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

January 2023

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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
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Biking 2023 Miles: 722.63
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18.02 biking miles at Vasa.

Biking 2023 Miles: 18.02
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18.01 biking miles at Vasa.

Biking 2023 Miles: 18.01
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18.36 Biking miles at Vasa,

Biking 2023 Miles: 18.36
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20.35 Biking miles on a beautiful Easter afternoon.

First outdoor ride of the year....tough winter and all.

Biking 2023 Miles: 20.35
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20.05 biking miles on the MVC Trail.  Warmer today, but a LOT more windy :(

Biking 2023 Miles: 20.05
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22.04 Biking Miles in the afternoon.

Beautiful weather, mid 70's, light winds.

I rode North on the MVC trail, then West on 5400, then all the way back on the Bacchus Hwy to 11800.  Nice Loop!

Biking 2023 Miles: 22.04
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22.02 Biking miles on my usual loop (MVC/5400/Bacchus).  Cool for a ride, but I managed to beat the oncoming rain.

Biking 2023 Miles: 22.02
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22.05 Biking miles.  A bit of a headwind coming back on Bacchus.

Biking 2023 Miles: 22.02
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22.06 Biking miles.  Usual route.

Biking 2023 Miles: 22.06
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22.04 Biking miles.  Saw my first snake of the year on 5400 S.

Biking 2023 Miles: 22.04
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36.18 Biking miles on a beautiful Saturday morning.  Temps in the 60's to low 70's the whole ride.

I rode North to 5400 then out to Bacchus, then South all the way into Herriman.  Then I rode all the way up Rose Canyon to the trailhead and back home.

Over 100 miles this week!

Biking 2023 Miles: 36.18
Comments
From Rob Murphy on Sat, May 20, 2023 at 13:00:10 from 76.149.134.98

Great work Bill!

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22.00 Biking miles on the usual loop.

Biking 2023 Miles: 22.00
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36.19 Biking miles.  I went the same route as 2 weeks ago. 

Swallowed my first bug at mile 9.8.

Had a deer walk across the road (slowly) right in front of me about a mile from the top of Rose Canyon.  Luckily I was climbing uphill so I was going really slow.

Biking 2023 Miles: 36.19
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22.10 Biking miles on the usual loop.

Biking 2023 Miles: 22.10
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22.04 Biking miles.  Usual route.  Headwinds were nasty for 9 straight miles on Bacchus.

Biking 2023 Miles: 22.04
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22.05 Biking miles.  A lot less wind today!

Biking 2023 Miles: 22.05
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36.14 Biking miles on the Rose Canyon Loop.  Great morning for a ride!

Biking 2023 Miles: 36.14
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60.08 Biking Miles.  I rode all the way out to Saltair and back.  Pretty good headwinds the last 15 miles coming back home....

Biking 2023 Miles: 60.08
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22.04 Biking Miles...beautiful morning!

Biking 2023 Miles: 22.04
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22.05 Biking miles.  80 degrees at 6:00am this morning...Yuck!

Biking 2023 Miles: 22.05
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22.04 Biking miles.  Another HOT morning!

Biking 2023 Miles: 22.04
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20.13 Biking miles on the country roads around Wapello, Idaho.  Much cooler up here!

Biking 2023 Miles: 20.13
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22.06 Biking miles back in Utah.  Warm morning.

Biking 2023 Miles: 22.06
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22.07 Biking Miles.  Another HOT (80) and Windy morning!

Biking 2023 Miles: 22.07
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22.05 Biking Miles.

Biking 2023 Miles: 22.05
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22.08 Biking miles.  Beautiful morning...temps mid 60's and very little wind!

Biking 2023 Miles: 22.08
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22.13 Biking Miles.  Great weather again!

Biking 2023 Miles: 22.13
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22.04 Biking Miles.

Pretty nasty headwinds the entire way back on Bacchus Hwy (9 miles).

Biking 2023 Miles: 22.04
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20.14 Biking miles on the backroads East of Wapello, ID.  Beautiful morning (56 degrees/no wind) and I only saw 2 cars the entire ride!

Biking 2023 Miles: 20.14
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22.05 Biking miles.  Some headwinds on Bacchus, but tolerable.

Biking 2023 Miles: 22.05
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.480.004.48

1 mile on the Eliptical, 2.48 mile hard row (4000 Meters), 1 more mile on the Elipitcal for a cool down.

Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.480.004.48

1 mile Eliptical

2.48 mile (4k Meter) hard row

1 mile Eliptical

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1.0 Mile Eliptical

4000 Meter Row

1.0 Mile Eliptical

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2.48 Mile (4000 Meter) Hard Row

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1.00 Mile Eliptical

2.48 Mile (4000 M) Hard Row

1.00 Mile Eliptical

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22.400.0022.40
Biking 2023 Miles: 722.63
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