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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
47.40
Mt101 The 2nd Miles: 8.60Kinvara2 Miles: 12.00Kinvara2 The 2nd Miles: 12.00Hattori The 2nd Miles: 8.50Hattori Miles: 6.30
Weight: 0.00
Total Distance
3.00

easy 3 on the same motorcycle trail i've been running on this weekend (i've seen very few motorcycles). this is a great short run with a gnarly little climb for the last half mile. 11:28 avg.

i'm looking forward to running on the smooth, straightforward roads again tomorrow.

WT 35.9 miles

 

one nineteen

Mt101 The 2nd Miles: 3.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(1)
Total Distance
7.00

7 miles easy paced from work. sun and 65F feels pretty pleasant after running in 80+ degrees over the last three days. 9:00 avg.

WT 38.7 miles

 

one twenty

pm edit: i deleted some shoes from my blog just now and it got me thinking...

since i started on this blog in 2008 i have logged over 10,100 miles on 19 pair of shoes running those miles. which means i've averaged about 532 miles per shoe...

2008 - 1317 miles

2009 - 2654 miles

2010 - 2578 miles

2011 - 2618 miles

2012 - 933 miles so far

 


Kinvara2 Miles: 7.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(3)
Total Distance
12.00

12 miles commute to work. didn't get started until 9:00 (had to mow down the jungle surrounding my yard first!), by the time i finished the run it was 80F. legs still feeling tired, from the weekend i suppose.

WT 47.5 miles

 

one twenty-one

Kinvara2 The 2nd Miles: 12.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(5)
Total Distance
8.50

8.5 miles - LPT/fairground loop from the frontrunner station. i slogged through the first four miles and then ran into Andy and ran with him for about a mile and a half, which provided a much needed boost to my run, as illustrated in the first four miles of my run averaging 9:16 per mile, and the last 4.5 miles averaging 8:22 per mile. which tells me that my funk over the last couple of weeks is definitely mental and not physical. i should run with people more.

WT 52.5 miles

 

one twenty-two


 

Hattori The 2nd Miles: 8.50
Weight: 0.00
Comments(3)
Total Distance
5.00

5 miles - from work. 

WT 48.5 miles

 

one twenty-three

Kinvara2 Miles: 5.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(2)
Total Distance
6.30

6.3 miles - from work, suncloudish, cool, windy. easy erratic pace today. 

WT 51.8 miles

 

one twenty-four

Hattori Miles: 6.30
Weight: 0.00
Comments(4)
Race: Save the Day 5k (2.95 Miles) 00:22:20
Total Distance
5.60

Lysa did an amazing job organizing this race, which was part of a day of activities to raise money for her 4 year old nephews brain tumor costs. the little guy had brain surgery a couple of months ago and is recovering really well. a great turn out for the race this morning, somewhere around 350-400 runners/walkers. Lysa laid out a fun course around murray park. i warmed up for 2.65 miles and the race was 2.95 miles. i wasn't expecting any pr's or anything out of myself today as i'm currently experiencing some kind of "funk cycle" the last couple of weeks. lot's of dodging walkers, dogs etc. the course had a nice little hill that we got to climb twice, with a tasty little downhill after the climb. there were several friends along the course too and i had a good time just chatting with people and being my usual clown self. really impressive the sponsorship and support Lysa recruited for this event. great weather, good friends, and a good cause. life is good, and we're all pretty lucky to be healthy and live our lives with such freedom and peace these days! Lysa makes a great race director!

now off to "enjoy" the bowling segment of the days activities.

WT 47.4 miles

 

one twenty-five

Mt101 The 2nd Miles: 5.60
Weight: 0.00
Comments(6)
Total Distance
47.40
Mt101 The 2nd Miles: 8.60Kinvara2 Miles: 12.00Kinvara2 The 2nd Miles: 12.00Hattori The 2nd Miles: 8.50Hattori Miles: 6.30
Weight: 0.00
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