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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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Asics 2000 Aqua #2 Lifetime Miles: 419.50
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Asics 2000 Gray/Yellow Lifetime Miles: 610.30
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Asics 2170 Gray Miles: 10.00Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 19.00
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5:00 a.m. Gold's Gym with Sharon. 20/20 elliptical/cycling workout.

6:15 p.m. 5 TM miles at the gym. 44:39. Progression run 9:40 to 7:30 pace.

Asics 2170 Gray Miles: 5.00
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5:00 a.m. Gold's Gym. 3x10x6 machines adding 5 to 10 lbs. 20 minutes recumbent cycling.

6:15 p.m. 5 TM miles at the gym in 44:35. 8:55 AP, progression run 9:40 to 7:15 pace.

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5:00 a.m.  Gold's Gym.  20/20 elliptical / upright cycling.

5:45 p.m.  5 TM miles at the gym in 44:35, 8:55 AP.  Progression run from 9:40 to 7:30 pace. 

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9:00 a.m. Gold's Gym with Sharon. 3x15x6 machines upper body weights. 20 minutes upright cycling.

11:00 a.m. 5 miles easy running with Pickles on the Skyline route to the gate and back via Loma Vista and Upland loops. Sunny and clear, but still very cold.

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No running. Colonoscopy today.

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9:00 a.m. 9 miles with Tina. Pine Canyon Rd. / Droubay Rd. loop in 1:21:30.

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