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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
23.006.0029.00
Asics 2170 Gray Miles: 10.00Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 19.00
Mon, Dec 17, 2012
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.002.005.00

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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Tue, Dec 18, 2012
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.002.005.00

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.

Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 5.00
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Wed, Dec 19, 2012
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.002.005.00

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. 

Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 5.00
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Thu, Dec 20, 2012
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.000.005.00

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.

Asics 2170 Gray Miles: 5.00
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Fri, Dec 21, 2012
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.000.000.00

No running. Colonoscopy today.

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Sat, Dec 22, 2012
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
9.000.009.00

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

Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 9.00
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Totals
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
23.006.0029.00
Asics 2170 Gray Miles: 10.00Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 19.00
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