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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
Totals
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
27.005.0032.00
Asics 2170 Gray Miles: 10.00Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 17.00Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 5.00
Mon, Feb 25, 2013
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5:00 a.m. Gold's Gym. 20/20 elliptical/cycling workout.

6:45 p.m. 5 TM miles in 42:58 at the gym. Progression run.

Asics 2170 Gray Miles: 5.00
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Tue, Feb 26, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.000.005.00

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

6:15 p.m. 5 miles in 45:30 own the Westland route with Pickles. Still some daylight for 3.5 miles.

Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 5.00
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Wed, Feb 27, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.000.005.00

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

6:15 p.m. 5 miles easy with Pickles to mouth of Middle Canyon and back via Upland and Skyline. Light for about 4 miles.

Asics 2170 Gray Miles: 5.00
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Thu, Feb 28, 2013
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5:00 a.m. Gold s Gym. 3x15x6 machines upper body weights. 20 minutes recumbent cycling.

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Fri, Mar 01, 2013
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5.000.005.00

5:00 a.m. 5 TM easy miles at home in 48:45.

Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 5.00
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Sat, Mar 02, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
12.000.0012.00

10:00 a.m. Ivins, UT. 12 miles in 1:50:53, from our place and up Snow Canyon trail to end of asphalt trail and back home for 10 in 1:30:54, then 2 mile out and back to Center St. in downtown Ivins and back. Such nice temperatures, first run in short sleeves outside all year.

3:00 p.m. 2 miles hiking in Johnson Canyon, off of Snow Canyon up to the Arch. With Rick, Pickles, and Sharon.

5:00 p.m. 5 mile mountain bike ride with Rick up to and along the Toe Trail, Tuacahn Rd., Painted Hills and back home.

A very, very nice day but I'm beat. Time to go out for some great Mexican food at Pancho's and Lefty's.

Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 12.00
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Totals
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
27.005.0032.00
Asics 2170 Gray Miles: 10.00Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 17.00Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 5.00
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