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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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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
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
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Saucony Guide4 #1 Miles: 24.00Saucony Peregrine Trail Miles: 5.00Nike Free Miles: 2.00Asics 2150 Gold #4 Miles: 5.00
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5:00 a.m. Gold's Gym for 40 minutes. 20/20 elliptical/cycling workout.

5:00 p.m. 5 mile run in 46:18, to mouth of Middle Canyon and back. Sunny, but cooler. Nice fall day.

Saucony Guide4 #1 Miles: 5.00
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5:00 a.m. 40 minutes at the gym with Sharon. 20/20 elliptical/cycling.

6:00 p.m. 5 mile trail run behind Little Mountain towards the water tank, then to the top of Little Mountain and back direct via the Scout Wigwam finishing along 400 South.

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4:30 p.m. 3 mile run on the grass in Sugarhouse Park after watching the HS XC meet. Then to Liberty Park for 2 miles on the bark chip pathway. About 1 1/4 laps. Nice weather today.

Nike Free Miles: 2.00Saucony Guide4 #1 Miles: 3.00
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5:00 a.m.   40 minutes at the gym.  20/20 elliptical/cycling workout.

6:00 p.m.  5 mile run easy on the Westland loop.  2.5 on the double track trail near the old airport.  Picked it up some on the uphill coming home. 

Asics 2150 Gold #4 Miles: 5.00
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8:00 a.m.  Gold's Gym with Sharon for 50 minutes.  30/20 elliptical/cycling workout.

9:00 a.m.  4.25 mile run uphill for first 2.25 miles from Gold's to upper Skyline to the end of the asphalt and back home.  Nice day!  Glad I took off work today.

Saucony Guide4 #1 Miles: 4.00
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12 miles at 8:30 a.m. solo on the Smelter Road hills to the upper guardrail and back direct through town. 1:53:03.  9:25 AP easy.  Splits:  9:47, 9:08, 9:29, 10:17, 10:14, 9:57, 9:37, 9:02, 8:19, & 8:44.  Tina hitting the trails in Salt Lake with some friends.  Men not wanted. Deer hunters all over the hills, but I only heard one shot.  Luckily I chose to wear my orange 2006 SGM shirt for protection.  A very nice fall morning for a run.  36 miles this week and feeling stronger.  Registering for Snow Canyon 1/2 Marathon tonight.

30 minutes on the total gym.  3 x 15 x 6. 

Saucony Guide4 #1 Miles: 12.00
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