"PRIOR PREPARATION PREVENTS PISS POOR PERFORMANCE"

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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!

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
T-1 Lifetime Miles:						928.65
P2 Lifetime Miles:						233.50
P2a Lifetime Miles:						978.15
Other Lifetime Miles:						806.47
P2.5 Lifetime Miles:						392.45
P2.12 Altra Provision Lifetime Miles:						232.50
T-3 Lifetime Miles:						368.41
IQ Lifetime Miles:						414.75
IQ2 Lifetime Miles:						295.79
IQ 3 Lifetime Miles:						153.55
IQ 4 Lifetime Miles:						93.94
IQ 5 Lifetime Miles:						64.31
IQ 6 Lifetime Miles:						31.13

Thu, May 05, 2011

Total Distance

6.00

nice easy taper run............here comes Ogden

The Boston - 2012....

For the 2012 Boston Marathon, qualifying times must be run on or after September 25, 2010. The acceptance of official race entrants will be based on qualifying times, with the fastest qualifiers (in relation to the qualifying time for their age and gender) being accepted first until the race is full. For more information on our revised registration process, visit our registration page. All qualifying times are subject to review and verification.

The qualifying times below are based upon each athlete's age on the date of the Boston Marathon in which they are participating.

2012 Qualifying Times (effective September 25, 2010)
Age Group Men Women
18-34 3hrs 10min 3hrs 40min
35-39 3hrs 15min 3hrs 45min
40-44 3hrs 20min 3hrs 50min
45-49 3hrs 30min 4hrs 00min
50-54 3hrs 35min 4hrs 05min
55-59 3hrs 45min 4hrs 15min
60-64 4hrs 00min 4hrs 30min
65-69 4hrs 15min 4hrs 45min
70-74 4hrs 30min 5hrs 00min
75-79 4hrs 45min 5hrs 15min
80 and over 5hrs 00min 5hrs 30min
*An additional 59 seconds will be accepted for each age group time standard. For example, a net time of 3:50:59 will be accepted for a 42-year-old woman.

For the 2013 Boston Marathon, qualifying times are more stringent, and must be run on or after September 24, 2011. Like the 2012 registration process, the acceptance of official race entrants will be based on qualifying time, with the fastest qualifiers (in relation to their age and gender) being accepted first until the race is full. All qualifying times are subject to review and verification.

2013 Qualifying Times (effective September 24, 2011)
Age Group Men Women
18-34 3hrs 05min 00sec 3hrs 35min 00sec
35-39 3hrs 10min 00sec 3hrs 40min 00sec
40-44 3hrs 15min 00sec 3hrs 45min 00sec
45-49 3hrs 25min 00sec 3hrs 55min 00sec
50-54 3hrs 30min 00sec 4hrs 00min 00sec
55-59 3hrs 40min 00sec 4hrs 10min 00sec
60-64 3hrs 55min 00sec 4hrs 25min 00sec
65-69 4hrs 10min 00sec 4hrs 40min 00sec
70-74 4hrs 25min 00sec 4hrs 55min 00sec
75-79 4hrs 40min 00sec 5hrs 10min 00sec
80 and over 4hrs 55min 00sec 5hrs 25min 00sec
*Unlike previous years, an additional 59 seconds will NOT be accepted for each age group time standard.

Entrants in the Push Rim Wheelchair Division, Mobility Impaired Division, and Visually Impaired Division are all subject to qualifying standards for their age and gender. These standards are unchanged from recent years.

The portion of this post that most interests me is the part that says, For the 2012 Boston Marathon, qualifying times must be run on or after September 25, 2010. To me that means that my time at the 2010 St. George Marathon, 3:30:53 is good to get me in the 2012 Boston Marathon and I will be able to sign up in the first round in the fastest old guy group cause I beat my qualifying time by about twenty-nine minutes........

Brooks Addiction #1 Miles: 6.00

Comments

From Rhett on Thu, May 05, 2011 at 12:24:02 from 216.67.216.104

Good job Slick. I can't believe Ogden is so close.

From Tom Slick on Thu, May 05, 2011 at 13:42:52 from 168.179.157.7

Rhett - It is scarey that the Ogden Mary is only 15 days and 19 hours away>>>

Whats even more frightful is that UVM is only 21 days (three weeks) after Ogden!!

From RAD on Thu, May 05, 2011 at 16:21:15 from 98.202.17.113

Slick, Sounds like you've got 2012 wrapped up to me! I'm looking at Ogden like a long trainer for UVM - UVM is my goal race...I MIGHT hit that 3:40:00...

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