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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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Asics 2000 Blue Miles: 100.00Saucony Pro Guide 6 #2 Miles: 65.00Saucony Pro Guide 6 #1 Miles: 4.00
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Ivins, UT. 10:30 AM. 10 miles in 1:31:32 along Snow Canyon Parkway to Halfway Wash and back. First run since Monday. Resting bad back. Feeling about 75%. Better after 3 miles. Encouraging run. Sunny day, low 40's.

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5 AM. 20/20 elliptical/recumbent cycling.

6 PM. 5 miles in 46:22. Skyline route.

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5:15 AM. 15/15 elliptical/ recumbent cycling.

6:15 PM. 5 TM progression in 43:44

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5 AM. 4 TM miles in 35:40. 8:55 AP.

5:45 PM. 5 miles in 44:35. 8:55 AP. To Middle Canyon and back.

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5AM. Gym: 3x12x6 machines upper body. 20 min. Recumbent cycling.

6PM. 5 miles in 44:20 on the Westland Route.

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5AM. 5 TM miles in 46:30 easy.

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9:00 AM. 14 miles in 2:03:30 with Rick. Across town, Smelter Road hills, 1000 N. loop, Coleman loop. Overcast. Trying to rain, but didn't really happen. 8:50 AP.

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5AM. 4 TM miles in 36:02. 9:00 AP. slight progression.

4:30 PM. 5 miles on Bonneville Loop in City Creek Canyon, 11th Ave., back by way of Memory Grove. 46:04. 9:13 AP.

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5AM. Gym: 3x12x6 machines upper body weights. 20 minutes recumbent cycling.

6AM. 5 miles in 45:43, 9:09 AP. To Middle Canyon and back.

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5 AM Gym: 4 TM miles in 35:25, 8:51 AP. Progression run.

5:30 PM. 5 miles in 45:56. Settlement Canyon to gate at reservoir and back plus loop to Vine and home via THS.

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5AM. Gym: 3x12x6 upper body weights + 20 minutes recumbent cycling.

5:30PM. 5 miles easy in 45:00, 9:00 AP. Westland oute.

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5AM. 4 miles easy on Skyline out and back.

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8:30AM. 16 miles in 2:27:13. Ivins to Halfway Wash along Snow Canyon Parkway down to end of trail at Dixie Drive up to Sunset, west thru Santa Clara, up Old Highway 91 into Kayenta and home.

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8:30AM. Ivins, Utah. 10 miles up into Snow Canyon to end of paved pathway and back. 1:34:15.

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5AM. Gym: 3x12x6 machines upper body weights. 15 minutes recumbent cycling.

6PM. 5 miles in 45:27, 9:05 AP. To Middle Canyon and back.

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5AM. Gym: 20/20 elliptical/upright cycling (5m) workout.

6PM. 5 miles easy in 46:08, Westland Route. Last run before Dogown 1/2 on Saturday.

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Gym: 5AM. 3x12x6 machines upper body weights. 20 minutes recumbent cycling.

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Race: Dogtown 1/2 Marathon (13.1 Miles) 01:42:40, Place overall: 133, Place in age division: 3
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Dogtown 1/2 Marathon. 1:42:40, 7:50 AP. 3rd M55-59. Rick: 1:30:35. 4th M25-29. Ashlee: 1:38:21. 10th F30-34.

A fun course. Pretty decent event.

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5AM. 5 mile day recovery run, not timed. Skyline route.

6PM. 5 miles easy in 45:02, 9:00 AP. to mouth of Middle Canyon and back.

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5AM. 3x12x6 machines upper body. 20 minutes recumbent cycling.

6PM. 5 miles in Settlement Canyon. 45:02.

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5AM. 5 miles on Skyline route. Un-timed.

5:30 PM. 6.7 miles on Smelter Road up and back with Karrie.

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5AM. Gym: 3x15x6 machines, upper body weights. 20 minutes recumbent cycling.

6:15PM. 5 miles on the Westland route, 45:40.

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5AM. Gym: 4 TM miles in 35:10. Progression run, 9:20 to 8:00 pace.

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