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:

High School PR's:
3200 - 9:33 ('83)  1600 - 4:32 ('83)  400 - :55.7 ('83)
5K Cross Country- 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 thru 1991 - 10,000 meters - 30:33.11

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
 
 

Goals: finish 2 marathons, run well at Hood To Coast again, place top 5 at Shut-In, get back in shape to be able to run under 33 min. for 10k, get over 2800 miles.

Week 1
1/1    6 miles at Bikepath in Anderson
1/2    4 miles
1/3    3 miles,  drove to SD
1/4    3 miles

Week 2
1/5    3 miles, 25 below wind chill
1/6    5 miles indoors on TMill
1/7    10 miles, WW ho loop
1/8    5.5 miles thru town
1/9    3.5 miles, easy
1/10  8 miles, Nate 8 loop
1/11    9.5 miles, felt ok

Week 3
1/12    3 miles, ate too much at lunch, sick to stomach
1/13    7 miles, felt much better, 35 degrees
1/14    10 miles, ok run
1/15    6 miles
1/16    2.5 miles
1/17    4 miles in Chicago w/ Jill
1/18    5 miles in Chicago w/ Jill

Week 4
1/19    6 miles on TMill at Y
1/20    5 miles, outside
1/21    10 miles, WW ho loop w/ tailwind, good run
1/22    5 miles, snowy and cold
1/23    11 miles w/ lunch group, good run
1/24    4 miles after work
1/25    10 miles WW ho loop, beat the snow!

Week 5
1/26    5 miles on Tmill, 2 * mile repeats in 5:21, 5:18, felt ok, huge snowstorm past 2 days.
1/27    5 miles outside, very cold, 0 degrees, but no wind
1/28    5 miles on TMill, 2 * mile in 5:15, 5:10
1/29    5 miles on TMill 3rd mile 1% hill 6:20 pace, 4th mile 2% hill 6:20 pace
1/30    5 miles outside, VERY cold, -6 for high today, easy run. frozen.
1/31    7 miles, outside, still cold, 2 degrees, SE wind, W/C -15        (181 miles for Jan., 0 days off)
2/1    9 miles, tough run on snowy rds.

Week 6
2/2    4 miles, stupid run in deep snow on bike trails.
2/3    7 miles on TMill, 3 * mile (5:13, 5:10, 5:15). 1/2 mile between each one.
2/4    3 miles at 8 pm, after work on bike trail. Snowing still
2/5    5 miles on TMill at YMCA, w/ 2% hill 6:27 pace
2/6    5 miles outside
2/7    8 miles, VERY cold
2/8    9 miles, still quite cold, 6 degrees, wind chill -13

Week 7
2/9    7 miles, good run, felt smooth
2/10    5 miles on trails
2/11    6 miles on TMill, 2 * mile (5:13, 5:15), 1 * 800 (2:33), tired, worn out. Too windy outside.
2/12    5 miles, usual 5 mile loop, raced a train tonight.
2/13    9 miles w/ lunch group, easy run
2/14    3 miles, after work
2/15    9 miles, very cold, -12 temp.

Week 8
2/16    7 miles
2/17    4 miles
2/18    10 miles, warm, 42 degrees, WW Ho loop
2/19    7 miles, ok run
2/20    3 miles, ill
2/21    8 miles, Nate 8 loop, ok run
2/22    11 miles, nice run, 37 degrees

Week 9
2/23    3 miles, still sick
2/24    6.5 miles, felt a little better
2/25    4 miles, not a good run, still ill
2/26    2.5 miles
2/27    4 miles
2/28    4 miles
2/29    5 miles, ill yet

Week 10
3/1    Off, finally took off due to sickness
3/2    off for being sick
3/3    5 miles, easy
3/4    5 miles, easy
3/5    11 miles, tough run
3/6    5 miles, easy
3/7    10 miles, legs tired

Week 11
3/8    6.5 miles, turned 39 today
3/9    6.5 miles
3/10    10 miles, windy
3/11    5 miles, GI distress
3/12    7 miles, felt better
3/13    11 miles
3/14    17.5 miles, felt much better today.

