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Location:

Orem,UT,USA

Member Since:

Jun 26, 2010

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

Ran first marathon after 18 months of training (minus injury time) at age 52 in Logan, Utah on Sept 18, 2010.  Time was 4:16:56 compared to a goal of 4:15.

Second marathon was Oct 1, 2011 in the heat of St George.  Time fell to 4:52:27.

Short-Term Running Goals:

With two marathons behind me, my next goal is to run one in under 4 hours and potentially qualify for Boston within 2 years.

Long-Term Running Goals:

My primary physical goal is to live a long, healthy life and to stay active to the end.  While I can, I expect running to be a big part of that.

Personal:

Married with 8 children and 5 grandchildren.  Youngest child is 13.

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Total Distance
5.28

October is here, the government is shut down, but I'm still running.  After our block party last night, I had some extra pounds to carry around this morning and my times showed it.  5.28 miles in 47:02 or 8:55/mile.  It took me a long time to warm up as shown by these splits:  10:14, 9:06, 9:03, 8:29, 8:03, and 7:35.

Comments
From flatlander on Tue, Oct 01, 2013 at 08:17:03 from 76.31.9.237

You run better than the government, that's for sure.

From Burt on Tue, Oct 01, 2013 at 08:17:08 from 174.26.209.74

Whoah. Brother to brother. Do you and flatlander always post at the same time?

From Stephen on Sat, Oct 05, 2013 at 16:45:48 from 98.202.243.116

Mark,

I want to hear about your marathon. I ran a half today in your honor.

Burt,

Welcome to our family!

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