Born in Chicago, grew up in Anderson, Indiana

Went to high school at Pendleton Heights High School in Pendleton, IN, graduated in 1983. Ran for Indiana State University and attained an M.S. Degree from Wake Forest University. Now living in Sioux Falls, SD.

Some running highlights include:

HS Track PR's

3200 - 9:33 (1983)  1600 - 4:32 (1983)  400 - :55.7 (1983)
 

HS Cross Country PR
5K - 16:08 Qualified for Indiana Semi-State meet with team in the Fall of
1982.

Former Indiana State University School Record holder:
1986 - 10,000 meters - 30:58
1987 - 1991 - 10,000 meters - 30:33.11
 

Scott's PR's are as follows:

Road Bests

8k - 24:23  10k - 30:26  15k - 47:25  10 miles - 51:20  25k - 1:22:35  1/2 marathon - 1:08:15
Marathon - 2:29:22 (1995, Charlotte, NC - 13th place at US National Championships)

Track Bests

Mile - 4:22  3000 - 8:32  5000 - 14:47  10,000 - 30:33.11
 
 

Week 1
1/1    4 miles in Anderson , very tired
1/2    3 miles - travel from Winona, MN to Sioux Falls, felt horrible
1/3    6 miles - still feel horrible
1/4    4 miles - felt bad
1/5    5 miles - still not feeling well
1/6    3 miles - very tired
1/7    5 miles - felt horrible yet

Week 2
1/8    5 miles, felt better thru 4, then groin acted up
1/9    5 miles, same as last night
1/10    7 miles, still very sore and slow
1/11    4 miles, felt a little better, still quite sore.
1/12    5 miles, to falls and back, sore
1/13    9 miles w/ Phil, to Falls from Lincoln. Felt better until 6 miles.
1/14    7 miles, 6 inches of snow to deal with, slow run, still sore

Week 3
1/15    5 miles, snowy again, slow
1/16    6 miles, still felt bad
1/17    8 miles w/ Dave
1/18    3 miles, went to an auction
1/19    7 miles - w/ greg on trails
1/20    9 miles, to Falls, felt much better, cold, 1 degree
1/21    9 miles, Falls loop thru town, fell again on ice.......

Week 4
1/22    5 miles, still sore from fall yesterday
1/23    9.5 miles - Westward Ho loop, slow, felt better
1/24    8 miles on trails, sore yet
1/25    8 miles, sore, forgot to take ibuprofen today!!!
1/26    5 miles, cold wind chill, -16
1/27    6.5 miles, easy
1/28    12 miles - around trails

Week 5
1/29    6 miles in huge snowstorm
1/30    4 miles in snow over a foot deep, very slow run!
1/31    7 miles, in deep snow again for a while, hand got hit by a truck....stupid drivers
2/1    4 miles - wind chill 45 below, didn't want to be out long
2/2    5 miles - still very cold
2/3    9 miles in freezing rain, slow, slick run
2/4    10.5 miles - slow run, cold, windy

Week 6
2/5    7 miles, very messy, slick
2/6    6 miles, still messy and slick, more blizzards here tomorrow
2/7    2 up, 3 on the Tmill in 16:30, 2 down - blizzardy conditions again
2/8    6 miles on the TM again.
2/9    5.5 miles on the TMill, 2% hill, then 3% hill
2/10    off, needed a day for rest
2/11    9 miles, cold, wind chill well below 0

Week 7
2/12    8 miles, slow, on trails
2/13    9 miles - TMill workout 2 up, 4 * mile in 5:18, 5:10, 5:10, 5:18, 2 down, 9 total, felt better
2/14    6 miles on TMill, tired from last night
2/15    9 miles, to falls and back.
2/16    5 miles on TMill, didn't feel like running too far.
2/17    7 miles, 5 * 800 on TMill 2:35, 2:30, 2:35, 2:30, 2:30
2/18    10.5 miles, felt ok

