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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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Asics 2170 Gray Miles: 27.00Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 5.00
Mon, Jan 07, 2013
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5:00 a.m. Gold's Gym with Sharon. 40 minutes, 20/20 elliptical/upright cycling workout.

5:45 p.m. 5 TM miles at the gym in 41:37. Progression: 8:34 AP for 3 miles, increasing last 2 gradually to 7:00 effort at the end.

Asics 2170 Gray Miles: 5.00
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Tue, Jan 08, 2013
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5:00 a.m. Gold's Gym with Sharon. 3x15x6 machines, upper body weights followed with 20 minutes recumbent cycling.

6:15 p.m. 5 TM miles at Gold's Gym in 41:27. Progression run at 8:34 pace for 3 miles, then 8:00 pace for 1.5, down to 7:00 at finish.

Asics 2170 Gray Miles: 5.00
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Wed, Jan 09, 2013
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5:00 a.m. Gold's Gym. 20/20 elliptical/ upright stationary cycling.

6:15 p.m. 5TM miles at the gym. 43:10. 8:47 pace for 3 miles then progression to 7:30.

Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 5.00
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Thu, Jan 10, 2013
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5:00 a.m. 20 minutes stationary cycling at home gym. 10 min. On Universal Gym upper body weights.

Had to bag evening run after getting home at 9:00 p.m. Traveled in a major snow storm from Idaho followed by 2 1/2 hour bus ride from SLC to Tooele. This is why I'd rather be at our place in Ivins!

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Fri, Jan 11, 2013
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5:00 a.m. 5 TM miles at home gym. Easy in 46:35. Followed by a helluva lot of snow shoveling.

Asics 2170 Gray Miles: 5.00
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Sat, Jan 12, 2013
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7:00 a.m. Gold's Gym TM running with Tina.  12 miles at just under 9:00 min. pace for 10 miles and slight progression final two.  Roads are still a total mess out here.

Asics 2170 Gray Miles: 12.00
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Asics 2170 Gray Miles: 27.00Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 5.00
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