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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
6.00

Sunset 6 on the LPT. Post rain, 40F, clean air!

It had rained all day and I assumed I'd be running on the treadmill tonight, but the rain stopped just as I was driving home from work. Easy run but when I turned around at mile three to come back, I had turned just ahead of a runner who was coming my direction and I used his presence to push a fast 4th mile out @ 7:43...fast for me anyway. 

6 mi/51:31/8:35

 

Treadmill Shoe Miles: 6.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From jona on Sat, Feb 07, 2009 at 00:14:14

Gotta love when you have someone push you a little. That happened to me today, I had this KID take off in front of me, we were holding a 7:30 or so and he would surge every now and then, I think to test me. I passed him once, but I had to bump it to 6:50 or so. I held that for about .25 miles, because I knew he was back there. But that's about all I had. I kept him within striking distance until he pulled up and stopped. Since we were on an indoor track, and he had stopped off the side to stretch, he could see that I had kept going and going, so I guess I had the final chuckle.

Good run! You'll get a PR this year with this base your building!

From redrooster on Sat, Feb 07, 2009 at 00:26:02

nice job, you've got 12 or so miles on me on the year, keeps me moving to catch up to you! Scott

From JD on Sat, Feb 07, 2009 at 14:49:10

Jona - Thanks. Those kids are fast! He would have had me whupped at 6:50. Nice PR at Painters this year.

Redrooster - even if I had a twelve mile headstart you would eventually catch me, and pass me with your natural speed! Glad Cache Valley is seeing some cleaner air this week.

From Carolyn in Colorado on Sat, Feb 07, 2009 at 16:12:37

I think 7:43 is fast. Good job!

From jona on Sat, Feb 07, 2009 at 22:50:27

Carolyn, I agree, 7:43 is fast. Keep on truckin!

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