The sun is up, the air is fresh, the stone is old

December 2012

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Location:

Logan,UT,USA

Member Since:

Dec 15, 2009

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

PRs after age 40:

 

5k     15:15  Running of the Leopards.

8k      22:21  Alta Death Dash

10k   33:02    Des News

Half Marathon      1:10  Timp Half

Marathon        2:32    Ogden

First solo R2R2R Bass Trails Grand Canyon 

First R2R2R Grand Canyon Toroweap Overlook

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Not be fat all year

Long-Term Running Goals:

Smell the dirt, feel the mountain, taste the wind.

Personal:

 

"Our legs are tight, our feet are flying, and we are gliding over the roll of the land. The sun is up, the air is fresh, the stone is old, and we are free and at peace. The clock has stopped because another time has taken over." C. Bowden

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6 miles easy, 4 miles on the elliptical. 

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Found a cool run through a scout camp in Dayton, OH.

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Outskirts of Denver, just getting it done today..

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Easy trail run in Logan Canyon.  Still no snow!

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Level run on the grass.

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Hard effort trail run, Bridger Trail, Logan, UT

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Easy recovery run

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Hard trail run Cholla to Echo Canyon Phoenix, AZ.  Most difficult trail run in the last six months.  Strong run!

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Medium distance run in Denver after a day of flight testing in the simulators.

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Slow run on the dirt trails East of Denver.  Good break from the last 6 hours of testing.  I'm slowly feeling like I'm recovering with the last couple of weeks off and spending more time just jogging than running.  Maybe I'll become a jogger.

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Out running on the plains of Denver again.  Nice morning, sunny and 50 degrees already.  Pretty sore today just from finally putting a little miles in this week which is a sign that I still have not recovered enough to get training really.  I think I will run two more weeks of these slow medium runs and then start working in some speed.

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Shoreline Trail

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An hour run...

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Pretty much chillaxin

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2 miles warm up and 5 at six minute pace.  For the first time in however long I can remember I actually went to a sports doctor about the sharp pain in both heels.  Since this has been ongoing for 7 months I decided I better get an opinion other than my own!  I was surprised that he was definite that it was Plantar fasciitis.  I thought that was in the arch.  So now I have to sleep with two stretchy sock things, buy new shoes, and tape up my feet occasionally.

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Slow run in Denver...

I got up this morning after sleeping with those stretchy socks and didn't have that hobbling pain on my heels that I have every morning.  Amazing.  Maybe the doc was on to something here.

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An hour easy running

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30 minutes core weight work and an hour of pool running.

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30 minutes of lifting and then a one hour hard intensity pool run.

Reviewing 2012 I discovered that I failed at every single running goal that I set for the year.  Warm fuzzy.

Looking hard at what I will do in 2013...

 

Sumo wrestling?

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30 min lifting and a good pool run

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45 minutes on the stairmaster

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Had to work this Christmas and my grandpa just had heart surgery so I changed my overnight to a Salt Lake one and was able to meet Rob for a run in the snow and then head over to their house for a couple of hours.  One of the best Christmases away from home that I have had.  I was able to spend a good part of the evening with my grandpa too which was an unexpected blessing

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Easy hour on the elliptical and 45 minutes of weights after getting rerouted to Puerto Vallarta today.  I was supposed to be home with the family for Christmas at noon today and had to go to Mexico instead.  What a mess..If I hadn't got a mini Christmas with the murphy's last night I would have missed the holiday altogether!

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Nice run on the grass in Balboa Park, San Diego.  Heel and knee hurt like nuts the whole time.  Today Hobie Call posted his goals on FB for the next year:

4:34 mile with 40 lb. weight vest
5-k at 4:34 mile pace with 24 lb. weight vest
10-k at 4:34 mile pace with 16 lb. weight vest
1/2 marathon at 4:34 mile pace with 8 lb. weight vest
MARATHON 1:59:59


... 6 months to complete the mile, then 10 more months to work my way to the marathon. I'd be ready just in time for the Boston Marathon in 2014.

And I thought I had some crazy goals in the past!  I say go for it!

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As hard as i could go on the Stairmaster for an hour.  420 floors.  Did intervals between level 14 and 10.  Could barely walk after this but the knee didn't hurt.

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Decent 8 mile run on the snow in Logan

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My heel is killing me today, next week may be a week off.

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Barely got in a run before church today

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Nice run on the soft snow in Logan and then got in a mile swim at the pool while the kids were swimming

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