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December 2012

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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
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
135.121.00136.12
Pavement Miles: 48.80Kinvara Miles: 35.40Navy Crocs Miles: 29.40Nordic Track TM Miles: 79.32Omni 9#3 Miles: 5.50While Mirage 2 Miles: 46.42Green Mirage Miles: 4.40
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
11.000.0011.00

11 on LPP with Andy.  Pages to mile 10 back to mile 4.5, back to pages.  We planned well to finish up with a tailwind, but the 5.5 mile headwind section was a bit tiresome.  Good run.

Pavement Miles: 11.00Kinvara Miles: 11.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
8.000.008.00

7:00 a.m.  4 miles, 38 minutes.  Soooo sluggish.  Maybe I should have eaten before running.  Crocs make holes in my socks faster than my shoes.  I think it's because crocs have so many teeth for tearing through the flesh of their prey.

8:00 p.m.  I felt I needed to redeem the morning run, so I hopped on the TM again for 4 miles.  This time I came at 34 minutes...still slow.

Navy Crocs Miles: 8.00Nordic Track TM Miles: 8.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.200.006.20

9 p.m.  Treadmill 10k.  54 minutes, maybe 53.  I don't know.  One of the kids came home from school and turned on the gas fireplace, so it was a balmy 73 degrees in the normally cooler basement.  I was wayyyy too hot.  (That's what she said)  I had to say that since I watched The Office.

Kinvara Miles: 6.20Nordic Track TM Miles: 6.20
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
11.700.0011.70

7 am.  TM 10k.  50 minutes.  7-8-7-9-7.5, or something like that.  That one 9 mph mile felt speedy.  Jack kept trying to get on with me, the little scalawag.

Last weeks Saturday run on Legacy was so nice, I thought I'd do it again.  7:30, Pages Lane Trailhead, 10-14 miles, easy pace.  Come one, come all.

8pm.  I knew I didn't want to get up in the morning on Friday so I went for a while tonight.  1.5 on the TM.  It was way too hot, so I finished outside, hoping to run through the enchanted Christmas light forest.  But it wasn't foggy, and lots of homes are sans lights.  Headwind out, which was quite cold, then a pleasant return.  I had a chocolate shake when I got home, which made me so cold I had to chase it with hot chocolate.  Then I fell asleep on the couch, and slept there until 5 a.m.  

Pavement Miles: 4.00Omni 9#3 Miles: 5.50Navy Crocs Miles: 6.20Nordic Track TM Miles: 7.70
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
12.000.0012.00

7:30 am  Another good run with Andy.  I love how spare the views are along Legacy.  We avoided much wind and kept dry, aside from perspiration.  My first couple miles were anything but;  things improved once I got warmed up.  I noticed the hard ride with the Kinvaras again, but my other shoes still haven't turned up.  It's vexing, because they are at that perfect stage for shoes where they are perfectly formed to my feet, but still have cushioning.  

Pavement Miles: 12.00Kinvara Miles: 12.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.200.006.20

8 pm. TM 10k, 49 minutes. This was too soon after dinner. Yuck.

Navy Crocs Miles: 6.20Nordic Track TM Miles: 6.20
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.000.004.00

7 am  35 minutes, no socks with crocs.  Jack is very interested in the TM.  I wonder what he's thinking...

Navy Crocs Miles: 4.00Nordic Track TM Miles: 4.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
12.120.0012.12

I found my shoes!  They were in a garbage can my daughter never empties.  They didn't feel as good as I remembered, though. 

To celebrate 12/12/12, I ran 12.12 miles.  It felt pretty good.   

While Mirage 2 Miles: 12.12Nordic Track TM Miles: 12.12
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.401.004.40

7 am.  7 mph with 10 mph quarters at the end of every mile.  Fun stuff.  I got done with 4 in 31 minutes, which is much better than usual on the TM.  I remain hesitant to push the 11 or 12 button, but the 10 was fine.  There must be a button sequence that switches from mph to min/mile.  It may be time to open the instruction manual.  

Green Mirage Miles: 4.40Nordic Track TM Miles: 4.40
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
13.400.0013.40

Long run with Tara, MarkP and 10 other people from his run club.  The worst parts were the slush and the pull up Eagle Ridge Drive.  The sag wagon was a nice touch, as well as the company.  This run wiped me out.

Pavement Miles: 13.40While Mirage 2 Miles: 13.40
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.000.005.00

9 pm.  Smells like 9 minute miles.

Navy Crocs Miles: 5.00Nordic Track TM Miles: 5.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.200.006.20

7 am  TM 10k.  I was going to run last night, but Ash said, "Dad, will you come cuddle with me?"  Tired of declining the kind offer, I joined her, and fell asleep, of course.  The good thing is I awoke relatively early in my running stuff.  

Kinvara Miles: 6.20Nordic Track TM Miles: 6.20
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
8.000.008.00

8 with Tami on BST and Main Street.  It was a gorgeous day, the air looked pretty good; not great, but good.  I felt the winds, but they didn't feel like the winds of change.

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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
7.000.007.00

7 boring miles on the treadmill, with Chicago Fire reruns.  Thank goodness for television.

Nordic Track TM Miles: 7.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
8.400.008.40

Very cold, very slow miles with Tami and Hannah.

Pavement Miles: 8.40While Mirage 2 Miles: 8.40
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
12.500.0012.50

Finishing run.  I had 12 to go to make 2000 for the year, and wasn't going to let another arbitrary, meaningless running goal fall by the wayside, despite the flu on Sunday.  Jack Bauer joined me for all the miles, and they went by quickly.

No plans for 2013, other than considering the skyline trail marathon, and small 5ks.  I want to keep a nice 30mpw base for mental and physical fitness, but don't feel much of an itch to chase elite women lately. 

Good luck in 2013! 

While Mirage 2 Miles: 12.50Nordic Track TM Miles: 12.50
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
135.121.00136.12
Pavement Miles: 48.80Kinvara Miles: 35.40Navy Crocs Miles: 29.40Nordic Track TM Miles: 79.32Omni 9#3 Miles: 5.50While Mirage 2 Miles: 46.42Green Mirage Miles: 4.40
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