Week 8
2/19    6 miles on bike trails, still alot of snow, slow run
2/20    6.5 miles on TMill, felt weak
2/21    8 miles, 2 up, fartlek workout, 1 down
2/22    7 miles, on bike trail, slow. cold
2/23    6 miles on TMill, cold outside
2/24    8 miles, 5 in a.m., 3 in p.m.
2/25    8.5 miles on TMill, blizzard overnight, too much snow on roads

Week 9
2/26    7.5 miles, 8 * 400 on TMill :75-:78 range w/ 2 min. rest between
2/27    6 miles, miserable run on bike trail
2/28    a.m. - 4 miles on TMill
           p.m. - 9.5 miles on west side bike trail, better run. 30 degrees and windy
3/1    7 miles w/ Phil
3/2    6 miles on west side trails
3/3    6 miles after work
3/4    9 miles, starting to feel sick, right groin very sore too

Week 10
3/5    off, sick, needed rest
3/6    5.5 miles on TMill, felt horrible
3/7    9.5 miles on West side trails, still ill
3/8    off, still ill
3/9    3 miles w/ Mike, Brant, Betsy in J-ville
3/10    11.5 miles, Gate River 15k in 52:22
3/11    7 miles w/ Jersey Jackie Brooks in J-ville

Week 11
3/12    4 miles, extremely painful run
3/13    rest
3/14    9.5 miles on west side trails
3/15    9 miles - to Falls, extremely painful run. Sore groin and hamstring
3/16    6 miles on west side trails
3/17    off
3/18    13 miles, felt ok

Week 12
3/19    8  miles, felt better
3/20    a.m. - 4 miles
           p.m. - 4 miles
3/21    Off, had to work too long today
3/22    5 miles
3/23    off
3/24    8 miles, tired, wind chill 17 below!!
3/25    15 miles, tired near end of run, cold, wind chill 10 below

Week 13
3/26    8 miles, felt horrible
3/27    9.5 miles, 6 sets of 2 min. on, 1 min. off, to falls
3/28    9.5 miles to Falls
3/29    8 miles on trails
3/30    7.5 miles, 2 up and down, 7 * Tuthill hill (400 meters) :94 - :99 sec. per rep.
3/31    10 miles to Falls
4/1    16 miles, USS SD loop

Week 14
4/2    8 miles
4/3    9 miles around 12th st. loop
4/4    8 miles, still sore
4/5    6 miles, felt sore
4/6    a.m. - 3.5 miles
         p.m. - 6 miles
4/7    9.5 miles in Sioux City, 10 miler cancelled d/t deplorable conditions, ran 5k fun run instead. Too windy
4/8    18 miles, a little sick yet, feeling better

Week 15
4/9      off, needed rest
4/10    a.m. - 4 miles
           p.m. - 10 miles, 3 up, 12 * 400 w/ 200 rest, all in :70-:72 except #'s 10 and 11 (:73, :74). Windy and cool
4/11    10.5 miles to Falls and home
4/12    6 miles
4/13    8 miles, hill repeats on Tuthill hill
4/14    13.5 miles
4/15    17 miles

Week 16
4/16    8 miles, windier than all get out
4/17    workout 2.5 up, 2 down, 2 * 200 in :33, :34, mile - 4:59, 5 * 1000 meters - 3:07, 3:07, 3:08, 3:08, 3:10,
           10.5 total
4/18    11.5 miles on trails
4/19    8 miles
4/20    a.m. - 4 miles
           p.m. - 7.5 miles on trails, plus hills
4/21    5.5 miles, easy
4/22    0 - rained ALL day, no window to get out to run today

Week 17
4/23    8 miles, blizzard today, but all the snow was gone by 5
4/24    12 miles, workout 2 up and down, 12 * 800, all in 2:37-2:39 w/ 200 jog, plus 2 * 200 to begin, easy
4/25    11.5 miles
4/26    a.m. - 4 miles
           p.m. - 6 miles
4/27    a.m. - 3.5 miles
           p.m. - hill repeats on Tuthill again. All in :93 to :99 sec. (400 meters), 6.5 miles total
4/28    a.m. - 7 miles, very tired
4/29    19.5 miles, very windy day, felt ok

