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Aaron Saufley
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Husband. Dad. Exvangelical Pastor. Hospice Chaplain. Short Fiction Writer. Theology Nerd. Cinephile. There are too many books to read before I die. He/Him. 🏳️‍🌈 ally. Postulant with the Appalachian Order.
It’s 28° 🥶

I dreaded getting up. I just wanted to avoid a 14:00 split and get inside. I damn near avoided the 13:00’s. And somehow negative split everything.

Hell yeah. I did it. 🏃‍♂️

4.0
52:09
Mile 1: 13:16
Mile 2: 13:08
Mile 3: 12:59
Mile 4: 12:46

#SoFlyMiles2025 131.0
#running
#jogging
December 13, 2025 at 12:10 PM
A cold steady getting the miles in jog. In the words of cousin Eddie in “Christmas Vacation”:

“Just glad to be here.” 🎅🏻

Heck yeah. I did it. 🏃‍♂️

2.0
24:30
Mile 1: 12:29
Mile 2: 12:01

#SoFlyMiles2025 129.0
#running
#jogging
December 11, 2025 at 10:03 AM
A slow, deliberate 4 mile long jog on a cold, dreary morning. Just wanted to not walk. And I didn’t.

Hell yeah. I did it. 🏃‍♂️

And beat the Packers. 🐻⬇️

4.0
54:58
Mile 1: 13:30
Mile 2: 13:44
Mile 3: 14:08
Mile 4: 13:38

#SoFlyMiles2025 127.0
#running
#jogging
#chicagobears
#dabears
December 6, 2025 at 12:08 PM
A rare evening jog. It’s cold. My right knee is jelly. First mile seemed much faster and the second much slower than the times.

Oh well. I did it. 🏃‍♂️

And 🐻⬇️

2.0
24:13
Mile 1: 12:04
Mile 2: 12:09

#SoFlyMiles2025 123.0
#running
#jogging
#chicagobears
#dabears
December 3, 2025 at 10:09 PM
It’s cold. Legs are jelly. Weird twinge in my lower back. Middle age is dumb.

Aimed for the 11’s in both miles and got it. <23:00 was a bonus.

Hells yeah. I did it. 🏃‍♂️

2.0
22:56
Mile 1: 11:21
Mile 2: 11:35

#SoFlyMiles2025 121.0
#running
#jogging
November 25, 2025 at 10:01 AM
It’s late spring warm out here. At least it’s breezy. First 3 miler in a while, and holy smokes I surprised myself. Was hoping for a 12:30 pace. Never saw it. Yay me.

Hells yeah. I did it. 🏃‍♂️

3.0
36:19
Mile 1: 12:25
Mile 2: 12:09
Mile3: 11:45

#SoFlyMiles2025 119.0
#running
#jogging
November 22, 2025 at 11:57 AM
It’s 41°. Colder than I like but way better than summer. Really good first mile. Trash second due to sinuses and legs still getting back to where they were a month ago.

Oh well. I did it. 🏃‍♂️

2.0
23:47
Mile 1: 11:20
Mile 2: 12:27

#SoFlyMiles2025 116.0
#running
#jogging
November 17, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Clock said it was 50° out here. The clock lies. It’s COLD.

Sinuses tried to choke me. A car pulling out of its driveway stopped me. And I still had a good run.

Hells yeah. I did it. 🏃‍♂️

2.0
23:57
Mile 1: 12:12
Mile 2: 11:45

#SoFlyMiles2025 114.0
#running
#jogging
November 15, 2025 at 12:09 PM
First run in a month…

Lack of sleep.
A week of rain.
A cold (that has lingered for 3 weeks)
Life stress.

I’m just glad to be back at it. It will take some time to get back to where I was.

Oh well. I did it. 🏃‍♂️

2.0
25:43
Mile 1: 12:56
Mile 2: 12:43

#SoFlyMiles2025 112.0
#running
#jogging
November 10, 2025 at 9:56 AM
57° with a slight breeze. Took the legs awhile to get right. Pushed hard. Second mile was tough with two short walks, but stepped on the gas at the end. Fastest 2 miler this year.

Hell yeah. I did it. 🏃‍♂️

2.0
22:27
Mile 1: 11:24
Mile 2: 11:03

#SoFlyMiles2025 110.0
#running
#jogging
October 10, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Woke up to 70° and 100% humidity, sinuses being a jerk, and weird foot discomfort. A recipe for a not great run. I walked half the last mile. So what? A bad run beats no run.

I did it. Sort of. 🏃‍♂️

2.0
26:26
Mile 1: 12:34
Mile 2: 13:52

#SoFlyMiles2025 108.0
#running
#jogging
October 8, 2025 at 9:01 AM
A nice, steady, get-up-and-get-the-week started jog. Just wanted to find a rhythm and stick to it, and I did. Lots left in the tank at this pace.

