| Location: UT,United States Member Since: Apr 05, 2010 Gender: Male Goal Type: Boston Qualifier Running Accomplishments: "PRIOR PREPRATION PREVENTS PISS POOR PERFORMANCE"
Best running times:
5K - 17:45, Nestle, 2008
10K - 43:34, Des News, 2008
1/2 Marathon - 1:32:50, Provo 1/2, 1999
Full Marathon - 3:21:26, St. George, 1999
Best Boston Marathon: 3:29:57, 2006
I RAN AND COMPLETED MY 12/12/60th BIRTHDAY CHALLENGE. 12 MARATHONS IN 12 MONTHS (FEB 5,2011 - FEB 19, 2012)
ST GEORGE MARATHON(14) 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2018, 2019 (14)
THE BOSTON MARATHON(14) 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, (14)
DESERET NEWS MARATHON,(4) 2004, 2005, 2006, 2011 (4)
OGDEN MARATHON(3) 2004, 2005, 2011, 2022 (4)
PARK CITY MARATHON(6) 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011
TOP OF UTAH MARATHON(4) 2004, 2005, 2007, 2011.
UTAH VALLEY MARATHON(3) 2010, 2011, 2021.
THE COWTOWN MARATHON(1) 2011
THE HOOVER DAM MARATHON (1) 2011
THE DALLAS WHITE ROCK MARATHON(1) 2011
THE SURF CITY USA MARATHON(2) 2012, 2013
THE LOST DUTCHMAN MARATHON(1) 2012
THE LAYTON MARATHON,(1) 2013
THE MT NEBO MARATHON,(1) 2014
THE ATHENS GREECE AUTHENTIC MARATHON (1), NOV 8, 2015
THE GREEN BAY MARATHON (1), JUNE 22 2016
THE CIM (1), DEC 4, 2016
THE HUNTSVILLE "FULL MONTE" MARATHON (2), 2017 & 2019
64 MARATHONS, From 1998 until 2022 W/ ZERO DNFS
1st Marathon, St. George Marathon, OCTOBER 3, 1998.
64 total Marathons, The Ogden Marathon, May 2022.
169 OVERALL RACES (5Ks, 10Ks, 1/2s, Full Marathons & Tris) SINCE JUNE 4, 1998 UNTIL TODAY. (ZERO-DNF'S)
"PAY ME NOW OR PAY ME LATER" Short-Term Running Goals: RUN A 17:00 5K
RUN A 38:00 10K
RUN A 90:00 1/2 MARY
RUN A SUB 3 HR FULL MARY (I know I will never hit this one, but I will keep on trying)
RUN THE BOSTON MARATHON, AT LEAST ONE MORE TIME IN 2022!
"THERE WILL BE DAYS THAT I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN RUN A MARATHON, BUT THERE WILL ALSO BE A LIFE TIME KNOWING THAT I HAVE!" Long-Term Running Goals:
2021 RUNNING RACE SCHEDULE: (STILL SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
1. UTAH VALLEY MARATHON, (3rd plc AD) 5 JUNE '21
2. UTAH VALLEY 5k, (1st plc AD), JUNE 2021
3. SANDY CITY 4th of JULY CLASSIC 5K, (3rd plcAD), 3 JULY '21
4. UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HOMECOMING 5K, U5K, (1st plc AD) 9/18/'21
5. SANDY CITY TURKEY TROT & VETERANS DAY 5K, (1st plc AD), 11/13/'21
6. Midnight Madness 5K, 12/31/2021, (1st plc AD)
2022 race schedule:
1. The Ogden Marathon, May 21,'22, 5th in Age Division
2. Sandy City 4th of July 5k, (29:37) (Age Div 1st plc)
3. Sandy City Balloon Fest 5k, (30:51) ( 1st plc Age Div)
GOALS.....My goal is to be an Age Division Winner and a Boston Marathon Qualifer & Participant as long as I can run this short, fat, tired old man body down the road!!! This gettin' old crap isn't for the weak of heart, mind, body or spirit!
Personal:
"IMPROVISE, ADAPT & OVERCOME"
I'm still alive after all these years, All "71 yrs" of them and I'm continuing to live my dreams and I'm doing it my way! Retired Former State of Utah Police Criminal Investigator & United States ARMY O&I Sergeant! Favorite Blogs: |
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| | 20 miles on the PRT and DDMR. 36 degrees to start with a little bit of snow falling....then it zoomed up to about 48 degrees and go pretty sunny.
