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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
41.008.0049.00
Asics 2000 Orange Miles: 5.00Saucony Pro Guide 6 #1 Miles: 17.00Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 11.00Saucony Peregrine Trail Miles: 6.00Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 6.00Asics 2170 Gray Miles: 4.00
Mon, Aug 26, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.005.0010.00

5:00 a.m. 5 miles with Pickles on Skyline to gate and home via Loma Vista and Upland loops.

6:15 p.m. 5 miles in 45:20 with Rick to SR36, down the west side alleys to 700 North over to Coleman and home.

Asics 2000 Orange Miles: 5.00Saucony Pro Guide 6 #1 Miles: 5.00
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Tue, Aug 27, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.003.006.00

5:00 a.m. Gold's Gym: 3x12x6 machines upper body @+ 5-10 lbs. and 20 minutes recumbent cycling.

6:15 p.m. To track and back for Yasso workout with Rick. 6x800 in 3:32, 3:27, 3:26, 3:26, 3:30, 3:29 w/ 400 recovery after each. 6 miles total with warm up, cool down and to/from track. Light rain last two 800's felt nice.

Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 6.00
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Wed, Aug 28, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
11.000.0011.00

5:00 a.m. 5 miles with Pickles on Skyline, back on Upland.

6:30 p.m. 6 miles in the Bonneville Shoreline Trail from the City Creek trail heading eastward and back with Rick. An absolutely beautiful evening run!

Saucony Peregrine Trail Miles: 6.00Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 5.00
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Thu, Aug 29, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.000.006.00

5:00 a.m. Gold's Gym with Sharon. 3x15x6 machines upper body weights then 20 minutes recumbent cycling.

6:20 p.m. 6 miles easy with Matt3 and Russ Evans. Skyline to the gate and back along the a Little Mountain trail.

Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 6.00
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Fri, Aug 30, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.000.004.00

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

Asics 2170 Gray Miles: 4.00
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Sat, Aug 31, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
12.000.0012.00

6:30 a.m. Ivins,UT. 12 miles loop up around Kayenta and back down to Santa Cemetery and back home with Rick. Easy in 1:54:21.

Saucony Pro Guide 6 #1 Miles: 12.00
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Totals
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
41.008.0049.00
Asics 2000 Orange Miles: 5.00Saucony Pro Guide 6 #1 Miles: 17.00Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 11.00Saucony Peregrine Trail Miles: 6.00Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 6.00Asics 2170 Gray Miles: 4.00
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