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Location:

Tooele & Ivins,UT,USA

Member Since:

Oct 30, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Age Division Winner

Running Accomplishments:

St. George Marathon 20-year Club (completed 26)

Boston Marathon 2006, 2007, 2008, 2016, 2017 (+DNF 2011)

Running for 39 years, logged 58,000 miles since 1982. 38 marathons.

Old Man PR's:

5K = 19:58 - July 4th Freedom Run 7/4/08

6K = 26:38 - Cold Turkey Rrrun, 11/23/06

10K = 43:00 - Deseret News, 7/24/08

1/2 Marathon = 1:32:54 - Hobble Creek, 8/23/08

Marathon = 3:23:13 - St. George, 10/4/08 (Boston Qualifier)

Boston Best: 3:35:07, 4/21/08 (Boston Qualifier)

Boston Worst:  DNF, 4/18/11 

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Keep running!

Long-Term Running Goals:

Keep running for another 20 years.

Personal:

Married for 44 years to a wonderful and supportive wife. She's run 2 marathons herself in our earlier years so that helps.  4 boys, all married, and 10 grandchildren.  2 sons are runners. I celebrated 39 years of running madness, insanity, or at least OCD, on August 23rd, 2021. 

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Asics 2000 Aqua #3 Lifetime Miles: 393.10
Asics 2000 Gray/Yellow Lifetime Miles: 610.30
Saucony Peregrine Trail #2 Lifetime Miles: 168.40
Asics 2000 Aqua #4 Lifetime Miles: 355.00
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5:00 a.m. 5 TM easy miles at home in 48:45.

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10:00 a.m. Ivins, UT. 12 miles in 1:50:53, from our place and up Snow Canyon trail to end of asphalt trail and back home for 10 in 1:30:54, then 2 mile out and back to Center St. in downtown Ivins and back. Such nice temperatures, first run in short sleeves outside all year.

3:00 p.m. 2 miles hiking in Johnson Canyon, off of Snow Canyon up to the Arch. With Rick, Pickles, and Sharon.

5:00 p.m. 5 mile mountain bike ride with Rick up to and along the Toe Trail, Tuacahn Rd., Painted Hills and back home.

A very, very nice day but I'm beat. Time to go out for some great Mexican food at Pancho's and Lefty's.

Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 12.00
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Ivins, UT. 7:45 a.m. 5 miles easy with Pickles up to and along the Toe Trail and home via Tuachan Rd., Snow Canyon Parkway, and Puerto Drive.

10:00 a.m. 2-3 miles hiking west of Ivins out to the petroglyphs above the Santa Clara River.

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6:15 p.m. 5 TM miles at the gym in 44:35, 8:55 AP.

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5:00 a.m. Gold's Gym. 3x15x6 machines upper body weights. 20 minutes recumbent cycling.

6:15 p.m. 5 miles easy with Pickles on the standard Skyline route, 48:52. A lot of deer out tonight.

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5:00 a.m.  Gold's Gym.  20/20 elliptical/cycling workout.

Noon.  5 mile run up and back in City Creek Canyon in 42:28.  Felt great!  Nice day, sunny.  Some head wind coming back down, but generally pretty tolerable.

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5:00 a.m.  Gold's Gym.  3x15x6 machines, upper body weights.  20 minutes recumbent cycling.

6:15 p.m  5 miles w/ Pickles on the Westland route.  Pretty dang slow tonight.

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5:00 a.m.  2 mile TM at home.  Easy.

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Race: THS Track "Fund" Run (3.1 Miles) 00:21:17, Place overall: 13
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Tooele High School Track Team 5K "Fund" Run. 9:30 a.m. 21:17, 6:52 AP. 11th overall men, 13th total field.  A bit on the cold side, but the rain/ snow held off. Felt decent, tweaked my right hammy a bit with about a mile to go, similar to the City Creek race on Thanksgiving. Not too bad, but hope it gets better before the 10K in Snow Canyon and Ivins next weekend. Tina ran 20:34 for 2nd place in the Women's overall. Not bad for 51 years of age! Winner ahead of her only by 7 seconds. Ray 3rd overall men in the 19 minute range and a PR. He's around 50 as well. Great job!! 196 participants. Ran back up to the truck at the starting line afterwards. Total of about 7 miles today. Looking forward to 75+ degrees next weekend in St. George.

