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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
Sun, Feb 21, 2010
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Watched the move "Prefontaine" last night.  I think I liked it about the same as "Without Limits".  Also watched "Fire on the Track" as well.  It's a documentary on Prefontaine, and was only an hour long.  I liked it the best, but I typically like documentary style stuff.  I think that's why I liked "Spirit of the Marathon" and the "Long Green Line" so much as far as running videos.

Comments
From Teena Marie on Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 11:20:04 from 174.52.45.85

Out of your list I have only seen Without Limits and Spirit of the Marathon. I need to check these others out!! :)

From Kelli on Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 11:46:36 from 71.219.89.82

You should check out Running on the Sun. WOW, and OUCH, and CRAZY, and FREAKISH!!!

Thanks for your nice comments, and I am listening. I am done with the marathon Saturdays and on to my Boston training. No more marathons for me until the real thing!

Have a great week!

From artichoke on Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 20:40:51 from 71.37.120.226

Teena Marie-

You can watch "Long Green Line" on line on Hulu.com. It's great if you like high school cross country running.

Kelli-

I think I've heard of "Running on the Sun" but haven't seen it. Thanks for the recommendation. Movies like these help me get through these boring winter months. Spring is just a week a way! (On my calendar, anyway).

You two are both great runners! I wish you the best this year in your running goals. Just because 80 miles a week would kill me, doesn't mean it's not right for you. I'm certainly amazed at your efforts! Just be careful.

From Kelli on Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 21:59:50 from 71.219.89.82

Believe me, I am done for now with that craziness! After Boston, I will be training for an Ultra and back to high miles when I can handle it, but certainly not every week!

The movie is great (it was from the library) but it did give me nasty noenail nightmares!

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