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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
18.203.0021.20
Trails Miles: 13.20Kinvara Miles: 7.00Pavement Miles: 5.00Navy Crocs Miles: 8.00Green Mirage Miles: 6.20
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
7.000.007.00

7 a.m.  Tami dropped me at Freedom Hills on the way to tennis.  4 switchbacks.  Trips up took 5:00, 4:40, 4:50 and 4:50.  The 5 was my warmup, the 4:40 felt pretty tingly, and the 4:50's were okay.  I took it easy coming down.

I soaked in a sprinkler, had some powerade and set out for home.  I was dragging my butt along all the way.

14/100 

Trails Miles: 4.00Kinvara Miles: 7.00
Comments(4)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.003.008.00

9:15 p.m.  Late start because we were busy with Max's Eagle Court of Honor.  Tami and Jens were going to play tennis, so they dropped me at Smoot.  I ran 1 mile to Freedom Hills.  By now it was completely dark.  On the way, Tami got me worried about snakes on the trail.  I ran 4 switchbacks worrying about serpents biting my ankle.  But none did.  I haven't seen any rattlers on the trails since May.  I think it's safe before 10 and after dark.  

After FH, I ran back to Smoot fast to catch a ride home.  They weren't there.  I was so mad they ditched me, I ran home fast, too. The fast running dissipated my anger.  

I don't know that 100 is going to happen in the next 6 weeks.  Maybe it's one of those goals that was a good idea at the time, but not very realistic.  Or it's one of those goals that if I stretched and worked to achieve it, it would be a worthy accomplishment

I remain undecided about Huntsville, pending Hobblecreek.  If I can't come in between 1:23 & 1:25, I don't think there's much point in going for broke at the end of September.  And if there's not much point in going for broke, I'm not all that interested in running another 3:12ish marathon; been there done that.  

18/100

 

 

Trails Miles: 4.00Pavement Miles: 4.00Navy Crocs Miles: 8.00
Comments(10)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.200.006.20

6:50 a.m.  For the first time in years I drove somewhere to do a run.  I didn't have time to run to FH, and I wanted to get in 5 switchbacks.  1 mile warmup, then 5 up and down.  4 and 5 were tough.  This may not be the most genius thing to be doing 2 days before a half I'm pretty serious about...

I got home in time to take my son to a tennis thing, then fed Jack and played with him for a while.  I managed to show up at work by 9:30, and I still want to throw up.  Good workout.  23/100

Trails Miles: 5.20Pavement Miles: 1.00Green Mirage Miles: 6.20
Comments(6)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
18.203.0021.20
Trails Miles: 13.20Kinvara Miles: 7.00Pavement Miles: 5.00Navy Crocs Miles: 8.00Green Mirage Miles: 6.20
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