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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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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
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Got my Ragnar leg assignments for the Wasatch Back relay in June.  I'll be running legs 1, 13, and 25.  A total of 21 miles even with 7.9, 8.3, and 4.8.  Team: Green, Eggs, and Sam.  I'll miss the Victorious Secret bunch this year.

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5 miles at 5:05 a.m. in 47:42. Standard morning route to Grimm's Gate and back through Loma Vista and along Upland drive.  Fairly easy run in new shoes.  Felt okay.  50 degrees.  Shorts and long sleeves.  Light canyon breezes from Settlement and Middle Canyons.

5 miles at 6:10 p.m. in 45:48, 9:09 pace.  62 degrees, a bit windy.  Easy running for 2.5 miles on trail behind Little Mountain.  Then Upland Drive to East Elementary and back along 100 South and home.  Last two miles in 8:07 and then 8:15 uphill the last 1/2 mile.

Nike Structure Triax +12 Red #2 Miles: 5.00Asics 2150 Gold #1 Miles: 5.00
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5 miles on a windy morning at 5:05 a.m.  Easy running.  Standard route.

Asics 2150 Gold #1 Miles: 5.00
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5 mile tempo run this morning at 5:05 a.m.  42:55, 8:35 pace overall.  Up Skyline to about 350 ft. elevation gain and back.  Light snow in places.  36 degrees.  Felt good today.  Last 2 miles at 7:45 pace.

Nike Structure Triax +12 Red #2 Miles: 5.00
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5 miles TM at 8:35 ave. pace at 6:45 a.m.  9:30-8:30 on slight incline for 2.5 miles, then 8:30 increasing to 7:30 for 2.5 flat miles.  13+" of snow last night and still snowing.  That's no April fools joke.  We got major lake effect out here in the Tooele foothills!

5 miles at 6:00 p.m.  43:30 moderate effort, 8:42 ave pace.  Last two in 7:57 and 7:50 to finish.  SR 36 and Skyline up into Elk Ridge and back via Loma Vista and Upland loops.  The snow is melting and the roads mostly dry.  Half way through the run it starts snowing again.  It's really coming down again at 7:00 p.m.  

Nike Structure Triax +12 Red #1 Miles: 5.00Asics 2150 Gold #1 Miles: 5.00
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18.5 miles.  Had the day off and decided to do my long run today to avoid tomorrow's incoming storm.  (As if I can believe anything those weather dudes say.)  10:20 a.m.  Beautiful, clear and sunny morning.  A bit chilly at first but warmed to the high 40's by the end.  18.5 in 2:38:21, 8:33 ave. pace.  Slowest mile on the Smelter hill in 9:24.  Fastest mile at mile 11 in 8:00.  Ran the Smleter Road hills to mile 6 and back then down Droubay Rd. through Erda to the north end of Stansbury.  Felt pretty good.  Didn't really push it much.  Registered for St. George today.  Cost is up this year to $85.  $70 for my discounted registration.  Hotel is also confirmed.

Asics 2150 Gold #1 Miles: 18.50
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6 miles in 53:17, very easy run.  8:53 average pace.  Noon run to mouth of Middle Canyon and back via Jr. High.  Weather guys said it was supposed to rain and snow overnight into this morning, but it's just been cloudy.  I'm still glad I ran my long run yesterday, it was really a nice clear and sunny morning.

Asics 2150 Gold #1 Miles: 6.00
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