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
Sun, Jun 30, 2019
Total Distance
16.00

16 miles on the buffalo ranch trail - i haven't been out here in about 4 years i think. it's a 3.7 ish mile loop thats relatively flat and has a nice pea gravel surface. temps in the mid to upper 70's but it was mostly cloudy and breezy which took the edge off the warmth. i was hoping for maybe a couple of more miles today but nothing ever really came together and i stopped at sixteen. again, had plenty of energy, no pains or niggles, just sort of flat...was hoping things would sync up but it never happened and as a result i was moving pretty slow - still, happy to get it done. - 9:56 avg

i met all my micro goals for the month of june by running at least 200 miles (212), getting a 50 mile week (i hit a high of 55 somewhere in there), and a "long" run of 15 miles (16). so things are moving along according to plan, i'm healthy, no injuries, just a little tired. anitcipating some sort of "breakthrough" along the way where a faster pace feels effortless and a 20 miler feels easy - or maybe that's too much to ask at 55 years old...time will tell

650am - mostly cloudy, mid to upper 70's

WT 54 miles

Kinvara9painted Miles: 16.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Tom Slick on Sun, Jun 30, 2019 at 22:27:16 from 66.87.126.102

The breakthrough run comes at 17! When you can make it 17 miles W/O stopping you know your training well for your marathon and if you continue you can make the 26.2 Mile Mary standing tall with a big smile on your face!!!

From JD on Mon, Jul 01, 2019 at 07:42:08 from 67.182.252.3

lol! that’s awesome Tom -

From allie on Mon, Jul 01, 2019 at 08:14:59 from 97.113.7.33

very nice. good to see you putting up the numbers and goals again. teach me how to find that motivation.

From JD on Mon, Jul 01, 2019 at 09:37:54 from 67.182.252.3

thanks allie - it feels good to be able to increase the mileage again. it's been a long slow road back, fraught with impatience, injury, destitution, and weight gain! lol

motivational platitude #1: one must run because one can run

you'll get it back

From Tom Slick on Mon, Jul 01, 2019 at 13:03:27 from 174.148.100.122

Dude, your comeback is motivation for the rest of us. Keep up the great work busting those goals getting back to your running freak! PPPPPP! I think you should push the envelope at the Full Monte by going for a "BQ"!!!!!

From JD on Tue, Jul 02, 2019 at 09:28:34 from 67.182.252.3

thank you Tom -

so i was born without a BQ gene, and over the years i've learned to run simply for the love of running. i'm holding out hope that i can still run in my 80's and maybe go for a BQ then! lol

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