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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, Mar 13, 2010
Total Distance
7.30

7.3 miles / 8:25 avg. Partly overcast, 45 degrees. From house Glovers/clark lane loop.

2.8 mi WU (9:15 avg)

3 mile tempo (7:27 avg.) 7:18, 7:39, 7:24

1.5 mi CD (8:45 avg)

Dang. I was hoping to run faster splits on the tempo run. Feels good to push a little bit though. I really need to do more of this. Nice to get out early. Beautiful morning, a whole lot of runners out.



Hyperspeed 4 Miles: 7.30
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From auntieem on Sat, Mar 13, 2010 at 14:29:52 from 67.182.146.94

Your tempo miles seem pretty fast to me! What is your tempo pace, anyway? And when are we going to break that 6 minute mile? 2010 is wasting away.

From Carolyn in Colorado on Sat, Mar 13, 2010 at 14:35:51 from 24.8.167.243

I agree with auntieem. Those look like fast tempo miles to me.

Good job getting it done early today.

From JD on Sat, Mar 13, 2010 at 15:09:00 from 70.96.78.157

From what I understand, a tempo pace is whatever you choose. For example, today I thought about trying to keep a 10K pace (which hopefully is around 7:30 per mile), but if I were doing a tempo run at marathon pace, then I would focus on maintaining 8:15's or so (8:15 per mile represents my marathon goal, and is not a reality yet). Soon I'll be running longer distance tempo runs to prepare for Ogden marathon. So I'll try to run a ten mile tempo @ 8:15 within a twenty mile run. I don't know if this makes any sense. I kind of just make stuff up as I go.

From JD on Sat, Mar 13, 2010 at 15:11:50 from 70.96.78.157

Auntieem - I'm definately shooting for a 6 minute mile. After the marathon in May, I'll be able to focus more on speed. What about you?

From Carolyn in Colorado on Sat, Mar 13, 2010 at 16:39:00 from 24.8.167.243

JD, my training plan has a few marathon pace runs. They're long runs in which a good chunk of the miles are at marathon goal pace. I think the next one is something like 16 miles with 12 miles at marathon goal place. That sounds kind of like what you described.

From Kelli on Sat, Mar 13, 2010 at 18:38:09 from 71.219.89.82

It WAS a beautiful this morning and there were runners everywhere enjoying it, who knew what change was in store???

I do not know if i told you this already, but my husband is going to pace his friend for the last half of Ogden, so we will be there cheering everyone in. I think 3 of my kids are going to do the kid race. So, maybe I can track you down!!

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