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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
56.00
Virrata Miles: 10.00Pebblegripper 3 Miles: 9.00Virrata 2 Miles: 16.00Virrata 1 Miles: 6.00Steenbergers Miles: 15.00
Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
10.00

10 miles / trail run! it's been a couple of years since i last did a real trail run, not counting last summers anomolous 15 miler at the Leadville Heavy Half. i ran on the shoreline trail north out of the kaysville wilderness park; the first 5 miles of the wasatch course and back. things have changed for the area since i was last there. super crowded parking lot, on a sunday even. used to be hardly anyone around especially on sundays. there is a bathroom facility built on site now too. since i now live less than 2 miles from the trailhead, i anticipate using the area frequently once i get past the ogden marathon and start focusing more on trail running again. my average pace today was 11:13 per mile! it took awhile to find my trail legs, but once i did i was having a blast out there. back to the roads tomorrow.

WT 62 miles

 

eighty-two

Virrata Miles: 10.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(2)
Total Distance
5.00

5 miles from work - church/golden loop. really nice conditions the first four miles.50f, light rain, breezes and a little thunder here and there. quite peaceful. then in the last mile evrything got extreme quickly. gusty strong wind, thunder and lightning, and a soaking deluge of rain just beat down on top of me. since it was my last mile i was able to enjoy it. glad i didn't start the run any later.

WT 61 miles

 

eighty-three

Pebblegripper 3 Miles: 5.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(2)
Total Distance
13.00

13 miles / easy - from work - church/golden/rainbow/rite-aid/emerald/cherry/oakridge. lot's of hills on this route. my first 70 mile week in years.

WT 71 miles

 

eighty-four

 

Virrata 2 Miles: 13.00
Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
4.00

4 miles - from work/minority loop.

WT 53 miles

 

eighty-five

Pebblegripper 3 Miles: 4.00
Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
3.00

3 miles. legs are shot and with the half coming up saturday i thought i'd better get some recovery/rest.

WT 51 miles

 

eighty-six

Virrata 2 Miles: 3.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(1)
Total Distance
6.00

6 miles / easy. from work/church loop.

WT 51 miles

 

eighty-seven

Virrata 1 Miles: 6.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(3)
Race: striders WRC half marathon (13.12 Miles) 01:42:19, Place overall: 102, Place in age division: 11
Total Distance
15.00

15 miles - striders winter race circuit half marathon. felt pretty good today. my time of 1:42:19 (7:48 avg) is a pr for me by 32 seconds over a half i ran three years ago. i don't know if it really counts as a pr though because todays course had a lot of downhill whereas the course from three years ago was pretty much flat. however i probably weigh a couple of more pounds now and i have aged 3 years so i'll call it a draw and hope to do better next time.  passed people throughout the run. faded the last few miles but still maintained. about a mile warmup and cooldown.

placed 102/867 (11.8%) overall, and11/44 (25%) old dudes.

7:54, 7:59, 7:51, 7:53, 7:37, 7:36, 7:31, 7:42, 7:54, 7:52, 7:48, 7:54, 7:54, .53 for the last .12

WT 56 miles

 

eighty-eight

Steenbergers Miles: 15.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(4)
Total Distance
56.00
Virrata Miles: 10.00Pebblegripper 3 Miles: 9.00Virrata 2 Miles: 16.00Virrata 1 Miles: 6.00Steenbergers Miles: 15.00
Weight: 0.00
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