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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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Nike Free Lifetime Miles: 22.50
Saucony Peregrine Trail Lifetime Miles: 318.15
Asics 2000 Aqua #2 Lifetime Miles: 419.50
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
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
148.2533.40181.65
Asics 2000 Orange Miles: 67.00Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 25.00Saucony Peregrine Trail Miles: 28.65Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 32.00Saucony Pro Guide 6 #1 Miles: 30.00
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
8.002.0010.00

6:15 a.m. Ivins Utah. 10 miles in Snow Canyon to end of paved path and back. Beautiful morning in the canyon. Nice and cool most of the run. 1:32:53.

Asics 2000 Orange Miles: 10.00
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11.000.0011.00

5:00 a.m. 4 miles on Skyline with Pickles.

6:30 p.m. 7 miles in Settlement Canyon in 1:05 to about .25 miles above the gate and back.

Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 4.00Asics 2000 Orange Miles: 7.00
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5.000.005.00

5:00 a.m. Gym. 3x15x6 machines, 20 minutes recumbent cycling.

6:15 p.m. 5 miles with Pickles mostly along the mountain ridges behind Little Mountain and back down from the water tank road to Skyline and Bevan. Home via SR36. About an hour run.

Saucony Peregrine Trail Miles: 5.00
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7.000.007.00

5:00 a.m. 4 miles easy with Pickles on Skyline Drive route,

6:15 p.m. Group run with Tooele Running team. 5K. 28:00+

Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 4.00Asics 2000 Orange Miles: 3.00
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5.000.005.00

5:00 a.m. Gold's Gym. 20/20 upright cycling (5 miles) / elliptical workout.

6:15 p.m. 5 miles of hills in Middle Canyon with Pickles. From Golf Course clubhouse up 2.5 and back.

Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 5.00
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4.000.004.00

5:00 a.m. 4 miles with Pickles on Skyline.

Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 4.00
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10.004.0014.00

6:45 a.m. 14 miles in 2:08:28 (14.5). Smelter Road to gate and back plus 1 mile up Middle Canyon and back.

9:09 AP. Splits: 9:20, 9:29, 8:44, 9:34, 9:12, 9:09, 8:51, 8:34, 8:22, 9:03, 10:09, 9:11, 9:26, 9:08.

Asics 2000 Orange Miles: 14.00
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3.003.006.00

5:00 a.m. Gold's Gym. 20/20 upright stationary cycle / elliptical workout.

6:15 p.m. 6 miles in Settlement Canyon. 54:21. Hot, but light breeze helped.

Asics 2000 Orange Miles: 6.00
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5.000.005.00

5:00 a.m. Gold's Gym. 3x15x6 machines upper body weights. 15 minutes upright cycling.

6:30 p.m. 5 mile trail run w/ Pickles on the double track at the base of the Oquirrh's from Erda towards Pine Canyon (Lincoln) and back.

Saucony Peregrine Trail Miles: 5.00
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4.000.004.00

5:00 a.m. 4 miles easy with Pickles on Skyline Drive.

Going to see Spirit of the Marathon II tonight.

Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 4.00
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5.000.005.00

5:00 a.m. Gym. 3x10x6 machines upper body weights @ +5-10 lbs. then 20 minutes on elliptical.

6:15 p.m. 5 slow miles with Pickles in Middle Canyon. Up and back down.

Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 5.00
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4.000.004.00

5:00 a.m. 4 miles easy with Pickles on Skyline.

Heading to St. George today for a Father's Day weekend with my 4 sons, ages 25-34. Looking forward to running 10 miles tomorrow in Snow Canyon with my two running sons!

Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 4.00
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10.000.0010.00

6:15 a.m. Slow 10 miles with Mark and Rick in Snow Canyon.

9:00 a.m. Hike to the petroglyphs and back with my four sons.

11:00 a.m. Swimming pool and hot tub.

Asics 2000 Orange Miles: 10.00
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9.000.009.00

5:00 a.m. 4 mile run w/ Pickles on Skyline.

