| 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. Favorite Blogs: |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 83.00 | 76.20 | 159.20 |
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| Asics 2150 Gold #1 Miles: 57.00 | Asics 2150 Gold #2 Miles: 92.00 | Nike Structure Triax +12 Red #1 Miles: 5.00 | Nike Structure Triax +12 Red #2 Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 15.00 | 20.00 |
| 20 mile long run. Last of 3 consecutive 60 mile weeks. Slow on the Smelter Road hills in a snow storm. By the end of the run in Lakepoint it was nice and sunny. 2:49:41 or 8:29 overall pace. Much faster after meeting up with Tina for the last 14 miles. We ran consecutive splits of 7:39, 7:27, 7:30, 7:37, 7:52, and 7:59. Slowed up going over the knoll on the gravel road before Lakepoint in 8:21 and 8:24. Then 7:36, 7:51, 8:29, 8:19, finishing with an 8:06 final mile. Fastest of my three 20 mile runs. Felt good about that especially after being so slow on the Smelter Road hills in the snow and wet full sweats. Start tapering next week. |
| Asics 2150 Gold #1 Miles: 20.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| 5 easy miles at 5:10 a.m. Standard route. 38 degrees. |
| Asics 2150 Gold #1 Miles: 5.00 |
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| 5 miles in 43:36 at 5:05 a.m. 47 degrees. Final tempo run. Mostly working on form today. Felt good throughout. Felt strong on the uphills. I think I'm as ready as I'll get. Tapering. |
| Asics 2150 Gold #1 Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| 5 miles at 5:10 a.m. Very easy. 37 degrees. Standard Skyline route plus loop to west. |
| Asics 2150 Gold #1 Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| 5 miles fairly easy at 5:05 a.m. Skyline to gate and back via Loma Vista and Upland loops. Continuing to taper. |
| Asics 2150 Gold #1 Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 |
| 4 miles easy going up. More moderate effort coming back. 36:50. 34 degrees. Temperature has been going the wrong direction this week. Progressively colder each morning. 5:10 a.m. |
| Asics 2150 Gold #2 Miles: 4.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 10.00 | 12.00 |
| 12 miles at 8:15 a.m. 8+ with Tina. 1:40:44 or 8:24 aveage pace. Nice running weather today. 5 other runners out. Fastest mile was 7:36. Slowest was 8:41, so a good even effort overall. I feel ready for Ogden next Saturday. Tina is doing Bay to Breakers in San Francisco. I'll be in Chicago all this week, so I'm glad I'm in taper down mode. Looking forward to a couple of runs on the Lakefront Path, however rain is predicted all week there. Maybe I'll be on a treadmill at the hotel. We'll see. |
| Asics 2150 Gold #2 Miles: 12.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
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7:45 a.m. Rain last night, but sun this morning. Easy 5 miler into the mouth of Middle Canyon and back. Out via SR 36, back through town. I don't know why I always feel sluggish these last easy days before the marathon, but it always seems to be the case. I should feel strong and rested, but never do. Next 2 runs in Chicago. They're expecting rain, so maybe I'll be on the treadmill at the hotel. Then 2 days of no running and home Friday afternoon just in time to go to the expo and pick up chip and bib. Hope I don't have any flight delays. |
| Nike Structure Triax +12 Red #1 Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| 4 TM miles at Hyatt Regency Fitness Center in Chicago. Wind, rain and cold outside and as a result had to wait 15 minutes for a treadmill. 34:45 easy miles tapering. 6:00 a.m. |
| Asics 2150 Gold #1 Miles: 4.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| Chicago Lakefront path south through Millenium Park to the Museum near Soldier Field. 19 minutes out and 19 back. Approximately 4 miles. Last run before the marathon on Saturday. Overcast but dry. 6:00 a.m. |
| Asics 2150 Gold #1 Miles: 4.00 |
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Ogden Marathon (26.2 Miles) 03:36:06, Place overall: 302, Place in age division: 13 | | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 1.00 | 25.20 | 26.20 |
