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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
14.0027.0041.00
Asics 2000 Aqua #3 Miles: 32.00Asics 2000 Aqua #2 Miles: 5.00Asics 2000 Gray/Yellow Miles: 4.00
Mon, Jul 31, 2017
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.007.007.00

Across town to Middle Canyon and up to Angel's Grove and back  9:26 A.P.

Asics 2000 Aqua #3 Miles: 7.00
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Tue, Aug 01, 2017
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.000.005.00

TRC Group Run on Smelter Rd. Hill. 9:37 A.P. Mostly with Michael Schmollinger.

Asics 2000 Aqua #3 Miles: 5.00
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Wed, Aug 02, 2017
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.008.008.00

Stansbury Park flatland training. 9:01 A.P.

Asics 2000 Aqua #3 Miles: 8.00
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Thu, Aug 03, 2017
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.000.005.00

Settlement Canyon to Legion Park, up to Camp Wapiti and back home.  Only dead snakes tonight. 9:42 A.P.  Pretty steep near Wapiti.

Asics 2000 Aqua #2 Miles: 5.00
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Fri, Aug 04, 2017
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.000.004.00

Morning run on Skyline to end of pavement and back. 9:46 A.P.

Asics 2000 Gray/Yellow Miles: 4.00
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Sat, Aug 05, 2017
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.0012.0012.00

St. George to Ivins. SGRC Group Run.  Tontaquint Park to Old Highway 91 and Pioneer Crossing with the group, they headed back for 16 and I finished at home in Ivins.  Mostly uphill  9:32 AP. 

Asics 2000 Aqua #3 Miles: 12.00
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Totals
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
14.0027.0041.00
Asics 2000 Aqua #3 Miles: 32.00Asics 2000 Aqua #2 Miles: 5.00Asics 2000 Gray/Yellow Miles: 4.00
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