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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
45.000.0045.00
Asics 2170 Gray Miles: 32.00Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 13.00
Mon, Sep 10, 2012
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
10.000.0010.00

5:00 a.m. 5 easy miles withPickles on Skyline route to gate and back via Loma Vista and Upland loops. About 1 1/2 miles with Liz and J Dog.

6:15 p.m. 5 miles out to SR36 and then up Skyline to above Grimm's Gate and back home direct. Met Matt for about the last 2 coming back. Pretty slow tonight. Just missed the rain before and after. I never have that kind of luck!

Asics 2170 Gray Miles: 5.00Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 5.00
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Tue, Sep 11, 2012
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.000.005.00

5:00 a.m. Gold's Gym with Sharon. 3x15x6 on upper body weight machines. 20 minutes on upright stationary cycle.

6:15 p.m. 5 miles in Settlement Canyon. Leaves are changing fast. Garmin died. Glad Sharon got me a new one for my birthday. I guess I better learn how to use it.

Asics 2170 Gray Miles: 5.00
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Wed, Sep 12, 2012
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
9.000.009.00

5:00 a.m. 4 mikes very easy with Pickles on my Skyline route to near the end of the asphalt and back. Much cooler this morning.

6:15 p.m. 5 miles in 44:30 on the Westland route.

Asics 2170 Gray Miles: 5.00Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 4.00
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Thu, Sep 13, 2012
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.000.005.00

5:00 a.m. 40 minutes at the Gym. 3x15x6 machines light upper body reps. 20 minutes elliptical.

6:15 p.m. 5 miles in 46:35 up into Middle Canyon and back via cemetery.

Asics 2170 Gray Miles: 5.00
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Fri, Sep 14, 2012
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.000.004.00

5:15 a.m. 4 miles with Pickles along Skyline Avenue and back on Upland. Liz and Roland out running with J Dog this morning.

Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 4.00
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Sat, Sep 15, 2012
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
12.000.0012.00

7:45 a.m.  12 miles from Tooele to Stansbury Park, Benson Mill.  1:46:18.  Even-paced effort.  Felt okay.  About 8:51 AP.  Sunny morning.

Asics 2170 Gray Miles: 12.00
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Totals
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
45.000.0045.00
Asics 2170 Gray Miles: 32.00Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 13.00
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