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

Mon, Aug 03, 2009

Total Distance

10.00

I woke up with the alarm this morning but this little sinus infection/head cold thingy kept my head plastered to the pillow for another hour. Feel fine now though. Looking forward to a trail run later this afternoon. The temps are only expected to get to 98F or so. Muy caliente!

1:37:54 PM. Sun, 95F. 10 miles. Started at Kaysville Wilderness Park and ran North on the Bonneville Shoreline Trail.

Oh my that was killer. Killer climbs and descents. I didn't even care about the heat because I had to focus on staying upright and moving the whole time. It took me 2 hrs. to go 10 miles. 12 mins. per mile avg pace! My fastest mile was 10:35, my slowest 15:32. On the way back (I went out 5 miles), I couldn't speed up on the flats because my legs were so tired. I wanted to get one good trail run in before TOU marathon so I guess this will count. Good times!

So I decided to download the software that came with my Garmin...I've had this since last August. Cool info. I don't know how get the information from there to my blog so I'll just write out the elevation manually:

Total ascent - 2479 total descent - 2716 (not sure how that's possible, it might be because it wasn't strictly an out and back course, I did divert along the way a couple of times to follow streams alittle ways etc. and/or the garmin just isn't that accurate when it come to elevation tracking).

Mile Gain/Loss

1 395/118

2 229/200

3 140/183

4 322/172

5 580/235

6 173/674

7 145/294

8 159/127

9 196/318

10 140/395

Treadmill Shoe Miles: 10.00

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From Metcalf Running on Mon, Aug 03, 2009 at 14:27:25 from 207.225.192.66

The sleep probably did you some good... enjoy the run in the heat... I will probably be on the treadmill because I'm a big baby.

From auntieem on Mon, Aug 03, 2009 at 19:41:38 from 67.182.145.8

Impressive, but probably very satisfying now that its done. You certainly have interesting sounding trails around you.

My Garmin NEVER shows the same elevation gain and loss. I guess you are right; it just isn't that accurate. Are you using Garmin Connect? I find it pretty fun to look at the maps of my runs, particularly when I run somewhere new.

From Lysa on Mon, Aug 03, 2009 at 19:45:37 from 76.23.52.240

killer run dude.

From JD on Mon, Aug 03, 2009 at 19:55:57 from 166.183.167.190

Metcalf - you're not a baby, you're a runner! Probably a good idea to avoid extreme heat when possible.

Auntieem - thanks. Great area for running around here! I guess it's Garmin Connect. Silly me not trying it out until 11 months after I get it. I'll have to spend some time exploring the software when I get a chance.

Lysa - well put.

From Carolyn in Colorado on Mon, Aug 03, 2009 at 20:42:45 from 24.8.167.243

That was one tough run, JD, especially with the heat.

I don't think the Garmin is terrifically accurate with elevation. Mine will change elevation while I'm standing still.

From auntieem on Tue, Aug 04, 2009 at 12:11:17 from 67.182.145.8

Hey JD, I think that if you have Garmin Connect, you can find MY RUNS on there and I can see yours. There is a place where you get to say whether your run is private or not, and if it is not, others can see it. Isn't that cool? I look at my bros runs sometimes.

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