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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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Asics 2150 Gold #4 Miles: 20.00Nike Free Miles: 2.00
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40 minutes at the gym.  20 minutes elliptical and 20 minutes cycling.

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5:00 a.m at Gold's Gym for 40 minutes.  20 min. elliptical and 20 min. cycling (1/2 on upright and 1/2 on recumbent).

6:15 p.m. Ran to the gym and back.  1+ miles each way. Calf muscles doing better.  50 minutes at gym, 20 min. elliptical, 15 min. upright cycle, and 15 min. upper body light weights.  3 x15 x 5 machines. 

Feeling stronger although my back didn't feel the best running, even with all the rest.  Need to be more diligent with my stretching. 

Asics 2150 Gold #4 Miles: 2.00
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5:00 a.m. at the gym for 40 minutes.  20 min. elliptical and 20 min. upright cycle.

7:30 p.m. 4 TM miles.  Progression run 10:00 to 8:20 pace.  Calves okay, hamstrings tight.  Otherwise a good workout. 

Asics 2150 Gold #4 Miles: 4.00
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5:00 a.m.  40 minutes at the gym  20 min. elliptical and 20 min. upright cycle.

8:00 p.m.  4 miles. Slow and a bit sluggish.  Through the creek bottom past the Scout Wig-wam.  Back to the high school via the alley and back home via the track.  Nice warm evening.  Feel like I'm in Arizona.  One more day of near 100 and then it's supposed to cool down going into next week. 

Asics 2150 Gold #4 Miles: 4.00
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5:00 a.m.  4 mile run on Skyline Ave. and back direct.  Pretty slow and easy, which is getting to be the norm.

Asics 2150 Gold #4 Miles: 4.00
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7:30 a.m. at the gym, 20 minutes on the elliptical and then headed outside for a 6 mile run up into Middle Canyon and back down to Smelter Rd., up 1/2 mile and back to the gym via 500 N.  Pretty slow today.  Back hurting some.

Back at the gym 20 minutes on upright cycle, 2 TM miles progression run, 20 minutes upper body weights.  Light weight reps 3x15, 5 machines.  8 miles running today, 22 for the week. 

Nike Free Miles: 2.00Asics 2150 Gold #4 Miles: 6.00
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