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Location:

Orem,UT,USA

Member Since:

Apr 03, 2006

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

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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Mizuno Wave Rider 15 Miles: 9.16
Race: Red Rock Relay (180 Miles) 30:39:12
Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
0.009.160.000.000.009.16

Red Rock Relay Leg #5:  3.92 @ 9:49/mi

Red Rock Relay Leg #17:  5.24 @ 9:41/mi

Near the end of leg #17 while running in the very dark desert I looked over at the sign and flashing light at the one mile to go mark. I read 3 or 4 words before I found myself hitting the gravel road. I must have stepped on a rock or mound of grass. I rolled my right ankle and scraped up my right shin and the palm of my right hand pretty bad. I walked briefly and then ran in the last mile. I had been holding off a younger female runner for a while, but with the fall she passed me, asking if I was okay. I finished pretty strong. I doctored up the scrapes pretty well and they didn't really bother me, but my ankle sprain stiffened before leg three so I was unable to run my last leg.

Mizuno Wave Rider 15 Miles: 9.16
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Race: Red Rock Relay (180 Miles) 30:39:12
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I was scheduled to run leg #29, but after my fall on my second leg I didn't feel like my ankle was up to it. Kevin added Joe's leg on to his own then Joe ran my leg. It's nice to have good friends to pick up our slack when we fall short.

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
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Mizuno Wave Rider 15 Miles: 9.16
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