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, Oct 22, 2009

Total Distance

8.30

8.3 miles/8:41 avg. Partly cloudy, dark, 47F. 6:01:22 AM. Clark lane/fairground/LPT.

First early morning run in several weeks. Need to do this more often.

Edit: Working my way through a 29 0z. can of dark red kidney beans today. When I complete this task, I will have consumed: 780 calories, 132 grams of carbs, 48 grams of protein, an exorbitant amount of dietary fiber, and 0 fat or cholesterol.

Red grapes.

Chocolate milk.

Raisin Bran (skim milk).

Sweet pickle for dessert.

Asics 2140 Miles: 8.30

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From Snoqualmie on Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 11:18:52 from 24.18.192.33

I've been making myself get up at 4:45 all week, just to ease back into the habit of early rising, even though I don't leave the house until much later. Next week I'll bump back to 4:30. Man, you take just a couple of weeks off from the early routine and lose it! You are running great miles these days! (envy)

From Metcalf Running on Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 12:20:18 from 207.225.192.66

Morning runs are wonderful... when I can get myself to do it. For me I think I will stick to the after work schedule for now.

Wow that is a crazy amount of beans... are you eating them with anything else? Or just plain beans :(~

From JD on Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 12:46:34 from 70.96.78.157

Sno - that's a good idea, I need to get back into the habit. Man you get up early!

Metcalf - just the beans, and water. I ate a couple of bananas this morning too.

From Carolyn in Colorado on Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 13:28:41 from 24.8.167.243

Congratulations on the early morning. I'm getting nervous about going back to early mornings after my two weeks off.

What kind of crazy diet are you on?

From Lysa on Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 15:08:19 from 76.23.52.240

29 oz. of kidney beans??!! Wow. I feel bad for AD. Do you feel the difference when you eat that many beans? What about your disgusting canned spinach? Man, I will never buy that crap again! Sticking with fresh or frozen.

What did you wear this morning? Was it a hat morning?

From JD on Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 15:32:19 from 70.96.78.157

Carolyn - my diet has really changed over the last year and a half, and even more so in the last few weeks. I've almost completely eliminated high fructose and eat about a tenth of the carbs I used to.

Lysa - don't be dissin' the canned spinach!

I wore shorts, long sleeve tech shirt, glove liners and a light cap...and running shoes.

From Lysa on Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 17:32:01 from 76.23.52.240

Oh, I WILL diss the canned spinach, just the smell of it made me pukie. Stick to the fresh!!

From Carolyn in Colorado on Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 21:03:19 from 24.8.167.243

Did you wear socks?

A pickle for dessert? Blechk.

From allie on Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 21:53:50 from 67.177.43.41

i'm with carolyn. dessert pickles aren't my thing. interesting diet though. have fun with the fiber.

i agree about the early runs. once you get out of the habit it is so hard to wake up early. especially when it's dark and cold. great job getting out there. it really is the best time of day, imo.

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