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Orem,UT,USA

Member Since:

Apr 03, 2006

Gender:

Male

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Age Division Winner

Running Accomplishments:

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.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Altra Instinct 1.5 Lifetime Miles:						83.50
Altra Lone Peak 1.5 Lifetime Miles:						21.80
Saucony Guide 7 Blue 2 Lifetime Miles:						376.95
Saucony Fastwitch 6 Lifetime Miles:						200.05
Saucony Guide 7 Black 1 Lifetime Miles:						271.15

Thu, Jul 17, 2008

Easy Miles	Threshold Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Track speed mileage	Hill mileage	Total
10.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	10.00

I ran 10 easy miles with Wayne and Larry this morning, our new standard Thursday run...3 miles to Provo Canyon, then 2 miles up the trail, then back home. It was a beautiful morning, albeit a little more humid than normal.

We were asked to help drive some youth up to hike Ensign Peak last night. Jack Christianson, a Church history expert and motivational speaker, and member or our ward, was our tour guide. Two of our daughters were among the youth and we took our youngest daughter along, too. At the top, after learning about the history of the peak, we all sang the hymn "High on a Mountain Top", which was written about that peak. What a great experience. Even if you don't care about Mormon Church history and you just want a great view of Salt Lake Valley I highly recommend this short but fairly steep1/2 mile hike. Brigham Young and other pioneer leaders laid out the city from this hill two days after first entering the valley on July 24, 1847. It's 1.5 miles due north of the Salt Lake Temple. You can Google for more info.

Comments

From Tom on Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 11:41:28

Sounds like you had a great experience last night Paul. Nothing like singing hymns up in the mountains, they just seem to often pack a bit more punch around the campfire as compared to the chapel.

From Kerry on Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 12:50:07

There's a lot of history there. Thanks for sharing that and reminding me that I need to take my girls on that hike. Just a minor correction :) on the name of the hymn, however. It's High on THE Mountain Top, referring to Ensign Peak specifically. The banner, of course, is the seldom seen Flag of the Kingdom of God (or the Flag of Deseret) which originally flew in Nauvoo. As I recall they just used a bandana tied to a stick the first time they climbed the peak.

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