The Perils of Self Betterment

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Location:

UT,

Member Since:

Jan 17, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

yearly mileage totals (actual running miles, not crosstraining etc)

2008 - 1,317

2009 - 2,654

2010 - 2,578

2011 - 2,618

2012 - 3,083 (ran everyday this year. PR's in half and full marathons, at age 48!)

2013 - 1,177

2014 - 1,716

2015 - 1,060

2016 - 951

2017 - 786

2018 - 1,058

2019 - 1,211

2020 - 1010

2021 - 1064.9

2022 - 1135.9

Short-Term Running Goals:

reacquaint myself with my long lost running freak, and then proceed to get my running freak on

run faster

increase mileage in the Spring 

keep running

 

 

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

run

 

Personal:

born in 1964. married 25 years. one wife one dog

6 ft tall, nation wide

"Engaging in a little suffering — however self-imposed, arbitrary and contrived — before breakfast each morning tends to demand some humility and injects some marked relief into the rest of the day, making things sharper, more inspired, more immediately aware of the powerful presence of being. And that seems really worthwhile." A. Krupicka

 

"I cruised down hills, churned up hills, and floated over the asphalt, existing in a world that seemed to lack the confinements of such ubiquitous rivets as time, obligation, or pain. I knew then that this was destined to be one of those serendipitous runs for which so many of 
us strive yet so rarely achieve." J. Nevels

 

 

 
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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Switchbacksblack Lifetime Miles: 176.50
Kinvara11(2) Lifetime Miles: 362.50
Kinvara11blue Lifetime Miles: 327.70
Rincon2 Lifetime Miles: 262.40
Spg 4’s Lifetime Miles: 135.50
Skechers Razor3 Lifetime Miles: 160.90
Rincon2(2) Lifetime Miles: 85.50
Asics Noosa14 Lifetime Miles: 73.00
Sauconyaxon2 Lifetime Miles: 73.80
Mach 4 Lifetime Miles: 34.50
Fri, Aug 07, 2009
Total Distance
11.00

6:06:44 AM. Clear, 55F. Hooray for mid-summer cold fronts. Clarke/Glovers lane loop.

Oh what a difference a day makes. Actually felt good on this morning's run. Must be all that spinach I ate yesterday. After warming up for 3 miles, I picked it up for the rest. Splits: 10:02, 9:19, 9:24, 8:42, 8:30, 8:36, 8:28, 8:03, 8:37, 9:17, 8:37.  Still not as fast as I'd like but at least I felt strong to the end.

SO, today I'm not dropping out of TOU, we'll see how I feel tomorrow. (just kidding).

1:37:37/8:52

 


GSS 3 Miles: 11.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Carolyn in Colorado on Fri, Aug 07, 2009 at 11:53:45 from 24.8.167.243

We'll have to start calling you Popeye! Are your fore-arms bulging?

From Lysa on Fri, Aug 07, 2009 at 14:38:52 from 76.23.52.240

Good Job! Im glad you are feeling stronger, your splits are awesome! And it looks like it turned out to be the right day to quit sniffing glue, good job.

From auntieem on Fri, Aug 07, 2009 at 15:03:10 from 67.182.145.8

I am imagining you before your marathon, chugging cans of spinach at the start line! I'll be nibbling on my Chia Seed. Nice run; a bit cooler too.

From Lysa on Fri, Aug 07, 2009 at 15:17:10 from 76.23.52.240

I just read a funny saying in the runners world magazine "and on the seventh day, God ran an easy 3"

From JD on Fri, Aug 07, 2009 at 16:02:50 from 64.65.159.206

Carolyn - my lack of doing anything but run for the last year has rendered my forearms indistinguishable from a pair of chopsticks.

Lysa - I'll never completely give up glue.

Auntieem - Hey, how do you like the Chia Seeds. After reading Born To Run, I've considered trying them out.

From auntieem on Fri, Aug 07, 2009 at 17:33:33 from 67.182.145.8

I can't run withoutt 'em. I just take a spoonful of them, put them in my mouth, and swallow a glass of water. They turn into the gel stuff in my stomach instantly and I don't have to swallow any jelly stuff.

From Snoqualmie on Fri, Aug 07, 2009 at 17:50:40 from 24.18.192.33

I am enjoying Chia seeds too now, thanks to Aunti.

Sorry to hear about your PC. You are such a bright fellow, you really should have a Mac. ;)

From JD on Fri, Aug 07, 2009 at 18:57:56 from 209.183.51.42

Actually, I'm online at home again. Not as complicated as I thought it would be.

Sno - yes, my buddy has a Mac and swears by it, especially for recording/music applications...I've yet to cross over.

...but thanks for calling me a bright fellow... :-)

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