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.
7.27 miles on the hill route in 1:00:31 or 8:19/mile. I thought I was going a pretty good pace up the hill and someone came from behind and passed me like I was standing still. He looked way younger than me too. Just think how fast he will be when he gets as old as me!
Two short runs this morning with about the same result. First was alone and second was with Ben. Kind of proves that Ben is very close to my speed, although he can still beat me on the mile by over a minute. The first five was on the Murdock trail and then I did four on the streets with Ben. Overall average was 8:10/mile for 9.2 miles. The second stretch was 2 seconds/mile faster. We both had a really good sprint at the end.