Artichoke's Running Blog (Ken Spence)

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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

Tue, Aug 30, 2011

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
5.00	0.00	5.00

Took my birthday off from work today for a "me" day. 56 years old. Have been running for 29 of those.

8:15 a.m. 60 minutes cycling in the flatlands of Erda and Stansbury Park.

10:00 a.m. 20 minutes of upper body weights. Light reps 3 x15 x 6 machines.

4:00 p.m. 5 miles trail running in the canyons. White Pine double track, left hand fork trail in Settlement Canyon starting at Camp Wapiti and most of the Dark Trail. Only one fall.

Saucony Peregrine Trail Miles: 5.00

Comments

From Burt on Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 13:19:22 from 206.19.214.144

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! I told you I couldn't wait 'til tomorrow!

From allie on Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 13:25:50 from 161.38.218.168

that's a long time running. awesome. happy birthday.

From Burt on Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 13:27:57 from 206.19.214.144

where have all the flowers gone? long time...running...

From allie on Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 13:40:58 from 161.38.218.168

stooookey!

From Burt on Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 13:44:27 from 206.19.214.144

From artichoke on Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 21:34:20 from 24.2.95.164

Thanks. Did you know that Paul Stookey was born out here in Tooele County (Rush Valley)? I doubt he's ever been back since.

From Burt on Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 21:50:34 from 72.223.91.148

No, I did not know that. Is he one of Brigham Young's kids?

From artichoke on Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 00:34:46 from 24.2.95.164

No, but maybe a direct descendant... like half of the state of Utah.

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