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THS Track "Fund" Run

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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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Ivins, UT. 7:45 a.m. 5 miles easy with Pickles up to and along the Toe Trail and home via Tuachan Rd., Snow Canyon Parkway, and Puerto Drive.

10:00 a.m. 2-3 miles hiking west of Ivins out to the petroglyphs above the Santa Clara River.

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6:15 p.m. 5 TM miles at the gym in 44:35, 8:55 AP.

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

6:15 p.m. 5 miles easy with Pickles on the standard Skyline route, 48:52. A lot of deer out tonight.

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

Noon.  5 mile run up and back in City Creek Canyon in 42:28.  Felt great!  Nice day, sunny.  Some head wind coming back down, but generally pretty tolerable.

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

6:15 p.m  5 miles w/ Pickles on the Westland route.  Pretty dang slow tonight.

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5:00 a.m.  2 mile TM at home.  Easy.

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Race: THS Track "Fund" Run (3.1 Miles) 00:21:17, Place overall: 13
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Tooele High School Track Team 5K "Fund" Run. 9:30 a.m. 21:17, 6:52 AP. 11th overall men, 13th total field.  A bit on the cold side, but the rain/ snow held off. Felt decent, tweaked my right hammy a bit with about a mile to go, similar to the City Creek race on Thanksgiving. Not too bad, but hope it gets better before the 10K in Snow Canyon and Ivins next weekend. Tina ran 20:34 for 2nd place in the Women's overall. Not bad for 51 years of age! Winner ahead of her only by 7 seconds. Ray 3rd overall men in the 19 minute range and a PR. He's around 50 as well. Great job!! 196 participants. Ran back up to the truck at the starting line afterwards. Total of about 7 miles today. Looking forward to 75+ degrees next weekend in St. George.

Asics 2170 Gray Miles: 7.00
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