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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
26.0010.0036.00
Saucony Pro Guide 6 #1 Miles: 10.00Saucony Pro Guide 6 #2 Miles: 9.00Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 5.00Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 12.00
Mon, Nov 18, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.002.005.00

5:00 a.m. Gold's Gym. 40 minutes upright stationary cycling. 11 miles.

6:15 p.m. 5 miles with Rick on our Westland Route in 43:43.

Saucony Pro Guide 6 #1 Miles: 5.00
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Tue, Nov 19, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.000.005.00

5:00 a.m. Gold 's Gym: 3x15x5 machines upper body weights, 20 minutes elliptical.

5:20 p.m. 5 miles easy with Pickles on Skyline going out, back on Upland from Loma Vista.

Saucony Pro Guide 6 #2 Miles: 5.00
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Wed, Nov 20, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.002.005.00

5:00 a.m. Gold's Gym: 40 minutes upright stationary cycling for 11.6 miles.

6:00 p.m. 5 miles with Rick on the Westland route in 43:06. Light rain, low 40's.

Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 5.00
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Thu, Nov 21, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
2.003.005.00

5:00 a.m. Gold's Gym: 3x15x5 machines upper body weights and 20 minutes elliptical.

6:00 p.m. Gold's Gym: 5 TM miles. Progression run in 41:59. 9:20 to 7:30 pace.

Saucony Pro Guide 6 #1 Miles: 5.00
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Fri, Nov 22, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.000.004.00

5:00 a.m. Gold's Gym: 4 TM miles, progression from 9:20 to 8:00 pace. 35:35.

Saucony Pro Guide 6 #2 Miles: 4.00
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Sat, Nov 23, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
9.003.0012.00

9:00 a.m. 12 miles through town and up Smelter Road and back in 1:47:42 with Rick. Joined Rick's friend, Shay, for the middle 6 miles. Fun talking with someone who has run with Cam Levins and raced one time in the same indoor race as Bernard Lagat.

Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 12.00
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Totals
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
26.0010.0036.00
Saucony Pro Guide 6 #1 Miles: 10.00Saucony Pro Guide 6 #2 Miles: 9.00Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 5.00Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 12.00
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