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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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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 2000 Blue Miles: 28.00Saucony Pro Guide 6 #2 Miles: 15.00
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5 AM. 20/20 elliptical/recumbent cycling.

6 PM. 5 miles in 46:22. Skyline route.

Asics 2000 Blue Miles: 5.00
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5:15 AM. 15/15 elliptical/ recumbent cycling.

6:15 PM. 5 TM progression in 43:44

Saucony Pro Guide 6 #2 Miles: 5.00
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5 AM. 4 TM miles in 35:40. 8:55 AP.

5:45 PM. 5 miles in 44:35. 8:55 AP. To Middle Canyon and back.

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5AM. Gym: 3x12x6 machines upper body. 20 min. Recumbent cycling.

6PM. 5 miles in 44:20 on the Westland Route.

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5AM. 5 TM miles in 46:30 easy.

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9:00 AM. 14 miles in 2:03:30 with Rick. Across town, Smelter Road hills, 1000 N. loop, Coleman loop. Overcast. Trying to rain, but didn't really happen. 8:50 AP.

Asics 2000 Blue Miles: 14.00
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