"PRIOR PREPARATION PREVENTS PISS POOR PERFORMANCE"

The Wasatch Back, RAGNAR

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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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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
Fri, Jun 15, 2012
Race: The Wasatch Back, RAGNAR (3.8 Miles) 03:37:29
Total Distance
3.80

I should be out on my first leg running in the Ragnar about 3pm today...

This news just in......I ran my first ever Ragnar.

#1. Leg #10, 2:57 pm June 15, 3.8 miles, 32:52. Then a few hours later I ran my second leg of three.

#2. Leg #22, 3:35 am, June 16, 7.5 miles, 1:11:29.

#3. Leg #34(The Ragnar), 3:38 pm, June 16, 4.0 miles, 53:53.

I have no idea how our team did in the final standings, but I'll find out soon, I just know what I did to be the best team player I could.

Running the Ragnar is a totally different experience from anything I've ever done in organized running. I knew this when I agreed to be a "invited" member of a "regular" mixed male and female team running the Ragnar. I knew it would be different going into this event and decided to make it the best experience I could, for me and the team, and it was different.

Like I said, this Ragnar stuff is different. 12 runner people, trapped together in 2 sub teams sharing the cramped quarters of 2 vans for the best part of 24 hours plus running a mental and physical endurance event taxing mind, body and spirit in a social setting. What a dynamic!

If your not into close quarter living with others this event may not be exactly for you, then again doing the Ragnar or any other relay event like this one is not going to be a fun event for you. It kinds of reminds me of my first two marriages. But never mind that, that’s a whole different story best told over a stiff glass of Jack Daniels on the rocks.

Anyway, In it's own perverse way the Ragnar is a character building experience and I loved it for what it is and isn't. It was one of the most unorganized , organized clusters of I don't know what.

I don't really want to go into the nuts and bolts of this "race" here and now, but I do want to say that doing the Ragnar was a great experience that I'm glad that I participated in. I don't know if I'll do it again but I know that I did.

 

 

 

 

BA9 Miles: 3.80
Comments
From allie on Sun, Jun 17, 2012 at 14:18:26 from 174.23.141.62

great job out there, mr. slick! "unorganized, organized cluster" is the perfect description for ragnar. :)

From timp on Sun, Jun 17, 2012 at 21:05:28 from 166.251.192.56

Cheers , Slick. Sounds like an experience. I don't think we have any of those around here...

From DaleG on Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 22:25:49 from 152.216.11.5

Nice job! You're a lot tougher than I am for even trying it. I have no interest whatsoever in running the Ragnar. I really wanted to try it a few years ago, but the more I thought about it, the less I wanted to try it. Kudos to you and anyone that has the patience to do that for 24 hours or longer.

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