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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
19.900.0019.90
Green Mirage Miles: 7.00Nordic Track TM Miles: 7.00Pavement Miles: 12.90Stroller Miles: 4.50While Mirage 2 Miles: 12.90
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
7.000.007.00

This is so funny:

Runners World:  Why now for your first attempt at the distance?
Pete Magill: I could give you an idealistic answer about climbing every mountain. But the truth is, after six national masters cross country titles, and numerous American age-group records, I get tired of people suggesting I’m not a real distance runner because I haven’t run a marathon. The chairman of U.S. Masters Long Distance Running holds this belief. Even the magazine I write for, Running Times—maybe you’ve heard of it?—last year didn’t include me in its age-group rankings, even though I had the fastest 50-plus 5K and 10K times ever for an American in the age division. I consider it my duty to show we 5K/10K and cross country runners can run marathons if we choose to.

I’m really tired of my neighbor, who’s run 5:30 or 6:00 for the marathon, telling me that if I trained harder I could do marathons. 

This evening my daughter's choir concert induced a brooding melancholy.  Before I started running I was pretty involved w/ choral music, and it has completely fallen by the wayside.  There simply isn't time to do it all.  So I hopped on the TM and dripped away my sorrows with 7 miles and the NLCS.   

Green Mirage Miles: 7.00Nordic Track TM Miles: 7.00
Comments(7)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.500.004.50

6 p.m.  We (Jens and the three little ones) ran/biked/strollered to the apple tree and back.  We picked a dozen.  Jack ate one to the worm on the way home.  It was somewhat cool; my hands were a bit cold.  Good times with the group.

Pavement Miles: 4.50Stroller Miles: 4.50While Mirage 2 Miles: 4.50
Comments(2)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
8.400.008.40

After a delightful day of employment, I returned home in time for a bit of a run before rushing off to see The Scarlet Pimpernel.  Early evening runs in October are delightful.  

3 weeks post marathon I am rudderless.  The only goal I have come up with for the rest of the year is to top 2000 miles.  This is a sleepy goal, requiring little effort; a scant 28 mpw.

My legs have no spring.  My rt ankle is irritated.  A tempo run might help, but I can't force one out of myself.  

Pavement Miles: 8.40While Mirage 2 Miles: 8.40
Comments(6)
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
19.900.0019.90
Green Mirage Miles: 7.00Nordic Track TM Miles: 7.00Pavement Miles: 12.90Stroller Miles: 4.50While Mirage 2 Miles: 12.90
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