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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
Saucony Peregrine Trail #2 Lifetime Miles: 168.40
Asics 2000 Aqua #4 Lifetime Miles: 355.00
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23.1015.6038.70
Nike Structure Triax +12 Red #1 Miles: 36.00
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.552.006.55

4 easy miles at 5:10 a.m.  10 min. pace going up.  Faster coming back down.    Another 2.55 this evening on the TM while watching the Fiesta Bowl.  Started at 10 min pace then at 9:00 by mile 1.  Gradually increasing every tenth mile up to 7:15 pace for the last 2/10ths.  Gina not feeling well. Only one run left with her on Wednesday before she moves.  She's been a great training partner these last 7 months and is working hard towards the Ogden Marathon in May.

Nike Structure Triax +12 Red #1 Miles: 4.00
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5.050.005.05

5 miles at 5:10 a.m.  Slow except for pushing 4 or 5 short hills at 80% effort.  Talked with Liz and Roland briefly at 2+ miles.  20 degrees and clear, in our valley at least.  Felt good.

Nike Structure Triax +12 Red #1 Miles: 5.00
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2.502.505.00

5 miles solo this morning at 5:10 a.m.  46:24., 9:16 pace average.  30 degreees and clear, no wind. X -trained tonight a bit at 6:10 p.m.  20 min. on stationary bike, 5 miles.

Nike Structure Triax +12 Red #1 Miles: 5.00
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5.000.005.00

5 miles easy at 5:10 a.m.  A bit colder this morning.  Snow packed and icy roads on the upper end of the route near Grimm's Gate turn around.  47:26.  

Nike Structure Triax +12 Red #1 Miles: 5.00
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5.000.005.00

5 very easy miles this morning in the COLD at 5:10 a.m.  I dressed plenty warm and the fact that the air was still with no breeze helped.  Long run to Stansbury tomorrow.

Nike Structure Triax +12 Red #1 Miles: 5.00
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1.0011.1012.10

10:00 a.m. run from Tooele thru Erda and thru Stansbury to Benson Mill .  Good run on a cloudy day.  35 degrees here but colder in Stansbury into some of the inversion.  Good effort.  8:35, 9:06, 7:44, 7:45, 7:43, 7:39, 7:24, 7:46, 8:27, 8:08, 8:17, and 8:19.  2 weeks until Painter's.  Hope to have great weather!

Nike Structure Triax +12 Red #1 Miles: 12.00
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Nike Structure Triax +12 Red #1 Miles: 36.00
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