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Hobble Creek 1/2 Marathon

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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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Sat, Aug 18, 2012
Race: Hobble Creek 1/2 Marathon (13.1 Miles) 01:41:40, Place in age division: 4
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.0013.1013.10

Hobble Creek 1/2 Marathon. 1:41:40, 7:46 AP. 4th in AG. Felt really good until around 7 miles, just after leveling off after one of the very few uphill sections, tweaked my left hamstring just a bit. Slowed up the next 4 miles and was still there but tolerable. Last 2 miles I didn't feel it much. Kept it fairly easy running in. Still a bit sore while walking, but not real bad. Hopefully not shades of two years ago. Splits: 8:18, 7:41, 7:27, 7:28, 7:24, 7:24, 7:38, 7:45, 8:06, 8:15, 8:25, 8:16, 8:10. Tina ran about 1:33 or so, 2nd in F50-54 AG. Should be good enough for her to win the Slam for her AG. Had to get up at 3:00 a.m. To get down to Mapleton in time. Heading back to bed.

Asics 2170 Gray Miles: 13.10
Comments
From allie on Sat, Aug 18, 2012 at 14:28:03 from 174.23.155.117

nice job today. i hope your hamstring is okay. congrats to tina as well! enjoy the nap.

From artichoke on Sat, Aug 18, 2012 at 16:17:20 from 24.2.95.164

Thanks ! And, I did.

From Kelli on Sat, Aug 18, 2012 at 16:24:14 from 67.172.235.55

Yeah Tina! Is the a half marathon slam? i am confused.

Great job today, working through hamstring pain could not have been fun. Hope it is good now!

From artichoke on Sat, Aug 18, 2012 at 16:34:36 from 24.2.95.164

Yeah, I think it is new. I think they are all in Utah County starting with Thanksgiving Point in April. Others like AF, Timp, Utah Valley. I think Sojourner's may be a sponsor. BTW, Great running today for you!

From Kelli on Sat, Aug 18, 2012 at 16:50:11 from 67.172.235.55

WOW, i would like to try THAT slam instead of the marathon one! She is doing great!

THANKS, it was a long day!

From Teena Marie on Sun, Aug 19, 2012 at 09:37:39 from 174.255.128.164

Congrats to both you and Tina!! :)

Hope the hammie is behaving today. :)

From artichoke on Sun, Aug 19, 2012 at 21:32:38 from 24.2.95.164

Thanks. We'll see how it goes tomorrow morning.

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