i tried to run hard (7:15). mile 8 very slow then 4 x 2 min@ 7:30 ish pace. short cool down to 10 miles.

baby steps

WT 53 miles

 

sixteen

 

Kinvara2 The 3rd Miles: 10.00
Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
4.00

4 miles / easy. standard route from work.

WT 47 miles

 

seventeen

Pebblegripper 3 Miles: 4.00
Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
10.00

10 miles / 8:35 avg. rio grande south south.the last two miles were the fastest @ 8:05, 8:14.

WT 50 miles

 

eighteen

Von Schrebels 4 Miles: 10.00
Weight: 0.00
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4.00

4 miles / rest day pace. rio grande south south (again).shorts. short sleeves, no gloves, no hat. winter.

WT 52 miles

nineteen

 

Kinvara3 III Miles: 4.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(2)
Total Distance
4.00

4 miles / 8:00 avg. easy st/crestview. short on sleep and time today. short run.

8:39, 8:06, 7:38, 7:36

WT 45 miles

 

twenty

Pebblegripper 3 Miles: 4.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(1)
Total Distance
12.00

12 miles / easy. boardwalk loops at the nature preserve. four miles very easy warmup, 10 X 2 mins on/off (6:30 ish pace), 3.5 miles cool down.

WT 50 miles

 

twenty-one

Pebblegripper 3 Miles: 12.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(1)
Total Distance
7.00

7 easy - minority/church loop.

WT 51 miles

 

twenty-two

Virrata 1 Miles: 7.00
Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
11.00

11 miles / 8:39 avg. bluff trail from jensen park. 3 mi wu then 6 x 1/2 mi@5k pace - 1/2 mi rest. 2.5 mi cd.

WT 52 miles

 

twenty-three

Virrata 2 Miles: 11.00
Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
4.00

easy 4 / easy st. easy lunch. easy weather.

WT 52 miles

 

twenty-four

Green A5's Miles: 4.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(1)
Total Distance
10.00

10 miles / 8:42 avg. loping around the usual places on my hilly route from work.

9:11, 9:03, 8:36, 8:37, 8:55, 8:40, 8:45, 8:15, 8:35, 8:24

WT 52 miles

 

twenty-five

Von Schrebels 4 Miles: 10.00
Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
8.00

easy 8 - rio grande north and south.

WT 56 miles

 

twenty-six

Virrata 2 Miles: 8.00
Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
4.00

4 miles / easy. park-n-ride loop.

WT 56 miles

 

twenty-seven

Pebblegripper 3 Miles: 4.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(1)
Total Distance
3.00

3 miles / 8:04 avg. no energy or strength today. we'll call it a rest day.

8:32, 8:04, 7:40

WT 47 miles

 

twenty-eight

Virrata 1 Miles: 3.00
Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
5.00

5 miles. feeling flat, flabby and fatigue-y the last couple of days. this too shall pass.

WT 45 miles

 

twenty-nine

Pebblegripper 3 Miles: 5.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(1)
Total Distance
10.00

10 miles / 8:50 avg. drove over to farmington for a couple of laps on the buffalo ranch trail starting from the fairgrounds. very foggy during the whole run. starting in mile 7 i did 8 x 2 min on/off @10k-ish pace. overall avg pace is easy but i had a 2:47 negative split. first five mile@9:08 avg. last 5 miles @8:35 avg.

WT 44 miles

 

thirty

Von Schrebels 4 Miles: 10.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(1)
Total Distance
6.00

6 miles / 8:38 avg. golden/church loop.

WT 46 miles

 

thirty-one

Virrata 2 Miles: 6.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(2)
Total Distance
7.00

7 miles easy. from work - crestview/owen. last mile@7:35

WT 43 miles

 

thirty-two

Von Schrebels 4 Miles: 7.00
Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
212.00
Kinvara3 III Miles: 26.00Virrata 2 Miles: 42.00Pebblegripper 3 Miles: 45.00Kinvara3 II Miles: 4.00Virrata 1 Miles: 31.00Von Schrebels 4 Miles: 50.00Kinvara2 The 3rd Miles: 10.00Green A5's Miles: 4.00
Weight: 0.00
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