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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
26.0030.0056.00
Saucony Pro Guide 6 #1 Miles: 9.00Asics 2000 Blue Miles: 36.00Saucony Pro Guide 6 #2 Miles: 10.00
Mon, Mar 31, 2014
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
8.002.0010.00

5:00 AM. 5 miles easy with Rick on Skyline to gate and back plus loop in neighborhood. Icy roads in spots.

6:00 PM. 5 miles in 44:40. To mouth of Middle Canyon and back thru cemetery.

Saucony Pro Guide 6 #1 Miles: 5.00Asics 2000 Blue Miles: 5.00
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Tue, Apr 01, 2014
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.002.006.00

5:00 AM. Gym: 3x15x6 machines upper body weights plus 20 minutes upright cycling, 5+ miles.

6:15 PM. 6 miles. Yasso 800's at the track. 4x800 in 3:28, 3:27, 3:24, 3:23 w/ 400 recovery after each.

Saucony Pro Guide 6 #2 Miles: 5.00
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Wed, Apr 02, 2014
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.008.0013.00

5:00 AM. 5 miles easy on the Skyline route.

6:15 PM. 8 miles in 1:09:47, 8:43 AP. Westland route.

Asics 2000 Blue Miles: 13.00
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Thu, Apr 03, 2014
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.002.005.00

5:15 AM Gold's Gym:  3x12x6 machines upper body plus 20 minutes upright cycling for 5 miles.

Noon:  5 miles in City Creek Canyon, Bonneville Loop and 11tth Ave. going out and Memory Grove coming back.  43:36.

Saucony Pro Guide 6 #2 Miles: 5.00
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Fri, Apr 04, 2014
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.000.004.00

5 AM  4 easy miles on the Skyline route.  Last block with Sharon and Pickles.

Saucony Pro Guide 6 #1 Miles: 4.00
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Sat, Apr 05, 2014
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
2.0016.0018.00

8:45 AM. 18 miles with Ashlee. 2:34:54, 8:36 AP. first 2 mikes with Rick Spence and Johnny Ahn. Ogden Marathon course from start to top of dam.

Asics 2000 Blue Miles: 18.00
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Totals
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
26.0030.0056.00
Saucony Pro Guide 6 #1 Miles: 9.00Asics 2000 Blue Miles: 36.00Saucony Pro Guide 6 #2 Miles: 10.00
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