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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
43.502.0045.50
Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 11.00Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 9.50Asics 2000 Orange Miles: 25.00
Mon, May 20, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.002.008.00

5:00 a.m. 4 miles TM at Gold's Gym in 35:44, progression.

6:00 p.m. 4 miles on 50 W. / 150 W. alley paths with Pickles. Slow in 38:21.

Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 4.00Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 4.00
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Tue, May 21, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.000.006.00

5:00 a.m. Gym. Weights + recumbent cycle.

6:00 p.m. 6 miles in Settlement Canyon w/ Pickles.

Asics 2000 Orange Miles: 6.00
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Wed, May 22, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
9.500.009.50

5:00 a.m. 4 miles on Skyline.

6:00 p.m. 5.5 to Middle Canyon, Canyon Rim to Skyline and home, with Pickles.

Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 4.00Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 5.50
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Thu, May 23, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.000.005.00

6:00 p.m. 5 miles in 46:21 w/ Pickles. NW quadrant. Alley paths, 600 N., Coleman, home by way of 100 West.

Asics 2000 Orange Miles: 5.00
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Fri, May 24, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.000.003.00

5:00 a.m. 3 miles easy w/ Pickles. Skyline, and loop on 7th St., Terrace Ln., Upland Dr. and back.

Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 3.00
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Sat, May 25, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
14.000.0014.00

7:00 a.m. 14 miles in 2:10:58, 12 miles with my son, Rick, in 1:53. Smelter Road hills to gate and back home, then 2 mile loop over to Coleman, down to 400 S. and home.

Asics 2000 Orange Miles: 14.00
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Totals
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
43.502.0045.50
Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 11.00Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 9.50Asics 2000 Orange Miles: 25.00
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