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
50.70
Mizuno Wave 12 Miles: 10.60Trail Shoe Miles: 8.50Barefoot Miles: 1.00GSS 3 (2) Miles: 17.50Junk Shoes Miles: 13.10
Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
10.60

Had to go into work for a couple of hours this morning. Then I ran home from work. Easy 10.6 miles at 8:57 avg pace per mile. Overcast and 68 degrees.

Mizuno Wave 12 Miles: 10.60
Weight: 0.00
Comments(4)
Total Distance
8.50

Glorious trail running on the fire break road after work. Partly cloudy, high 60's temp. 8.5 miles/9:35 avg.

Trail Shoe Miles: 8.50
Weight: 0.00
Comments(5)
Total Distance
9.40

Not a lot going on at work this morning, so I got out around 10 AM to run. Sunny and 68 degrees. Sweaty pig mess season for me. Made my way up to "Emerald Park" at around 5.5 miles and ran a mile barefoot on the grass, then back to work. Pretty tired and slow today. 9.4 miles / 8:53 avg.

Barefoot Miles: 1.00GSS 3 (2) Miles: 8.40
Weight: 0.00
Comments(5)
Total Distance
0.00

No run today. I have a little pain on the very outside edge of my left foot. It was hardly noticeable until last night. This morning it still feels tender so I'm going to rest a day and see how it feels tomorrow. Unless I get home from work tonight and find the urge to go on a trail run irresistible...

Weight: 0.00
Comments(4)
Total Distance
9.10

Usually I drive the 1.6 miles from my house to the access point for my fire break road run because it's a pretty steep climb, about 500 ft, with the last 300 ft being in the last .6 mile. Today I started from my house around 2:30 PM. Skies were partly cloudy and 77 degrees. The first mile in 9:33 was a good warm up considering the climb. The second mile ( including the steep .6 )was just under 11:00. I 've run this route twice before but not kept track of the pace, so I'll use this as a comparison next time I run up there. I didn't push at all on the second mile but I didn't dog the climb either. The next  miles were out and back on the fire break road with several good climbs and descent in both directions. Splits for this section were 9:49, 9:37, 9:38, 9:34, 10:09, and then starting back down the canyon I went real easy down the steep part and ran the 8th mile in 9:37. The last 1.15 miles were mostly downhill on the road and I tried to salvage some of my overall pace result by running mile 9 in 8:03, and the last .15 mile at a 7:15 pace. The run was 9.15 miles / 9:38 avg. About 1,300 ft up and down over the distance. I hope to do this run several times over the Summer. Great workout.

The foot pain I mentioned yesterday is still present, but it's more comfortable to run on then to walk on.

GSS 3 (2) Miles: 9.10
Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
13.10

Easy half. Beautiful morning. The run started around 9:30 AM. Mostly sunny skies, temps in the upper 60's. Ran on the Bluff trail (mostly flat, asphalt), starting at Jensen park in Syracuse, running out North and South back.

13.1 miles / 1:56:55 / 8:55 avg.

Junk Shoes Miles: 13.10
Weight: 0.00
Comments(3)
Total Distance
50.70
Mizuno Wave 12 Miles: 10.60Trail Shoe Miles: 8.50Barefoot Miles: 1.00GSS 3 (2) Miles: 17.50Junk Shoes Miles: 13.10
Weight: 0.00
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