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Baby Brady 5K Fun Run

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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
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Asics 2000 Blue Miles: 97.00Saucony Pro Guide 6 #2 Miles: 68.20Saucony Peregrine Trail Miles: 11.00Saucony Pro Guide 6 #1 Miles: 14.00
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7:30 AM with the Tooele Running Club. 2:25:56, 9:07 AP. SHS to Droubay Rd. down thru Lakepoint and back through Stansbury SW and some more along Bates Canyon Rd. 51 miles this week. Keeping schedule so far. March has arrived!

Asics 2000 Blue Miles: 16.00
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5AM. 5 miles easy on the standard Skyline route.

6PM. 5 miles in 45:02, 9:00 AP. to Middle Canyon and back via cemetery.

Saucony Pro Guide 6 #2 Miles: 5.00Asics 2000 Blue Miles: 5.00
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3.003.006.00

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

5PM. 6 miles in 51:57, 8:39 AP. West side alley routes and NW quadrant route.

Saucony Pro Guide 6 #2 Miles: 6.00
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5AM. 5 miles easy on Skyline route opposite direction.

6PM. 5 miles on Westland route in 43:01.

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5:45 PM. 5 miles on Provo River trail out and back and around Provo Riverwoods Shopping Center. 43:15. 3 1/2 in the rain.

Asics 2000 Blue Miles: 5.00
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5:00 AM. 3 TM miles in 26:30.

Saucony Pro Guide 6 #2 Miles: 3.00
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Race: Baby Brady 5K Fun Run (3.1 Miles) 00:21:38, Place overall: 4
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8:00 AM. Brady Baby 5K Fun Run in 21:38. 4th Place. Rick first in 19:18.

10:00 AM. 6 mile trail run along Oquirrh base trail with Rick. Nice, sunny day.

Saucony Peregrine Trail Miles: 6.00Saucony Pro Guide 6 #2 Miles: 3.00
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8:00 AM. 5 miles easy with Pickles on the Skyline route.

Saucony Pro Guide 6 #2 Miles: 5.00
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6:00 PM. 5 miles in Settlement Canyon with Rick. 44:28.

Asics 2000 Blue Miles: 5.00
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5:00 AM. 5 miles easy on Skyline route.

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5:00 AM. 4 miles in 37:40. Skyline Drive out and back.

Asics 2000 Blue Miles: 4.00
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Rest.

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Race: Spectrum 10K (6.21 Miles) 00:43:58, Place in age division: 2
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Spectrum 10K. Ivins, UT. 43:58. 7:05 AP. 2nd Place M55-59. 1:21 faster than 2013. Felt great! Rick ran 39:30.

Saucony Pro Guide 6 #2 Miles: 6.20
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5:00 AM. 5 miles easy on the Skyline route and back via Loma Vista and Upland loops. Fairly wam.

6:00 PM. 5 miles in 45:11, 9:02 AP. To mouth of Middle Canyon and back via cemetery. Cold NW wind. Sore legs.

Saucony Pro Guide 6 #1 Miles: 5.00Asics 2000 Blue Miles: 5.00
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7 miles total. 2x800 @ 3:33, 3:26, with 400 recovery after each. 1 mile warm-up. 1 mile cool down plus 1 1/2 run to past USU Extension and back.

Saucony Pro Guide 6 #2 Miles: 7.00
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5:00 AM 5 easy miles on the Skyline route going out and back via Loma Vista and Upland loops.

6:00 PM. 5 miles in Settlement Canyon. 46:00, 9:12 AP.

Asics 2000 Blue Miles: 10.00
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6:00 PM. 5 miles in 43:01, 8:36 AP. Thru town down to Smelter Rd. and back home. Felt good tonight after feeling sluggish all week.

Saucony Pro Guide 6 #2 Miles: 5.00
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5:00 AM. Easy 4 miles out and back. Tons of deer out this morning.

Saucony Pro Guide 6 #1 Miles: 4.00
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Ivins,UT. 8:30 AM. 18 miles in 2:39:17, 8:51, AP. From house along Snow Canyon Parkway east to Half-way Wash and down along Dixie Drive and the Santa Clara trail to the confluence, then up along the Virgin River trail to the closure, then up Middleton Wash trail, adding one loop around Red Cliffs Mall to finish at Gold's Gym o meet Sharon. 54 miles this week. Feeling pretty good.

Asics 2000 Blue Miles: 18.00
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Ivins, UT. 8:30 AM. 5 miles easy recovery run on the Toe Trail and wash trail to the eat with Pickles.

Saucony Peregrine Trail Miles: 5.00
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9:30 AM. St. George to Ivins. 1 mile warm up on the Tuweap Pathway. Yasso 800's at the Snow Canyon High School track. 3:32, 3:35, 3:25 with 400 recovery after each. 3+ miles home on the Lava Flow pathway plus loop in Padre Lakes. 7+ miles.

Saucony Pro Guide 6 #2 Miles: 7.00
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Ivins, UT. 8:45 AM. 7 miles easy in 1:05. West on 400 S. and Old Highway 91 to the Ansazi Valley trail and along the petraglyphs path and back direct past the Biggest Loser Fitness Ridge and home via 200 West. Breezy and partly sunny.

Asics 2000 Blue Miles: 7.00
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Ivins, UT. 6 miles in 51:28. 8:34,AP. To Tuacahn and back home via Mesa Vista and Docena. 4 miles at tempo pace.

Saucony Pro Guide 6 #2 Miles: 6.00
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9:15 AM. Snow Canyon Parkway Path from Halfway Wash to house with Pickles. Easy in 45:27, 9:05 AP.

Saucony Pro Guide 6 #2 Miles: 5.00
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Ivins, UT. 9:00 AM. 12 miles in 1:47:08, 8:55 AP. Snow Canyon to end of paved path, uphill in 46:30. Back home plus 2 miles in West Canyon. Nice morning!

Asics 2000 Blue Miles: 12.00
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5:00 AM. 5 miles easy with Rick on Skyline to gate and back plus loop in neighborhood. Icy roads in spots.

6:00 PM. 5 miles in 44:40. To mouth of Middle Canyon and back thru cemetery.

Saucony Pro Guide 6 #1 Miles: 5.00Asics 2000 Blue Miles: 5.00
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Asics 2000 Blue Miles: 97.00Saucony Pro Guide 6 #2 Miles: 68.20Saucony Peregrine Trail Miles: 11.00Saucony Pro Guide 6 #1 Miles: 14.00
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