"PRIOR PREPARATION PREVENTS PISS POOR PERFORMANCE"

December 2018

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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
Total Distance
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Other Miles: 25.00T-1 Miles: 34.00P2a Miles: 43.00Altra Instinct 3.5 Miles: 6.00T-3 Miles: 7.50P2.12 Altra Provision Miles: 5.00
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3 mi speed inhansing training run this am.

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6 easy long run style miles in 4" deep snow and still falling. Fb-W/O at the LC gym. 134 days till the 2019 Boston Marathon. My new revised main 18 week training schedule to get me to Boston 2019 starts on Dec 10, 2018......

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Rest Day

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4 easy miles, 23*, 8 mph wind, 48% humidity....cold day w/some sunshine

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5 mi today on the big block. 23* again, 3 mph breeze, 84% humidity and no sunshine to be found anywhere! I 

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3 easy miles, 27•, 84% humidity, 1 mph breeze. Partly cloudy. FB-W/O.

T-1 Miles: 3.00
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6 mi on th Porter Rockwell Trail, 33*, 3 mph breeze, 78% humidity.

P2a Miles: 6.00
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three miles and then a full body workout (Fb-W/O)

Altra Instinct 3.5 Miles: 3.00
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Pretty good winter run. 7.5 mi on the big block & DD Mt Rd. 34*, 3 MPH breeze, 79% humidity with fairly good air quality here in the “Great Smokey Valley” as the local Indians referred to the Great Salt Lake Valley!

T-3 Miles: 7.50
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Rest day

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4 easy miles and an awesome FB-w/o....

Other Miles: 4.00
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5 Hill Trng miles in 2" of new snow this morning. 33*, 89% Humidity, 15 mph winds. 123 days till Boston 2019......

P2.12 Altra Provision Miles: 5.00
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three easy miles today in beautiful 23* weather with sunshine! & a Fb-W/O at the gym.......Life is good!

Altra Instinct 3.5 Miles: 3.00
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six miles on the DDMR, 32*, 5 mph wind, 65% humidity, Partly sunny.

 

P2a Miles: 6.00
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8 miles “long” style on The PRT . 37*, 58% humidity, 6 mph wind, mostly 😎 

T-1 Miles: 8.00
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3 easy miles today on the small block, 35*, lite breeze, 78% humidity, no sunshine😟. FB-W/O with lots of weights, sets, lifts and some great relaxing time in the steam room.

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4 mi on the BigBlock, 45*, 7 mph wind, 57% humidity. 117 days till The Boston!

P2a Miles: 4.00
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6 miles running the hills....

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rest day

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6 easy miles on the DDMR. Fb-W/O at the gym.

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9 miles on the Mt Rd. it was cold and windy with high humidity....

T-1 Miles: 9.00
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three easy miles on the short block, it just started to snow, it's 32* outside w/sw 2 mph wind, 98% humidity.....and I went and got in a full body w/o. (Fb-W/O) "Life is good"! Hey you all, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours and may the coming new year be the most healthy & prosprous ever! God bless you all!

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While everybody was taking their Christmas nap I took in a 4 mile easy run to get a start on losing some of the extra calories I've consumed this Holiday season! 38*, wnw 5 mph wind, 78% humidity, mixed snow and rain showers....

P2a Miles: 4.00
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3 easy miles on the Snowy roads of Sandy then a w/o at the LC Gym.

Other Miles: 3.00
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6 mi on the PRT with about 2” of new and falling snow. 26*, 13 mph wind, 89% humidity. Not too bad for such a gray day.

P2a Miles: 6.00
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I decided to take the day off so I wouldn't get too many miles in to quickly.

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3 easy miles on a cold cold day, then a FB-W/O at the LC gym... 25*, 7-13 NNW wind, lots of humidity and no sunshine.

Other Miles: 3.00
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10 mi on the small block & the Mt Rd. No ☀️, a little ❄️ falling on wet roads, 12 mph winds, 78 % humidity, burning 1100 calories. 105 days & 17 hours till Boston!

T-1 Miles: 10.00
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Rest Day. I stayed up too late last night and got up too late to get in a 4 mi rest day easy run and a workout at the gym so I just enjoyed my rest day! I can't wait to get 2019 going.....

1655 miles in 2017 and 185 more miles in 2018 for a total of 1840! 

Hey everybody, Happy New Year to you and yours and please be careful out there!

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Other Miles: 25.00T-1 Miles: 34.00P2a Miles: 43.00Altra Instinct 3.5 Miles: 6.00T-3 Miles: 7.50P2.12 Altra Provision Miles: 5.00
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