The Perils of Self Betterment

May 05, 2024

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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
Tue, May 24, 2011
Total Distance
4.50

4.5 miles / Easy from work. Mostly sun, a little wind. Therapy run.

WT 31.5 miles

Bandito's Miles: 4.50
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Lysa on Tue, May 24, 2011 at 15:41:48 from 50.8.74.241

therapy in more ways than one.

From Kelli on Tue, May 24, 2011 at 20:12:46 from 71.219.96.115

OK, I had to go read up a bit. First, the Ogden Marathon pick-up was like that when I went 2 years ago and it was ridiculous. Plus, I had no clue where i was going, we all had to keep asking and i got in the wrong line twice and waited forever for nothing...it was ridiculous. Sorry it still sucks!

Second, you are doing lots of stretching, right? Look at this for guidance: http://www.nismat.org/ptcor/eccentric_achilles

Third, nice job! That is all I can say. You are kicking my butt in miles! You hit 1000 today and i am still not there! Dang you.

From Lysa on Tue, May 24, 2011 at 20:36:20 from 50.8.74.241

1000!!!???? 1000???!!!! 1000!!!!!!!!

From Kelli on Tue, May 24, 2011 at 20:38:38 from 71.219.96.115

Hey, will you come visit me when I hit 1000 and be that excited for me????

From Lysa on Tue, May 24, 2011 at 20:45:22 from 50.8.74.241

YES! Kelli, you are only 24 miles away!! You will do that in a few days!! You should eat cake that day.

From JD on Tue, May 24, 2011 at 20:46:52 from 71.37.100.47

Kelli - you had to take three weeks off from running for me to catch up - and I'll never be catching you in a race! I hope you're healing well, I look forward to your motivational training regimen again - meanwhile I'm motivated by your ability to keep it on the down low when required.

I didn't know today's short run would have me hitting exactly 1,000 miles - it looks so much more dramatic at an even 1,000. I'm behind my mileage last year and the year before. My original goal was to hit 3,000 miles this year, but I needed to be at 1,000 miles a month ago. So with the injury I've adjusted my goals for the year. I just want to be whole, and able to hit some ultra mountain training runs during the summer.

From JD on Tue, May 24, 2011 at 20:49:10 from 71.37.100.47

Thanks for the link Kelli. It looks real informative. I stretch a lot, but am always looking for improvements.

From nevels on Tue, May 24, 2011 at 23:41:11 from 98.81.75.141

the best kind of run

From Carolyn in Colorado on Wed, May 25, 2011 at 11:43:11 from 76.25.72.82

I'm sure you've answered this before, but what does WT stand for?

From JD on Wed, May 25, 2011 at 12:44:30 from 70.96.78.149

WT = Weekly Total. The total number of miles I've run in the one week period that ends on that day. It's been a pretty constructive number to have handy.

From april27 on Wed, May 25, 2011 at 16:14:16 from 165.138.243.1

Wow I hope to hit 1000 by the end of the year. And that doesn't look like that will happen! :)

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