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SLC,UT,

Member Since:

Apr 28, 2011

Gender:

Male

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Other

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PR Table and Notable Races

Marathon: 2:21:12 (Chicago); 2:20:41 (CIM)
Half Marathon: 1:05:45 (Long Beach)
10K: 30:03 (Portland)

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Sun, Dec 02, 2012
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14.500.000.00

AM - 10 miles, most of it looping around the grass at the horsepark... finished at the gym and did 30 minutes of pool running w/ Andrea.

I also attempted the elliptical (for the first time in my life) while Andrea was finishing up, but stopped after 5 minutes because I was nearly launching myself off the thing and she told me I looked like I was going to seriously hurt myself... I just want to push off my toes and that doesn't really work when you are on a stationary machine. I'll never match James' elliptical PRs, but I guess I can live with that :-)

PM - 4.5 miles. 

Comments
From SlowJoe on Sun, Dec 02, 2012 at 14:50:31 from 69.131.141.92

Isn't the elliptical weird? I don't get it. Tried it a couple years ago and I didn't know if my heels should be coming up or not, whether to use my arms, which handles to grab, etc. Very awkward.

From Jake K on Sun, Dec 02, 2012 at 15:35:38 from 67.177.11.154

Yeah it just felt incredibly awkward... Finally crossed "5 minutes on the elliptical" off my bucket list, though :-)

From Abby Murphy on Sun, Dec 02, 2012 at 15:53:08 from 24.10.249.165

You guys are over-thinking the elliptical I think.

Doesn't the motion of the machine pretty much dictate how you move?

Sheesh!

From Rob Murphy on Sun, Dec 02, 2012 at 15:54:29 from 24.10.249.165

Oops.

Forgot to log Abby out. She's not nearly as sarcastic as me.

From Rob Murphy on Sun, Dec 02, 2012 at 15:55:21 from 24.10.249.165

Yet...

From Bret on Sun, Dec 02, 2012 at 17:28:19 from 96.228.167.228

Come on - don't sell Abby short. That made the comment all the more hilarious.

From allie on Sun, Dec 02, 2012 at 17:34:09 from 71.213.51.40

yes, i LOLed at the comment from abby.

time for an elliptical showdown with james. first one to pass out loses.

From Jason D on Sun, Dec 02, 2012 at 17:50:14 from 24.1.80.94

It sounds like James has the elliptical, and Fritz from what I can tell has the stairmaster, so you might need to claim another machine.

From Jake K on Sun, Dec 02, 2012 at 17:56:51 from 67.177.11.154

I choose roads/track as my machine :-)

I still think the elliptical is really hard... I was amazed at how easy Andrea made it look, while I was falling off.

From Jake K on Sun, Dec 02, 2012 at 18:20:08 from 67.177.11.154

I would also choose iPad as my machine. Another one of my favorites.

From Penny on Sat, Dec 08, 2012 at 16:55:33 from 66.65.105.62

Omg Jake I nearly spat out my coffee laughing at the thought of you launching yourself off the elliptical.

I love the elliptical as my XT; I feel like its the closest to running, but you do need to use your arms a lot more on it. Also maybe the resistance needs to go higher for you? Then again, if Andrea thought you might hurt yourself...maybe its just not your XT-cup-of-tea.

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