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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
51.000.0051.00
Saucony Pro Guide 6 #2 Miles: 14.00Asics 2000 Blue Miles: 37.00
Mon, Feb 24, 2014
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
10.000.0010.00

5AM. 5 mile day recovery run, not timed. Skyline route.

6PM. 5 miles easy in 45:02, 9:00 AP. to mouth of Middle Canyon and back.

Saucony Pro Guide 6 #2 Miles: 5.00Asics 2000 Blue Miles: 5.00
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Tue, Feb 25, 2014
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.000.005.00

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

6PM. 5 miles in Settlement Canyon. 45:02.

Asics 2000 Blue Miles: 5.00
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Wed, Feb 26, 2014
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
11.000.0011.00

5AM. 5 miles on Skyline route. Un-timed.

5:30 PM. 6.7 miles on Smelter Road up and back with Karrie.

Saucony Pro Guide 6 #2 Miles: 5.00Asics 2000 Blue Miles: 6.00
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Thu, Feb 27, 2014
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.000.005.00

5AM. Gym: 3x15x6 machines, upper body weights. 20 minutes recumbent cycling.

6:15PM. 5 miles on the Westland route, 45:40.

Asics 2000 Blue Miles: 5.00
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Fri, Feb 28, 2014
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.000.004.00

5AM. Gym: 4 TM miles in 35:10. Progression run, 9:20 to 8:00 pace.

Saucony Pro Guide 6 #2 Miles: 4.00
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Sat, Mar 01, 2014
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
16.000.0016.00

7:30 AM with the Tooele Running Club. 2:25:56, 9:07 AP. SHS to Droubay Rd. down thru Lakepoint and back through Stansbury SW and some more along Bates Canyon Rd. 51 miles this week. Keeping schedule so far. March has arrived!

Asics 2000 Blue Miles: 16.00
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Totals
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
51.000.0051.00
Saucony Pro Guide 6 #2 Miles: 14.00Asics 2000 Blue Miles: 37.00
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