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Location:

Salt Lake City,

Member Since:

Feb 11, 2010

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

I had some success in high school and college. Winner 1985 Rod Dixon Run 

Had a fair amount of success as a Masters runner for most of my 40s. 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Have fun with running, explore more trails, stay healthy.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Keep running and racing consistently for as long as I can. Find what is sustainable for me over the long run.

Personal:

I teach AP European History and other courses at Alta High School. I coached the track and cross country teams at Alta for 16 years.

Married, two kids - Abby and Andy

 

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Miles:This week: 7.50 Month: 53.50 Year: 1619.96
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AM: 6.5 mile walk around Dunedin. That takes a while.

PM: 1 mile swim in the VERY WARM Highlander Pool in Dunedin Fla. Turns out they're going to demolish this pool after this season and build a deluxe new one. Since I swam in it on opening day in 1978 I can now say that I swam in it the year ir opened and the year it closed.

They were playing Billy Joel's "Only the Good Die Young" on the speakers at the pool deck today and I was thinking the same song definitely could have been playing in 1978.

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AM: 7 mile walk out the Dunedin causeway and back.

PM: 21.5 miles on the spin bike in 60 minutes.

It's hot and humid here. I'm finding it hard to feel energetic. 

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AM: 8 mile walk around the Hammock Park and surrounding neighborhoods.

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AM: 7 mile walk around Dunedin.

PM: 2 easy treadmill miles, vigorous weight training.

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AM: Doctors appointments etc with mom. Last day here in Dunedin.

PM: 22.5 miles on the spin bike.

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AM: Grandeur Peak plus a little extra.

180 push-ups

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PM: 1 mile swim.

 

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AM: 33 mile bike ride. Was planning to do a lot more but my left shoe broke. I'm a little cranky.

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AM: 7 miles up and down Grandeur Peak. Nice and cool early this morning.

Teachers start back tomorrow and I'm eager to get back at it. The time off is nice but I always love the freshness of a new year.

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PM: 15 miles on the bike after dinner.

The annual post-summer reality of adjusting my workouts to having to go to work at 6:30 AM and hot afternoon temps is upon me.

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Noon: Weights in the school weight room which is getting quite deluxe. Lots of cool new equipment.

PM: 10 eliptical miles, 1 mile row.

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PM: 21 miles on the bike around the neighborhood. Averaged 16.4 mph. 98 degrees at the start.

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AM: 21 miles on the bike.

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AM: Drove up to Evanston, Wyoming and rode 50 miles on a mix of road and gravel. Far less traffic in Wyoming because nobody lives there. All those cows and sheep are represented by two United States senators though. Same as California.

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Decided to do nothing today. Instead of going to the gym I am going to meet Ann for an adult beverage after our respective workdays end.

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PM: 9.5 eliptical, 1 mile row.

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PM: 21 miles on the bike. 97 degrees at 7 pm.

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PM: 24 miles on the bike. More leisurely than yesterday. Afterwards my watch said "recovery zero hours".

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PM: 1.5 eliptical miles, weights.

Heading up to Lander, Wy tomorrow to scope out my race route. The plan is to ride the whole 45 mile course.

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Noon: Started at Lander City Park. Headed out of town for ten miles of paved road then hit the gravel of Coalmine Road to the town of Hudson, Wyoming. Turned around at 22.5 miles and returned the same way.

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AM: Walked 4 miles, biked 24 miles around Lander. Did the first 10 and last 10 of the race course again.

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Nothing today but a fair amount of walking.

I feel myself slowing down just a little bit. I'm more tired after a day of teaching than I used to be. To be expected I guess.

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PM: 10 eliptical miles. Listened to Terry Gross's Fresh Air interview with Sam Phillips and Johnny Cash on the early years of rock. You all should too.

Lots of stuff going on.

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PM: 22 miles on the bike around the neighborhood.

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PM: 10 hard eliptical miles.

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AM: Rode my bike to work - 15 miles.

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AM: Up and down Grandeur Peak plus a mile on the Pipeline Trail. 150 push-ups.

PM: 21 miles on the bike. 16.3 mph.

That's what we used to call a "double". 

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AM: 7 miles up and down Grandeur Peak.

I was thinking that the Grandeur Peak hike from the Church Fork trailhead is clost to a perfect anti-aging workout. Here's why...

1. It takes me about 90 minutes to hike up. My heart rate stays in the low 120s the whole way making it a perfest aerobic workout.

2. The trip down is great for bone density and eccentric muscle development.

3. The nature of the terrain makes it conducive to developing and maintaining balance.

4. Using poles in the winter gives you a good upper body workout as well. In the summer, I try to drop down in the trail and do 25 to 30 push-ups every half mile or so when there's no snow.

5. The creeks, foot bridges, waterfalls, and just the general awesomeness of the Wasatch range induces a sense of awe which is great for mental health. You just have to remind yourself to lift your eyes from the ground in front of you every now and then.

If I can keep doing this every week for the rest of my life, I might not die!

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