How Much Discomfort Can I Tolerate?!

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Location:

Eugene,OR,USA

Member Since:

Nov 09, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

  • 5k PR - 18:48 (7/04/08)
  • 8K PR - 33:46 (5/19/07, on trails)
  • 10k PR - I have not run a competitive 10K yet.
  • 12K PR - 50:10 (8/09/08)
  • 15K PR - 1:04:52 (3/22/08)
  • Marathon - Have run 1 trail marathon, (Grand Island) 3:55 (July 2007)
  • Ultra Marathons -
  • Farmdale 33.5 miles, 10/08 - 6:08
  • Riddle Run 28 Miles, 01/09 - 5:35 (run in 2-3 inches of snow)
  • Devil's Lake 50k, 07/09 - 6:22
  • Howl at the Moon 8 hour, 08/09 - 39.98 miles
  • North Country Trail Run 50 miles, 09/09 - 9:44
  • Farmdale 32 miles, 10/09 - 5:45
  • McNotAgain 30 Miles, 10/09 - 5:50
  • Red Rock Canyon Half, Las Vegas, 06/12 - 2:15


Short-Term Running Goals:

Keep running in the winter - 1st year in Eugene - fun!

Long-Term Running Goals:

Keep on Keeping on..

Personal:

Moved to Eugene in Autumn, 2012 - Track city USA!

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3 miles on Amazon/Rexius trail, felt sluggish, I think it is because I am eating too much sugar. Will try to cut out sugar, one day at a time. I will begin recording sugar input here as a way to keep myself in check - goal today, no sweets!

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Day 2 of no sweets, looks like I am going to make it :)

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Energy a little higher, but didn't feel like running. 

Day 3 of no sweets.  

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Went to bed kind of late yesterday because I watched a DVD about losers. I knew I was going to get up late because of that, but I woke at dawn, just as the gray clouds were brightening my skylight. Instead of digging deeper into the trenches of my bed, I felt energy flowing through me. I felt like running, and even though I put in a short one yesterday, I could not resist, so not caring if it was raining or cold, I got up, quickly washed and dressed, and was out the door. Weather was calm, about 45 degrees, and I felt it was going to be a good day - high energy, fresh legs, and a good breathing pattern. Ran my usual route on the Amazon/Rexius Trail, but extended it an extra mile, and when I stopped after a hard final two miles I immediately recovered normal breathing as if I had not run at all. 

So I am thinking cutting sweets out of my diet may be one cause of the high energy. That gives me extra motivation to refrain, but it is odd how just a simple day count that I am doing here is enough to keep me going. Today is day four of no sweets - so far, so good!

I am going to test my theory of day counting, and begin keeping track of my meditation days. Goal is to meditate a  minimum of 30 minutes each day. I began doing this about 2 weeks ago, so I will estimate this is day 14.

No sweets - day 4

Meditation - day 14 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Stopped at Safeway today, was tempted to buy some chocolate, but then I remembered my no sweet streak. 

No Sweets- day 5

Meditation - day 15 

 

 

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Another hard 6 loops around the dirt trail at the park. After each loop I did a set of pullups and pushups. Energy was above average, the no sweet streak is helping.

 

No Sweets - day 6

Meditation - day 16 

 

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