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

Sat, May 21, 2011

Total Distance

7.40

7.4 miles / 8:45 avg. Sun and low 60's, wind @ 10-ish mph. I ran the half mile from work to the high school track and ran easy through mile 3 then ran 6 x 1/4 mile with a 1/4 mile rest in between. The first four quarters were at 5k pace (6:45 - 7:00) the last two were at HM pace (<8:00). Then jogged an easy 2 miles back to work. Felt good, the right leg started to get a little wonky, hopefully I did more good than harm though. It's a good thing I didn't run Ogden this morning.

Mile splits: 9:36, 9:14, 9:03, 7:51, 7:53, 8:36, 9:08, + .4 @ 8:42.

WT 35.2 miles

Hyperspeed 4 (2) Miles: 7.40

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From Lysa on Sat, May 21, 2011 at 16:06:43 from 50.8.74.241

Those are beautiful splits. I'm glad you feel you did the smart thing.

From april27 on Sat, May 21, 2011 at 22:12:09 from 99.188.251.180

Sorry about the packet pick up. Big races stink b/c of that.

How are you still able to run with the achilles issue? Or does it just hurt sometimes?

From JD on Sat, May 21, 2011 at 22:20:20 from 71.37.100.47

Thanks Lysa.

April - I believe that I'll heal faster and more effectively with active rest. I did take an entire week off and I've kept my mileage way down over the last few weeks. My average weekly mileage for both 2009 and 2010 was right around 50 miles. I've been running just over half that lately. Plus, I've been keeping my pace really easy on all of my runs. Today was the first time in like 4 weeks that I've run under a 9 minute pace. I'll keep running easy through May, then slowly increase my mileage over the summer. I hope.

From Carolyn in Colorado on Sun, May 22, 2011 at 13:33:58 from 76.25.72.82

I just want to know, did you wear your new Ogden Marathon shirt for this run?

From JD on Sun, May 22, 2011 at 18:46:45 from 71.37.100.47

ha! Carolyn you're funny - I actually did not wear my new shirt. In fact, once I got to the track, I ran shirtless! hopefully, I won't need a long sleeve shirt until late October/early November. The way things are going this Spring though who knows.

From allie on Sun, May 22, 2011 at 19:19:09 from 174.23.197.101

good decision about the marathon, although i know it was probably a tough one to make.

i totally agree with active rest as you heal. you are doing great.

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