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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
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Saucony Pro Guide 6 #1 Miles: 8.00Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 9.00Saucony Peregrine Trail Miles: 3.00Saucony Pro Guide 6 #2 Miles: 19.00
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11:30 a.m. City Creek Canyon via Memory Grove and along East side of Bonneville Loop and up 11th Avenue to "I" Street and back. 5 miles easy. Right hip hurting a bit.

Saucony Pro Guide 6 #1 Miles: 5.00
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5:00 a.m. Gold's Gym: 20/20 upright cycling/elliptical workout,

6:15 p.m. 5 miles in 43:16 on the Westland route through the old Tooele air strip, back via Vine and 200 S. to 100 West and back along 480 South.

Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 5.00
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5:15 a.m. Gold's Gym: 15 minutes elliptical. 3 miles on TM. 25:28, progression run , 9:05 to 7:30 pace.

4:15 p.m. 3.1 miles on the grass at Sugarhouse Park following the UHSAA State Meet. Watched the 3A, 4A, and 5A Boys and Girls races. Nice Autumn afternoon.

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6:00 p.m. 5 miles easy with Pickles on the Westland route in 46:05.

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5:00 a.m. 4 miles easy with Rick and Pickles.

Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 4.00
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8:30 a.m. 14 mile run on the Pony Express Trail road, out and back in 2:03:26 with Rick. Beautiful fall day!

Saucony Pro Guide 6 #2 Miles: 14.00
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