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
9.50

Early lunch run. Not early enough. I don't know what the temp was when I started, but it was 84 degrees when I got back.

I was going to run this morning but got woken up several times throughout the night. At 3:00 AM I was listening to the sound of a dog urinating on the wood floor in the kitchen...so I had to get up and clean that up. It's been a while since I last had to clean up dog urine in the house, I've really missed it.

Asics 2140 Miles: 9.50
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From lysa on Mon, May 18, 2009 at 19:44:09 from 76.23.52.240

wow, Scott wouldve totally pretended he was asleep and made me clean it up. aahhh the joy of puppies, or should i say, big giant new dogs..good job running in the heat of the day, do you bring water? or does your super-human strength not need water on a 9 1/2 mile run in 85* weather

From JD on Mon, May 18, 2009 at 20:41:43 from 32.176.29.176

Lysa - I sleep pretty light and it's generally my duty to take care of things in the middle of the night, letting the dogs out etc.

I meant to bring a water bottle with me but I spaced it. I was getting really thirsty the last couple of miles.

From lysa on Tue, May 19, 2009 at 12:02:58 from 76.23.52.240

good job, you motivate me.

From Carolyn in Colorado on Tue, May 19, 2009 at 12:20:00 from 198.241.217.15

Just one more reason why I don't have dogs.

You must be getting acclimated to running in the heat. But take water next time, eh.

From Snoqualmie on Tue, May 19, 2009 at 12:31:58 from 67.171.56.164

Wow- Elastoman! Snapping right back into running!

Edward (cat#3) is having diarrhea for the past 24 hours. Can I trade with you?

We love Bac-Out at our house. (http://www.bi-o-kleen.com/general.htm)

From JD on Tue, May 19, 2009 at 12:37:08 from 64.65.159.206

Lysa - you complete me. LOL!! Looking forward to running with you sometime. We should drag Scott along to show him what a workout really is.

Carolyn - Yeah, water. I used to be so prepared all the time. Running is turning me into a space cadet. I get so excited to get out on a run that I forget things...things like life sustaining water!

Snoqualmie - Hope Edward gets over his "runs" soon.

We're "Zep" people over here. Enzymes baby, yeah!

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