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
10.00

10 miles / easy. From work. Mostly sunny, temps in the low 50's.

The achilles is still tight. No where near how bad it was last week, but still...probably just going to run very easy for a while, focus a lot on form, and hopefully strengthen the problem area. The piriformis didn't whine at all, yay. Most likely no Ogden, unless I get in a stupid mood at the last minute and go for it.

WT 10 miles.

Hyperspeed 4 (2) Miles: 10.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Stacie on Wed, May 11, 2011 at 14:11:28 from 67.166.127.0

woo hoo!

From Carolyn in Colorado on Wed, May 11, 2011 at 14:19:07 from 198.241.174.15

That's a pretty long easy run.

From JD on Wed, May 11, 2011 at 14:34:50 from 70.96.78.149

The "easy" always refers to pace. Everything's going to be "easy" for a while.

From Lysa on Wed, May 11, 2011 at 14:45:35 from 50.8.74.241

JD, that sounds promising! Hooray! I'm glad you had a good run and were able to test the waters a bit. I bet it feels good to be back even if it is slow. Good Job!!

From Adam RW on Wed, May 11, 2011 at 16:18:36 from 155.101.152.123

Glad to hear the piriformis is feeling better, that is such a pain in the a#$ :)

From Carolyn in Colorado on Wed, May 11, 2011 at 16:28:18 from 198.241.174.15

Yes, but with enough distance, even easy pace becomes hard. I think for me 10 miles would be enough distance, but I guess for you it isn't.

From JD on Wed, May 11, 2011 at 16:52:00 from 70.96.78.149

Lysa - it did feel good. I missed that endorphin fix!

Adam - Lol! Literally a pain in the a#$! It was hurting all the time, especially when driving. I hope it doesn't come back.

Carolyn - I imagine you could probably run 20 miles today if the pace was easy enough.

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