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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
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Asics 2000 Aqua #4 Lifetime Miles: 355.00
Sat, Oct 02, 2010
Race: St. George Marathon (26.2 Miles) 03:48:21, Place overall: 1542, Place in age division: 48
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.0021.2026.20

St. George Marathon #18.  I made it.  Worried alot about this hamstring, but it wasn't much of an issue.  I had it wrapped good per the PT's recommendation.  Felt a few twinges in the first 5 miles and a bit afterwards, but all in all it was no problem.  The heat on the other hand was.  I really felt it the last 4 miles or so.  Glad to get this one done.  3:48 isn't what I had hoped for, but I'm pretty happy all things considered.  Glad I BQ'd earlier at Ogden because I didn't get it done today.  Looking forward to the 10 year club dinner tonight.

Asics 2150 Blue #1 Miles: 26.00
Comments
From jtshad on Sat, Oct 02, 2010 at 16:51:43 from 208.117.127.110

Congrats on finishing on a tough day. Have fun at the dinner tonight!

From Jon on Sat, Oct 02, 2010 at 17:00:15 from 74.177.99.190

18 SGM- that's amazing. Congrats.

From Kam on Sat, Oct 02, 2010 at 19:46:18 from 174.23.212.84

Congrats on #18. I guess the excess heat was brutal and unexpected.

From Teena Marie on Sat, Oct 02, 2010 at 20:30:18 from 74.211.26.22

10 year club!!!! RIGHT ON!!!!!

:)

Glad the hamstring held up! :)

From RivertonPaul on Sat, Oct 02, 2010 at 20:40:45 from 97.36.254.144

Another notch in the belt.

From Kelli on Sun, Oct 03, 2010 at 22:18:30 from 71.219.65.246

10 year club, AWESOME!!! I can not wait until I am there.

The heat was a problem for sure, glad there were thousands of us suffering through it together. And so HAPPY to hear that the hamstring held up.

From jasro on Mon, Oct 04, 2010 at 13:42:57 from 174.145.244.92

Way to fight through the heat. It was a tough day for a lot of us.

From Burt on Wed, Oct 06, 2010 at 14:08:03 from 206.19.214.144

Way to go Choke! 3:48 is still awesome in my book.

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