Week 12
3/15    7 miles, 3+ more inches of snow today
3/16    6.5 miles, easy
3/17    10 miles, easy
3/18    8 miles
3/19    6.5 miles, easy, 70 degrees, nice
3/20    7.5 miles, very windy and cool
3/21    18 miles, ok run

Week 13
3/22    8 miles, 2 one mile repeats during run 5:27, 5:36
3/23    7 miles, terrible run, GI distress yet.
3/24    10 miles
3/25    6 miles
3/26    7 miles
3/27    8.5 miles
3/28    16.5 miles

Week 14
3/29    8 miles, colder and windy, good run though
3/30    8 miles, steady state under 6 min. pace
3/31    10 miles, WW ho loop
4/1    8 miles, 8 * 400, all in :73 or :74, windy, 60 degrees
4/2    5:20 a.m. - 4 miles prior to work
4/3    14 miles, 10 mile race in Sioux City, 1st place, very windy day though, 56:47, went 5:28, 5;34, 5:36,
         5:39, 5:49, 5:37, 5:43, 5:41, 5:42, 5:55. Just never felt good. Sunny, 40's
4/4    12 miles, death march, very tired and sore

Week 15
4/5    8 miles, slow, relaxing run
4/6    a.m. - 9 miles
         p.m. - 4 miles
4/7    10 miles
4/8    9 miles, 4 in a.m., 5 in p.m.
4/9    7 miles, 3 * mile 5:15, 5:10, 5:07 on TMill
4/10    4 miles
4/11    20 miles, ok run, cold

Week 16
4/12    8 miles
4/13    10 miles, 2 * 2.5 mile repeats (13:45, 14:25) died on 2nd one
4/14    a.m. - 3.5 miles
           p.m. - 10 miles
4/15    7 miles
4/16    7 miles
4/17    9 miles
4/18    15.5 miles, hot, windy, miserable run.

Week 17
4/19    a.m. - 3.5 miles
           p.m. - 8 miles, middle 3 in 17:39
4/20    a.m. - 3.5 miles
           p.m. - 7 miles
4/21    10 miles
4/22    10.5 miles, 12 * 800 on track, all between 2:37 and 2:39, w/ 200 (80 sec.) jog between each one, felt ok
4/23    a.m. - 3.5 miles
           p.m. - 6.5 miles
4/24    10 miles
4/25    19 miles

Week 18
4/26    7 miles, real tired
4/27    a.m. - 9 miles, 4.5 mile tempo in 25:19
           p.m. - 6 miles, tired
4/28    a.m. - 3.5 miles
           p.m. - 6 miles, too hot, 90 degrees
4/29    8 miles, much nicer 48 degrees
4/30    8.5 miles, legs really tired
5/1    7.5 miles, early in the morn.
5/2    20 miles, felt great entire way for a change

Week 19
5/3    a.m. - 3.5 miles, felt ok
         p.m. - 7 miles, felt very tired!
5/4    p.m. - 8.5 miles, track work, 12 * 400 w/ 200 jog. All in :71, :72, except 2 in :73 and last in :70. Felt ok
5/5    a.m. - 4 miles
         p.m. - 8 miles, very hot, 91 degrees, slow, slow run
5/6    9 miles, much cooler, felt better
5/7    a.m. - 4 miles
5/8    11 miles, 10k race, 3rd in 34:00, fell apart at 3 miles (5:09, 10:26, 15:51, then ran 5:47, 5:42, last mile in 5:32)
5/9    18 miles, felt better

Week 20
5/10    9 miles w/ lunch group, 66 degrees, sunny
5/11    a.m. - 4 miles
           p.m. - 6 miles, felt sick to stomach
5/12    8 miles 4 * mile on TMill w/ 1% hill 5:18, 5:21, 5:27, 5:24.
5/13    a.m. - 3.5 miles
           p.m. - 7.5 miles, cooler, felt better
5/14    5 miles, easy run
5/15    17.5 miles, Brookings Half-Marathon, 3rd in 1:13:31, 43 degrees, overcast, very light SE wind, splits:
           1-5:36, 2-11:04 (5:28), 3-16:51 (5:46), 4-22:28 (5:37), 5-27:34 (5:06) mile marker error??, 6-33:09 (5:34),
           7-38:48 (5:39), 8-44:34 (5:45), 9-50:23 (5:49), 10-56:14 (5:50), 11-1:01:44 (5:29), 12-1:07:29 (5:45),
           13-1:12:53 (5:23), end time 1:13:31. (course was found to be 200 meters short)
5/16    13 miles, ok run, a little sore, not too bad

