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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: 40.00Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 5.00Saucony Peregrine Trail Miles: 5.00Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 4.00
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6:30 a.m. Ivins/St. George, 10 miles on the Snow Canyon Parkway path to Half-way Wash and back. 1:29:51.

Saucony Pro Guide 6 #1 Miles: 10.00
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8:00 a.m. 2 miles easy warm up on the Santa Clara-Lava Flow pathway from SC High School and back. 2x800 at Snow Canyon High School track in 3:31; 3:30 with 400 recovery after each.

9:30 a.m. Gold's Gym, St. George. 3x15x7 machines upper body weights and 20 minutes recumbent cycling.

Saucony Guide4 #3 Miles: 5.00
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12.000.0012.00

6:30 a.m. Ivins, UT. Snow Canyon to 1/2 mile above end of paved pathway onto gravel double track trail and additional mile on the gravel West Canyon Service Road. A very nice morning. 1:53:50. Mostly easy.

Saucony Pro Guide 6 #1 Miles: 12.00
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7:00 a.m. Ivins. 5 miles easy up to and along the Toe Trail and home via Painted Hills with Pickles.

9:00 a.m. Gold's Gym, St. George. 20/20 Elliptical/upright cycling workout.

Saucony Peregrine Trail Miles: 5.00
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4.000.004.00

7:30 a.m. Ivins. 4 miles with Pickles on 400 S. out to Old Highway 91, then south to near the Biggest Loser Fitness Ridge facility then home on 400 W. and 400 S. with loop down around Dominguez and Chula Vista.

9:30 a.m. Gold's Gym, St. George. 3x15x7 machines upper body weights, 22 minutes recumbent cycling.

Asics Gel Kayano Miles: 4.00
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18.000.0018.00

7:00 a.m. St. George Marathon course, first 18 miles. 2:41:17 with Rick. 8:57 AP. Sunny, somewhat cooler at the higher elevations. H2O or G2 at 5, 10, 15, and 18. A lot of runners out training on the route today. 54 miles this week.

Saucony Pro Guide 6 #1 Miles: 18.00
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