Seeking a better country...

May 03, 2024

15% off for Fast Running Blog members at St. George Running Center!

Location:

Bountiful,Ut,USA

Member Since:

Sep 22, 2009

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

5k 18:44 4 July 2012 C-ville
10K 38:22 24 July 2012 DesNews
Half 1:22:30 18 Aug 2012 Hobble
Full 3:00:35 29 Sep 2012 Huntsville

Short-Term Running Goals:

Sign up for a race > 5k, run well.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Keep on running.

Click to donate

to Ukraine's Armed Forces

Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Trails Lifetime Miles:						551.40
Grass Lifetime Miles:						72.50
Pavement Lifetime Miles:						2225.20
Stroller Lifetime Miles:						438.80
Navy Crocs Lifetime Miles:						378.70
Nordic Track TM Lifetime Miles:						1015.77
Green Mirage 2 Lifetime Miles:						494.70
Orange Mirage 3 Lifetime Miles:						514.90
Glow In The Dark Mirage 3 Lifetime Miles:						461.25
Navy Blue Mirage Lifetime Miles:						216.90

Thu, Oct 18, 2012

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
8.40	0.00	8.40

After a delightful day of employment, I returned home in time for a bit of a run before rushing off to see The Scarlet Pimpernel. Early evening runs in October are delightful.

3 weeks post marathon I am rudderless. The only goal I have come up with for the rest of the year is to top 2000 miles. This is a sleepy goal, requiring little effort; a scant 28 mpw.

My legs have no spring. My rt ankle is irritated. A tempo run might help, but I can't force one out of myself.

Pavement Miles: 8.40	While Mirage 2 Miles: 8.40

Comments

From Tara on Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 09:05:37 from 75.169.138.249

Are you doing Striders next year? If you're not doing Boston then you can still enter into the lottery for Ogden in the next day or so. It's always easier training for marathon with a partner nearby :-) Have you done that one before? Don't be a marathon snob. A tempo sounds like the right dose of medicine to cure an irritated ankle. Runners are so messed up.

From Kam on Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 09:27:06 from 68.66.163.179

I don't know about Striders again, Tara. I like the races, but I missed two closer ones that were double booked, including one that my daughter helped organize. I'll probably end up running Ogden for the third time, but maybe Salt Lake would be a good option too. It's been over a year of pretty steady push for the sub-3 goal, and I kind of want a break, you know? No answers, just more questions.

As to the tempo, it's been three weeks since I ran fast. It's like I forgot how.

From Jake K on Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 09:37:56 from 155.100.226.191

Maintain and get 100% healthy for now... you'll find the fire/rudder soon enough. You ran a lot of PRs this year!

From AngieB on Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 09:48:56 from 159.212.71.199

Kam it sounds like we need to meet up for a fun run. Maybe a pep talk from me will get some fire under your belt again. Whenever you are ready to meet for a run lets do it k. I am open most saturday mornings.

From NatalieK on Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 15:06:10 from 24.2.101.184

I'm sorry you're stuck in a rut. I understand that feeling all too well, be patient, it'll come back! It always does. Give yourself a well deserved break.

From AngieB on Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 16:09:57 from 159.212.71.200

Hey BTW have you seen your interview on Hunstvilles website?

Add Your Comment.

Keep it family-safe. No vulgar or profane language. To discourage anonymous comments of cowardly nature, your IP address will be logged and posted next to your comment.
Do not respond to another person's comment out of context. If he made the original comment on another page/blog entry, go to that entry and respond there.
If all you want to do is contact the blogger and your comment is not connected with this entry and has no relevance to others, send a private message instead.

Debt Reduction Calculator

Featured Announcements

Most Recent Entries:

New Kids on the Blog
(need a welcome):

Lone Faithfuls
(need a comment):