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
51.45
Asics 1130 Bronze Miles: 26.45Treadmill Shoe Miles: 16.00Asics 1130 Miles: 9.00
Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
9.20

Finally got out of the house around 2:00. Overcast, gray skies, 36F. Unmotivated today and never really felt un-funky during the run. Not that I felt funky, you know, 'cause that could be construed as a positive feeling, "I felt so funky on that run, man." But I started the run in a cloud of funk, and the funk stayed with me throughout the run. So in a sense it was a funky run, but the run certainly was not - funky.

650 west/tour of the hood.

9.2 mi./1:20:30/8:45 avg.

Asics 1130 Bronze Miles: 9.20
Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
6.00

TM this afternoon. 2 mile warmup then 3rd mile at 7:40 (this is fast for me), 4th mile easy. Then 4 x 2 minutes (2 @ 7:20 + 2 @ 7:50)  with 2 minutes easy in between. Short cooldown.

Remember: The treadmill can be a fun and safe way to spend quality time with your own sweat!

6 mi./50:30/8:25 avg.

 

Treadmill Shoe Miles: 6.00
Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
9.25

Run during lunch. Beautiful weather! Sunny, 44 degrees, windless.

Jensen park/West Layton, out & back.

Two "tiny dog" encounters today. The first one was a gentleman walking his dog who had one of those retractable leashes. Just a tiny white mutt but when he came running after me, the guy didn't push the little brake thingy, so the leash got longer, the dog got closer. I ended up having to jump over the dog. Good thing he was small. I only cursed alittle, under my breath. The second encounter was a tiny black mutt running across his front yard as I passed, I thought I had him beat but then could hear his little pawsteps coming up behind me, I turned and made threatening sounds and gestures and he turned tail and headed back home. Again, good thing it was a small dog, I could have step on him if neccessary. :-)

9.25 mi./1:19:47/ 8:38 avg.

Good day sunshine.

Asics 1130 Bronze Miles: 9.25
Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
10.00

Another lunchtime run. Sunny, 40F, light breeze. Jensen park/West Layton route.

Felt good all around. No dog dodging today.

10 mi./1:25:34/8:33   (Last mile/7:52)

Treadmill Shoe Miles: 10.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(1)
Total Distance
5.50

TM in the PM

5.5 mi./47:00/8:33 avg.

Asics 1130 Miles: 5.50
Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
8.00

Eight at lunch. (Get it..."eight" at lunch?).

Jensen park/west Layton

8 mi./1:08:17/8:32 avg   (last mile 7:32)

A couple of slower headwindy miles in there.

Asics 1130 Bronze Miles: 8.00
Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
3.50

TM   Active rest day.

3.5 mi./30:27/8:42 avg

Asics 1130 Miles: 3.50
Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
51.45
Asics 1130 Bronze Miles: 26.45Treadmill Shoe Miles: 16.00Asics 1130 Miles: 9.00
Weight: 0.00
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