50 days till the Greatest Running Show on earth!!!!!
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| | 8 miles on the DDMR @ 3:30am, 32 degrees , light snow, light breeze, semi-clear roads, dark and cold.... | |
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| | 7.2 miles on the DDMR, 50 degrees, no wind, no snow, in the middle of the day. 46 days till The Boston.... | |
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| | 6 mi on the DDMR at #:30am, 30 degrees, clear and cold W/ Missie. 45 days till Boston... | |
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| | 8 miles on my DDMR this late morning. 38 degrees, clear roads, sunny skies and a very light breeze. 44 days till my 12th Boston....
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| | 20 miles in the PTR & DDMR. Start @40 degrees, end 52 degrees. Clear sunny skies with a light breeze. 43 days till I run from Hopkinton to Boston at the 119th running of the Boston Marathon.
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| | 4 easy recovery miles on the "Big Block" @ 3:30am. 34 degrees, clear, dark & early! 42 days till town Bean Town shuffle... | |
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| | 6 really great miles on the DDMR W/ Missie @3:30am. 40 degrees, clear, dark and cool...
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| | 8 miles on the DDMR @ 3:30am....light rain, 48 degrees, light breeze. Cool, calm and quiet. 39 days till Boston. | |
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| | 9 miles on the DDMR at noon today. 52 degrees, clear and sunny skies......nice running conditions.
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| | 6 miles on the PRT w/o Garmin. 60 degrees, clear, sunny and windy
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| | 16 miles out on the PRT. 62 degrees under partly cloudy and windy skies. 36 days till the Boston.....I'm already practicing eating clam chowder and baked beans......
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| | 3 recovery miles this 3:30 am. 60 degrees, clear, warm and windy....35 days till Boston Baked Beans and a big run around the block...
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| | 11 easy training miles this am. 52 degrees, clean & clear at zero dark 30.....34 days till the plan comes to fruition....at Boston!
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| | 6 miles on the DDMR @ 3:30am W/Missie. Nice easy run. 54 degrees, light wind, dark skies and no precipitation. 33 days till Boston | |
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| | 7 miles @ 3:30am, 38 degrees, lt wind, no rain, dark and early! | |
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| | 6 miles on the DDMR.........Hey, 30 days till the Boston!
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| | 6 easy miles on the DDMR.
whoops, lost track of how many days till Boston....still 30 days away. I wonder how much snow will be on the ground on Marathon Monday? I wonder if my people will be out in force at the Biker Bar at the 2 mile mark????
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| | Started out to do 20 miles but ended with 17 miles on the PTR. 65 degrees, 15 to 20 mph wind, partly cloudy, and I've only got 2 more pounds to lose before the Boston Marathon in 29 days and I will have hit my goal (160) weight. Yea!!!!
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| | 6 mi on the DDMR w/Missie. 54 degrees, light breeze,and a couple of sprinkles, @ zero dark thirty.... 28 days till Boston.
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| | 7.18 mi on the DDMR. 2 mi at SHP w/Sharalee.....34 degrees, wet roads, dry sky, dark and cool....27 days till the Bean Town 26.2
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6 mi on the DDMR w/Missie. Zero Dark Thirty AM, 38 degrees, wet road from rain earlier this night, clean, clear and crisp.....great run. 26 days till we all toe the line at BOSTON!
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| | 2 mi POST run W/Camile&Sharilee....
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| | 8 mi on the DDMR, 12 noon, 60 degrees, humidity 25%, 2 mph breeze.....
24 days till Boston.
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| | 8 mi on the DDMR, 52 degrees, light breeze, clear skies, 48% Humidity.
23 short days till The Boston.
Yesterday I signed up for the 2015 Athens Authentic Marathon - November 8, 2015. I've done the "Best", now I want to do the "First"! Ok, now it's back to the task at hand - Focus on BQing at Boston 2015 for Boston 2016............tyi
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| | 18 mi on the PRT, 47 degrees, 53% humidity, semi dark, lite breeze. Ok, it's official- I'm in taper madness and there are only 22 days left till the 119th running of The Boston 2015.
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| | 8 mi on the DDMR & SHP. 50 degrees am, 23% humidity, dark and cool.
20 days until New England Calm Chowder, Sam Adams Boston Brew, A Red Sox game with a Fenway Frank, and a 26.2 miler from Hopkinton to Boston......Yea! "Life doesn't get any better than this!"
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