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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
47.000.0047.00
Navy Blue Mirage Miles: 47.00Nordic Track TM Miles: 9.25
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
8.000.008.00

8 more on the treadmill.  One drawback of running in the evening is getting all wound up before bedtime.  I ended up on the couch watching reruns of Newheart.  Meow.

Navy Blue Mirage Miles: 8.00
Comments(1)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
9.250.009.25

Quiet night on the treadmill once I got the kids to bed. 

Nordic Track TM Miles: 9.25Navy Blue Mirage Miles: 9.25
Comments(2)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
9.250.009.25

Pretty good outside run.  Freedom hills via BST, then a circuitous route home.

I ran through a condo complex winds in and out, and had the strongest memory of picking up my daughter from playing with friends; Connor and McKay.  I think they are on missions now, and she is finishing her first year of college.

She used to be little.  At least Gaby is still small.

Navy Blue Mirage Miles: 9.25
Comments(1)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
20.500.0020.50

You know those times when preparation meets opportunity?  Yeah.  Me either.

Long runs like this can go either way.  Just to try something different, I'm going to look at this from a positive perspective.

I left my house and ran 6 miles to the mouth of Farmington Canyon.  At mile five I got a drink.  I forgot my dollar so I couldn't buy a water bottle to carry for the next 10+ miles.  This was a critical error.  I should put a dollar somewhere.  I ran nearly 5 miles up Skyline drive.  Ran, well, ran and walked and powerhiked nearly 5 miles up Skyline drive.  I made it past halfway creek, and decided I better turn around.  It was mile 16.5 before I got another drink.  In that time my lips hurt real bad.

So the last 4 miles were pretty rough, after stupidly getting so dehydrated.

All of which makes this a great run, because I won't have to run up a 5 mile long hill in the marathon, or go without fluids for 11 miles.  Things can only get better. 

On the even brighter side, I got high enough to see the clouds running over the peaks, and the eagle playing on the updraft.  There was no noise but my footfalls, and distant sound of rushing water in Farmington Creek.  No cars, no people, just me and the butterflies.  Truth.  Tranquil.

I had my wife meet me at smoot park.  I sat in the cold water of ricks creek and made my skin turn very pink.  I took a hot shower at home and downed a couple pills and worked in the yard and garage for the rest of the day.  My legs are still a bit wrecked, but my knee felt fine and still feels fine. 

Elevation peaked at 6200', and my unreliable phone says 3372' of climb.  Sure, the average pace was a pedestrian 9:40...but you can't win them all.  3 weeks till Boston.  No more 20 milers until then.

Navy Blue Mirage Miles: 20.50
Comments(2)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
47.000.0047.00
Navy Blue Mirage Miles: 47.00Nordic Track TM Miles: 9.25
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