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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
17.0010.2027.20
Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 19.00Asics 2170 Gray Miles: 5.00Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 3.00
Mon, Mar 11, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.000.005.00

5:00 a.m. 20/20 elliptical/cycling workout at the gym.

6:00 p.m. 5 miles in 46:16 with Pickles to mouth of Middle Canyon and back. Nice day and daylight!!

Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 5.00
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Tue, Mar 12, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.000.005.00

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

6:00 p.m. 5 miles easy with Pickles down the 50 W. alley paths and back via 600 N. Coleman and the high school.

Pretty sluggish for 2 or 3 miles.

Asics 2170 Gray Miles: 5.00
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Wed, Mar 13, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
1.004.005.00

5:00 a.m.  Gym.  20/20 elliptical/cycling with Sharon.

Noon.  5 mile run in City Creek Canyon.  Tempo run in 40:43.  8:09 A.P.

Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 5.00
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Thu, Mar 14, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.000.003.00

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

5:15 p.m.  3 miles easy with Pickles down around the high school and back. 

Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 3.00
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Fri, Mar 15, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.000.000.00

Rest. Walked the dog, no mas!

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Sat, Mar 16, 2013
Race: Spectrum 10K (6.2 Miles) 00:45:19, Place overall: 110, Place in age division: 5
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.006.209.20

Spectrum 10K. Snow Canyon to Ivins. 45:19, 7:18 AP. 110/791 overall. A great day. Pretty warm for the entire race.

Ran home easy for about a mile afterward and then with Pickles for another easy 2 miles.

Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 9.00
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Totals
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
17.0010.2027.20
Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 19.00Asics 2170 Gray Miles: 5.00Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 3.00
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