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Dogtown 1/2 Marathon

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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
Totals
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
20.0013.1033.10
Saucony Pro Guide 6 #2 Miles: 28.00Asics 2000 Blue Miles: 5.00
Mon, Feb 17, 2014
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
10.000.0010.00

8:30AM. Ivins, Utah. 10 miles up into Snow Canyon to end of paved pathway and back. 1:34:15.

Saucony Pro Guide 6 #2 Miles: 10.00
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Tue, Feb 18, 2014
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.000.005.00

5AM. Gym: 3x12x6 machines upper body weights. 15 minutes recumbent cycling.

6PM. 5 miles in 45:27, 9:05 AP. To Middle Canyon and back.

Asics 2000 Blue Miles: 5.00
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Wed, Feb 19, 2014
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.000.005.00

5AM. Gym: 20/20 elliptical/upright cycling (5m) workout.

6PM. 5 miles easy in 46:08, Westland Route. Last run before Dogown 1/2 on Saturday.

Saucony Pro Guide 6 #2 Miles: 5.00
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Thu, Feb 20, 2014
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0.000.000.00

Gym: 5AM. 3x12x6 machines upper body weights. 20 minutes recumbent cycling.

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Sat, Feb 22, 2014
Race: Dogtown 1/2 Marathon (13.1 Miles) 01:42:40, Place overall: 133, Place in age division: 3
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.0013.1013.10

Dogtown 1/2 Marathon. 1:42:40, 7:50 AP. 3rd M55-59. Rick: 1:30:35. 4th M25-29. Ashlee: 1:38:21. 10th F30-34.

A fun course. Pretty decent event.

Saucony Pro Guide 6 #2 Miles: 13.00
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Totals
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
20.0013.1033.10
Saucony Pro Guide 6 #2 Miles: 28.00Asics 2000 Blue Miles: 5.00
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