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

December 2009

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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 55-59 Age Group.....Yikes!

I have been married for over 39 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: 702.58
Biking 2022 Lifetime Miles: 2001.75
Biking 2024 Lifetime Miles: 400.84
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
221.058.57229.62
Asics 1130 (Red) Miles: 33.94Saucony Omni 7 Miles: 46.90Mizuno Wave Alchemy 7 #2 Miles: 45.05Mizuno Elixer 3 Miles: 43.75Asics 1130 (Zinc) Miles: 32.44Asics 2110 "Bolt" Ice Runners Miles: 27.54
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
8.550.008.55

It was 28 degrees and breezy this morning.  I ran 8.55 miles nice and easy.

Asics 1130 (Red) Miles: 8.55
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8.530.008.53

It was a balmy 6 degrees this morning.  The official low at the airport was 1, but it was a few degrees warmer on the bench.  I dressed warm and made it through 8.53 miles with my eyelashes trying to freeze together because my eyes were watering from the cold.  I guess I'm not quite used to it yet.  My neck warmer was coated with ice when I got home......Yay winter....NOT!

Saucony Omni 7 Miles: 8.53
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8.250.008.25

It was really cold again this morning (-1) and I needed to get out early so I did the treadmill today.  8.25 miles.

Mizuno Wave Alchemy 7 #2 Miles: 8.25
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6.000.006.00

6.00 easy miles on the treadmill this morning.  I had to go in to work early due to computer issues.

Mizuno Elixer 3 Miles: 6.00
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10.030.0010.03

It was 13 degrees and snowing/blowing on Buckskin this morning.  We had a couple inches of fresh snow and it was a bit slick coming down the hill.  Barry and I ran 10.03 miles in a slow pace (thanks Barry) and had great conversation along the way.

Saucony Omni 7 Miles: 10.03
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8.250.008.25

It was cold and really slick outside so I ran inside on the treadmill.  8.25 miles easy.

Mizuno Elixer 3 Miles: 8.25
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
8.000.008.00

Very nasty outside.  I ran 8.00 miles on the TM.

Mizuno Elixer 3 Miles: 8.00
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8.250.008.25

Still ugly out.  Wind chill of 15 below.  8.25 miles on the treadmill.

Mizuno Elixer 3 Miles: 8.25
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6.250.006.25

It was 17-below outside with a wind chill of 25-below.  YAY treadmill....  6.25 miles.

Mizuno Elixer 3 Miles: 6.25
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7.000.007.00

Still pretty cold outside (-9).  I ran 7.00 miles on the trusty treadmill.

Mizuno Elixer 3 Miles: 7.00
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8.530.008.53

It was 30 degrees and snowing this morning....great outside running weather!!!  I ran 8.53 miles, it was GREAT to be outside again.

Asics 1130 (Zinc) Miles: 8.53
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8.540.008.54

It was 28 degrees with some wind this morning.  I ran 8.54 miles in my special shoes with the hex bolts in the bottom.  It was tough footing today with all the new snow from the weekend.

Asics 2110 "Bolt" Ice Runners Miles: 8.54
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
8.610.008.61

It was 38 degrees and really windy this morning.  I ran 8.61 miles.

Saucony Omni 7 Miles: 8.61
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8.570.008.57

It was about 40 degrees and windy again this morning.  The streets are sloppy in spots where there is still a lot of snow melt.  I ran 8.57 miles.

Asics 1130 (Red) Miles: 8.57
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11.160.0011.16

It was 35 degrees outside but the light winds were enough to freeze all the water on the roads so there were definitely some real slick spots, even some black ice.  I ran 11.16 miles because I had some extra time this morning.  I worked 65+ hours last week so I am pretty drained and needed some R&R time.  A longer run was just the trick :)

Saucony Omni 7 Miles: 11.16
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8.530.008.53

It was 30 degrees and foggy this morning.  I ran 8.53 miles.

Mizuno Wave Alchemy 7 #2 Miles: 8.53
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15.280.0015.28

It was 20 degrees and overcast/fog this morning.  I did not have to work today so I slept in a bit and did not start until after 8am.  I ran in to Kory and Barry as they were finishing-up their 10 mile run and talked to them for a bit.  If I would have checked my blog I would have met them for the run...oh well.  Because I had I extra time I ran 15.28 miles....longest run in a while and it felt good.

Asics 1130 (Zinc) Miles: 15.28
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8.540.008.54

It was 33 degrees and a bit windy this morning.  There was some fresh snow which made it slick in spots.  I ran 8.54 miles.

Mizuno Wave Alchemy 7 #2 Miles: 8.54
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8.610.008.61

It was 31 degrees with light winds this morning.  We were supposed to wake up to a snowstorm but it hasn't happened yet.  I ran 8.61 miles.

Mizuno Wave Alchemy 7 #2 Miles: 8.61
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8.520.008.52

It was 20 degrees with winds 15-20 this morning.  Wind chill around 5 degrees.  We had fresh snow and it was still snowing lightly.  I ran 8.52 miles and it wasn't as bad as I thought it might be  You can tell it is the holiday season as almost everyone driving by had a nice smile and a wave today.  Or maybe they are just being nice to the obviously crazy person running in the snow :)

Asics 2110 "Bolt" Ice Runners Miles: 8.52
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8.630.008.63

It was 16 degrees with light winds this morning.  I ran 8.63 miles easy and had to go fairly early as I had to get some last minute stuff done at work.  I am so glad I went early because a little before 8:00am a large group of runners I know stopped by my house singing Christmas carols.  It was AWESOME.  They were all wearing lights and santa hats and were running to different people they know singing to them.  Runners are great people.

Asics 1130 (Zinc) Miles: 8.63
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0.000.000.00

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!!!

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3.005.578.57

It was 13 degrees when I left this morning.  I waited until the sun came out and I could see frozen ice crystals in the air when I was looking towards the sun.  I ran 8.57 miles with 5 really nice pick-up miles (almost MP) so I felt good about the run.

Saucony Omni 7 Miles: 8.57
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6.250.006.25

It was cold this morning and I needed to run early so it was treadmill time.  I ran 6.25 miles,  Now off to a fun day of skiing with the family!!!

It was 28 degrees, sunny and wonderful at the ski area because it was above the inversion in the valley.  There was hardly any wind at all.  It was the best day we have had skiing in a long time.

Asics 1130 (Red) Miles: 6.25
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8.123.0011.12

It was 12 degrees with a slight breeze this morning.  I needed to pick-up a car at the airport for someone so I decided to incorporate that in to my run.  I ran 9.81 miles to the airport, drove the car back to their house, then ran 1.31 miles home for a total of 11.12 miles.

Mizuno Wave Alchemy 7 #2 Miles: 11.12
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10.570.0010.57

It was 24 degrees, snowing and blowing a bit this morning.  We had a couple inches of new snow and it is supposed to be snowing off and on the rest of the week.  I ran 10.57 miles slow due to the slippery conditions.

Asics 1130 (Red) Miles: 10.57
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10.480.0010.48

It was 22 degrees and slippery this morning.  I ran 10.48 miles being careful not to fall.

Asics 2110 "Bolt" Ice Runners Miles: 10.48
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
221.058.57229.62
Asics 1130 (Red) Miles: 33.94Saucony Omni 7 Miles: 46.90Mizuno Wave Alchemy 7 #2 Miles: 45.05Mizuno Elixer 3 Miles: 43.75Asics 1130 (Zinc) Miles: 32.44Asics 2110 "Bolt" Ice Runners Miles: 27.54
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