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

January 2019

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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: 722.63
Biking 2022 Lifetime Miles: 1981.70
Biking 2024 Lifetime Miles: 663.47
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
268.140.00268.14
Mizuno Wave Inspire (UT) Miles: 93.13Asics GT 2000 Miles: 169.99Hoka Arahi Miles: 5.02
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.020.003.02

3.02 miles on the JRP.

Mizuno Wave Inspire (UT) Miles: 3.02
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.020.003.02

3.02 miles on the JRP.

Mizuno Wave Inspire (UT) Miles: 3.02
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
2.000.002.00

2.00 BAREFOOT miles on the Beach in Cabo.  I wasn't planning on running barefoot, but after the first 1/4 of a mile in the sand it was the only realistic way to run on the beach.

Mizuno Wave Inspire (UT) Miles: 2.00
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.020.003.02

3.02 miles on Hiline.

Mizuno Wave Inspire (UT) Miles: 3.02
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.020.003.02

3.02 miles on Hiline.

Asics GT 2000 Miles: 3.02
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.020.003.02

3.02 miles on the JRP.

Mizuno Wave Inspire (UT) Miles: 3.02
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.020.003.02

3.02 miles on the JRP

Mizuno Wave Inspire (UT) Miles: 3.02
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.020.003.02

3.02 miles on the JRP.  58 degrees...NICE!

Mizuno Wave Inspire (UT) Miles: 3.02
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.020.003.02

3.02 miles on Hiline....VERY WINDY!

Asics GT 2000 Miles: 3.02
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.020.004.02

4.02 miles on Hiline.

Asics GT 2000 Miles: 4.02
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.020.004.02

Easy 4.02 miles on Hiline.  Pretty Cool out...30 degrees.

Asics GT 2000 Miles: 4.02
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.020.004.02

Easy 4.02 on the JRP.  There was ICE on the wooden footbridges over the Jordan River...a bit of a surprise!

Mizuno Wave Inspire (UT) Miles: 4.02
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.020.004.02

Easy 4.02 on the JRP.

Mizuno Wave Inspire (UT) Miles: 4.02
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.020.004.02

4.02 miles on the JRP.  45 degrees and calm.  Nice morning.

Mizuno Wave Inspire (UT) Miles: 4.02
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.020.005.02

5.02 miles on Hiline on a beautiful, sunny morning.

Asics GT 2000 Miles: 5.02
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.020.005.02

5.02 miles on Hiline Rd.

Asics GT 2000 Miles: 5.02
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.000.000.00

Felt pretty crappy this morning...no run.

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.120.005.12

5.12 miles on the JRP.  Lots of big puddles from yesterdays rain.

Mizuno Wave Inspire (UT) Miles: 5.12
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.170.005.17

5.17 miles on the JRP.

Mizuno Wave Inspire (UT) Miles: 5.17
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.210.005.21

5.21 miles on the JRP.  I had a sighting of what I would call a "challenging Utah marriage" (husband in U of Utah shirt, wife in BYU shirt)...lol.

Mizuno Wave Inspire (UT) Miles: 5.21
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
7.510.007.51

7.51 miles out and back on Hiline.  Beautiful Saturday morning...

Asics GT 2000 Miles: 7.51
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.000.000.00

It was pouring rain this morning in West Jordan...no run.

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
7.660.007.66

7.66 miles on the JRP.  Very humid, but at least it wasn't raining (yet).  The drinking fountain in Germania Park is out of order...

Mizuno Wave Inspire (UT) Miles: 7.66
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
7.530.007.53

7.53 miles on Hiline.  I love that it is light out so early!

Asics GT 2000 Miles: 7.53
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
7.540.007.54

7.54 miles on Hiline.  Another nice morning.

Asics GT 2000 Miles: 7.54
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
10.060.0010.06

10.06 miles on the JRP.  It was raining pretty good when I started, but cleared-up by the end.

Mizuno Wave Inspire (UT) Miles: 10.06
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
7.570.007.57

7.57 miles on the JRP.  Sunny morning, so the pathway was much more crowded with bikers and walkers.

Mizuno Wave Inspire (UT) Miles: 7.57
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
7.510.007.51

7.51 miles on Hiline.  Nice Morning!

Asics GT 2000 Miles: 7.51
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.000.000.00

I didn't have enough time to run this morning since I headed to Utah so early...

But, I was able to do a 15 mile bike ride tonight on the JRP scoping out some future running.  It was an awesome evening for a ride, except I think I swallowed about a pound of bugs...ugh.

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
7.590.007.59

7.59 miles on Hiline on a windy morning.

Asics GT 2000 Miles: 7.59
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
7.560.007.56

7.56 miles on the JRP.  It was warm (70 degrees).  Summer is here.

Mizuno Wave Inspire (UT) Miles: 7.56
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
13.110.0013.11

13.11 miles out to the Wellness Complex and back.  I bumped in to Troy at the complex and ran a loop around with him.  Good to catch up!  Nice morning with calm winds.

Asics GT 2000 Miles: 13.11
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
7.510.007.51

7.51 easy miles on Hiline.

Asics GT 2000 Miles: 7.51
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
7.530.007.53

7.53 miles on the JRP.  No wind at all so the pace was even in both directions!

Mizuno Wave Inspire (UT) Miles: 7.53
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
13.250.0013.25

13.25 miles out to the Wellness Center and back. It rained last night so it was nice and cool and the air was fresh.

HAPPY 4TH EVERYONE!

Asics GT 2000 Miles: 13.25
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
7.550.007.55

7.55 miles on Hiline.

Asics GT 2000 Miles: 7.55
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
20.060.0020.06

20.06 miles in a big loop around Pocatello.  Temps were perfect!

Asics GT 2000 Miles: 20.06
Comments
From jtshad on Sat, Jul 06, 2019 at 11:30:08 from 75.174.59.4

Great run! Hope you are doing well this summer!

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
7.580.007.58

7.58 miles on Hiline.

Asics GT 2000 Miles: 7.58
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
10.060.0010.06

10.06 miles from our lodge down to Seward and back.  Nice run along the waterfront.  It was 51 degrees and cloudy with 95% humidity, but very comfortable.

Asics GT 2000 Miles: 10.06
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
9.020.009.02

9.02 miles down to the south end of Seward and back.  Beautiful morning, sunny and 57 degrees.

Asics GT 2000 Miles: 9.02
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
10.030.0010.03

10.03 easy miles out to the Wellness Complex and back.

Asics GT 2000 Miles: 10.03
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
10.020.0010.02

10.02 miles in Bremerton, WA.  Nice, cool temps and overcast skies.

Asics GT 2000 Miles: 10.02
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.020.005.02

5.02 easy miles in Bremerton, WA. Tried out my new Hoka’s.

Hoka Arahi Miles: 5.02
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.070.005.07

Easy 5.07 miles around Oquirrh Lake in Daybreak.  I just purchased a townhouse here to stay in during the week when in Utah.  Beautiful area.  It's going to be fun exploring the area on my runs the next few weeks.  Lots of paths here.

Mizuno Wave Inspire (UT) Miles: 5.07
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
268.140.00268.14
Mizuno Wave Inspire (UT) Miles: 93.13Asics GT 2000 Miles: 169.99Hoka Arahi Miles: 5.02
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