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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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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
15.0021.0036.00
Mon, Jun 01, 2009
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.000.004.00

3 miles at track at 4:00 a.m. with Gina.  Plus 1/2 mile to and from track.  Real early before my flight to Pittsburgh.  Alternated directions after 4 laps.  Very easy.

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Tue, Jun 02, 2009
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.000.005.00

Pittsburgh, PA.  About 5 miles in 50:00 minutes.  Easy.  From Hilton Hotel across the bridge on Allegheny River Trail.  Around 3 Rivers Stadium, back past Pirates stadium and east.  Return to Hotel via the Point.

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Wed, Jun 03, 2009
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.005.005.00

Pittsburgh, PA.  Same route as yesterday along the River Trail in 47:00 minutes. Felt a bit stronger.

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Thu, Jun 04, 2009
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.005.005.00

Pittsburgh, PA.  Same route as yesterday in about the same time, 47:00 minutes.

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Fri, Jun 05, 2009
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.005.005.00

3 miles at 7:30 p.m. with Gina.  1 mile before and 1 mile afterwards.  She's getting stronger each week and is excited about the 10K in July and the half-marathon in August.

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Sat, Jun 06, 2009
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.006.0012.00

5 miles with Gina after running about 1 mile to meet.  I did an additional 6 afterwards at about 9:30 pace, very easy.  2:05 overall for 12.  Hip and back much better until I push it very fast.  Still need to take things easy, but slow pace seems to work okay.

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Totals
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
15.0021.0036.00
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