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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
27.008.0035.00
Asics 2170 Gray Miles: 14.00Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 21.00
Mon, Nov 12, 2012
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.002.005.00

5:00 a.m. 40 minutes at the gym. 20/20 elliptical/cycling workout.

6:15 p.m. 5 TM miles at the gym in 45:25, moderate progression run.

Asics 2170 Gray Miles: 5.00
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Tue, Nov 13, 2012
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.000.004.00

5:00 a.m. Gym. 3x10x6 machines upper body and 29 minutes recumbent cycling.

6:15 p.m. 4 miles easy with Pickles. Serpentine route on west side.

Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 4.00
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Wed, Nov 14, 2012
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.000.005.00

5:00 a.m. 40 minutes. Gym. 20/20 elliptical/cycling workout. 3 broken stationary cycles now. We're sure getting our money's worth out of our maintenance fees.

6:15 p.m. 5 miles on the standard Skyline route, out via SR 36, back direct. Garmin stopped working half way through.

Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 5.00
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Thu, Nov 15, 2012
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.000.005.00

5:00 a.m. 40 minutes at the gym. 3x15x6 machines upper body light weights.

6:15 p.m. 5 miles easy with Pickles on the Westland route using 900 West down to USU extension.

Asics 2170 Gray Miles: 5.00
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Fri, Nov 16, 2012
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.000.004.00

5:00 a.m.  4 miles easy on the Skyline Route with Pickes.  Talked with Roland and Liz while they were running J. Dog.  

Asics 2170 Gray Miles: 4.00
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Sat, Nov 17, 2012
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.006.0012.00

10:00 a.m. 12 miles in 1:44:52. 8 miles with Tina on the Droubay Rd., Pine Canyon Rd. loop. Nice day. Partly sunny, light rain at about mile 7, quickly clearing afterwards. Loop to USU extension and back up to SR36 and home. 35 miles this week. Feeling pretty good.

Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 12.00
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Totals
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
27.008.0035.00
Asics 2170 Gray Miles: 14.00Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 21.00
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