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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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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
18.0017.0035.00
Asics 2170 Gray Miles: 20.00Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 15.00
Mon, Dec 31, 2012
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
5.000.005.00

10:00 a.m. Ivins, UT 5 mile easy run with Pickles on the Toe Trail at base of red cliffs and loop home. Sunny and about 40 degrees. A beautiful morning for a run. Heading back to snow country this afternoon.

Asics 2170 Gray Miles: 5.00
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Tue, Jan 01, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.000.006.00

11:00 a.m. 6 mile run with Tina in 54:54, 9:09 AP. Cold and mostly overcast. Skyline route modified to Vine St.

Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 6.00
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Wed, Jan 02, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.005.005.00

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

6:15 p.m. 5 TM miles. Progression run from 8:34 to 7:30 pace. 31:20 for last 3.88 miles.

Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 5.00
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Thu, Jan 03, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.005.005.00

5:00 a.m. Gold's Gym with Sharon. 3x10x6 machines at additional 5-10 lbs. 20 minutes recumbent cycling.

6:15 p.m. 5 TM miles in 42:20. 8:34 AP for 4 miles, then progression down to 7:03 pace during final mile.

Asics 2170 Gray Miles: 5.00
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Fri, Jan 04, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.001.004.00

5:00 a.m. 4 TM miles at Gold's Gym. 35:41. 3 at 9:05 AP then progression down to 7:30 pace.

Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 4.00
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Sat, Jan 05, 2013
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
4.006.0010.00

10:00 a.m. 10 miles in 1:29:25 up the Smelter Road hills and back including the uphill on upper Droubay Rd. with Tina in the cold and hazy sunshine. 7-12 degrees. 3 layers on top. 8:57 AP. a decent run, all things considered, and a decent week at 35 miles.

Asics 2170 Gray Miles: 10.00
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Totals
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
18.0017.0035.00
Asics 2170 Gray Miles: 20.00Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 15.00
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