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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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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: 23.00Saucony Peregrine Trail Miles: 5.00
Mon, Aug 29, 2011
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5.000.005.00

5:00 a.m.  40 minutes at the gym.  20 minutes elliptical and 20 minutes upright cycle.

8:00 p.m.  5 mile run.  To SR36 via 900 S. up to base of the dam and back down to the grass loop at the high school and the junior high.  One lap around the track and home.  Felt decent tonight, but pretty slow running. 

Asics 2150 Gold #4 Miles: 5.00
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Tue, Aug 30, 2011
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5.000.005.00

Took my birthday off from work today for a "me" day.  56 years old.  Have been running for 29 of those.

8:15 a.m.  60 minutes cycling in the flatlands of Erda and Stansbury Park.

10:00 a.m. 20 minutes of upper body weights.  Light reps 3 x15 x 6 machines.

4:00 p.m. 5 miles trail running in the canyons.  White Pine double track, left hand fork trail in Settlement Canyon starting at Camp Wapiti and most of the Dark Trail.  Only one fall. 

 

 

Saucony Peregrine Trail Miles: 5.00
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Wed, Aug 31, 2011
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5.000.005.00

5:00 a.m. at the gym.  40 minutes.  20 minutes elliptical and 20 minutes upright cycle.

6:15 p.m.  5 mile run.  48:30.  Warm and windy.  Alleyway to 650 N. and back via USU extension and home through West Elementary.  Felt pretty good. 

Asics 2150 Gold #4 Miles: 5.00
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Thu, Sep 01, 2011
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5.000.005.00

6:15 p.m  5 mile run up Settlement Canyon 1/2 mile past Legion Park and back home.  Pretty slow and aching a bit tonight.  Back and knees.  No running tomorrow.

Asics 2150 Gold #4 Miles: 5.00
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Fri, Sep 02, 2011
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0.000.000.00

5:00 a.m.  30 minutes at Gold's Gym with Sharon.  15 min. elliptical and 15 min. recumbent cycling.  

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Sat, Sep 03, 2011
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
8.000.008.00

8 miles in City Creek Canyon in SLC.  Stayed at the Grand America for our anniversary.  Ran from the hotel to 4 mile turn around in the canyon.  Not all that fast even coming down but it was an enjoyable run.  A bit brisk early on, but felt nice.  Saw Ray ripping it up coming down while I was on my way up.  Looks like his stress fracture has healed.

Asics 2150 Gold #4 Miles: 8.00
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Totals
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
28.000.0028.00
Asics 2150 Gold #4 Miles: 23.00Saucony Peregrine Trail Miles: 5.00
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