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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
20.007.0027.00
Nike Zoom Structure +15 Gray Miles: 20.00Saucony Guide4 #2 Miles: 7.00
Mon, Mar 26, 2012
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.000.004.00

5:00 a.m.  40 minutes stationary cycling at the gym.

6:15 p.m.  4 TM miles in 37:10 at the gym.  

Nike Zoom Structure +15 Gray Miles: 4.00
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Tue, Mar 27, 2012
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.000.003.00

5:00 a.m.  40 minutes at the gym.  20 minutes elliptical + lt. upper body weight reps 3x15x6 machines.

6:15 p.m.  3 mile run through town to Vine and Broadway and then home via cemetery in 28:45. 

Nike Zoom Structure +15 Gray Miles: 3.00
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Wed, Mar 28, 2012
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.001.005.00

5:15 a.m.  30 minutes upright cycling at the gym.

6:15 p.m.  5 TM miles at the gym in 47:07.  Progression run. 

Saucony Guide4 #2 Miles: 5.00
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Thu, Mar 29, 2012
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.000.004.00

5:00 a.m.  40 minutes at the gym.  20 minutes elliptical and lt. weight reps 3x15x6 machines.

6:10 p.m  4 miles with Thurman down the paved alley paths to 600 N. and back to SR36 and home in 37:12. 

Nike Zoom Structure +15 Gray Miles: 4.00
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Fri, Mar 30, 2012
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
2.000.002.00

5:00 a.m.  2 TM miles at home gym.  Easy.  

Saucony Guide4 #2 Miles: 2.00
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Sat, Mar 31, 2012
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.006.009.00

9 miles in 1:19:07, 8:47 AP with Tina.  Sunny and warm, but winds getting stronger for the last 2 to 3 miles coming back uphill.  Splits:  8:25, 8:45, 7:47, 7:44, 8:45, 8:13, 9:34, 9:50, & 10:04.  First week back to 6 runs per week.  27 miles.

Nike Zoom Structure +15 Gray Miles: 9.00
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Totals
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
20.007.0027.00
Nike Zoom Structure +15 Gray Miles: 20.00Saucony Guide4 #2 Miles: 7.00
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