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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
156.80
Kinvara11blue Miles: 50.30Rincon2 Miles: 14.30Kinvara11 Miles: 33.40Kinvara11(2) Miles: 26.80Kinvara9 Miles: 7.30Spg 4’s Miles: 19.70Switchbackblack2 Miles: 5.00
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Total Distance
4.20

4.2 miles - short fort lane loop - 9:23/8:30(4)

837am - clear, upper 40's

WT 36.4 miles

Kinvara11blue Miles: 4.20
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8.00

8 miles - fort lane/wasatch - 9:17/8:31(8)

813am - sun, low 50's

WT 36.4 miles

Rincon2 Miles: 8.00
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8.00

8 miles - fort lane - 9:12/8:35(7)

833am - sun, upper 50's

WT 37.9 miles

Kinvara11 Miles: 8.00
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6.00

6 miles - fort lane/wasatch - 9:24/9:08(5)

837am - mostly overcast-ish, upper 50's

WT 39.4 miles

Kinvara11(2) Miles: 6.00
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8.20

8.2 miles - fort lane(almost antelope) - 9:07/8:36

805am - partly cloudy, post rain(87% humidity), low 50's

WT 34.4 miles

Kinvara11blue Miles: 8.20
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6.30

6.3 miles - fort lane/wasatch - 9:16/8:45(6)

818am - overcast, post very rainy night, low 50's

WT 36.5 miles

Rincon2 Miles: 6.30
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4.30

4.3 miles - treadmill - 9:21/8:56(4)

825am - was raining hard all morning so i opted for the treadmill. it's been several months since i last ran on the tm and i don't care what people say, running on the roads is much easier. :-)

WT 32.8 miles

Kinvara9 Miles: 4.30
Weight: 0.00
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9.60

 

am - 8 miles - campus/cemetery - 9:03/8:35(8)

857am - mostly cloudy, upper 40’s

pm - 1.6 miles - maples trail w/G who is rehabbing an upper calf  pull from 3 weeks ago. really nice up there today! - 11:36

230pm - mostly sun, upper 40’s

WT 42.4 miles

Kinvara11 Miles: 8.00Spg 4’s Miles: 1.60
Weight: 0.00
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5.00

5 miles - lobster loop - 9:34/9:14(5)

840am - partly cloudy, upper 40's

WT 39.4 miles

Kinvara11(2) Miles: 5.00
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7.20

7.2 miles - antelope loop - 9:13/8:29(7)

834am - partly cloudy, mid 30's

WT 40.6 miles

Kinvara11blue Miles: 7.20
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5.40

5.4 miles - crestview/lobster - 9:05/8:08(5) - missed an earlier start because i had to fix a flat on my van. it was warmer later in the morning so it worked out good.

949am - sun, upper 30's

WT 31.5 miles

Kinvara11 Miles: 5.40
Weight: 0.00
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6.00

6 miles - campus loops - 9:09/8:57(6)

926am - sun, low 40’s

WT 33.2 miles

Kinvara11blue Miles: 6.00
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7.40

7.4 miles - kaysville wilderness park to fernwood and back - 10:58/9:55(6)

love the speedgoats!

852am - sun, mid to upper 40's

WT 31 miles

Spg 4’s Miles: 7.40
Weight: 0.00
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5.00

5 miles - lobster/diamond/wasatch - 9:28/8:38(5)

1012am - overcast, upper 50's, breezy

WT 31 miles

Kinvara11 Miles: 5.00
Weight: 0.00
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8.30

8.3 miles - antelope loop - 9:11/8:41(8)

1057am - sun, low 50's

WT 32.1 miles

Kinvara11blue Miles: 8.30
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3.20

3.2 miles - kaysville wilderness park out-n-back w/G - 11:51/10:50(3)

211pm - sun, low 60’s

WT 35.3 miles

Spg 4’s Miles: 3.20
Weight: 0.00
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4.60

4.6 miles - commute to work - 9:19/9:06(3)

800am - clear, low 40's

WT 34.5 miles

Kinvara11(2) Miles: 4.60
Weight: 0.00
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3.00

3 miles - treadmill - 9:24

910am - climate controlled 70F and the heavy guitar sounds of Chevelle

WT 31.5 miles

Kinvara9 Miles: 3.00
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2.50

2.5 miles - maples trail at snowbasin w/G - 13:06/11:47(2)

i'm calling this one a "pre-winter sampler"

211pm - overcast, rain, some winds, low 40's

WT 26.6 miles

Spg 4’s Miles: 2.50
Weight: 0.00
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7.00

7 miles - fort lane loop - 9:20/8:58(7)

1041am - overcast, talk of rain, winds 20+mph

WT 28.6 miles

Kinvara11 Miles: 7.00
Weight: 0.00
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7.20

7.2 miles - fort lane loop - 9:17/8:41(7)

836am - mostly cloudy, post heavy rains, upper 30's

WT 35.8 miles

Kinvara11(2) Miles: 7.20
Weight: 0.00
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5.00

5 miles - buffalo ranch trail - 9:35/9:02(5)

845am - mostly overcast, mid 40's

WT 32.5 miles

Switchbackblack2 Miles: 5.00
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8.00

8 miles - lobster/rainbow/rite-aid/cemetery/wasatch - 9:15/8:36(8)

837am - overcast, upper 40's

WT 37.3 miles

Kinvara11blue Miles: 8.00
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4.00

4 miles - crestview loop - 9:13/8:33(4)

847am - sun, low 40's

WT 36.7 miles

Kinvara11(2) Miles: 4.00
Weight: 0.00
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8.40

8.4 miles - crestview/fort lane/wasatch - 9:13/8:30(8)

1009am - sun-ish, mid 50's

WT 42.1 miles

Kinvara11blue Miles: 8.40
Weight: 0.00
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5.00

5 miles - east kaysville wilderness park - 10:55/9:36(5)

927am - clear, upper 40's - absolutely perfect morning for a chill trail run

WT 44.6 miles

Spg 4’s Miles: 5.00
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156.80
Kinvara11blue Miles: 50.30Rincon2 Miles: 14.30Kinvara11 Miles: 33.40Kinvara11(2) Miles: 26.80Kinvara9 Miles: 7.30Spg 4’s Miles: 19.70Switchbackblack2 Miles: 5.00
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