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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
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
22.008.0030.00
Saucony Guide4 #1 Miles: 10.00Saucony Guide4 #2 Miles: 20.00
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.000.004.00

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

5:30 p.m.  4 TM miles at the gym, easy in 38:13.  18 degrees outside. 

Saucony Guide4 #1 Miles: 4.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
2.001.003.00

5:00 a.m.  40 minutes at Gold's Gym.  20/20 elliptical/cycling workout with Tina.

5:30 p.m.  3 TM miles at home in 25:57, 8:39 AP.  Progression from 9:30 to 7:30 pace. 

Saucony Guide4 #1 Miles: 3.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.000.005.00

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

6:45 p.m.  5 TM miles at the gym in 48:30, mostly easy. 

Saucony Guide4 #2 Miles: 5.00
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5.000.005.00

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

2:30 p.m.  5 easy miles in the glorious sunshine and above the hazy smog.  48:06.  Still a bit cold out, at 36 degrees.  East side loop from SR 36 to Utah Ave. and 7th and back + neighborhood loop.  Home early for a dental appointment.  Bummer. 

5:30 p.m.  Lt. upper body weights 3 x 15 x 6 machines at the gym. 

Saucony Guide4 #2 Miles: 5.00
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.000.003.00

5:00 a.m.  3 TM miles at home.  Easy.

Saucony Guide4 #1 Miles: 3.00
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3.007.0010.00

10 mile run at 10 a.m. with Tina.  1:26:05, 8:36 AP.  Clear, sunny day, near 40 degrees.  Warm enough for shorts.  Pretty decent run, Tina pulling me most of the way.  Splits: 8:32, 7:45, 7:59, 8:24, 8:39, 8:24, 8:36, 9:11, 9:42, 8:50.

Saucony Guide4 #2 Miles: 10.00
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22.008.0030.00
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