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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
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Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 16.00Asics 2170 Gray Miles: 31.00
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6:45 p.m.  Ivins, UT.  16 miles on the Santa Clara, Half-wash, and Snow Canyon trails.  Slow.  Hip bugging me after 7 or 8 miles.  Swapped long run from Saturday.

Afternoon:  Two short hikes in Zion National Park with Rick and Sharon.  Just beat the storm getting back.  Hailed like crazy in Hurricane while eating dinner.  We timed everything just right. 

Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 16.00
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7:15 a.m.  Ivins, UT.  Along the Center St. part of the Kayenta paved paths and back.

9:00 a.m.  Gold's Gym.  25 minutes on the upper body weight machines, 3 x 15 x 6, then 30 minutes on the upright stationary cycle. 

Asics 2170 Gray Miles: 5.00
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6:45 a.m.  Ivins, Utah.  5 miles down 400 E. to paved path and around the Santa Clara cemetery.  Back up Old Highway 91 to the Biggest Loser Resort at Fitness Ridge and loop around back to 200 West up to 400 South and Home.

8:30 a.m.  Gold's Gym with Sharon.  30 minutes elliptical, 30 minutes recumbent cycle, and about 18 minutes on upright cycle. 

Asics 2170 Gray Miles: 5.00
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7:15 a.m.  6 miles, easy in 58:50 from Ivins to Tuachan and back.  Overcast morning.

Asics 2170 Gray Miles: 6.00
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6:45 a.m.  Ivins, Utah.  5 miles easy in 48:16.  Condo to Santa Clara Cemetery, back via Rachel Drive and loops around paved path at ball parks and intermediate school.

8:15 a.m.  Gold's Gym with Sharon.  25 minutes on light upper body reps, 3 x 15 x 7 machines.  20 minutes elliptical and 15 minutes on recumbent cycle. 

Asics 2170 Gray Miles: 5.00
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6:45 a.m.  Ivins, Utah.  10 miles easy in 1:37:57 from our place to end of paved trail in Snow Canyon State Park and back.

Asics 2170 Gray Miles: 10.00
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Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 16.00Asics 2170 Gray Miles: 31.00
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