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, Jul 29, 2009

Total Distance

15.00

5:54:12 AM. 9.3 miles. Clear, 68F. From the house, Lagoon trail/fairgrounds etc.

Slog-O-Rama.

Early lunch run. 5.7 miles. Sunny, 79F. Bluff trail.

Started feeling a little light headed/weak after a couple of miles. This happened a few months ago, and I remembered that it only lasted maybe a mile and then passed.. I wonder if it's a fuel issue. Like maybe I've depleted my carbs and my body is switching over to fat burning mode. I consumed probably about 1,000 calories between today's runs, in a period of 4 hours. So, who knows.

My total mileage for the week ending today is 71.8!

Trail Shoe Miles: 9.30	GSS 3 Miles: 5.70

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From Carolyn in Colorado on Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 10:57:03 from 24.8.167.243

Toora loora toora loo rye aye

From Nevels on Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 11:45:12 from 131.204.15.93

"Slog-O-Rama" - you and me both this morning

Still loving the time reported down to the second; now maybe we could get the temperature down to a few more decimal places (maybe even in Kelvin...)

From april27 on Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 12:44:11 from 99.188.251.180

hahah slog-o-rama--that is me EVERY day!

From Metcalf Running on Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 15:00:03 from 207.225.192.66

WOW nice miles!! Even for a slog-o-rama. Don't know how to help you with the light headedness, but sounds like you have a good hypothisis about it.

From JD on Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 15:25:46 from 64.65.159.206

Carolyn - "And we can sing just like our fathers."

Nevels - one man's slog is another mans 5k pace. Todays temp was somewhere in the 295K range?

April27 - better than no slog at all!

Thanks Lori (have I got your name right?). Glad to hear you won the battle with the alarm clock this morning. Good job!

From auntieem on Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 21:40:32 from 67.182.145.8

wow, a truly impressive number of miles. I like your theory of lightheadedness from switching to fat burning mode. I have felt that happening myself, and it does seem to go away. I try to help it along, by suggesting places where fat might be lurking for fuel. Please, I say, take no more upper body fat!

From argentinerocket on Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 21:51:27 from 98.204.54.245

Ha ha ha ha ha! Amen to that AuntiEm!!!

I have a similar issue with light headedness... In my case I am about 99% certain it's not about switching carbs to fat because it happens too early in the run, and when I'm not going very fast... Do you drink coffee or are you a sugaholic like me? My theory is that my lightheadedness happens after a caffeine or sugar burst goes away... it's like a shock that lasts a few minutes and then your body gets back to regular sugar levels... of course i'm making all this up :)

Nice miles, who cares how fast!

From JD on Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 22:08:18 from 166.203.138.15

Auntieem - It's probably wishful thinking about the fat burning, I've got a 100 miles supply in my midsection, so I could get by on fat burning for a long time!

Rocket Girl - I can't contribute it to coffee because I drink the same amount everyday and have cut way back on sugar the last couple of months. So, I don't know. It's only happened twice over the year, also early in the run and only for a few minutes. It's such a weird feeling!

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