Week 18
4/30    8 miles, 3 up, 3 down, 2 * 200 in :34's, mile in 5:18, 2 * 200 in :34's, dead tired, windy today
5/1     a.m. - 3.5 miles
          p.m. - 9 miles, 4 * mile on the bike trails, very windy, 5:17, 5:23, 5:34, 5:14, felt sluggish
5/2    11 miles
5/3    a.m. - 4 miles
         p.m. - 8 miles, rainy, cool, 52 degrees
5/4    a.m. - 6 miles
         p.m. - 4 miles
5/5    p.m. 6.5 miles, felt horrible
5/6    18.5 miles, windy, rainy, miserable day for running

Week 19
5/7    a.m. - 3.5 miles
         p.m. - 6.5 miles
5/8    track workout, 10 miles, 8 * 1000 meters in 3:07-3:13 range, 200 jog between. Felt ok
5/9    a.m. - 4 miles
         p.m. - 9 miles
5/10    off today, worked in Burke, SD all day
5/11    a.m. - 4 miles
           p.m. - 5 miles
5/12    11 miles, race today short of a 10k, won in 31:56, ?? the distance.
5/13    17 miles

Week 20
5/14    a.m. - 3.5 miles
           p.m. - 6 miles, 95 degrees, miserable
5/15    a.m. - 3.5 miles
           p.m. - 9 miles, 12 * 400, too hot, just 2 under :75, rest in :77-:79 range w/ 200 jog. Felt horrible.
5/16    9 miles, easy, cooler, 72 degrees
5/17    a.m. - 4 miles
           p.m. - 6 miles
5/18    4 miles
5/19    17.5 miles, Half-marathon in Watertown 1:14:09, hilly course, very windy
5/20    13.5 miles - tired

Week 21
5/21    a.m. - 3.5 miles
           p.m. - 8 miles
5/22    workout on trails, 4 * mile in 4:59, 5:02, 5:11, 5:08. Too windy for the track. Nice, 60 degrees. 9 miles
5/23    a.m. - 4 miles
           p.m. - 8 miles, still windy and cold, wind chill 27
5/24    p.m. - 9 miles - workout, 8 * tuthill hill (400 meters) all in :93-:96 range. Cold, windy, rainy
5/25    a.m. - 4 miles
           p.m. - 6 miles
5/26    8.5 miles, easy
5/27    20 miles, felt great, excellent weather for a change!

Week 22
5/28    10 miles
5/29    a.m. - 4 miles
           p.m. - 8 miles
5/30    10 miles, 2 * 3 mile tempo in 16:14, 16:38. On bike trails
5/31    8 miles, easy
6/1    a.m. - 4 miles
         p.m. - 9 miles, 10k race in 33:22, way too windy
6/2    7 miles, tired
6/3    20 miles, last long run

Week 23
6/4    5.5 miles, easy run, time for rest
6/5    a.m. - 8 miles
6/6    9 miles, last track workout, 12 * 400 in :72 and :73's w/ 200 jog
6/7    a.m. - 4 miles
         p.m. - 4 miles
6/8    6 miles
6/9    4 miles after work
6/10    10.5 miles, left knee sore, humid

Week 24
6/11    off, resting
6/12    a.m. - 4 miles
           p.m. - 6 miles, got caught in rain
6/13    5.5 miles, easy
6/14    resting
6/15    4 miles in Minneapolis
6/16    Grandma's Marathon, Duluth, MN - 26.5 miles, 48th overall in 2:44:45 (watch time), 2:45:26 chip time.
6/17    rest

Week 25
6/18    rest
6/19    rest
6/20    7 miles, sore
6/21    off
6/22    7 miles, alot of pain
6/23    off
6/24    9 miles, felt better

