"PRIOR PREPARATION PREVENTS PISS POOR PERFORMANCE"

The Des News Mary

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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

Mon, Jul 25, 2011

Race: The Des News Mary (26.2 Miles) 04:26:22

Total Distance

26.20

Please excuse this poor race report, I'm tired! I got up at 1:30 this am and got my tired old man butt to the Ute stadium parking lot by 3:am and totally missed Lark cause I was in plain old street clothing.....ya, like he was supposed to recognize me out of my flag outfit?????? Oh well I caught up with him and Maynard up at the 7400 foot starting line elevation and had a pretty great conversation about what the hell we were doing there. The Race was and is still kind of a blurr to me. I remember that my right foot starting hurting at about mile three and it didnt let up till I got home and had a a good stiff shot or two or three of JD on the rocks. I remember running with Maynard off and on and this Canadian chick from the Marathon Maniacs till about mile 11 or twelve where I had to visit the Green Timple of Doom, don't need to expound on that!
I was sure glad that the sun never got to come out till way after the race. The entire race was cloudy and over cast so we never got cooked out. I "think" it never got over 80 degrees during the race.

I continued to run on down the canyon, never catching the Maynardster or Ms. Sue, the Canadian, she sure was cute, glad she took the time to even talk to me....Oh, well, I slugged it out with my injured foot and managed about a 4:26:22, 5th place in my age division. Not a steller time but it will have to do for a great training run for some of my upcoming marathons. Glad I did it, now its time to get ready for the Provo 1/2 and the Park City full the second and third weekends of next month.....sorry about the crappy report......

BA0 Miles: 26.20

Comments

From allie on Mon, Jul 25, 2011 at 19:59:38 from 24.10.191.18

sorry about your foot, but nice job finishing it out. you did great! it was definitely a nice year weather-wise. best of luck with your upcoming races.

From Smooth on Mon, Jul 25, 2011 at 21:08:59 from 67.2.122.145

Oh Slickster! so sorry about the foot! Did Marcie run it? I didn't see her name! WAY to tough it out! The cloudy sky made it nice but was it muggy though.

GOOD LUCK at Provo 1/2! See you at Park City!

From DaleG on Mon, Jul 25, 2011 at 21:42:43 from 152.216.11.5

Hey coach, you pulled off another one. Hope the foot pain goes away. I wish I was in some kind of shape so I could try again at Park City with you. Someday I will beat that dang course. In fact, that was my last "attempt" at a marathon. Get that foot healed up.

From Tom Slick on Mon, Jul 25, 2011 at 22:19:53 from 69.171.160.184

Hey you guys & gals, thanks for the atta boys, I'm just trying to keep on keepin' on.

Smooth: I didn't get to see Marcie, I think she did the 10K, I think I should have run the 10K.....but alas, theres no rest for the wicked! I bought the ticket, and I'm gunna enjoy the ride!Dale, get your stuff together for St Geo. were gunna burn it down!

Allie, thanks, sorry I didn't pick you out along the race coures, I was in a world of hurt and just trying to survive to fight another day.......

From Tom Slick on Mon, Jul 25, 2011 at 22:29:33 from 69.171.160.184

oh ya, thats five marathons in the past 7 months and 10 races overall/

From timp on Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 08:36:21 from 99.110.188.230

good job getting out there and getting it finished, Slick -- sorry about your foot giving you issues

From MarcE on Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 10:33:59 from 204.16.82.120

Sounds like that was one of your least enjoyable marathons ever. Sorry about the foot pain. It was a fine long run, and you got'er done. Take a few days of rest..your body will thank you. (you don't need me to tell you how to train..you are still THE MASTER!) Congrats!

From rAtTLeTrAp on Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 11:24:27 from 72.102.176.57

Congrats on another finish! I hope your foot doesn't give you any more trouble in your upcoming races.

From RAD on Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 16:12:50 from 76.27.16.189

Oh man! I was worrying about your foot and I waited until 4hrs, but never saw you finish and so I had wondered. But, I've been a bad blogger and haven't been on here much so didn't check until just now. I'm sorry it's bugging you so much and I hope things are better now. However, finishing that SO well with such cruddy issues - kudos to you! I will see you in PC! :)

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