| 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 | | 95.00 | 59.20 | 154.20 |
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| Saucony Pro Guide 6 #2 Miles: 52.00 | Saucony Pro Guide 6 #1 Miles: 58.00 | Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 18.00 | Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 12.00 | Asics 2000 Orange Miles: 4.00 | Saucony Peregrine Trail Miles: 10.00 |
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Snow Canyon 1/2 Marathon (13.1 Miles) 01:36:18, Place overall: 201, Place in age division: 4 | | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 13.10 | 13.10 |
| Snow Canyon 1/2 Marathon. 1:36:18. 7:21 AP. 4th of 51 in M55-59 AG. 148/717 men's field. 201/1912 total field. Great day, great weather, great scenery! Felt strong throughout. Bettered last years time by 3 minutes+. Rick ran 1:28:13 for 5th in his AG. He has PR'd in each of his 5 half marathons this year! Way to go Rick! |
| Saucony Pro Guide 6 #2 Miles: 13.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| 5:00 a.m. Gold's Gym: 20/20 upright cycling/elliptical workout. 6:00 p.m. 4 miles in 36:18 on the Westland route with Rick. Dark and colder. |
| Saucony Pro Guide 6 #1 Miles: 4.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| 5:00 a.m. Gold's Gym: 3x15x6 machines upper body weights. 20 minutes recumbent cycling. 6:15 p.m. 4 miles easy with Pickles in 38:42 back and forth on west side E-W streets. Quads and glutes still a bit sore from Saturday's race. |
| Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 4.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 2.00 | 5.00 |
| 5:00 a.m. Gold's Gym: 20/20 upright cycling/elliptical workout. 6:00 p.m. 5 miles in 44:49 with Rick up to gate on Skyline Drive. Out via SR36 and back direct. |
| Saucony Pro Guide 6 #2 Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 2.00 | 5.00 |
| 5:00 a.m. Gold's Gym: 3x15x6 machines upper body weights and 20 minutes upright stationary cycling for 5 miles. 6:00 p.m. 5 miles in 44:25 to mouth if Middle Canyon and back thru the cemetery with Rick. |
| Saucony Pro Guide 6 #1 Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| 5:00 a.m. 4 miles easy with Rick and Pickles on Skyline Drive up and back. Lots of deer out there this morning. My dog was going nuts. |
| Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 4.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 |
| 8:00 a.m. 10 miles with Rick and Tina from Tooele to Stansbury Park near Benson Mill via Erda's wet side. 1:19:20, 7:56 AP. |
| Saucony Pro Guide 6 #1 Miles: 10.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 2.00 | 5.00 |
| 5:00 a.m. Gold's Gym: 20/20 upright stationary cycling, 4.5 miles and elliptical. 6:00 p.m. 5 miles in 44:40 with Rick on the Westland route. |
| Saucony Pro Guide 6 #1 Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| 5:00 p.m. 5 miles in City Creek Canyon, Bonneville loop, and 11th Avenue to the cemetery and back with Rick. 40:57, 8:11 AP. Nice to have some daylight! Nice temperature. Felt great tonight! |
| Saucony Pro Guide 6 #1 Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| 5:00 a.m. Gold's Gym with Sharon and Tina: 20/20 elliptical/upright cycling (5+ miles). 6:00 p.m. 5 miles on Skyline to the gate and back with Rick. 43:54. |
| Saucony Pro Guide 6 #2 Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| 5:00 a.m. Gold's Gym: 20/20 cycling (5 miles)/elliptical workout. 6:00 p.m. 5 easy miles with Pickles in 47:47. Gave blood today, so took it very easy. Westland route. |
| Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| 5:00 a.m. 4 miles easy with Rick and Pickles. Getting colder! Skyline route out and back. |
| Saucony Pro Guide 6 #1 Miles: 4.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 12.00 | 0.00 | 12.00 |
| 7:00 a.m. Ivins, UT. 12 mike run. Snow Canyon to end of paved path plus 2 miles on the Tuacahn road. Nice morning, a bit chilly at 41 degrees. Beats what's predicted for Tooele and SLC today. Hiking out to the petroglyphs later today and maybe some in Snow Canyon. |
