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Hurricane 1/2 Marathon

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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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Totals
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
14.0014.1028.10
Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 10.00Asics 2000 Orange Miles: 18.00
Mon, Apr 22, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.000.005.00

5:00 a.m. Gym. 20/20 elliptical/cycling workout.

6:00 p.m. 5 miles slow, easy, recovery run with Pickles to Middle Canyon and back.

Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 5.00
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Tue, Apr 23, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.000.005.00

5:00 a.m. Gym. 3x15x6 machines upper body weights and 20 minutes recumbent cycling.

6:15 p.m. 5 miles easy with Pickles down the west side alley paths and west along 600 N. and back on Coleman and Vine to 50 W. and home.

Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 5.00
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Wed, Apr 24, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.002.005.00

5:30 a.m. Gym. 20/20 elliptical/cycling workout.

11:30.a.m. City Creek Canyon. 5 miles at moderate effort. 44:05.

Asics 2000 Orange Miles: 5.00
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Thu, Apr 25, 2013
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0.000.000.00

5:00 a.m. 3x15x6 machines upper body weights plus 20 minutes recumbent cycling.

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Fri, Apr 26, 2013
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Rest. Walk the dog,

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Sat, Apr 27, 2013
Race: Hurricane 1/2 Marathon (13.1 Miles) 01:44:48, Place overall: 27, Place in age division: 1
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
1.0012.1013.10

Hurricane 1/2 Marathon. 1:44:48, 8:00 AP, 1st M55-59. 27th overall men, Ran with Ashlee (2nd AG) and Annie (3rd AG). Nice day for a run. Good consistent effort. 300 ft, net gain in elevation,

Asics 2000 Orange Miles: 13.00
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Totals
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
14.0014.1028.10
Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 10.00Asics 2000 Orange Miles: 18.00
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