A Runner at Heart.....Riding a Bike

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Location:

South Jordan,UT,USA

Member Since:

Sep 01, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

Started running in 2001.  Have completed over 100 marathons and ultras since then. 

Marathon PR 2:56:04 (2005 St. George)

New PR 2:53:24 (2008 Tucson)

Finished 2nd Overall in 2005 Utah Grand Slam to Paul Peterson.  He beat me by 30 min in every race.

1/2 Marathon PR 1:23:56 (2008 Just Cuz Half Marathon)

Completed the Utah Grand Slam 10 consecutive years (2003-2012).  I don't know if anyone else has done that.

Short-Term Running Goals:

2024 Goals:

Be consistent in my Riding.

Drop a few lbs.

Long-Term Running Goals:

I have long-term biking goals.  Running is completely out of the question with the Meniscus in my knee.

Personal:

I'm in the 55-59 Age Group.....Yikes!

I have been married for over 39 years.  We have 3 children and 7 grandchildren.

 "Only those who risk going to far can possibly find out how far they can go"  T.S. Eliot

"Putting miles in your training log (blog) is like putting money in the bank.  You begin to draw interest on it immediately."  Hal Higdon

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Biking 2021 Lifetime Miles: 653.86
Biking 2023 Lifetime Miles: 702.58
Biking 2022 Lifetime Miles: 2001.75
Biking 2024 Lifetime Miles: 400.84
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
44.910.0044.91
Mizuno Wave Inspire (UT) Miles: 24.21Asics GT 2000 Miles: 20.70
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Early Travel day to Seattle for a couple days of meetings.

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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
7.060.007.06

I am staying in a hotel right next to the Pike Place Market in Seattle.  I ran North on the Elliot Bay Trail to Smith Cove Park and back.  Beautiful morning, low 60's with a breeze along the water.  7.06 miles.

Mizuno Wave Inspire (UT) Miles: 7.06
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10.070.0010.07

It was 63 degrees with 77% humidity in Seattle this morning.  Felt great, but I was saoking wet when I finished.  I ran all the way to the marina and back.  10.07 miles.

Mizuno Wave Inspire (UT) Miles: 10.07
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
7.080.007.08

7.08 miles on the JRP.  72 degrees when I started, 78 when I finished.

Mizuno Wave Inspire (UT) Miles: 7.08
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20.700.0020.70

I picked up Troy at 5:45am, and it was still warm outside.  It was also very humid.  The cloud cover held the entire run but the humidity kept us pretty wet the entire way.  We ran the marathon route all the way to Century.  20.70 miles.

Asics GT 2000 Miles: 20.70
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Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
44.910.0044.91
Mizuno Wave Inspire (UT) Miles: 24.21Asics GT 2000 Miles: 20.70
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