Week 21
5/17    8 miles, tired
5/18    a.m. - 4 miles
           p.m. - 7 miles
5/19    a.m. - 3 miles
           p.m. - 10 miles
5/20    8 miles
5/21    5.5 miles
5/22    Off, begin taper today
5/23    20.5 miles, excellent run, last 2 miles in hard rain

Week 22
5/24    7 miles, easy run
5/25    9.5 miles, last workout, 800 - 2:29, mile 5:15, 2 mile - 10:43, mile 5:27, 800 - 2:38, felt relaxed,
           hopefully am ready to go.
5/26    10 miles
5/27    6.5 miles
5/28    Off
5/29    7 miles
5/30    10 miles

Week 23
5/31    10 miles to get to 300 for May
6/1    Off, rest day
6/2    5 miles, felt good
6/3    6 miles, easy
6/4    Off
6/5    4.5 miles on the marathon route
6/6    26.5 miles total - Mickelson trail marathon, 1st place in 2:53:53, splits: 1-5:53, 2-11:52 (5:59), 3-18:36 (6:43),
                            4-26:06 (7:30), 5-33:00 (6:53), 6-39:49 (6:49), 7-46:38 (6:49), 8-53:32 (6:54), 9-1:00:30 (6:57)
                            10-1:07:29 (6:58), 11-1:14:31 (7:02), 12-1:21:35 (7:03), 13-1:28:32 (6:57), 13.1-1:29:18,
                            14-1:34:31 (5:59), 15-1:40:36 (6:04), 16-1:46:47 (6:11), 17-1:52:55 (6:08), 18-1:59:32 (6:36)
                            19-2:06:48 (7:15), 20-2:13:08 (6:20), 21-2:19:27 (6:18), 22-2:25:48 (6:21), 23-2:32:13 (6:24),
                            24-missed, 25-2:45:57, 26-2:52:37 (6:40), 26.2-2:53:53
                            Race summary, 64 at start, 90 at end, HOT, 1st half all uphill, last half downhill except for
                            mile #19.

Week 24
6/7    Off
6/8    Off
6/9    Off
6/10    7 miles, easy
6/11    Off
6/12    8 miles, felt ok
6/13    9 miles, easy

Week 25
6/14    4 miles, easy, nice run
6/15    6 miles, very hot
6/16    8.5 miles, much better, flood watch run
6/17    Off
6/18    5 miles
6/19    6 miles
6/20    11 miles

Week 26
6/21    7 miles
6/22    6 miles
6/23    9 miles
6/24    7 miles
6/25    7 miles
6/26    4 miles
6/27    9 miles

Week 27
6/28    7 miles
6/29    7 miles
6/30    10 miles, very hot
7/1    5 miles
7/2    Off
7/3    10 miles
7/4    11 miles

Week 28
7/5    8 miles, 10k race in 35:02, no mile markers, overcast and 63 degrees, slight wind, 6th place
7/6    9 miles, workout, 14 sets of :75 on, :45 off, felt ok, cool, 64 degrees, NW wind.
7/7    10 miles, hot, felt terrible
7/8    7 miles
7/9    5 miles
7/10    9 miles
7/11    12.5 miles

Week 29
7/12    6 miles, brutally humid and hot
7/13    6.5 miles
7/14    a.m. - 3.5 miles
           p.m. - 5.5 miles
7/15    a.m. - 3.5 miles
           p.m. - 6.5 miles
7/16    Off
7/17    12.5 miles, Heart of the Hills 10.4 mile race, tied for 4th, terribly hot, ran 65:59 for time.
7/18    Off

Week 30
7/19    5.5 miles, 94 degrees, too hot!
7/20    7 miles, even hotter
7/21    6 miles, humid, cloudy
7/22    a.m. - 3 miles
           p.m. - 7 miles
7/23    8 miles, workout, 3.75 up, 800 2:42, mile 5:27, mile 5:25
7/24    10 miles
7/25    13.5 miles

Week 31
7/26    off
7/27    a.m. - 4 miles
           p.m. - 7 miles
7/28    8 miles, ok run
7/29    a.m. - 3 miles
           p.m. - 7 miles at Outdoor campus w/ run club.
7/30    8 miles
7/31    6.5 miles
8/1    13 miles

Week 32
8/2    5 miles
8/3    a.m. - 3 miles
         p.m. - 7.5 miles
8/4    8 miles, track workout, windy, warm, 8 * 400 in :74 to :78 range, felt terrible.
8/5    a.m. - 3.5 miles
         p.m. - 7 miles
8/6    Off
8/7    14 miles, Spearfish Canyon Half-Marathon, 4th in 1:13:48, some splits, 5 miles - 27:31, 10 miles - 55:40
8/8    off

