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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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Mon, Dec 24, 2012
Total Distance
5.49

Well, it's official!  All the teachers and most of the Priests are signed up to run the Provo City Marathon on May 4th.  The Bishop had sworn off marathons 11 years ago, but now he's going to do it too, as well as the other young men leaders in the ward.

The dead of winter training cycle adds a challenge to a challenge, but I hope they can all pull through and be successful.  Among those signed up are my sons Alma and Benjamin.

Today's run began and ended in the snow, but overall it went pretty well:  5.49 miles in 46:10 for an average pace of 8:24/mile.

Comments
From flatlander on Mon, Dec 24, 2012 at 09:19:05 from 76.31.26.153

Congratulations on that. Those guys will remember it for the rest of their lives, even if they never do it again. Don't let them train too hard. At that age they can get through the marathon with very moderate training -- a couple of 16 milers 1 month out and they are good to go. Clint paced me through my first sub-5-hour marathon with almost no training, and then nursed me in the recovery area while I threw up and slept.

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