| Ogden Marathon in 3:36:06, 8:14 pace. 13th in division. Ran with Pat Baker from 14 to 19 miles. Felt strong throughout. About 5 minutes short of goal, but happy to BQ for first time since SGM 08. A very nice day, clear and sunny. Didn't overheat until the final mile. |
| Asics 2150 Gold #2 Miles: 26.00 |
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| No running today. Still feel a bit beat up from the marathon on Saturday. Will probably bike some easy miles tomorrow and start running again on Wednesday. | | Add Comment |
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| Stationary bike for 5.5 miles in 20:15. Resume running tomorrow. | | Add Comment |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| 4+ very easy recovery miles in 38:00. 5:10 a.m. Solo. Still hurting some. |
| Asics 2150 Gold #1 Miles: 4.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 2.00 | 5.00 |
| 5 miles+ in 44:54 at 5:00 a.m. with Tina. Standard route. Felt a bit better than yesterday. |
| Asics 2150 Gold #2 Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| 5:10 a.m. run with Matt and Elaine. 5 miles very easy on standard Skyline Route. Nice morning at near 50 degrees. Will be colder tomorrow they say. When will the nice weather get here and stay for a while? |
| Asics 2150 Gold #2 Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 4.00 | 8.00 |
| 8 miles this morning with Tina at 8:00 a.m. Sunny but cool. Heavy rain last night. Got warmer throughout the run. 1:08:00 or 8:30 pace overall. Fastest mile 7:36, slowest mile 8:57. Tight hamstrings today. Feeling okay otherwise. An easy recovery week with 22 miles. (About what Kelli runs every single day). |
| Asics 2150 Gold #2 Miles: 8.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| 5:10 a.m. run with Matt1. Skyline Avenue route. He's struggling to get back at it and stopped at 2 waiting for me to return from the gate. All of this in the yuck. Snowing and muddy road up to the gate. I should have waited until tonight to run. Elaine didn't show. A bit short of 5 miles, in about 47:00. |
| Nike Structure Triax +12 Red #2 Miles: 5.00 |
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| 5 miles at 5:10 a.m. with Elaine and Matt1 (4). Quite slow but a bit faster than usual with them. Paul Lindsay out running this morning. 79 years old. He's getting ready for the local 5K on the 4th of July. He said he was giving this up a couple of years ago, but he's back at it. Amazing! |
| Asics 2150 Gold #2 Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| 5 mile tempo run. Solo this morning at 5:10 a.m. Matt1 and Elaine didn't show. 43:09 up Skyline Avenue to the gate and back via Loma Vista and Upland loops. 50 degrees. Felt good. In shorts, but two long sleeves was way too much. |
| Asics 2150 Gold #2 Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
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5 miles at 5:10 a.m. very easy with Elaine. Skyline to gate and back with west loop. Matt1 didn't show again. Warm and windy. |
| Asics 2150 Gold #2 Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| 5 miles at 5:10 a.m. very easy along Skyline Route. With Elaine, Matt1 a no-show for 3 days in a row. I know why I seem to gravitate to female running partners. They always seem to take it much more seriously or consistently than my gender. |
| Asics 2150 Gold #1 Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 1.00 | 7.00 |
| 5 mile easy run at 5:00 a.m. with Mike from S.F. Introduced him to my standard 5 mile route. He liked it except for the altitude here at 5,200 ft. Came back and did a couple more on the TM, finishing at about 7:30 pace. Flipping my long run to Monday with Tina. |
| Asics 2150 Gold #2 Miles: 7.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 7.00 | 10.00 |
| 10 miles in 1:23:45 with Tina. 8:21 average pace. 8:00 a.m. on the Smelter Road hills and back. Memorial Day. Pushed the downhills a bit. Splits: 8:34, 9:19, 7:50, 8:59, 9:12, 7:49, 6:55, 7:46, 8:32, and 8:37. A good run. |
| Asics 2150 Gold #2 Miles: 10.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 83.00 | 76.20 | 159.20 |
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| Asics 2150 Gold #1 Miles: 57.00 | Asics 2150 Gold #2 Miles: 92.00 | Nike Structure Triax +12 Red #1 Miles: 5.00 | Nike Structure Triax +12 Red #2 Miles: 5.00 |
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