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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
42.802.0044.80
Kinvara Miles: 5.60Kinvara 3 Miles: 5.50While Mirage 2 Miles: 15.70
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.600.005.60

8:50 pm.  I took 2 signs with me to drop off on the way to my daughter's softball game.  She got in a summer rec league, and I needed to check out one game before the season ended.  Running up to Rocket Park isn't easy.  I staggered the climbs, so none of them were too heinous.  Then I watched the game; I guess they play however many innings they can squeeze into an hour.  It made me wish I was on a team, but not too much.  

Kinvara Miles: 5.60
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
7.002.009.00

6 am.  The alarm sounded at 5:40, I was extremely confused.  Notwithstanding my stupor, I got up and ate a piece of toast.  Then I remembered; tempo Tuesday.  I don't know how we ended up with 9 miles, it certainly wasn't my intention, but I'm glad we did.  Three progressive miles at 7.5, 7 and 6.5.  Despite being home by 7:30, I stuck around to see Jack, and didn't make it to work till well after 9.  

The mornings are nice at my house.  Everybody is slurping up cheerios and slathering butter on toast.  The little girls were up by 6:15 to play with a large cardboard box.  They were making cutouts and using packing tape to turn it into a train.  I hope the smoker that was inside works out as well as the box.  

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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.500.005.50

7 am  4.5 with Ash, plus a donut.  I noticed two flat tires when I got home, so drove the car to Big-O then ran home.  Tami made it through the primary, but is disappointed with the results.  I guess much work remains.  

Kinvara 3 Miles: 5.50
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
8.000.008.00

7:30 am  By the time I talked both girls into coming with me, we got off to a late, sunny start.  There was ash on everything.  Every footfall kicked up a small puff of dust, just like Charles Schultz's Pigpen.  The air was chewable, but the DAQ only reported 9.3 for the particulate level.  I hope it rains soon to wash away the ash and damp down the fires.

While Mirage 2 Miles: 8.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
9.000.009.00

8 am  Meandering run with both girls, including stops at parks, garage sales, grocery stores, etc.  We all had fun, but by the end I was a bit hungry.

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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
7.700.007.70

7:30 am  This run was half what it was supposed to be.  I ran to BST, and man, I wasn't feeling it.  There were not a few walking breaks, interspersed with not a few standing around breaks.  As I approached the end of the loop, I decided to quit.  No sense pushing on to get some empty, non-fast miles, and wear myself out for the day.  It was a good call for my personal life, but probably not for marathon training.  These are peak weeks, and I'm not getting much done, while my peers are running 1:2x half marathons, I'm pulling a few weeds in my yard.  Oh well.  Been there and done that, I guess.  

Hopefully I can put together a group run/big workout next Saturday in Huntsville.   

While Mirage 2 Miles: 7.70
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
42.802.0044.80
Kinvara Miles: 5.60Kinvara 3 Miles: 5.50While Mirage 2 Miles: 15.70
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