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Location:

Orem,UT,USA

Member Since:

Apr 03, 2006

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Age Division Winner

Running Accomplishments:

HS/COLLEGE:
mile: 4:56, 2 mile: 10:21 (1978)
marathon: 2:52 (St. George 1982)
OLD MAN (20+ years later):
5K: 19:53 (Nestle/Art City Days 5K 2007)
10K: 39:55 (Spectrum 10K 2008)
half marathon: 1:26 (Hobble Creek 2008)
marathon: 3:07 (St. George 2007)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Get back to a BQ marathon time (currently 3:40).

Long-Term Running Goals:

Have fun running, keep fit, and fight middle age spread. Run consistently and injury free. Maintain a healthy balance between running and other life priorities. Encourage my ever-aging running buddies to keep running so we can continue to share runs on the trail instead of rocking chairs.

Personal:

Blessed to be married to Karen for 30 years. We have six children (4 daughters/2 sons) ages 16 to 30, and one wonderful granddaughter.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Altra Instinct 1.5 Lifetime Miles:						83.50
Altra Lone Peak 1.5 Lifetime Miles:						21.80
Saucony Guide 7 Blue 2 Lifetime Miles:						376.95
Saucony Fastwitch 6 Lifetime Miles:						200.05
Saucony Guide 7 Black 1 Lifetime Miles:						271.15

Thu, Dec 10, 2009

Easy Miles	Threshold Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Track speed mileage	Hill mileage	Total
5.20	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	5.20

I asked Larry on our run this morning if he wanted to be "Dumb" or "Dumber". It was 1° when we headed out. Larry refers to these temperatures as "stupid cold", inferring I think that only stupid people go out when it's this cold. He's probably right, but it's a paradox. If I'm right about Larry being right, then I'm not stupid, but if he's right then I am stupid because I went running when it was stupid cold. Either way I guess I'm partially stupid, because I've been sporadic with my running recently in the cold. I'm either stupid on the days I do run, or stupid on the days I don't.

I think I'll choose to think of myself as being free...free to run or not to run and still consider myself a rational and intelligent human being.

Saucony Guide TR Miles: 5.20

Comments

From josse on Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 17:12:43 from 70.193.196.116

I think runners are just plain stupid! We run in frigid temps even when the snow is blasting our faces, the only time we don't run is if we are to hurt not to and then we still try. We put our bodies through pure torture just to run a little bit faster. We get up at the crack of dawn to get in a few extra miles, we pay lots of money to docs, pt. and massage therapist to keep us going, the list goes on.....man I love running:)

From Cal on Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 18:28:25 from 66.133.117.3

well said Josse

From Paul Thomas on Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 16:50:59 from 174.52.141.204

Josse - I guess that's why you beat me so easily at St. George this year, because you're stupider. I don't run on some really cold and icy days. You do, so you are stupider than I am and hence a better runner. :)

P.S. I just spent quite some time researching whether it is "stupider" or "more stupid". Opinions vary widely. It sounds like "stupider" is the older form, and technically correct and widely used, although many think "more stupid" is the more proper (or properer) term. I eventually chose "stupider" for effect.

From josse on Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 18:57:59 from 70.193.22.37

I like stupider

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