6:00 p.m. 5 mile run w/ Pickles in Settlement Canyon.

Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 4.00Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 5.00
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5:00 a.m. 5 miles w/ Pickles on Skyline and up through Elk Ridge, back by way of Loma Vista and Upland loops.

Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 5.00
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4.000.004.00

5:30 a.m.

Skyline Ave. to the church and back via Upland. Easy with Pickles.

Ragnar tomorrow and Friday.

Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 4.00
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Race: Wasatch Back Relay - Legs 5 & 17 (11.6 Miles) 01:31:44
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0.0011.6011.60

10:00 a.m. Ragnar Wasatch Back Relay. Team: Bonehead 2.

Leg 5. 7.4 miles on gravel road up Avon Pass. Felt great and very thankful for the cooler weather. Handed off to my son Rick who did great on the slide down into the Ogden Valley.

8:30 p.m.

Leg 19. 4.2 miles in 31:44 heading out of Morgan. Pushed pretty good. Rick handled the long uphill climb on the next leg into East Canyon Reservoir very well.

Saucony Peregrine Trail Miles: 7.40Asics 2000 Orange Miles: 4.20
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Race: Wasatch Back Relay - Leg 29 (2.8 Miles) 00:21:23
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
0.002.802.80

9:00 a.m. Wasatch Back Relay. Team: Boneheads 2.

Leg 29. In the Heber Valley. 2.8 miles in 21:23.

Asics 2000 Orange Miles: 2.80
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8.000.008.00

8:30 a.m. 9 mile recovery run with Rick in 1:28:21 in Settlement Canyon plus Skyline & Cemetery Loop.

Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 9.00
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6.250.006.25

9:15 a.m. 6.25 mile trail run with Rick, Tina, Helen, and Jennifer in Settlement Canyon. Up past Camp Wapiti and back then the Dark Trail up to the gate and back to the toll booth. 3 very tough ladies to run with and introduce my son to trail running.

Saucony Peregrine Trail Miles: 6.25
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2.002.004.00

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

6:15 p.m. 4 miles with Pickles up Settlement Canyon to Legion Park and back in 38:45.

Saucony Pro Guide 6 #1 Miles: 4.00
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5.000.005.00

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

6:15 p.m. 5 mile double track trail run north end of Pine Canyon (Lincoln) Church Road then east and southeast towards Box Canyon and back with Pickles. Took water mostly for the dog who was panting heavily.

Saucony Peregrine Trail Miles: 5.00
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5.006.0011.00

5:00 a.m. 5 miles on Skyline into Elk Ridge and back via Loma Vista and Upland loops w/ Pickles.

6:15 p.m. 6 miles in Settlement Canyon in 54:30, 9:05 AP. Quite warm. Tempo pace last 3 miles. Felt pretty good.

Asics 2000 Orange Miles: 6.00Saucony Pro Guide 6 #1 Miles: 5.00
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3.002.005.00

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

6:15 p.m. 5 miles in 44:45, 8:57 AP, to Middle Canyon and back. Too hot for taking the dog again. Glad I carried one H2O.

Saucony Pro Guide 6 #1 Miles: 5.00
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4.000.004.00

5:15 a.m. 4.5 miles along Skyline very easy with Pickles. Ran with Liz and J. Dog for a mile or so.

Asics 2000 Orange Miles: 4.00
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16.000.0016.00

5:45 a.m. 16 miles easy in 2:30:16. Snow Canyon to end of asphalt path, plus 2 on the gravel service road, 2 along the Parkway towards St. George and back, plus 2 on the Tuacahn Road and back home. Warmer by the minute. First 2+ miles with Pickles. G2 at 2.5 and 9.5 miles.

Saucony Pro Guide 6 #1 Miles: 16.00
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148.2533.40181.65
Asics 2000 Orange Miles: 67.00Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 25.00Saucony Peregrine Trail Miles: 28.65Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 32.00Saucony Pro Guide 6 #1 Miles: 30.00
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