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

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Logan,UT,USA

Member Since:

Dec 15, 2009

Gender:

Male

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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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Thu, May 09, 2013

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Total Distance
11.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	11.00

Another pretty normal run, 7:20 pace. I spent all day today from 6am on hauling huge boulders down from the mountain and building rock retaining walls and steps around my house. I had the unusual assistance of the kid who egged my house and today totally kicked his butt. Bleeding hands, ripped pants, it was awesome. But he did start to kind of enjoy it after a few hours.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 0.00	Weight: 0.00	Calories: 0.00

Comments

From Rob Murphy on Thu, May 09, 2013 at 21:43:53 from 24.10.249.165

I've noticed that all rich people in utah have big boulders in their yard that are larger than my house.

From Rob on Thu, May 09, 2013 at 22:16:31 from 202.175.7.52

I'm sure he'll enjoy egging your house again tonight.

In China all the rich people have giant jade Dragons in their yard. I went to his house as part of the tour.

All the rich people in Utah strategically place their houses around the boulders.

From Steve on Fri, May 10, 2013 at 13:26:29 from 209.235.31.148

I've been thinking about that boulder thing. Interesting observation. I had not thought about that before but I remember when I was building my house a neighbor pointed out his yard and told mer that he had spent $27,000 on boulders. I thought it was about the dumbest thing I had heard of doing with money.

A giant Jade dragon sounds much more logical.

I got forced into it. Since I have a hillside lot the city has pointed out where they want retaining walls on my property to control drainage. Since the property was fine before I ever lived on it, I've ignored these demands for a few years, racking up $2,400 of fines from Logan City. I finally reached an agreement with them last week to waive the fees in exchange for a few smaller rock retaining walls.

From Rob Murphy on Fri, May 10, 2013 at 13:43:50 from 163.248.33.220

My parents paid $24,000 for the house I grew up in.

From Steve on Sat, May 11, 2013 at 11:58:10 from 12.200.234.20

Yeah but back then there was no electricity and the bathroom was in the backyard. :-)

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