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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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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
39.000.0039.00
Saucony Peregrine Trail Miles: 10.00Asics 2170 Gray Miles: 6.00Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 23.00
Mon, Apr 01, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.000.005.00

8:30 a.m. Ivins, UT. 5 miles easy with Pickles along the Snow Canyon Parkway paved path and back along the Toe Trail.

10:00 a.m. Gold's Gym, St. George with Sharon. 20/20 elliptical/cycling workout.

Joined St. George Running Club this morning.

Saucony Peregrine Trail Miles: 5.00
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Tue, Apr 02, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.000.006.00

8:30 a.m. Ivins, UT. 6 miles easy with Pickles along 400 S. to Old Highway 91 then up to the Santa Clara River rim near the petroglyphs.

6:30 p.m. 40 minutes mountain biking on trails to the east and ack via Tuachan road and Puerto Drive.

Asics 2170 Gray Miles: 6.00
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Wed, Apr 03, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.000.005.00

8:30 a.m. 5 miles easy with Pickles on trails to the east and up thru Padre Estates and the Tuacahn Rd. trail near the Citadel neighborhood and back same way.

10:00 a.m. Gold's Gym, St. George. 3x15x7 machines, upper body weights, 20 minutes recumbent cycling.

Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 5.00
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Thu, Apr 04, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.000.006.00

7:30 a.m. Gold's Gym, St. George. 20/20 elliptical/cycling workout.

9:30 a.m. 6 miles (2.5 w/ Pickles). Ivins to Old Highway 91 down to the older part of Santa Clara and back via Red Mountain Drive and Pioneer Parkway.

Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 6.00
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Fri, Apr 05, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.000.005.00

7:30 a.m. Gold's Gym, St. George. 3x15x7 machines upper body then 20 minutes recumbent cycling.

9:00a.m. 5 mile trail run with Pickles up to and along the Toe Trail over to the Tuacahn Road then down thru Padre Estates and the dirt paths east of us near the lava flow.

11:00 a.m. Hiking with Sharon and Pickles up to the petroglyphs and the Santa Clara River rim and back. Trail pretty busy today for a weekday.

Saucony Peregrine Trail Miles: 5.00
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Sat, Apr 06, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
12.000.0012.00

8:15 a.m. 12 miles up into Snow Canyon to end of paved path and 2 on the gravel service road.

1:54:38. A beautiful day with gorgeous views in the canyon. Saw 3 guys being videoed running in dark suites, looking like missionaries. Weird! Heading back to Tooele tomorrow afternoon.

Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 12.00
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Totals
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
39.000.0039.00
Saucony Peregrine Trail Miles: 10.00Asics 2170 Gray Miles: 6.00Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 23.00
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