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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
31.003.0034.00
Asics 2000 Orange Miles: 16.00Saucony Peregrine Trail Miles: 5.00Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 9.00Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 4.00
Mon, Jun 10, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.003.006.00

5:00 a.m. Gold's Gym. 20/20 upright stationary cycle / elliptical workout.

6:15 p.m. 6 miles in Settlement Canyon. 54:21. Hot, but light breeze helped.

Asics 2000 Orange Miles: 6.00
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Tue, Jun 11, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.000.005.00

5:00 a.m. Gold's Gym. 3x15x6 machines upper body weights. 15 minutes upright cycling.

6:30 p.m. 5 mile trail run w/ Pickles on the double track at the base of the Oquirrh's from Erda towards Pine Canyon (Lincoln) and back.

Saucony Peregrine Trail Miles: 5.00
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Wed, Jun 12, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.000.004.00

5:00 a.m. 4 miles easy with Pickles on Skyline Drive.

Going to see Spirit of the Marathon II tonight.

Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 4.00
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Thu, Jun 13, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.000.005.00

5:00 a.m. Gym. 3x10x6 machines upper body weights @ +5-10 lbs. then 20 minutes on elliptical.

6:15 p.m. 5 slow miles with Pickles in Middle Canyon. Up and back down.

Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 5.00
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Fri, Jun 14, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.000.004.00

5:00 a.m. 4 miles easy with Pickles on Skyline.

Heading to St. George today for a Father's Day weekend with my 4 sons, ages 25-34. Looking forward to running 10 miles tomorrow in Snow Canyon with my two running sons!

Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 4.00
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Sat, Jun 15, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
10.000.0010.00

6:15 a.m. Slow 10 miles with Mark and Rick in Snow Canyon.

9:00 a.m. Hike to the petroglyphs and back with my four sons.

11:00 a.m. Swimming pool and hot tub.

Asics 2000 Orange Miles: 10.00
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Totals
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
31.003.0034.00
Asics 2000 Orange Miles: 16.00Saucony Peregrine Trail Miles: 5.00Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 9.00Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 4.00
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