"PRIOR PREPARATION PREVENTS PISS POOR PERFORMANCE"

March 2019

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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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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
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10 miles (5 @MP) out and back on the DD Mt Rd. 40*, lt.breeze, partly cloudy. 

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3 easy tempo miles, then a FB/W/O. A wet snowy day, all day!

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sick, lame or lazy day!  

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sick, lame or lazy day!

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10 mi on the two lane black top....

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5 mi / yesso's

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5 mi / stride training..... Fb W/O

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6 mi / w/3 @ mp.... FB W/O

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5 mi, 39*, windy, etc....

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17 mi, 39*, etc....

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off rest/recovery sick day....

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Off sick day......

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5 easy mi / 44*

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rest day / 5 mi easy.

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8 mi W/3 mi @ mp

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4 easy mi 

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20 mi on the single lane black top Porter Rockwell Trail. It was a great day first day running in the last 3.5 weeks I could breath out of my nose.....oh yea!!!! 28 days and a wakeup till Boston and life is looking great.....

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rest day. this morning I woke up with a clear head and breathing freely thru my nose..Oh Yea!!!

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5 easy miles on the big block today. 56*, lots of sunshine and a little wind, yadda, yadda, yadda !  26 days 20 hours till Showtime!

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10 miles today on the DDMR, Start temp: 47/End Temp:64, 16% humidity, 0 - 10 mph wind, nice and sunny with great clean air supply......25 days, 18 hours till the start of the Boston Marathon, I can hardly believe this training cycle has flown by so so fast and it's almost time to get the show on the road...Oh Yea!!!!!

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todays schedule calls for a rest day. It's a rainy day here and I just haven't decided what I want to do. Maybe I'll just veg out today.....

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9 miles today, 9 mile repeats on the rolly Polly PRT.....no sun, some wind, too much humidity, but a great run in so many ways!

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4 easy miles and  full body workout 

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It rained most of last night and by the time that I got up this morning it was still raining and was turning into hail, snow grains, rain and some snow flakes.....decided to put off my final 22 Long run until tomorrow and do a short run and follow it up with a workout at the gym.....that's spring time in Utah. "IMPROVISE, ADAPT & OVERCOME"

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last really long run this cycle, 21 miles in pretty gorgeous weather, 33* st/ 53* end, 30% humidity, little or no wind and lots of sunshine. 20 days & a few hours till showtime in Bean Town!

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3 easy recovery miles on a very nice day, then a w/o & steam at the gym!

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7 mi on the Mt Rd, 53*, 13 mph wind, 38% humidity, 19 days till the 123rd BAA Marathon....

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5 easy miles today and then a trip to the Gym for a full body weight workout finished off with about 25 minutes in the steam room.

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6 mi on the PRT, some at near MP. 17 days till Boston....

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4 easy miles, then a full body weight workout (Fb-W/O) 16 days till Boston...

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8 easy taper week miles, then a very restful day off my feet...

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