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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
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Saucony Pro Guide 6 #1 Miles: 14.00Saucony Pro Guide 6 #2 Miles: 17.00Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 5.00
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3.002.005.00

5:00 a.m. Gold's Gym: 20/20 upright stationary cycling, 4.5 miles and elliptical.

6:00 p.m. 5 miles in 44:40 with Rick on the Westland route.

Saucony Pro Guide 6 #1 Miles: 5.00
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5:00 p.m. 5 miles in City Creek Canyon, Bonneville loop, and 11th Avenue to the cemetery and back with Rick. 40:57, 8:11 AP. Nice to have some daylight! Nice temperature. Felt great tonight!

Saucony Pro Guide 6 #1 Miles: 5.00
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5:00 a.m. Gold's Gym with Sharon and Tina: 20/20 elliptical/upright cycling (5+ miles).

6:00 p.m. 5 miles on Skyline to the gate and back with Rick. 43:54.

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

6:00 p.m. 5 easy miles with Pickles in 47:47. Gave blood today, so took it very easy. Westland route.

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5:00 a.m. 4 miles easy with Rick and Pickles. Getting colder! Skyline route out and back.

Saucony Pro Guide 6 #1 Miles: 4.00
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7:00 a.m. Ivins, UT. 12 mike run. Snow Canyon to end of paved path plus 2 miles on the Tuacahn road. Nice morning, a bit chilly at 41 degrees. Beats what's predicted for Tooele and SLC today.

Hiking out to the petroglyphs later today and maybe some in Snow Canyon.

Saucony Pro Guide 6 #2 Miles: 12.00
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