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Tooele 5K Freedom Run

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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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Asics 2150 Gold #1 Miles: 14.00Asics 2150 Gold #2 Miles: 13.00
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5 miles very easy with Elaine at 5:10 a.m.  A bit sore from Saturday still.

4 miles in 37:34, 8:38 pace at 8:15 p.m.  Very warm.  Ran the alleys wandering from 50 East and 200 West plus around the high school.  Ribs still hurting a bit, but not bad.

Asics 2150 Gold #1 Miles: 9.00
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5 miles very easy with Elaine, 5:10 a.m..  She's slowly getting back to 5 mile runs.  Nice morning.

Asics 2150 Gold #2 Miles: 5.00
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5 miles at 5:05 a.m. solo in 45:18.  9:05 average pace.  Easy pace until a more moderate pace last mile.  A bit of a case of Billy-territis set it in.  That's my name for the condition that happens when you see someone out ahead of you and you just have to catch and pass.  Named after my old running friend Billy-bob Terry.  Extremely warm for an early morning run.  Near 80 on my thermometer.  Light wind helped when the shirt came off.  An unsightly scene, I'm sure.

Asics 2150 Gold #2 Miles: 5.00
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5+ miles in 46:12.  Easy.  Solo.  Through town to 7th and Vine, then back to Coleman and home via 200 West.

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3 easy miles at 5:10 a.m.  27:26.  Skyline, Upland, to East Elementary and back via Broadway and Cemetery.  5K tomorrow. Supposed to be about 10 to 12 degrees cooler than today.

Asics 2150 Gold #2 Miles: 3.00
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Race: Tooele 5K Freedom Run (3.1 Miles) 00:20:41, Place overall: 26, Place in age division: 1
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Annual 4th of July Tooele 5K Freedom Run.  335 runners this year.  26th place overall.  25/170 Men, 1st in M50-54.  Ran with Tina until the last 3/4 mile uphill.  She had a bit of problem with her leg, but still managed 20:45.  She got nipped by Amy at the finish line and took 3rd overall women.  Amy is the daughter of a co-worker and friend of mine.  She was the best distance runner at THS this year and just finished her senior year in cross country and track.  I told Tina that I wouldn't feel bad about not beating her, but it was just too close and she was in 2nd place the entire race.  I think she did great especially for just turning 49! 

Deseret News 10K next up on the 24th.  I need to get registered.  Running on vacation next week in Chicago, Kirtland Ohio, and Palmyra NY will be challenging.  I plan on doing my long run along the Canadaigua Road.

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Asics 2150 Gold #1 Miles: 14.00Asics 2150 Gold #2 Miles: 13.00
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