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
Total Distance
8.00

8 miles / 8:42 avg. Early lunch run from work. Sunny, upper 60's.

The first three miles felt awful. I felt light headed and weak. I decided to try some 1 minute intervals and see if that would fix things. Since this wasn't a workout, I took 2 minutes in between the 1 minute surges (<7 min. pace). After 8 intervals I was feeling better and ran mile 7 at 7:46. Then did two more one minute surges and cooled down for a total of 8 miles. So, although this was an easy paced run overall, it was a good mental exercise.

Splits: 9:16, 9:05, 9:15, 8:32, 8:19, 8:46, 7:46, 8:40.

Junk Shoes Miles: 8.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Lysa on Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 14:27:28 from 174.52.25.64

Very Nice JD, way to fight through the mental and physical and come out ahead. I admire that.

From JD on Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 18:56:48 from 70.96.78.157

Thanks Lysa. Nice job on the quick bounce back after the half.

From Carolyn in Colorado on Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 23:11:59 from 24.8.167.243

Running faster is an interesting response to feeling light headed and weak.

From JD on Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 23:51:47 from 166.183.142.2

It is interesting Carolyn. I've tried this before and it worked. I think "rough patches" during a run are just as much mental as physical. By doing these short intervals with plenty of rest in between, I wasn't letting whatever physical issue that was taking place (maybe something to do with diet?) dominate my run. Also, it kept me from focusing on how lame I felt while my body worked through it.

From april27 on Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 07:34:51 from 99.188.251.180

Running faster is a good response to any ailment. I suppose a get er done attitude is better than my why me? attitude! LOL

From Stacie on Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 13:43:10 from 174.52.21.251

Cool. Good job!

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