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January 2018

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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
100.00
Stillnotmads (2) Miles: 36.00Steenbergers Miles: 15.00Treadmillio Shoes Miles: 9.00Rednotevenmad Miles: 40.00
Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
6.00

6 miles - 9:04 avg - redlobster/golden/rainbow/valeria

11:00am - sunny, low to mid 30's

WT 20 miles

Stillnotmads (2) Miles: 6.00
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3.00

3 miles - 9:15 avg - tm

11:00am

WT 23 miles

Steenbergers Miles: 3.00
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4.00

4 miles - 9:00 avg - redlobster/baptist loop. was moving slow but a little fartlek netted an 8:20 for the last mile

9:30am - high thin cloud, low 30's

WT 22 miles

Treadmillio Shoes Miles: 4.00
Weight: 0.00
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3.00

3 miles - 8:54 avg - tm

10:30am

WT 25 miles

Steenbergers Miles: 3.00
Weight: 0.00
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6.00

6 miles - 9:15 avg - redlobster/crestview/wasatch

9:15am - overcast, mid 30's, cloud spittle and light breezes kept things cool

WT 25 miles

Stillnotmads (2) Miles: 6.00
Weight: 0.00
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7.00

7 miles - 9:10 avg - redlobster/golden/church/rainbow/wasatch

9:15am - cloudy, low 40's

WT 23 miles

Stillnotmads (2) Miles: 7.00
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3.00

3 miles - 9:11 avg - tm

7:30am - easy three before heading up to the slopes for what looks to be a decent ski day with several inches of snow over night and free refills throughout the day.

WT 23 miles

Treadmillio Shoes Miles: 3.00
Weight: 0.00
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4.00

4 miles - 8:52 avg - redlobster/baptist loop - last mile @ 8:26

8:13am - overcast, mid 30's

WT 20 miles

Rednotevenmad Miles: 4.00
Weight: 0.00
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8.00

8 miles - 9:12 avg - rio grand prkwy from work north out and back

8:30am - mostly sun, mid to late 30'sF

9:27 avg going out - 8:57 avg coming back (flat course)

WT 22 miles

 

 

Rednotevenmad Miles: 8.00
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3.00

3 miles - 9:15 avg - tm

10:30am - Wolf Alice kept the boredom at bay

yesterdays 8 miler was the furthest i've run in over three months and the knee was grumbling a bit so i opted for an easy treadmill run in spite of the lovely spring weather outside

WT 25 miles

Steenbergers Miles: 3.00
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4.00

4 mile - 9:31 avg - redlobster/wasatch

10:00am - sun, low 30's

WT 29 miles

Rednotevenmad Miles: 4.00
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5.00

5 miles - 9:15 avg - redlobster/wasatch. i skipped tuesday because i was wiped out. i got as far as suiting up and hopping on the treadmill but gave up after 30 seconds. yesterday i went skiing and didn't manage a run. legs were a little dead this morning from skiing but felt fine during the run.

10:15am - sun, mid 40's

WT 24 miles

Stillnotmads (2) Miles: 5.00
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6.00

6 miles - 9:05 avg - redlobster/dysfunctionaldogwalker/church/wasatch

9:30am - overcast, mid to upper 40's, breezes transitioning from south to north as a storm moves in

WT 26 miles

Rednotevenmad Miles: 6.00
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2.00

2 miles - 9:18 - tm

WT 20 miles

Treadmillio Shoes Miles: 2.00
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no run today. Annie and i did get out for a two mile walk on the parkway - nice day for a run but i'm just not feeling it. listening to my body.

spent the last couple of hours reading my running blog posts from 2009...where is that guy? :-)

WT 17 miles

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Total Distance
3.00

3 miles - 9:04 - tm

2:30pm - skiing this morning - got home around 1:30, ate a peanut butter sandwhich, then a short treadmill run. really trying to maintain a little mileage base this winter.  by the end of March i would like to be running 40 mpw which will put me in a much better position to give running a go this season.

WT 16 miles

Steenbergers Miles: 3.00
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7.00

7 miles - 9:10 avg - redlobster/minority/goldenrainbow/wasatch. last mile@8:30

8:56:17am - overcast, low 30's

WT 23 miles

 

Rednotevenmad Miles: 7.00
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4.00

4 miles - 9:31 avg - redlobster/wasatch loop

ugh. that was rough. my first mile took 10 minutes. towards the end of mile 3 i did 3 x 30 sec hill reps on golden ave to try and shake the lethargy that was gripping my entire being. it helped, i felt better and mile 4 was an 8:51. really hate those kind of runs but they can't all be winners. what fun would that be?

WT 27 miles

Stillnotmads (2) Miles: 4.00
Weight: 0.00
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3.00

3 miles - 8:56 avg - tm

still being cautious with my recovering knee and feel like it's good to include some gentle treadmill miles while i get back to the mileage game. felt a lot better today than yesterday.

WT 25 miles

Steenbergers Miles: 3.00
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4.00

4 miles - 8:54 avg - redlobster loop. last mile @ 8:22

cloudy, low 30's, breezy

WT 23 miles

 

Stillnotmads (2) Miles: 4.00
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4.00

4 miles - 9:20 avg - church/golden arch/diamond/crestview. short on time but wanted to get a sixth day in a row.

murky sun, 30F, breeze

WT 25 miles

Rednotevenmad Miles: 4.00
Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
7.00

7 miles - 9:10 avg - ran from home to the shop to pick up a truck to move some furniture today. standard commute route with a little cemetery and northern swing thrown in.

the body never felt warmed up during the run, and even though the temps were warm, i felt like it was cold, however i had plenty of energy so was able to keep it going for 7 miles

overcast, mid 40's

WT 32 miles

Rednotevenmad Miles: 7.00
Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
4.00

4 miles - 9:05 avg - redlobster loop. last mile @ 8:26

sun, mid 40's, first short sleeves in many weeks

WT 33 miles

Stillnotmads (2) Miles: 4.00
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no running today - left knee keeps bugging me to give it a rest,  and i have run 8 days in a row so i guess we'll honor the knees' request.

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the knee still has me out probably for at least a couple of more days and then will probs be treadmilling for a while before getting back on the roads. it is what it is

WT 22 miles

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100.00
Stillnotmads (2) Miles: 36.00Steenbergers Miles: 15.00Treadmillio Shoes Miles: 9.00Rednotevenmad Miles: 40.00
Weight: 0.00
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