A Lean and Hungry Look

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Location:

Salt Lake City,UT,USA

Member Since:

May 06, 2006

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

Won Park City Marathon (tiny field, slow course, no purse) and Utah Grand Slam in 2006

Marathon: 2:37:04 (St. George 2009)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Train for as solid a race in Boston 2011 as my schedule will allow.  Accept the fact that there isn't room in my life to train for a breakthrough performance and do the best I can under the circumstances.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Lose the all-or-nothing mentality and start using running as an outlet instead of an additional source of stress.

Personal:

I'm married with 4 kids (2 boys, 2 girls) and live in Salt Lake City, where I work as a real estate attorney. 

Let me have men about me that are fat,
Sleek-headed men and such as sleep a-nights.
Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look,
He thinks too much; such men are dangerous.

"Julius Caesar," Act I, scene 2, 190-95

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DS Trainer 16E Lifetime Miles: 66.73
DS Trainer 16F Lifetime Miles: 48.80
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTrainer 1 MilesTrainer 2 MilesRacer MilesTotal Distance
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DS Trainer 16F Miles: 5.00DS Trainer 16E Miles: 3.00
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5.000.000.000.000.000.000.005.00

After taking a few days off to let the quad and hip issues settle down (and because I was enjoying a little break), I tested the legs out again this morning and found them much improved.  I had another adjustment at the chiro yesterday and it felt wonderful.  The only pain I feel in the SI joint seems to be due to the adjustment, and it feels both mild and productive.  I have another appointment on Thursday.  After that, Dr. Birdsley thinks I should only need to come in when it acts up.  My alignment was much improved from the initial visit.  Hopefully that will continue.

DS Trainer 16F Miles: 5.00
Weight: 0.00
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I'm not sure "easy" is the best adjective for today's mileage, but it was so enjoyable that I'll just leave it there.  After sleeping through my alarm this morning, I brought my gear to work and managed to sneak in a run on the Grandeur Peak trail on my lunch hour (or so).  I didn't have time to make it all the way up, but it was one of those gorgeous autumn days where the mountains were just screaming to be visited.  I parked at the trailhead at the end of Wasatch and headed straight up the gut.  I had never run or hiked the trail before, so I'm not sure how far away I was from the summit, but I'm guessing it would have taken me another half hour or so from the 1.5-mile point where I turned around.  I stopped and talked to a guy who was up there hiking with his dog.  He has cardiopulmonary disease and has been working his way up to hiking over the past number of months after barely being able to walk without collapsing.  He said he just wants to be strong enough to be around for his grandkids (he's only 56).  It made me grateful for my health.

Hopefully I can find another time to make it up to the summit before the weather turns.

DS Trainer 16E Miles: 3.00
Weight: 0.00
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DS Trainer 16F Miles: 5.00DS Trainer 16E Miles: 3.00
Weight: 0.00
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