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Location:

Logan,UT,USA

Member Since:

Jul 01, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

  • 9 Marathons (3:00:38 TOU 9-10)
  • 4 Halfs (1:23:55.7 TOU 8-10)
  • 4 5ks (20:18 1st Dam 11-08)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Build up to regular weeks of 70 miles.

Qualify for Boston at TOU 2010! (3:10:59)


Long-Term Running Goals:

BQ

Stay Healthy

Complete at least 1 marathon / year until I die.

Personal:

Married with 4 beautiful daughters

Wife

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Barefoot! Lifetime Miles: 67.68
Vibram 5-Finger KSO Br Lifetime Miles: 459.01
NB MR790 BrOr Lifetime Miles: 1151.08
NB MT-100 Lifetime Miles: 505.33
NB MR790 BRed Lifetime Miles: 751.42
NB MR790 BRed 2 Lifetime Miles: 335.71
Inov-8 Roctite 320 Lifetime Miles: 247.46
AirWalk Clogs 1 ($15) Lifetime Miles: 55.51
Total Distance
9.30

1:12:18 169/178 7:46 per mile average.  It was raining hard so I went to the Sports Academy where 13 laps is a mile (I hope.) 7:37.7 average for middle 7 miles.

1.15 9:23.6 148 8:11/mile warm up

7:41.1 164

7:36.6 169

7:38.3 172

7:37.5 174

7:31.1 176

7:38.3 176

7:41.0 175

1.15 9:31.6 170 8:15/mile cool down

 

I thought that most adults could read, but apparently most are just followers.  The track at the Sports Academy goes around a basketball court and all of the treadmills, ellipticals, bikes, etc.  Anyone using any of these machines gets to watch the people running on the track.  I've spent a lot of time on the treadmill (last winter) so I've seen everyone running counter-clock wise around the track.  I didn't really like the thought of always making the sharp 90 degree turns to the left.  I thought if I ever ran on the track, I would alternate directions each day I ran.  Well, apparently someone else thought the same thing - there is a sign at the first turn CCW and CW (two signs) that say:

 

Monday, Wednesday, and Friday run counter clockwise and on Tuesday and Thursday run clockwise.  Saturday and Sunday - You choose! 

 

Well, you can imagine how irritated people were when they started running (after me, by the way) and found that I was running the opposite direction.  So instead of me passing them every 5-10 laps, I passed them twice per lap.  I admit that I was going the "wrong" way compared to everyone I've seen run, but I was just doing what the sign says as a courtesy to the literate people in the building.  I'll bet most of these people vote today but don't have any idea what the candidates think or what the propositions mean.

Weight: 132.00
Comments
From mattrow on Tue, Nov 04, 2008 at 16:01:38

how did you not lose count of how many laps you ran. How did you not get dizzy?

From Jason McK on Tue, Nov 04, 2008 at 16:48:38

I did lose count a few times, but with each lap being around 35 seconds, I could easily figure out what number I was on.

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