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
Thu, Sep 24, 2009
Total Distance
5.00

5 miles for lunch. Sun, 75F. Everyday gets a little warmer...

42:44/8:33 avg.  8:59, 8:34, 8:31, 8:17,  8:24

If you've got a couple of minutes, go check out Will's race report from last weekend. Read all his race reports. Good stuff. 

PM edit:

I've been mulling through the race predictor here on the blog. It puts me right around 3:46 or so for the marathon, which I feel is right, it hits my 5k and half almost dead on. On a perfect day, I should be able to break 3:45. It just wasn't my day last Saturday at TOU. So I feel better about my current fitness being what I've worked towards. Now I just need to figure out why I ran out of juice at TOU. Fuel? Bad taper? Poor hygiene? Monster trucks?

GSS 3 Miles: 5.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Lysa on Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 14:53:30 from 76.23.52.240

Wow, I just read Will's report. That is amazing. Why isnt he writting articles in Runnersworld magazine? That was incredible.

Good job running 5, Im on my way out the door now.

From Carolyn in Colorado on Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 15:23:14 from 198.241.174.15

Sounds like a yummy lunch. I just had some dry chicken, string cheese, carrots, celery, grapes, pretzels, and a little piece of dark chocolate. (Seriously. That was my lunch.)

We're both trying to get some publicity for Will. He deserves it.

From JD on Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 15:40:07 from 70.96.78.157

Thanks Lysa, I hope your run goes well.

Carolyn - that actually sounds like a great lunch. I agree about Will. I've been reading his blog for over a year and have gotten a lot of inspiration from his very articulate and well written reports!

From Kelli on Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 15:41:23 from 71.219.96.151

You sound like you are right back to normal, are ya feelin' good???

You could get up at 5, it is nice and chilly!!!

From JD on Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 15:45:47 from 70.96.78.157

Thanks Kelli. Not back to normal, but I do feel good. Laying low this week for sure, then see what next week brings.

Yeah it's nice and chilly in the mornings now. My excuse this week is that I'm recovering from a marathon, so sleep gets priority over early morning runs. I'll have to come up with some new excuses for the coming Winter months.

From Kelli on Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 16:00:14 from 71.219.96.151

Okay, then, you can sleep!!!! i actually have not been getting out until like 6:45.

Thanks for sending me to Will's race report. That is AMAZING. WOW. Everyone needs to read that.

From april27 on Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 22:51:31 from 99.188.251.180

Carolyn and JD thanks for mentioning Will's report--i needed it. I think from now on when I feel down on my running I'm going to read something run-spiring...(get it hee hee)

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