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
Total Distance
8.40

8.4 miles / 1:11:06 / 8:27 avg. Mostly sunny, 35 degrees. Started run at 12:02 PM. Ran on the Bluff trail from Jensen park North. Felt much better today than yesterday. Easy pace except the last half of mile seven I ran faster, (6:40 pace), just to stride out the legs a little.

Splits: 8:38, 8:33, 8:44, 8:29, 8:28, 8:27, 7:37, 8:54 + .4 @ 8:03 pace. 

Trail Shoe Miles: 8.40
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Cookielover on Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 20:50:11 from 97.81.82.211

Nice rebound from yesterday.

By the way, I love the picture on your blog. I am a sucker for dogs. My husband and I currently have two ourselves.

From Carolyn in Colorado on Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 21:04:27 from 24.8.167.243

12:02 PM! Runners are insane!

(You asked for it.)

From Adam RW on Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 23:08:04 from 155.101.240.107

Glad to hear the funk in your legs from yesterday is dissipating. I'm normally not a cold weather fan but the brisk feeling in the air today felt nice to me.

From april27 on Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 00:19:54 from 99.188.251.180

Wow an 10miler and the next day an 8...You are my hero!

And speaking of dogs...I wish mine would stand still long enough for me to put glasses on their head and take a picture...LOL

From auntieem on Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 10:52:38 from 67.182.145.8

Glad you are feeling more energetic today. When I get those low energy days, I'm always torn about whether to give in and rest or just go out and hammer it anyway.

From JD on Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 11:39:03 from 70.96.78.157

Cookielover - thanks. yeah, dogs, my wife and I have been through many. We try to always have at least two around. Cats also.

Carolyn - it takes one to know one! :-)

Thanks Adam. I like the colder temps. I sweat a lot less.

Thanks April. You can tell by the picture that he wasn't holding still for long. The glasses almost fell off before we got the picture!

Auntieem - I found that it usually pays off the next day if I just get out and do it.

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