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
60.00
Bandito's (2) Miles: 13.00Musha 2 Miles: 8.00Montrail Rockridge Miles: 5.00Musha 3 Miles: 10.00Mt101 Miles: 24.00
Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
8.00

Easy 8. From work. Mostly sunny, temps in the upper 30's, an at times hefty south wind.

Legs tired.

WT 70.5 miles

Bandito's (2) Miles: 8.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(2)
Total Distance
8.00

8 miles / 8:00 avg. From work. Sunny, 43F. I knew I was running shorter today so I tried to keep the pace up. 

Splits: 9:01, 8:05, 7:50, 7:42, 7:43, 8:01, 7:58, 7:39.

WT 63.2 miles


Musha 2 Miles: 8.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(4)
Total Distance
15.00

am - 10 very easy paced miles. From work. Overcast, mid 40's temps.

pm - 5 miles on the BST from Kaysville. Slow going (12:50 avg.pace!) as the trail was a soupy amalgam of soft snow, slush, and mud.

Really nice out with pristinely clear air and warm temps. Everyday as I go about my business driving to work, running, taking out the garbage etc. I usually have a view of Antelope Island from wherever I am. Some days it looks majestic, regal, and peaceful. Other days, like on tonight's run, it looks like an evil jester; mocking my every slow foot strike as I prepare for this nonsense on the 26th...

WT 63.2 miles

Montrail Rockridge Miles: 5.00Musha 3 Miles: 10.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(3)
Total Distance
5.00

5 ugly ones on the LPT. Overcast, 50F. Taking tomorrow off for rest. Hopefully go long on Saturday.

WT 68.2 miles.

Bandito's (2) Miles: 5.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(1)
Total Distance
24.00

24 miles / 10:12 avg. Met some bloggers this morning for a run on Antelope Island. Jun, Dorsimus, Kelli (and Scott), and Brian (non-blog?). As we got started on the run we ran into a guy named Eric, who is on the blog, but not blogging much lately. Jun and crew (some additional runners joined up, but I don't know who they were) took off at a fast pace, so it was nice to start my run off with Eric. We ran up to a weather station (I don't know the names of the trails we were on today), about 3 miles, and that's where Eric turned to go back, I continued south and ended up making an 8.5 mile loop back to the car. I hadn't seen the group yet so I figured I'd run another loop and probably run into them somewhere along the way. About 13 or 14 miles in I found them so I turned around and ran back to the parking lot with the group. Kelli was nice enough to run with me for a bit and it really helped my pace. In fact I ran the second 12 miles of the day 2 minutes faster than the first 12 miles. We spent about 15-20 minutes at the parking lot ( I had 18 miles at this point, the rest of the crew were about a mile ahead of me with 19 miles) before continuing with a six mile loop. Knowing I would be slower, I went the opposite direction and met up with those guys as they came around the other way (good suggestion Jun, thanks). I felt really good at the end. In fact my fastest mile split was the last mile at 8:22. Mile 15 was an 8:29. My slowest mile was a 12:50 for mile 21. I've learned that for me and fueling, less is more, at least in the early stages of a run. I ate two gu's today, one at mile 16 and another around mile 21. For the fifty miler, I'll probably start fueling a little earlier and hopefully avoid emptying the tank. But for today's slow 24 miles, that was all I needed. I finished strong and felt good.

Antelope Island is a GREAT place to run. The trail was relatively soft, even sandy in places, and mostly smooth with some rocky sections thrown in. A great run. Good to meet for the first time Jun, Dorsimus, and Eric. Good to see Kelli and Scott again. Kelli brought some delicious "muffin tops" for after the run, yum, thanks Kelli! I saw Jim Skaggs (Ultrajim) who is directing the Buffalo Run, but I didn't get a chance to meet him. So many runners out today, I'm sure I crossed paths with several others from FRB, but haven't met. Perfect weather conditions; overcast, 50-ish degrees. It was great to run parts of the course for the 50 miler coming up in 3 weeks. The mt101's should work well for the race. Not including the break at mile 18, I ran for a little over 4 hours. A good solid trail run. I'm also pleased to have a long run two weeks in a row. I usually take two or three weeks (or much more) in between long runs.

 WT 60 miles

Mt101 Miles: 24.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(12)
Total Distance
60.00
Bandito's (2) Miles: 13.00Musha 2 Miles: 8.00Montrail Rockridge Miles: 5.00Musha 3 Miles: 10.00Mt101 Miles: 24.00
Weight: 0.00
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