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Location:

Bountiful,Ut,USA

Member Since:

Sep 22, 2009

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

5k 18:44 4 July 2012 C-ville
10K 38:22 24 July 2012 DesNews
Half 1:22:30 18 Aug 2012 Hobble
Full 3:00:35 29 Sep 2012 Huntsville

Short-Term Running Goals:

Sign up for a race > 5k, run well.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Keep on running.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	48.81
Trails Lifetime Miles:						551.40
Grass Lifetime Miles:						72.50
Pavement Lifetime Miles:						2229.50
Stroller Lifetime Miles:						438.80
Navy Crocs Lifetime Miles:						378.70
Nordic Track TM Lifetime Miles:						1015.77
Green Mirage 2 Lifetime Miles:						494.70
Orange Mirage 3 Lifetime Miles:						514.90
Glow In The Dark Mirage 3 Lifetime Miles:						461.25
Navy Blue Mirage Lifetime Miles:						216.90

Tue, Nov 06, 2012

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
8.30	0.00	8.30

7 p.m. Hope and change run while listening to election returns. I had one good 1/2 mile pickup on the way home. Today I feel a bit creaky. I don't know if it's the run or yard working 2 out of the last 3 days. This is my longest running layoff unrelated to a marathon; things have been busy. If I'm not careful, I'll miss out on my 2000 miles in 2012 goal.

Pavement Miles: 8.30	While Mirage 2 Miles: 8.30

Comments

From Russ on Wed, Nov 07, 2012 at 14:40:40 from 74.114.3.253

54 days left, just over 7 weeks. Assuming you run 5 days per week that's about 40 more times. You'd need an average of 5.78 miles per run. With long weekend runs in there you should be fine. Because if you don't get 2000 nobody will ever talk to you again and you'll have to run with the pose of shame.

From Kam on Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 16:24:57 from 68.66.163.179

It's looking more and more likely. What exactly is the pose of shame? Does it have anything to do with peeing your pants?

From Russ on Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 16:34:16 from 74.114.3.253

Head down to chest, feet shuffling, hands in pockets. If no pockets, hands in side waist band. A very uncool, friendless pose.

But alas, 2000 is just an arbitrary number. 1982 is a much better, yet smaller, arbitrary number. Why not 1971?

From Kam on Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 11:45:31 from 68.66.163.179

Ah, Russ, your jests are soothing. But you know how well runners love arbitrary. I just read a race report of a frustrated runner who ran a 3:00:08 marathon. There is magic in the numbers.

From Russ on Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 12:06:03 from 74.114.3.253

I read that same race report. Ouch. Out of 3 frickin hours 9 lousy seconds mattered? How incredibly frustrating. Arbitrary is King methinks. I am thankful that I will never approach the arbitrary number of 2:59:59 so I will never be frustrated by it. However, that 3:15:00 arbitrary number does look very sweet.

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