Week 26
6/25    off, massage tonight
6/26    5 miles, starting to feel better, very humid today.
6/27    9.5 miles
6/28    off
6/29    7 miles
6/30    9.5 miles
7/1      9 miles

Week 27
7/2    off
7/3    6 miles
7/4    6 miles
7/5    4 miles
7/6    4 miles
7/7    6.5 miles
7/8    9 miles

Week 28
7/9    6.5 miles
7/10    5.5 miles
7/11    7.5 miles
7/12    off
7/13    a.m. - 4 miles
           p.m. - 5 miles
7/14    4.5 miles
7/15    7 miles

Week 29
7/16    6 miles, VERY humid
7/17    5 miles, even more humid today
7/18    a.m. - 3 miles
           p.m. - 6 miles
7/19    4 miles
7/20    3 miles
7/21    7 miles (in honor of missing another Bix 7 road race)
7/22    14 miles, rain, felt good. cooler

Week 30
7/23    5 miles, Very hot yet, caught in rain
7/24    off
7/25    a.m. - 4 miles
           p.m. - 8 miles, nicer today
7/26    5 miles
7/27    a.m. - 4 miles
           p.m. -  4 miles
7/28    off
7/29    12 miles

Week 31
7/30    off
7/31    off
8/1    5 miles at 5:15 a.m.
8/2    off, worked state fair all day
8/3    5.5 miles, exhausted
8/4    7 miles, still very hot and humid
8/5    10.5 miles, miserably hot

Week 32
8/6    a.m. - 4 miles, much too humid
8/7    off
8/8    a.m. - 4 miles
         p.m. - 9.5 miles - to falls
8/9      6 miles
8/10    6 miles
8/11    6.5 miles
8/12    15 miles, felt ok

Week 33
8/13    5 miles, cooler
8/14    a.m. - 4 miles
8/15    a.m. - 9.5 miles
8/16    a.m. - 6 miles
8/17    off
8/18    8 miles
8/19    10 miles

Week 34
8/20    a.m. - 4 miles
           p.m. - 4 miles
8/21    off
8/22    a.m. - 3.5 miles
           p.m. - 9.5 miles
8/23    6.5 miles
8/24    6 miles
8/25    7 miles
8/26    14 miles

Week 35
8/27    a.m. - 4 miles
           p.m. - 4 miles
8/28    a.m. - 4 miles, to Black Hills in p.m.
8/29    6 miles on Mickelson Trail in Deadwood, SD w/ sister
8/30    off, 6 mile hike to Harney Peak
8/31    7 miles
9/1    off
9/2    12  miles

Week 36
9/3    15 miles, dead at end
9/4    8 miles at lunch, easy
9/5    7 miles w/ Weds. group
9/6    off
9/7    5 miles
9/8    7 miles
9/9    14 miles, half-marathon in 1:16:33

Week 37
9/10    rest day
9/11    8 miles at lunch
9/12    8 miles
9/13    off, rest
9/14    a.m. - 4 miles
           p.m. - 5.5 miles
9/15    off, rest
9/16    11.5 miles

Week 38
9/17    7 miles
9/18    6 miles
9/19    9.5 miles
9/20    off
9/21    7 miles
9/22    8 miles
9/23    7.5 miles, SFARC breakfast run

Week 39
9/24    6 miles
9/25    off, painting
9/26    9 miles
9/27    7 miles w/ noon group
9/28    7 miles
9/29    off
9/30    11 miles

Week 40
10/1    7 miles
10/2    7 miles, 91 degrees! Hot!!
10/3    8 miles, knee very sore
10/4    off, knee too sore
10/5    off again, too sore, started on Vioxx today
10/6    8 miles, felt better, cold, 27 degrees, sunny, no wind.
10/7    10 miles, sore

Week 41
10/8    off
10/9    off
10/10    6 miles
10/11    4 miles at 5:30 a.m.
10/12    7 miles
10/13    8 miles
10/14    9 miles, cold and windy

