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St. George,UT,U.S.A

Member Since:

Apr 02, 2005

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

97th at Boston

1:09:40 Half Marathon

2:25:50 Marathon

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Get healthy enough to enjoy a run again.

Long-Term Running Goals:

To be able to do it... long term. 

Personal:

"To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the Gift" -Steve Prefontaine

Live your life. Take chances. Be crazy. Don't wait. Because right now is the oldest you've ever been and the youngest you'll be... ever again.

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The last day of August 2008. Wow this year has flown by so far. Here we are one month away from the STGM again! It seems like I was just here last year at this time. What a year it's been so far- as far as running goes. So far this year I've spent more time running, getting ready to run, and trying to recover from running than any other time in my life. I've logged more miles per week on avg by far than in the past and as of late have completed 5 weeks of a 10 week Big workout schedule. So for my efforts where am I? That's the million dollar question. So far in races this year I've never ran to a satisfactory level. So I really don't have a bench mark to know where my fitness is. Last Saturday was the closets look I've had so far in 2008 when I ran a "workout" 20 miler down the STG course. I was able to run harder and more energized than last year during a similar workout... but like I said it was a workout and not a real race. 

With the stress of family and life I really don't know where my running will go after the STGM in a little over a month. It seems this lifestyle of constantly being sore, tired, and hungry is taking it's toll on me and I'm taking a toll on others around me. So this could be my last real race... Unless things fall apart there like other races this year and I'll have to try something else to hang my hat on.

For now I'm just going to focus on enjoying September. Staying positive and happy around the house. I've got one more month of hard training and this could be it so I might as well enjoy it while it lasts. Yesterday was one of those days. I had a good run in great weather conditions early in the morning with the guys. Then enjoyed the opening weekend of college football to the fullest.

So for now I need to keep my family happy. Get my legs together- in doing that I need to find a good solution for my nagging hamstring and then be fully recovered by race day. I also need to stick to the workouts that the circle of trust has planned unless injury says otherwise. Then in the meantime I need to try and decide where we go from here? 

Comments
From Dustin on Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 13:13:12

I'm sure as your life continues to get more busy, you will be able to find the balance required to please everyone. Some days it can be a challenge, but like you posted as a short term goal just stay positive. You've already accomplished so much as a runner, and I'm sure there are still other goals for you to chase.

From Adam RW on Mon, Sep 01, 2008 at 00:50:16

Clyde, Thank you for the comment. I was worried about myself as well. However, things always come around. I see from this entry that things are weighing heavy on you as well. It is hard for me to give encouragement in typed words, that's what running alongside someone for 20-miles is for but this to will pass. I agree that the selfishness of the long-distance runner often worries me. However, I think most of the people on this blog (you included) do a good job balancing the rest of our lives to compensate for the time we are out the door running.

From Superfly on Mon, Sep 01, 2008 at 11:35:07

Thanks guys. I'm just super burned out with running right now. The hard weeks and miles are catching up to me. It will be nice to just run to run and not to be trying to catch a big PR every race.

I guess we all go in and out of these phases. So hopefully I'll snap out of it and be a little more positive about it in the weeks to come.

From MarcieJ on Mon, Sep 01, 2008 at 12:06:09

I feel like I am in the exact same place as you, although I have not ran the "big workouts" like yourself. But I feel like this is going to be my last "big" race for awhile as well..I am still going to run of course but my priortiesand focus are needing to change after SG. Also read my entry today, reguarding your tight hamstring, maybe your hamstring issue is similar to mine, stress!

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