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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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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
Wed, Jan 26, 2011
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No run this morning.  Havins some pain in my left hip and in my SI joint since after yesterday's run.  Pain just putting weight on it.  Thought I better rest and try to avoid what I went through 2 years ago when I had a stress fracture on the right side SI joint.  Hopefully, it won't be that.  May try the stationary bike tonight.

Comments
From Kelli on Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 19:10:36 from 71.219.84.215

Darn it, I hope you feel better soon!

From artichoke on Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 10:16:39 from 216.49.181.254

Thanks. With a 1/2 marathon and a full marathon coming up in March and April I'm beginning to get a bit worried, but hopefully things will go okay. Keep up your great efforts!

From Kelli on Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 10:17:55 from 71.219.84.215

Which races are you doing?

From artichoke on Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 10:31:39 from 216.49.181.254

Moab in March and Boston in April. What's on your 2011 schedule?

From Kelli on Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 17:25:43 from 71.219.84.215

I knew Boston, DA!

We are running Ragnar DEL SOL in AZ at the end of February as an Ultra team, then I am doing a 50 miler in March, a 50k in April, and that is all I have thought about so far. I may be so tired after all of that ultra stuff that I will just retire.

From Burt on Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 17:26:37 from 206.19.214.144

Who's on your ultra team Kelli?

From Kelli on Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 17:42:46 from 71.219.84.215

Scott, Jose, LaMont (they all ran Del SOl last time) and then Eric and Alan from my running group. I am the only female AND the youngest runner on the team. Should be fun.

From Burt on Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 17:45:05 from 206.19.214.144

Sounds fun. Make sure they apply Body Glide.

From Kelli on Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 17:48:30 from 71.219.84.215

We buy it in bulk. I am more worried about the smell....men do not smell like lemons after running.

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