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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
34.204.0038.20
Saucony Pro Guide 6 #2 Miles: 35.00Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 3.00
Mon, Sep 30, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.000.005.00

Noon run in City Creek Canyon, up and back. 46:52 with David Wright.

Saucony Pro Guide 6 #2 Miles: 5.00
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Tue, Oct 01, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.004.004.00

6:15 p.m. 4 miles on the Westland route in 35:19, 8:50 AP with Rick.

Saucony Pro Guide 6 #2 Miles: 4.00
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Wed, Oct 02, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.000.003.00

5:00 a.m. Gold's Gym: 3x15x7 machines upper body weights. 10 minutes easy upright stationary bike.

6:15 p.m. 3 mile final taper run with Rick on the 150 West alley pathway. Easy, 26:53. Training is done for SGM. Supposed to be cold at the start and finish. Low 30's, starting line predicted. 48 degrees at the finish. 6 mph north wind also. Should yield some fast times this year for many!

Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 3.00
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Thu, Oct 03, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.000.000.00

No running. Walked the dog at 5:30 a.m.

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Fri, Oct 04, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.000.000.00

Ivins, Utah. No running. Walk the dog later. Dick Beardsley clinic at 2 PM. Expo and number pick up at 3 PM. Pasta Dinner at 5:00 PM or so. SGM number 20, here it comes!

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Sat, Oct 05, 2013
Race: St. George Marathon (26.2 Miles) 03:39:52, Place overall: 1549, Place in age division: 69
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
26.200.0026.20

St. George Marathon. 3:39:52. BQ by a mere 7 seconds. 8:24 AP. Cool day, but sunny and clear. Very cold at starting line, right around 32 degrees. 50-55 degrees at finish. 20th St. George for me. 29th marathon. Went to induction at the 10 year club dinner which was very nice. #10 for Matt1 and #15 for Liz. My 25 year old and youngest son, Rick, ran his very first marathon in 3:20:53. He just started running in March! I am truly amazed! A great day today!

Saucony Pro Guide 6 #2 Miles: 26.00
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Totals
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
34.204.0038.20
Saucony Pro Guide 6 #2 Miles: 35.00Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 3.00
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