"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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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
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nice 3.5 mile run this morning...nothing fancy, just some good solid recovery miles.....

15 days 20 hours till TOU.

29 days 20 hours till SGM.......and the Beet goes on!!!!!

 

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6.5 on the PRT, Recovery from the PCM is happening! 56 degrees this morning felt great!!!!!

Re: The Boston Marathon, 2012.....

Postby Tom Slick on Fri Sep 02, 2011

I went to the BAA website and entered my information. I used my 2010 St George Marathon time of 3:30:53 for qualification. The reply was that I could register for the 2012 Boston Marathon on September 12, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. (E.T.) in the first group of registrants. Thats ten days away, don't get caught sleeping!!!!!!

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12 miles @ 9min pace mid-morning on the PRT. The run felt pretty good for just being two weeks post PCM. I'm feeling good and gettin' anxious about getting on to TOU and SGM.

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Kind of a rest weekend. I got my miles in on saturday and then spent the weekend at the cabin in Alta till Monday morning.

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rest day

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nice easy recovery trainer.....@ 11 days till TOU.

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rest day

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easy 6 mile run up and down the Dimple Dell Road...

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it was a nice day to take a rest.....0 mileage.

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just a great 8 this morning in the hills above Sandy.Now its time to get my stuff ready to do the TOU next Saturday. Hope to see a few of you "FRB" runners at the race....before and or after!!!!!

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today was a followup 6 mile recovery run......this one actually felt good, or at least it made me feel like the TOU will be a good experience.....

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nice taper run....TOU saturday, Bring it!!!!!!

 

This news just in.....I just got my conformation, I'm in the 116th running of the Boston Marathon. This is my 10th trip to Bean town !!!!! Yahooooooooo!!!!!!
PRIOR PREPRATION PREVENTS PISS POOR PERFORMANCE

PAY ME NOW OR PAY ME LATER
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The carb load begins today

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The carb load and taper for TOU continues......just a few more hours and were on the course running!!!!

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23 HOURS AND 40 MINUTES AND IT'S ALL DONE BUT THE CRYING!!!!!!! GO TOU RUNNERS!

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Race: Top of Utah @ Logan, Utah (26.2 Miles) 03:57:16, Place overall: 594, Place in age division: 4
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Another successful day on the two lane black top! Today at the TOU was a special day for me. This was my 4th time to run TOU and my 41st marathon overall. And if that wasn't enough, this was my 7th marathon in 8 months. Thats 5 BQ's out of 7 marathons run this year!

My goal for this race was to finish under 4 hours and save my tired, battered bod for the SGM in two weeks. Mission accomplished! My stress fractured feet and broken ribs seemed to have healed up enough that they didn't bother me...

I jumped into the 3:50:00 pace group that was being paced by Forum Flyer Canyon, by the way shes a great pacer! I stuck with her till about mile 15 where I began to get a bit weary.

I went 15 miles under 9 minutes and 11 miles over 9 minutes. Fastest 7.35 with a slowest at 9.41.

I am truly satisfied with this time and performance! Now its time to get recovered and ready to do a 3:30:00 at the St. George!!!!!!!

OK, thats keeping it short and sweet..........tyi!

 

 

 

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Wow, what a lazy day it was for me. I didn't do anything. I layed around all day licking my wounds and battle scars. TOU is a fun race but it sure was tough packing all that water weight down the course......oh well, now its time to get ready for SGM in two weeks!!!

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I got out for a 2.5 mile post TOU shakedown recovery run. I'm quite pleased that I feel really great!  Game On! I'm ready to go to SGM......

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rest day

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Early morning  3.2  mile run around the block.....nice shakedown recovery run. Life is returning to the legs fast.....

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easy 5 around Sugar house Park....life is good

 

8 days 12 hours till SGM....

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As per my multi-marathon plan, today is a rest day!

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did a nice easy 10.5 recovery run at the PRT with Smooth and the wrecking crew!!!!!!

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rest day today. I'll get my last runs in on Mon., Tues., and a 2 mile shake down on Wed.    See Ya at SGM. 

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Got up early and did a 4 mile rust buster, Yahooooo, here comes SGM...

 

4days 22hours....SGM

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went to the SugarHouse Park and grabbed another rust buster 4.5 miler. Felt pretty good. My recovery from TOU on the 17th is coming along just in time. I think that I will do a 2 miler tomorrow just for a shakedown and good luck........See ya all at the SGM saturday.

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The carb load is underway! SGM is next! TYI...

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Rest, Rest, Rest and eat carbs!!!!!It's all done but the crying, see ya at the finish line in St. George.....

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