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December 07, 2025

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Location:

Salt Lake City,

Member Since:

Feb 11, 2010

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

I had some success in high school and college. Winner 1985 Rod Dixon Run 

Had a fair amount of success as a Masters runner for most of my 40s. 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Have fun with running, explore more trails, stay healthy.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Keep running and racing consistently for as long as I can. Find what is sustainable for me over the long run.

Personal:

I teach AP European History and other courses at Alta High School. I coached the track and cross country teams at Alta for 16 years.

Married, two kids - Abby and Andy

 
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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 31.75 Year: 1752.62
Sun, Oct 26, 2025
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.500.000.000.007.50

AM: Left early to do Grandeur Peak by myself. 6.5 miles up and down. Drizzly and chilly which matched my mood. Only saw a couple other people.

I let Andy sleep in because this was his last morning at home. When he wakes up tomorrow morning he will be going over 50 hours without sleep. We went to brunch when I got home. Very nice. Then we just hung around the house and took care of his truck and other last minute things. Packed the small handfull of items he can bring, said goodbye to some neighbors, and went to the hotel by the MEPS. I hung around the hotel for a while and even did a decent workout with him in the hotel gym, a very good one. 

PM: 1 mile treadmill jog etc.

Tomorrow I will go to the MEPS at 10:30 to watch him swear-in and give him one last hug. Very thankful that tomorrow is a teacher work day with no students.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Comments
From Bret on Mon, Oct 27, 2025 at 06:21:57 from 146.75.232.0

Thoughts and prayers are with you and Ann and of course Andy as he sets out on this new journey.

From Vis on Mon, Oct 27, 2025 at 18:32:17 from 64.255.81.16

I echo Bret’s sentiments. I feel like I know your kids because of the blog.

From Rob Murphy on Mon, Oct 27, 2025 at 18:46:48 from 73.228.106.104

Thanks so much for this! He lands in San Diego in about an hour and then people will be screaming at him all night. He'll be expected to scream back. Andy is quiet and soft spoken so I worry about that a little bit.

From Jon on Tue, Oct 28, 2025 at 20:13:46 from 108.81.183.172

Marines?

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