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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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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
Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
23.500.000.000.002.5026.00
Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
5.200.000.000.000.005.20

I ran the Lake View route on a beautiful day with Tom, Nathan, Cory, and Will (he cut it short as this was his first run since his knee surgery). We all enjoyed the beautiful weather, the easy pace, and the great company. If I end up leaving Novell soon, this will be what I miss the most, the noon runs with my buddies. I get a little emotional just thinking about it.

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
4.000.000.000.002.506.50

I ran the 2000 N route with Larry. We added an extra loop at the top of 2000 N with plans to cut off some distance at the end. We forgot to cut it short so we just ended up with the extra distance. My legs are still feeling a little dead. I felt it in the quads this morning.

It was great (as usual) running and talking with Larry. I've got some important career decisions coming up and talking with Larry really helped.

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
5.300.000.000.000.005.30

I wandered the hills of north Orem and Lindon with Larry and Wayne this morning.

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
9.000.000.000.000.009.00

I ran some easy miles with Larry and Wayne this morning. We headed toward the canyon then headed south on Palisades to its dead end then back. We crossed paths with John Gillispie and we ran with him for a while.

I received and accepted a new job offer yesterday. I'll be working for the LDS Church in their Family History division. I'll be back working in the old WordPerfect buildings that are a mile from my house. We moved here back in 1992 when I started working for WordPerfect. An interesting twist is that the manager that hired me is the same person that hired me into the WordPerfect UNIX Division back in 1992. My last day at Novell is November 3rd and I start my new job on November 10th.

It seems at times that the only constant is change. This change was forced upon me, but it's turning out to be a great blessing. When I first found out they were eliminating my position and I was getting laid off I was surprised. I'd survived so many previous layoffs I guess I thought I was immune. Curiously, I never felt any fear. My first thought was that this would be an interesting new life experience. The Lord has taken care of me throughout my life, and I had complete faith that He would do so again. Faith is truly the opposite of fear.

I'm excited about the new job, and especially about the nice severance package I'll be getting as a going away gift, but I'm going to miss a lot of people at Novell. I'm especially going to miss the noon runs with my Novell running buddies. They've been the bright spot of my work week for many years. Of course, it seems nobody works at Novell forever, and some of my Novell running buddies have left previously. Kerry works in the same building complex I'll be working at and we've already talked about running together again.

You already know I believe every race is an adventure. Life itself is quite an adventure.

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Easy MilesThreshold MilesMarathon Pace MilesTrack speed mileageHill mileageTotal
23.500.000.000.002.5026.00
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