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Location:

Orem,UT,USA

Member Since:

Jun 26, 2010

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

Ran first marathon after 18 months of training (minus injury time) at age 52 in Logan, Utah on Sept 18, 2010.  Time was 4:16:56 compared to a goal of 4:15.

Second marathon was Oct 1, 2011 in the heat of St George.  Time fell to 4:52:27.

Short-Term Running Goals:

With two marathons behind me, my next goal is to run one in under 4 hours and potentially qualify for Boston within 2 years.

Long-Term Running Goals:

My primary physical goal is to live a long, healthy life and to stay active to the end.  While I can, I expect running to be a big part of that.

Personal:

Married with 8 children and 5 grandchildren.  Youngest child is 13.

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Total Distance
16.57
Mon, Jul 09, 2012
Total Distance
5.52

5.52 miles in 47:22 for an average pace of 8:35.  Took the first mile pretty easy, as a precaution and the remaining miles were under the 8:35 pace.  It was 71 degrees, but it's supposed to get up to 100 degrees today.

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Wed, Jul 11, 2012
Total Distance
5.52

Same route and same distance as Monday, but faster:  5.52 miles in 45:24 for an average pace of 8:13/mile.  It felt good.  Knee pain won't go away, but it doesn't seem to affect my running last night.

Well it happened, my son Kevin got engaged.  A new family will be started on Aug 21 in Seattle, Washington.  It is an extremely short engagement and we will be scrambling to make all the arrangements, but I'm very happy for Kevin and Whitney.

I think the deal was clinched when Kevin went to Seattle to run a 5K with Whitney on the 4th of July.  Kevin likes just about any sport better than running, but this proved his dedication to the cause.


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Fri, Jul 13, 2012
Total Distance
5.53

Today is my lucky day!  I expect I'll be lucky with something by the end of the day.  If not, I'm lucky to have a wonderful family.  Alma, Ben, and I had a bench press contest and a sit-up contest last night.  I was much better on the bench press, but they both beat me on sit-ups.

This morning, I ran 5.53 miles in 45:57 for an average pace of 8:19/mile.  Speaking of being lucky, I'm lucky that my knew isn't slowing me down on running for now.  Wish I knew if I was causing damage by continuing to run.

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Total Distance
16.57
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