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Location:

Tooele & Ivins,UT,USA

Member Since:

Oct 30, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Age Division Winner

Running Accomplishments:

St. George Marathon 20-year Club (completed 26)

Boston Marathon 2006, 2007, 2008, 2016, 2017 (+DNF 2011)

Running for 39 years, logged 58,000 miles since 1982. 38 marathons.

Old Man PR's:

5K = 19:58 - July 4th Freedom Run 7/4/08

6K = 26:38 - Cold Turkey Rrrun, 11/23/06

10K = 43:00 - Deseret News, 7/24/08

1/2 Marathon = 1:32:54 - Hobble Creek, 8/23/08

Marathon = 3:23:13 - St. George, 10/4/08 (Boston Qualifier)

Boston Best: 3:35:07, 4/21/08 (Boston Qualifier)

Boston Worst:  DNF, 4/18/11 

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Keep running!

Long-Term Running Goals:

Keep running for another 20 years.

Personal:

Married for 44 years to a wonderful and supportive wife. She's run 2 marathons herself in our earlier years so that helps.  4 boys, all married, and 10 grandchildren.  2 sons are runners. I celebrated 39 years of running madness, insanity, or at least OCD, on August 23rd, 2021. 

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Nike Free Lifetime Miles: 22.50
Saucony Peregrine Trail Lifetime Miles: 318.15
Asics 2000 Aqua #2 Lifetime Miles: 419.50
Asics 2000 Aqua #3 Lifetime Miles: 393.10
Asics 2000 Gray/Yellow Lifetime Miles: 610.30
Saucony Peregrine Trail #2 Lifetime Miles: 168.40
Asics 2000 Aqua #4 Lifetime Miles: 355.00
Sat, Aug 06, 2011
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
8.000.008.00

7:30 a.m. 8 mile run to Middle Canyon, up above the gas line to first campground and back direct.  Pretty steep in places and pretty slow today.  Nice and cool in the canyon.  33 miles this week.

10:00 a.m. at the gym.  30 minutes elliptical and 30 minutes cycling (15 upright and 15 recumbent).  15-20  minutes weights.   Lt. upper body 3x15 on 6 machines.  Felt good today. 

Asics 2150 Gold #4 Miles: 8.00
Comments
From allie on Sun, Aug 07, 2011 at 22:00:21 from 24.10.191.18

nice run, and nice job with the cross training afterward. i've never heard of middle canyon. sounds like we need to make a "middle canyon 1/2 marathon" :)

From artichoke on Sun, Aug 07, 2011 at 22:04:38 from 24.2.95.164

Thanks. Actually there is a Tooele 10K run down that canyon on September 10th. It's in its first year but I'm opting out since it has stretches that would be practically like falling off a cliff. Nice canyon otherwise. If you continue up over the top, it takes you down Butterfield Canyon and down into Herriman.

From allie on Sun, Aug 07, 2011 at 23:09:03 from 24.10.191.18

i may have to check that out sometime -- sounds like a really nice run.

From Burt on Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 15:06:49 from 206.19.214.144

Beware of Herriman. That's where Kelli lives!

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