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
Tue, Oct 27, 2009
Total Distance
8.50

8.5 miles / 1:12:15 / 8:30 avg. Overcast, intermittent snow, wind NNW gust up to 19mph.

Jensen Park/Bluff trail.

Yesterday, I ran in shorts and short sleeves. Today I donned full winter regalia. Pretty miserable to start but great once I warmed up. I was feeling sluggish so after 3.5 miles I did 4 x 1/2 mile with 1/4 mile recovery, except before the fourth interval I took a 1/2 mile recovery. My splits on the half mile intervals were around 3:30 (7:00 pace).

Splits: 9:08, 8:49, 8:59, 8:00, 8:27, 8:08, 8:06, 8:37, + .5 @ 8:04 pace.

Mizuno Wave 12 Miles: 8.50
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From april27 on Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 14:12:56 from 99.188.251.180

Great splits!

From Carolyn in Colorado on Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 14:29:07 from 198.241.174.15

I can't believe you hit that pace in the wind! That is some wind. Or did you run all the fast half miles with the wind at your back? Just kidding.

I'm afraid that the storm you've got today is coming my way tomorrow. I got your warm yesterday today.

From JD on Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 14:45:35 from 70.96.78.157

Thanks April.

Actually Carolyn, most of the intervals were done on the way back, with the wind at my back. Except the last mile and a half, which was into the wind again. Running into the wind makes us stronger...yeah...that's it...

From redrooster on Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 15:14:17 from 129.123.3.31

the weather today was quite a shock, huh? I am already sick of winter.

From Lysa on Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 15:23:02 from 76.23.52.240

Good run JD. I need to go do an 8 miler. They used to be my favorite. I havent done one in soo long.

From auntieem on Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 15:25:44 from 67.182.145.8

Very nice, I see you are working toward a fast mile time. I am going to the track tonight for 5X1200s, hopefully at 7:30. We'll see how I feel; its been awhile since I was speedy.

From Adam RW on Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 22:58:13 from 24.10.175.42

So is the dog studying for something?

From Snoqualmie on Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 11:50:11 from 24.18.192.33

Wow, snow! The Cascades got their first real dusting too. I love it. (Sorry, Red-R.)

From JD on Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 15:08:05 from 70.96.78.157

Rooster - Winters there in Logan seem a little more harsh than we get clear over here in So. Davis Co. You've only been there what 16 years? You should love Winter by now. :-)

Lysa - Eat a can of spinach, and go run 8 miles!

Auntieem - Yeah, I'll try another mile maybe this weekend. 6:00 by the end of the year! You're always speedy.

Adam - Lol! Yes the dog is studying up on how to better be his own dog.

Sno - yeah, looks like Winter for sure. It's so inevitable. I think we still have some nice Fallish days before Winter really settles in. I hope.

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