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5:00 a.m. 20/20 elliptical/cycling workout at the gym.

6:00 p.m. 5 miles in 46:16 with Pickles to mouth of Middle Canyon and back. Nice day and daylight!!

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5:00 a.m. Gym.m 3x15x6 machines upper body weights. 20 minutes recumbent cycling.

6:00 p.m. 5 miles easy with Pickles down the 50 W. alley paths and back via 600 N. Coleman and the high school.

Pretty sluggish for 2 or 3 miles.

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5:00 a.m.  Gym.  20/20 elliptical/cycling with Sharon.

Noon.  5 mile run in City Creek Canyon.  Tempo run in 40:43.  8:09 A.P.

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5:00 a.m. Gold's Gym.  3x15x6 machines upper body weights and 20 minutes recumbent cycling.

5:15 p.m.  3 miles easy with Pickles down around the high school and back. 

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Rest. Walked the dog, no mas!

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Race: Spectrum 10K (6.2 Miles) 00:45:19, Place overall: 110, Place in age division: 5
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Spectrum 10K. Snow Canyon to Ivins. 45:19, 7:18 AP. 110/791 overall. A great day. Pretty warm for the entire race.

Ran home easy for about a mile afterward and then with Pickles for another easy 2 miles.

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5:00 a.m. Gold's Gym. 20/20 elliptical/cycling workout. Hamstrings sore from Saturday.

6:15p.m. 5 miles, easy recovery run with Pickles in Settlement Canyon. Ice and snow on the road at about mile 2.

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5:00 a.m. Gold's Gym. 3x10x6 machines upper body weights adding +5 or +10 lbs. recumbent cycling for 20 minutes.

6:30 p.m. Orem, UT. 5 mile run along the Provo River Trail towards the lake and back with Rick in 46:30. Fun to be running with my youngest son! Do I have another convert in the family at 25 years old? My hamstrings still a bit tight and sore from Saturday, along with a little piriformis syndrome going on again.

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5:00 a.m. At the gym with Sharon. 20/20 elliptical/cycling workout.

4:00 a.m. 5 miles slow and easy. 2.5 with Pickles until he started dragging a bit. Warm, but overcast.

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6:15 p.m. 5 miles easy running with Pickles on the Westland route. Sunny, but chilly.

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5:00 a.m.  4 TM at the gym in 36:05.

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1:30 p.m.  10 TM miles in 1:33:20.  Followed by 3 x 15 x 7 machines upper body weights.

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5:00 a.m. Gold's Gym. 20/20 elliptical/cycling workout.

6:15p.m. 5 miles easy with Pickles in 48:44. To mouth of Middle Canyon out vis SR 36 and back direct through the cemetery.

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5:00 a.m. At the gym. 3x15x6 machines, upper body weights. 20 minutes recumbent cycling.

6:15 p.m. 5 miles easy with Pickles, 50 E. alley path to 600 N. over to Coleman up to Vine past the high school and home via 100 West. Slow in 48:04. 48 degrees.

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5:00 a.m.  Gym.  20/20 elliptical/upright stationary cycle.

Noon.  5 miles fairly easy in 44:44 on the Bonneville Loop to 11th Ave. and E Street and back via Memory Grove.

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5:00 a.m. Gold's Gym. 3x15x6 machines plus 20 minutes recumbent cycling.

6:15 p.m. 5 miles slow with Pickles on the double track trails behind Little Mountain and to the base of the dam, home via 900 South.

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5:00 a.m. 4 miles easy with Pickles along Skyline. A lot of deer out this morning making the dog a bit looney.

Liz and Roland out with J Dog this morning as well.

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9:30 a.m. 10 miles easy to end of paved trail in Snow Canyon and back. First 2 miles with Pickles. A bit warm.

Asics 2170 Gray Miles: 10.00
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