A Runner at Heart.....Riding a Bike

December 30, 2024

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Location:

South Jordan,UT,USA

Member Since:

Sep 01, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

Started running in 2001.  Have completed over 100 marathons and ultras since then. 

Marathon PR 2:56:04 (2005 St. George)

New PR 2:53:24 (2008 Tucson)

Finished 2nd Overall in 2005 Utah Grand Slam to Paul Peterson.  He beat me by 30 min in every race.

1/2 Marathon PR 1:23:56 (2008 Just Cuz Half Marathon)

Completed the Utah Grand Slam 10 consecutive years (2003-2012).  I don't know if anyone else has done that.

Short-Term Running Goals:

2024 Goals:

Be consistent in my Riding.

Drop a few lbs.

Long-Term Running Goals:

I have long-term biking goals.  Running is completely out of the question with the Meniscus in my knee.

Personal:

I'm in the 60-64 Age Group.....Yikes!

I have been married for over 40 years.  We have 3 children and 7 grandchildren.

 "Only those who risk going to far can possibly find out how far they can go"  T.S. Eliot

"Putting miles in your training log (blog) is like putting money in the bank.  You begin to draw interest on it immediately."  Hal Higdon

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Biking 2021 Lifetime Miles: 653.86
Biking 2023 Lifetime Miles: 722.63
Biking 2022 Lifetime Miles: 1981.70
Biking 2024 Lifetime Miles: 1546.21
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
7.266.0013.26

It was 51 degrees and humid again (91%) with a slight breeze.  I ran a nice, steady 13.26 miles after not getting enough sleep last night.  My manager in Idaho Falls woke me up late to inform me that a car had swerved off 17th St. and plowed through one of the columns that holds up our drive-thru cover and slammed in to the truck sitting at the window getting their food.  The 2 vehicles were wedged between the 2nd column and the building.  Now I get to make sure the entire cover structure does not collapse and shut-down own drive-thru, which is over 70% of our business.

I was able to get a construction company to come in and shore-up the building this morning.  They had to jack-up the beam a couple inches and then put a temporary support until the final job can be completed later in the week.  Luckily they were done by 11:30am so we did not lose too much business.


Mizuno Elixer 3 Miles: 13.26
Comments
From Kory on Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 12:03:18 from 134.50.89.55

I'm sorry I hope things turn out better than what it sounds when you arrive up there.

Good thing for insurance. Can you do manual orders outside the drive-thru and somehow redirect traffic.

From Snoqualmie on Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 13:02:42 from 24.18.192.33

Bummer! Good luck and I hope it gets sorted out very soon.

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