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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
36.002.0038.00
Asics 2000 Orange Miles: 18.00Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 5.00Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 10.00Saucony Peregrine Trail Miles: 5.00
Mon, May 27, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
8.000.008.00

7:30 a.m. Ivins, UT. 8 miles up to Tuacahn and back along Snow Canyon Parkway and Center Street paved path around older part of Ivins to 200 West down to Unity Park and back home along 400 S. with Pickles for about 6 miles. Met Sharon, running 1 1/2 miles for the first time on her replaced knee. Never thought I'd see that again. Way to go, Sharon!!

Asics 2000 Orange Miles: 8.00
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Tue, May 28, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.000.005.00

7:00 a.m. Ivins, UT. 5 miles, Toe Trail loop at the base of the red cliffs and back via Tuacahn Rd., Painted Hills, and Padre Estates.

9:00 a.m. St. George Gold's Gym. 3x15x7 machines, upper body weights. 20 minutes recumbent cycling.

Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 5.00
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Wed, May 29, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.000.006.00

6:00 a.m. 6 miles in 55:53, Skyline + 1400 E. Out via SR36, back home by Upland Loop.

Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 6.00
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Thu, May 30, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.000.005.00

5:00 a.m. Gold's Gym Tooele. 3x15x6 machines, upper body weights. 20 minutes recumbent cycling.

6:00 p.m. 5 miles with 1/2 of it on the double track trails behind Little Mountain and back by way of Upland and Skyline loop.

Saucony Peregrine Trail Miles: 5.00
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Fri, May 31, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.000.004.00

5:00 a.m. 4 miles easy on Skyline up and back direct.

Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 4.00
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Sat, Jun 01, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
8.002.0010.00

6:15 a.m. Ivins Utah. 10 miles in Snow Canyon to end of paved path and back. Beautiful morning in the canyon. Nice and cool most of the run. 1:32:53.

Asics 2000 Orange Miles: 10.00
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Totals
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
36.002.0038.00
Asics 2000 Orange Miles: 18.00Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 5.00Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 10.00Saucony Peregrine Trail Miles: 5.00
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