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Deseret New 1/2 Marathon

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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 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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Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 3.00Saucony Pro Guide 6 #1 Miles: 25.10Saucony Peregrine Trail Miles: 4.00
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5:00 a.m. 3 miles easy with Pickles on Skyline and Upland loop.

6:45 p.m. Gold's Gym. 20/20 elliptical/cycling 5+ miles.

Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 3.00
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Race: Deseret New 1/2 Marathon (13.1 Miles) 01:37:31, Place overall: 111, Place in age division: 5
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Deseret News 1/2 Marathon. 1:37:31, 7:26 AP. Nice day, overcast. First 6 miles with my son, Rick. 5/26 M55-59 AG, 111/900 total field. 88/391 total men. Felt pretty good throughout.

Saucony Pro Guide 6 #1 Miles: 13.10
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7:30 a.m. Ivins, UT. 4 miles easy along the Toe Trail with Pickles over to Snow Canyon road and back.

9:00 a.m. Gold's Gym. 3x15x7 machines upper body weights and 20 minutes recumbent cycling.

Saucony Peregrine Trail Miles: 4.00
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7:30 a.m. 12 miles in Snow Canyon, easy. 2 with Pickles. 1:52. Extremely humid due to last night's rain. I was soaked upon my return.

Saucony Pro Guide 6 #1 Miles: 12.00
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Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 3.00Saucony Pro Guide 6 #1 Miles: 25.10Saucony Peregrine Trail Miles: 4.00
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