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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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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
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
Sat, Apr 24, 2010
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
16.903.1020.00

20 miles this morning.  Starting with at 5K Fun Run for the Special Olympics fundraiser in 22:22, a 7:13 average pace.  Splits were:7:38, 6:58, and 6:42.  5th place overall of 100+ runners.  Then I headed up Smelter Road and turned around at 6.5 miles.  Then back down Droubay Road through Erda into Lakepoint.  Headed to Stansbury along the road above Adobe Rock and finished at the Benson Mill church.  Ran a pretty easy pace, but still struggled some the last 2 or 3 miles.  2:53:31 total time, including the 5K.  Nice day, a bit chilly waiting for the race to begin.  Long sleeves were too much for the last 5 or 6 miles.  A good effort overall.  Second consecutive 60 mile week.

Asics 2150 Gold #1 Miles: 20.00
Comments
From Kelli on Sat, Apr 24, 2010 at 20:12:56 from 71.219.75.178

GREAT MILES!!!! And awesome job on the 5k speedy!

From artichoke on Sat, Apr 24, 2010 at 23:36:48 from 75.169.43.134

Thanks, Kelli. Hey you guys did great at Boston!! Way to go. Sounds like you had a great trip. I hope your recovery is going well.

From Burt on Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 19:23:19 from 98.177.220.145

Nice negative splitting in the 5k!

From Kelli on Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 01:00:29 from 71.219.75.178

I think i am all recovered...but I am not always right!

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