| Saucony Pro Guide 6 #2 Miles: 12.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 2.00 | 5.00 |
| 5:00 a.m. Gold's Gym. 40 minutes upright stationary cycling. 11 miles. 6:15 p.m. 5 miles with Rick on our Westland Route in 43:43. |
| Saucony Pro Guide 6 #1 Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| 5:00 a.m. Gold 's Gym: 3x15x5 machines upper body weights, 20 minutes elliptical. 5:20 p.m. 5 miles easy with Pickles on Skyline going out, back on Upland from Loma Vista. |
| Saucony Pro Guide 6 #2 Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 2.00 | 5.00 |
| 5:00 a.m. Gold's Gym: 40 minutes upright stationary cycling for 11.6 miles. 6:00 p.m. 5 miles with Rick on the Westland route in 43:06. Light rain, low 40's. |
| Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 3.00 | 5.00 |
| 5:00 a.m. Gold's Gym: 3x15x5 machines upper body weights and 20 minutes elliptical. 6:00 p.m. Gold's Gym: 5 TM miles. Progression run in 41:59. 9:20 to 7:30 pace. |
| Saucony Pro Guide 6 #1 Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| 5:00 a.m. Gold's Gym: 4 TM miles, progression from 9:20 to 8:00 pace. 35:35. |
| Saucony Pro Guide 6 #2 Miles: 4.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 9.00 | 3.00 | 12.00 |
| 9:00 a.m. 12 miles through town and up Smelter Road and back in 1:47:42 with Rick. Joined Rick's friend, Shay, for the middle 6 miles. Fun talking with someone who has run with Cam Levins and raced one time in the same indoor race as Bernard Lagat. |
| Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 12.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 3.00 | 8.00 |
| 7:30 a.m. 5 miles easy with Pickles to Middle Canon and back. 5:30 p.m. Gold's Gym: 20 minutes n elliptical, 3 TM miles. 26:17. |
| Saucony Pro Guide 6 #1 Miles: 3.00 | Saucony Pro Guide 6 #2 Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 |
| 5:00 a.m. Gold's Gym: 4 TM miles. Progression run in 34:25. |
| Asics 2000 Orange Miles: 4.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 2.00 | 5.00 |
| 8:30 a.m. St. George Gold's Gym: 3x15x7 machines upper body weights and 20 minutes recumbent cycling. 11:00 a.m. Ivins, UT. 5 mile Toe Trail loop with Rick in 43:10. |
| Saucony Peregrine Trail Miles: 5.00 |
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Gobbler 5K (3.1 Miles) 00:22:28, Place overall: 31, Place in age division: 4 | | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 3.10 | 3.10 |
| 8:15 a.m. Gobbler 5K St. George, Utah. Inaugural year with many more runners than anticipated. Out and back along the Virgin River Pathway. 22:28, 7:13 AP, 4th in M50-59. 27th OA Men, 31st overall field. Rick was 11th overall and 3rd in M20-29, which won him a Pumpkin Pie. We had a good time today. |
| Saucony Pro Guide 6 #2 Miles: 3.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| 9:00 a.m. St. George Gold's Gym. About 40 minutes cycling, 10 miles. 11:30 a.m. Red Cliffs Desert Preserve trails. Chuckwalla, Beck Hill, and back via the Paradise Rim trail. Nice, clear, sunny day. Beautiful blue skies against the red cliffs! 5 miles with Rick. Easy running. Rocky in spots. |
| Saucony Peregrine Trail Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 6.00 | 12.00 |
| 8:30 a.m. 12 miles in Snow Canyon and West Canyon with Rick in 1:47:07. Nice day and fantastic views in the canyon. |
| Saucony Pro Guide 6 #1 Miles: 12.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 95.00 | 59.20 | 154.20 |
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| Saucony Pro Guide 6 #2 Miles: 52.00 | Saucony Pro Guide 6 #1 Miles: 58.00 | Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 18.00 | Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 12.00 | Asics 2000 Orange Miles: 4.00 | Saucony Peregrine Trail Miles: 10.00 |
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