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
48.70
Asics 1130 Bronze Miles: 26.70Treadmill Shoe Miles: 19.00Asics 1130 Miles: 3.00
Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
8.20

Ran from the house to Legacy parkway trail, out and back. Snowing big fat wet flakes the whole time, 32F, no wind. Surfaces were wet and slushy, a little slippery in places.

Just going to take it real easy this week.

I'm registered to run the Ogden half marathon on May 16th. My goal is to run 1:50 or faster. I'll look for a 5k and/or 10k to run in March and April.

Asics 1130 Bronze Miles: 8.20
Weight: 0.00
Comments(4)
Total Distance
5.00

Treadmillio

5 mi/42:48/8:34

Treadmill Shoe Miles: 5.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(2)
Total Distance
10.00

A chilly (20 degrees, wind 7-12 mph = brrr!), but sunny lunchtime run starting from jensen park and down through west layton/syracuse.

10 mi./1:24:33/8:27 avg.

Asics 1130 Bronze Miles: 10.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(5)
Total Distance
7.00

7 easy for lunch today. Snowing lightly, 28F, too much wind.

Stopped three times during the run. Once for a dog, once to facilitate a code yellow, and once for cows.

THIS JUST IN:   My wife likes the Bee Gees

Treadmill Shoe Miles: 7.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(5)
Total Distance
8.50

Lunchtime jaunt in West Layton/Syracuse. Sunny, 37F, light wind.

After 4.25 mile warmup I did 8 x 2 min. @ 7-7:30 pace with 2 min. slow in between, half mile cooldown.

Just for fun, here's my mile splits: 1) 8:23  2) 8:39  3) 9:12  4) 9:11  5) 8:12  6) 8:11  7) 8:11  8) 8:03  + .5 in 4:01

8.5 mi/1:12:03/8:29 

Asics 1130 Bronze Miles: 8.50
Weight: 0.00
Comments(4)
Total Distance
3.00

Treadmill.

I took my running gear to work today in case I got a chance to get a lunch run in. Didn't happen. So, on the drive home from work, the skies were sunny and clear the temp was in the high 30's. As I drove through the streets near my house, I thought of how nice it was going to be to get home, change, and get a short run in before it got dark. I've run out by work all week, and I thought of how much I missed the tree lined streets that I begin my runs from home on. As I pulled into my driveway, I realized that I had left all my running gear at work...Hahahaha!! Somewhat deflated, I opted for a treadmill run. A blessing in disguise as I felt light headed and a little woozy going into the first mile and probably wouldn't have gotten much done on the road anyway. 

3 mi./25:34/8:31

"A day without sunshine is like...night"  Steve Martin?

Asics 1130 Miles: 3.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(2)
Total Distance
7.00

Beautiful weather today. Sunny, 39F, little wind. I drove from work to the Legacy Parkway trail and ran an easy 7 to end the month. I ran everyday this month, plus two days before the month started. I don't intend on a long running streak or anything, I just wanted to get the year off to a good start.

7 mi/1:01:42/8:49 

Treadmill Shoe Miles: 7.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(1)
Total Distance
48.70
Asics 1130 Bronze Miles: 26.70Treadmill Shoe Miles: 19.00Asics 1130 Miles: 3.00
Weight: 0.00
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