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Canyonlands 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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5 miler this morning very easy at 5:10 a.m. to the end of the pavement on Skyline and back with lower loop to 200 S. and home.  Roads were drier than expected with all the melting of the 8.5"+ of snow we got on Saturday.  Winter returned for a short while, but it's warming today they say.

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5 miles this morning at 5:10 a.m.  A bit warmer at 36 degrees, but a cool breeze from the canyons made if feel a bit chilly.  Pick-up the last mile.  Tapering this week.

Nike Structure Triax +12 Red #2 Miles: 5.00
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5 mile standard route at 5:10 a.m. to Grimm's gate and back.  Easy running.  One more run before Moab.

Nike Structure Triax +12 Red #2 Miles: 5.00
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4 mile run early this morning. Very easy. Off to Moab tomorrow. No running until Saturday morning.

Nike Structure Triax +13 Blue Miles: 4.00
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No running.  Traveling to Moab and resting.

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Race: Canyonlands 1/2 Marathon (13.1 Miles) 01:38:43, Place overall: 258, Place in age division: 21
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A good run and good effort today.  Even splits.  Garmin quit working at 9.5 miles for some reason.  Nice clear and sunny day. Dang cold at the start waiting around, but felt good after we got going.  I dressed about right.  Long sleeves with singlet and shorts.  Tossed my gloves at about 3 miles.  Chip time: 1:38:43.  (Gun time: 1:39:13). 7:32 average pace.  Splits through 9 miles: 7:26, 7:29, 7:26, 7:26, 7:20, 7:09, 7:18, 7:29, 7:35.  I can't believe I maintained 7:35 on the 9 mile hill.  Final placing: 21/125, M50-54. 206/1340, Men's Field. 258/3282 total field.

Nike Structure Triax +13 Blue Miles: 13.00
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