A Runner at Heart.....Riding a Bike

December 07, 2025

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Location:

South Jordan,UT,USA

Member Since:

Sep 01, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

Started running in 2001.  Have completed over 100 marathons and ultras since then. 

Marathon PR 2:56:04 (2005 St. George)

New PR 2:53:24 (2008 Tucson)

Finished 2nd Overall in 2005 Utah Grand Slam to Paul Peterson.  He beat me by 30 min in every race.

1/2 Marathon PR 1:23:56 (2008 Just Cuz Half Marathon)

Completed the Utah Grand Slam 10 consecutive years (2003-2012).  I don't know if anyone else has done that.

Short-Term Running Goals:

2025 Goals:

Be consistent in my Riding. 

Drop a few lbs.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Running is completely out of the question with the Meniscus in my knee.

Personal:

I'm in the 60-64 Age Group.....Yikes!

We have been married for over 40 years.  We have 3 children and 7 grandchildren.

"Only those who risk going to far can possibly find out how far they can go"  T.S. Eliot

"Putting miles in your training log (blog) is like putting money in the bank.  You begin to draw interest on it immediately."  Hal Higdon

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 10.16
Biking 2021 Lifetime Miles: 653.86
Biking 2023 Lifetime Miles: 722.63
Biking 2022 Lifetime Miles: 1981.70
Biking 2024 Lifetime Miles: 1546.21
Biking 2025 Lifetime Miles: 1667.82
Tue, Jun 09, 2009
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
1.009.4210.42

It was 44 degrees and sunny this morning....YAY.  I did a tempo run this morning and kept all the miles under 7:00 except for the one up Satterfield hill.  I ran 10.42 miles in a great pace.

5 days til Utah Valley......

Asics 1130 (Zinc) Miles: 10.42
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