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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
19.0026.0045.00
Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 19.00Asics 2000 Orange Miles: 5.00Saucony Pro Guide 6 #1 Miles: 15.00Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 6.00
Mon, Jul 15, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.005.0010.00

5:00 a.m. 5 miles easy on Skyline and lower loop coming back with Pickles.

6:15 p.m. 5 miles in Settlement Canyon. Near tempo pace last 2 miles. 44:57.

Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 5.00Asics 2000 Orange Miles: 5.00
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Tue, Jul 16, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
2.003.005.00

5:00 a.m. Gold's Gym. 20/20 elliptical/ upright stationary cycling for 5 miles.

7:00 p.m. Gold's Gym. 5 miles TM, progression run, 9:30 pace to 7:20 pace. 41:40.

Opted not to run outside with the lightning. The rain would have felt great though.

Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 5.00
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Wed, Jul 17, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.005.0010.00

5:00 a.m. 5 miles easy with Pickles on Skyline to gate and lower loops coming back.

6:15 p.m. 5 miles in 43:24. Moderate effort to mouth of Middle Canyon and back via Upland and Skyline.

Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 5.00Saucony Pro Guide 6 #1 Miles: 5.00
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Thu, Jul 18, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.006.006.00

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

6:15 p.m. 6+ miles Settlement Canyon tempo run with Matt 3 in 50:10, 8:21 AP. Great hill workout.

Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 6.00
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Fri, Jul 19, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.000.004.00

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

Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 4.00
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Sat, Jul 20, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.007.0010.00

6:30 a.m. 10 miles on Smelter Rd. hills from Droubay to gate and back with Tooele Running Group. 7 miles at tempo pace with Tina in 59:03, then 3 miles coming back up home at 9:00 min.pace. Total time: 1:26:10 for 10 miles.

Saucony Pro Guide 6 #1 Miles: 10.00
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Totals
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
19.0026.0045.00
Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 19.00Asics 2000 Orange Miles: 5.00Saucony Pro Guide 6 #1 Miles: 15.00Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 6.00
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