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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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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
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No running today.  Still feel a bit beat up from the marathon on Saturday.  Will probably bike some easy miles tomorrow and start running again on Wednesday.

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Stationary bike for 5.5 miles in 20:15.  Resume running tomorrow.

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4+ very easy recovery miles in 38:00.  5:10 a.m. Solo.  Still hurting some.

Asics 2150 Gold #1 Miles: 4.00
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5 miles+ in 44:54 at 5:00 a.m. with Tina.  Standard route.  Felt a bit better than yesterday.

Asics 2150 Gold #2 Miles: 5.00
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5:10 a.m. run with Matt and Elaine. 5 miles very easy on standard Skyline Route. Nice morning at near 50 degrees. Will be colder tomorrow they say. When will the nice weather get here and stay for a while?

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8 miles this morning with Tina at 8:00 a.m.  Sunny but cool.  Heavy rain last night.  Got warmer throughout the run.  1:08:00 or 8:30 pace overall.  Fastest mile 7:36, slowest mile 8:57.  Tight hamstrings today.  Feeling okay otherwise.  An easy recovery week with 22 miles. (About what Kelli runs every single day).

Asics 2150 Gold #2 Miles: 8.00
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