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
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Often, I blog about how I'm not going to run on a particular day, and then before the day is done I end up running after all. I'm hoping this will be the case today. But I'm not holding my breath. But I probably should hold my breath because the air in this dirty little town is brown and thick today.

So, it looks like December is going to be an easier month also. That's three full months of 40-50 mile weeks, and a couple or so 5 day weeks (instead of the consistent 6 days of running per week). I've built a good base the last year and a half, and it took a lot out of me leading up to the TOU marathon in September. I feel really well rested now and capable of pushing the mileage again starting in January as I prepare for the Ogden marathon in May.

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Comments
From Lysa on Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 16:14:37 from 174.52.15.101

you are amazing. Thank you for always motivating me with your habits.

From auntieem on Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 18:08:54 from 67.182.145.8

I think it is smart for all of us to have some more restful times built into our running schedules.

From Carolyn in Colorado on Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 19:41:51 from 24.8.167.243

It's good to take a rest because if you don't, your body will force you to. And it's also wise not to run in yucky brown air.

From Adam RW on Sat, Dec 19, 2009 at 22:00:33 from 24.10.132.131

There is nothing wrong with a little winter hibernation. Especially as you point out, we do have to breath pea soup the last couple of days...

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