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St. George Marathon

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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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Totals
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
17.0021.2038.20
Asics 2170 Gray Miles: 31.20Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 7.00
Mon, Oct 01, 2012
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.000.005.00

6:45 p.m. 5 miles in 44:46. Into Middle Canyon and back via cemetery. Tapering for SGM.

Asics 2170 Gray Miles: 5.00
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Tue, Oct 02, 2012
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.000.004.00

5:00 a.m.  45 minutes at Gold's Gym with Sharon.  3 x 15 x 6 machines on the upper body weights.  Followed by 20 minutes recumbent cycling.

6:15 p.m.  4 miles fairly easy in 36:28.  Westland route. 

Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 4.00
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Wed, Oct 03, 2012
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.000.003.00

6:15 p.m. 3 easy miles easy in 26:30.

Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 3.00
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Thu, Oct 04, 2012
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.000.000.00

5:00 a.m. Gold's Gym for 30 minutes. 2x10x6 machines, light upper body weights, followed by 15 minutes recumbent cycling.

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Sat, Oct 06, 2012
Race: St. George Marathon (26.2 Miles) 03:55:02, Place overall: 2054, Place in age division: 82
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.0021.2026.20

St. George Marathon. A good run for me. Great temperature with a slight tail wind for first half. Ran carefully with slight left knee (ITB) and right hip issues. Taking shot blox every 3 miles took me strong through the finish and not hitting the wall, which seldom happens to me.

Asics 2170 Gray Miles: 26.20
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Totals
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
17.0021.2038.20
Asics 2170 Gray Miles: 31.20Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 7.00
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