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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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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
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
Totals
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
20.0012.0032.00
Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 27.00Asics 2170 Gray Miles: 5.00
Mon, Feb 11, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.002.005.00

5:00 a.m. 35 minutes at the gym. Elliptical and upright cycling.

6:15 p.m. 5 TM miles at the gym in 44:20, 8:52 AP, progression run from 9:40 to 8:00 min. pace.

Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 5.00
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Tue, Feb 12, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.005.005.00

5:00 a.m. 3x15x6 machines upper body. 20 minutes recumbent cycling.

6:15 p.m. 5 TM miles at the gym in 42:40. 8:34 pace for 4 miles then progression to 7:30 pace over final mile.

Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 5.00
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Wed, Feb 13, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.005.005.00

5:00 a.m. Gold's Gym with Sharon. 20/20 elliptical/cycling workout.

6:30 p.m. 5 TM miles in 40:44. 8:09 AP. Progression run 8:34 to 7:00 min. pace.

Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 5.00
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Thu, Feb 14, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.000.005.00

5:00 a.m. Gold's Gym. 3x15x6 machines upper body weights and 20 minutes recumbent cycling.

5:45 p.m. 5 miles in 46:46 with Pickles on the Westland route. Daylight and dry roads finally!!

Asics 2170 Gray Miles: 5.00
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Fri, Feb 15, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.000.000.00

No gym. No running. Bad head cold. Heading to St. George.

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Sat, Feb 16, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
12.000.0012.00

Ivins, UT. 10:00 a.m. 12 mile run. Snow Canyon trail to end of paved trail and back for 10 miles in 1:33. Then picked up Pickles at our place for 2 more miles, easy. 12 total in 1:55. Nice, nice day. Clear blue skies. Tons of cyclists out today.

Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 12.00
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Totals
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
20.0012.0032.00
Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 27.00Asics 2170 Gray Miles: 5.00
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