Week 42
10/15    7 miles
10/16    a.m. 4 miles
10/17    7 miles w/ Dave, Greg. Easy day. Nice, 63 degrees
10/18    off, travel day
10/19    off, another travel day
10/20    8 miles at bikepath, good to be home
10/21    7  miles with Coop, easy, sore

Week 43
10/22    off, travel day
10/23    7.5 miles w/ Phil
10/24    7 miles w/ Greg, Nate, Jeff L., cold, windy, wind chill 9
10/25    8 miles, still cold and windy, wind chill 17
10/26    6 miles
10/27    5.5 miles
10/28    10 miles

Week 44
10/29    7 miles, felt better, uptempo run
10/30    6.5 miles, nice night, 60 degrees
10/31    8 miles, felt ok, warm 63 degrees
11/1    7 miles, knee sore again.
11/2    8 miles, quick pace
11/3    5.5 miles, tired, had to work till 1 a.m., nice 70 degrees
11/4    10 miles, knee sore

Week 45
11/5    6 miles, nice 75 degrees
11/6    7 miles, knees killing me, forgot meds
11/7    6 miles, solo, felt a little better
11/8    a.m. - 6 miles again, windy, cooler, 34 degrees
11/9        7 miles
11/10    4 miles after work
11/11    14 miles, USS SD loop

Week 46
11/12    6 miles
11/13    7 miles, painful
11/14    off, worked 11 hrs. too tired
11/15    8 miles, 70 degrees!!
11/16    7 miles w/ Greg
11/17    9 miles, nice morning, in the 50's. The Group ran with special guest runner Dick Beardsley today!!
11/18    14 miles with Beardsley and others, 55 degrees, nice

Week 47
11/19    off
11/20    7 miles at noon w/ Greg
11/21    8 miles, solo, 63 degrees, nice
11/22    11 miles w/ group to Falls and home. Felt sore
11/23    7 miles in rain, cool, windy
11/24    6.5 miles, deplorable weather. 43 degrees, 33 wind chill, very windy, pouring rain.
11/25    10.5 miles, felt better, no rain, slight wind and cooler

Week 48
11/26    p.m. - 4 miles, blizzard today, 11 inches of snow at time of run, more falling.....
11/27    6.5 miles on t-mill
11/28    7 miles on t-mill. I hate t-mills
11/29    off - 12 hr. day at work
11/30    8 miles on biketrail w/ greg, phil. Snow was too deep
12/1      9 miles w/ Phil, snowy route
12/2      10 miles w/ group. Same as yesterday plus one more mile

Week 49
12/3    7 miles on bike trails, sore
12/4    6 miles w/ Nate, slow, easy run
12/5    9 miles w/ greg
12/6    5 miles, miserable run
12/7     7 miles w/ Greg, Phil
12/8    9.5 miles, colder today, easy pace.
12/9    14 miles, USS SD loop, 25 degrees, nice morning.

Week 50
12/10    6.5 miles, knee sore from Sunday run
12/11    9.5 miles w/ Phil. WW Ho loop
12/12    9 miles to Falls and back
12/13    7 miles, workout on TM, 3 miles steady state (5:45, 5:30, 5:45), a loooooong way to go.
12/14    7 miles on trails, very tired from working all night.
12/15    4 miles after work, sore
12/16    14 miles, USS SD loop, nice out

Week 51
12/17    7  miles w/ Nate
12/18    9 miles w/ Phil, easy run
12/19    6 miles, miserable run today.
12/20    7 miles, solo, nice evening.
12/21    off, drove home all day
12/22    10 miles on bikepath
12/23    11 miles at Mounds Park on trails.

Week 52
12/24    10.5 miles w/ group at bikepath
12/25    off - X-mas
12/26    a.m. - 4 miles around home
             p.m. - 7 miles at bikepath
12/27    9 miles at Eagle Creek park
12/28    8 miles at bikepath w/ Brock Hagerman
12/29    8 miles at bikepath, cold
12/30    10 miles at Mounds Park

Week 53
12/31    off, drove back to SD

End of year total 2600.5 miles, average 50 miles per week.