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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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Resting.  Right hip or SI joint still hurting.  Much improved but not good enough to run.  2 laps walking at the Tooele Running Club Boston Marathon Memorial social activity at England Acres.  Great day at Boston.  Meb wins in 2:08:36!  Finally, after 31 years we have an American win this thing!

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5 AM.  Gym: 3x15x6 machines upper body weights.  20 minutes recumbent cycling very easy.

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Gold's Gym: No running. Upright stationary cycling for 11.1 miles in 40 minutes. Felt okay afterwards.

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Out for a while with a right hip injury.  Hope to see the doctor this week.

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