HS/COLLEGE:
mile: 4:56, 2 mile: 10:21 (1978)
marathon: 2:52 (St. George 1982)
OLD MAN (20+ years later):
5K: 19:53 (Nestle/Art City Days 5K 2007)
10K: 39:55 (Spectrum 10K 2008)
half marathon: 1:26 (Hobble Creek 2008)
marathon: 3:07 (St. George 2007)
Short-Term Running Goals:
Get back to a BQ marathon time (currently 3:40).
Long-Term Running Goals:
Have fun running, keep fit, and fight middle age spread. Run consistently and injury free. Maintain a healthy balance between running and other life priorities. Encourage my ever-aging running buddies to keep running so we can continue to share runs on the trail instead of rocking chairs.
Personal:
Blessed to be married to Karen for 30 years. We have six children (4 daughters/2 sons) ages 16 to 30, and one wonderful granddaughter.
As a friend at work put it recently when I was telling him about my running struggles, "It sucks to get old."
But we're also expecting our first grandchild (next March). So getting old has its benefits, too.
Mizuno Wave Rider 14 Miles: 3.50
Comments
From Tom on Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 13:42:25 from 137.65.56.2
Good luck on Saturday. Hope things go well for you! And congrats on your coming grandparenthood!!
From Paul Thomas on Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 14:32:16 from 216.49.181.254
Thanks, Tom. Good luck to you, too. I remember the days when a BQ was my consolation goal. I'm only a little nostalgic. I'm excited for you. I hope you get the PR. I won't say you'll get it easy, because a marathon is never easy. But I think you've earned a PR from your training. I hope everything finally aligns for you. I hope you and Kim have a great marathon experience. You'll be long gone before I get to the finish, but maybe we'll bump into each other at the start or elsewhere. Enjoy the adventure!
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