Happy Monday. I did it. 🏃‍♂️

2.0
24:55
Mile 1: 12:38
Mile 2: 12:17

#SoFlyMiles2025 107.0
#running
#jogging
October 6, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Perfect 55° morning. Legs were tight. Allergies kicked in hard yesterday so mile two was a struggle. Still managed a <23:00 2 miler *COUGH COUGH*

Oh well. I did it. 🏃‍♂️

2.0
22:51
Mile 1: 11:07
Mile 2: 11:44

#SoFlyMiles2025 105.0
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#jogging
October 2, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Hip is fine. Knees are fine. Sinuses behaved. It’s hot. My head wasn’t into it.

Go away, Summer. Me and Autumn got shit to do. 🥵

Oh well. I did it. 🏃‍♂️

2.0
23:59
Mile 1: 11:44
Mile 2: 12:15

#SoFlyMiles2025 103.0
#running
#jogging
September 29, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Summer is taking its last stand for three more days. It’s so swampy out here. 🥵

Slow one mile recovery jog to test that sore hip. It’s not quite ready yet.

Oh well. I did it. 🏃‍♂️

1.0
13:34

#SoFlyMiles2025 101.0
#running
#jogging
September 25, 2025 at 8:56 AM
A sore hip and drippy sinuses didn’t keep me from hitting 100 miles for the year. That isn’t much, but it’s way more than I thought I would do.

Heck yeah. I did it. 🏃‍♂️

3.0
36:59
Mile 1: 12:45
Mile 2: 12:20
Mile 3: 11:54

#SoFlyMiles2025 100.0 🥳
#running
#jogging
September 22, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Off for a week after a beach trip and nursing a heel crack. Didn’t think I had a <23:00 2 miler in me.

Ended up with my first one since 2/20/19. 🤯

Hell yeah. I did it. 🏃‍♂️

2.0
22:50
Mile 1: 11:38
Mile 2: 11:12

#SoFlyMiles2025 97.0
#running
#jogging
September 17, 2025 at 8:55 AM
I knew a <23:00 2 miler would be a helluva stretch, but I tried anyway. First mile was good but I couldn’t keep it up. I’m close, though…

Oh well. I did it. 🏃‍♂️

2.0
23:33
Mile 1: 11:36
Mile 2: 11:57

#SoFlyMiles2025 95.0
#running
#jogging
September 8, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Sore IT band. Sore hip. No breeze. Sinuses acting up. Great day to up the miles, right?

Yep.

First two were great. Third was a struggle as the hip acted up. I told it to hush.

So, yeah. I did it. 🏃‍♂️

3.0
37:57
Mile 1: 12:56
Mile 2: 12:34
Mile 3: 12:27

#SoFlyMiles2025 93.0
#running
#jogging
September 5, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Every year from 9/1-10/31, we watch a horror movie every night. This year, we’re starting with an absolute banger. Half a century later, this classic still holds up.

Best opening sequence of any horror movie ever.

#horror
#horrormovies
#scarymovies
#halloween
September 1, 2025 at 11:17 PM
This cold is going to linger for a while, so I decided to take advantage of 62° and low humidity. It went surprisingly well. The sinuses loosened up and I didn’t choke. That’s a win.

Heck yeah. I did it. 🏃‍♂️

2.0
24:24
Mile 1: 12:35
Mile 2: 11:49

#SoFlyMiles2025 90.0
#running
#jogging
August 29, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Fighting a mild cold. Since few things are more miserable than jogging with a cold, I walk. It’s actually a nice morning for a walk as it’s not blazing hot or humid.
August 26, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Some run to clear their minds. Mine has to be clear to have a good run. It’s pretty cluttered today, so I slowly trudged around the ‘hood. It’s also hot and I have bubble guts and sore legs.

😖

Oh well. I did it. 🏃‍♂️

2.0
28:19
Mile 1: 14:05
Mile 2: 14:14

#SoFlyMiles2025 88.0
#running
#jogging
August 21, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Slightly cooler. Slightly less humid. Sounds like a good morning for all gas, no brakes. I nearly shit myself at that second mile time. Thanks, Slayer, for that last push.

Hell yeah. I did it. 🏃‍♂️

2.0
23:23
Mile 1: 12:19
Mile 2: 11:04

#SoFlyMiles2025 86.0
#running
#jogging
August 18, 2025 at 9:06 AM
“Together” started slow and was a little disjointed, and then the third act was all gas, no breaks. 😱

A really good metaphor for relationships and identity within them. Neon is putting out some bangers.

I really liked it. 4/5

#horror
#horrorfilms
#horrormovies
#film
#cinema
#movies
#neon
August 16, 2025 at 6:19 PM