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
7.00

I just joined the blog today. I've been lurking around here for a couple of months and have gained a lot of inspiration/motivation from all the great runners here. So thanks and may you stay...forever young! So far I've run exclusively on trails and/or dirt roads. I'll have to face the roads eventually as winter draws near. Hopefully I'll be fast enough by then to outrun the mad person behind the wheel! My pace has probably not been faster than 10mpm. I've ordered a Garmin gps watch, should have it within a week, then I can more accurately log my mileges/pace.

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Comments
From huans32 on Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 08:42:14

Welcome to the Blog. WTG getting back into the running scene. You have some great goals going for you GL man.

From Walter on Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 08:55:52

Oh you only have one wife and you live in Utah? Where do you hide your others? lol Someone asked me that when I was in Boston. It never ends huh? Welcome to the blog.

From JD on Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 11:46:36

Hey, my first blog comments! Thanks you guys!

Huans-yeah, I really missed running, it benefits in so many ways...what was I thinking?

Walter-I'm glad you picked up on my joke. I don't care what people say, Utah rocks, quirks and all!

From jtshad on Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 16:59:39

Welcome to the blog!

From Adam RW on Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 23:51:09

Welcome. Walter already stole my comment...

From Chad on Sun, Aug 03, 2008 at 14:33:06

Great to see you on the blog, JD! For those that don't know, and why would you (?), James is my (step) brother and a running inspiration.

From Walter on Sun, Aug 03, 2008 at 22:37:07

Well well well, that is awesome chad! The more family members the better right!?

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