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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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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
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Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 5.00Saucony Pro Guide 6 #2 Miles: 6.00Saucony Pro Guide 6 #1 Miles: 4.00
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8:30 a.m. Gold's Gym - St. George. 20/20 elliptical/upright stationary cycling (5.33 miles on bike).

12:00 noon. 5 easy miles with Pickles on the Toe Trail loop in Ivins. 45 degrees, sunny.

Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 5.00
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9:30 a.m. Gold's Gym - St. George. 3x15x6 machines upper body weights plus 20 minutes recumbent cycling.

1:30 p.m. 6 mile run up to Tuacahn and back easy in 53:50. First 3 with Pickles. Sunny and clear. 50 degrees.

Saucony Pro Guide 6 #2 Miles: 6.00
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9:00 a.m. Gold's Gym - St. George. 40 minutes upright stationary cycling. 10.25 miles,

1:00 p.m. Ivins to Kayenta and back. 4.33 miles with Pickles. Pulled or cramped up badly in right calf. Had to walk home, could not stretch it out.

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No running. Resting and icing right calf strain from yesterday.

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No running. Calf still sore.

4:30 p.m. Gold's Gym - St. George. 3x15x6 machines upper body weights. Walked 20 minutes on treadmill, easy at 3 mph. Tested the calf running briefly after 10 minutes. Has improved some, but I think I'll need a few more days. Great way to start the New Year!

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Still not running on calf strain.

9:00 a.m. Gold's Gym - St. George. 20/20 workout. Easy recumbent cycling and elliptical.

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