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Santa Clara,UT,

Member Since:

Jan 01, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

Swiss Days(5k)--19:47.5

Zion Centennial Fun Run (10k)--42:19

St. George Half Marathon--1:36:45.4

St. George Marathon--3:22:29

Short-Term Running Goals:

I want to work on building up my base again and taking a crack at my 5k and 10k PRs.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Run to live. Live to run.

Personal:

I'm married with 3 cuties and a buddy. When I don't run, I'm ornery. So for their sake--It's all for them--I run.

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Miles:	This week:	27.25	Month:	76.50	Year:	1427.75
NB 1400 Lifetime Miles:						282.50
Nike LunarEpic Lifetime Miles:						610.50
Nike Lunar Epic Oct. 2017 Lifetime Miles:						619.76
INOV8 F-Lite 195 Lifetime Miles:						602.25
Hoka Clifton 6 Lifetime Miles:						331.25
Bike Miles Lifetime Miles:						88.50
Erg Ks Lifetime Miles:						46.00
Hoka Speedgoat 4 Lifetime Miles:						428.00
Nike LunarEpic 2 Lifetime Miles:						176.25
Desert Canyons Lifetime Miles:						111.50
PV Speedgoat 4 Lifetime Miles:						226.25
ASICS Cumulus 23 Lifetime Miles:						499.25
Brooks Glycerin 18 Lifetime Miles:						287.00
Adidas Boston 10 Lifetime Miles:						313.75
Nike TK Lifetime Miles:						177.00
Altra Escalante 3 Lifetime Miles:						246.75
Altra Superior 5 Lifetime Miles:						325.75
Altra Torin 5 Lifetime Miles:						241.00
Tomir Lifetime Miles:						226.50
Kjerag Lifetime Miles:						221.00
Hoka Cielo Road Lifetime Miles:						41.25
Books 2024 Lifetime Miles:						55.00
Trail Runs 2024 Lifetime Miles:						106.00

Sat, Jan 28, 2017

Total Distance

7.25

pm--7.25 Negative-split run. Nothing fancy. Felt good the whole run. A bit tight in the calves after.

I finished another book--The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen. My buddy gifted me the book for Christmas. It's award-winning fiction, meant to rattle the reader and make him "uncomfortable in a good way," according to the author. The book read slower than I would've thought but provided perspective of the conflict in Vietnam and events in the aftermath. Here's a quote from the book:

"We remain that most hopeful of creatures, a revolutionary in search of a revoution, although we will not dispute being called a dreamer doped by an illusion" (382).

Nike LunarEpic Miles: 7.25	Books 2017 Miles: 1.00

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From Rob Murphy on Sat, Jan 28, 2017 at 18:12:28 from 24.10.247.181

So would you recommend it?

From Vis on Sat, Jan 28, 2017 at 18:29:03 from 199.201.102.37

The historical context alone would probably make it an intriguing read for you, Rob. I like most books I read--thus, I liked this one--but didn't love it.

Sadly, I don't know many people any more who read contemporary fiction. (YA fiction doesn't count.) So, I never know whether to recommend such a book. :( If you haven't read All The Light We Cannot See, pick it up ASAP.

From Rob Murphy on Sat, Jan 28, 2017 at 18:56:34 from 24.10.247.181

My wife does. I stick mostly to non-fiction. She's read All the Light so we have it. It's on my list.

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