Week 33
8/9    8 miles
8/10    a.m. - 3.5 miles
           p.m. - 7 miles
8/11    10 miles
8/12    9 miles
8/13    6 miles
8/14    9 miles
8/15    17.5 miles

Week 34
8/16    5 miles, exhausted
8/17    a.m. - 3 miles
           p.m. 8 miles, 6 * 800 in 2:36-2:38 w/ 200 jog
8/18    10 miles
8/19    8 miles
8/20    a.m. - 3.5 miles
           p.m. - 5.5 miles
8/21    10 miles    40 degrees, very nice!
8/22    17 miles

Week 35
8/23    7 miles, very humid!!
8/24    4 miles
8/25    3 miles
8/26    4 miles
8/27    Off, at H2C
8/28    18 miles, 3 Hood to Coast legs plus w/u and cooldown (6.2 - 34:15 at 11:50pm, 6.8 - 38:24 at 5:40am,
           4.15 - 23:58 at 11:00am)
8/29    Off, travel

Week 36
8/30    5 miles, dead
8/31    7 miles, hot
9/1    4 miles
9/2    a.m. - 4 miles
         p.m. - 7.5 miles
9/3    8 miles w/ Nate
9/4    8 miles, had to work
9/5    7.5 miles, had to work

Week 37
9/6    20 miles, good run, cool, miles 12 to 19 at 6:05 pace
9/7    8 miles, short workout, 2 * 200 in :34, mile in 5:08, 4 * 400 in :71 to :73
9/8    a.m. - 3.5 miles
         p.m. - 6.5 miles
9/9    8 miles
9/10    a.m. - 3.5 miles
           p.m. - 5 miles
9/11    6 miles
9/12    16.5 miles, SF Half-Mar. in 1:14:45, splits: 5:39, 11:18, 16:54, 22:30, 28:15, 34:02, 39:45, 45:29
           51:13, 56:58, 1:02:39, 1:08:26, 1:14:45. 2nd place overall.

Week 38
9/13    7 miles, really tired, very hot and humid
9/14    10 miles, WW Ho loop
9/15    9 miles, hill workout 9 * Tuthill Hill (1/4 mile), all in :92 - :96
9/16    a.m. - 3.5 miles
           p.m. - 7 miles
9/17    6.5 miles
9/18    18 miles, Jackrabbit 15.2 miler, died in the wind, had other problems as well
9/19    11 miles, dead

Week 39
9/20    8 miles at Newton Hills St. Park
9/21    8 miles, nice run, cool
9/22    10 miles, workout, mile - 5:14, 2 mile - 10:44, mile - 5:19, pouring rain!
9/23    8 miles w/ club
9/24    6 miles at noon w/ lunch group
9/25    9 miles, Newton Hills Trail Race, 4th pl. 49:23, nice run
9/26    16 miles, felt pretty good

Week 40
9/27    6.5 miles, tapering
9/28    9 miles, last workout, fartlek run w/ 5:09 mile, 2:33 half mile
9/29    7 miles
9/30    5 miles
10/1    Off
10/2    10 miles    29 degrees
10/3    12.5 miles

Week 41
10/4    Off, rest
10/5    7 miles, sluggish
10/6    6.5 miles, felt better
10/7    5 miles, easy
10/8    Off, drove to Chicago
10/9    4 miles w/ Jill in Chicago
10/10   26.5 miles, Chicago Marathon, 125th place - 2:39:28    splits 1 - missed, 2 - 11:59, 3 - 17:50 (5:50),
4 - 23:38 (5:47), 5 - 29:35 (5:57), 6 - 35:25 (5:49), 7 - 41:27 (6:02), 8 - 47:28 (6:01), 9 - 53:28 (6:00), 10 - 59:30
(6:01), 11 - 1:05:31 (6:00), 12 - 1:11:36 (6:05), 13 - 1:17:33 (5:56), 14 - 1:23:31 (5:58), 15 - 1:29:32 (6:00),
16 - 1:35:40 (6:07), 17 - 1:41:49 (6:09), 18 - 1:47:58 (6:08), 19 - 1:54:12 (6:13), 20 - 2:00:31 (6:19),
21 - 2:06:39 (6:08), 22 - 2:12:46 (6:06), 23 - 2:19:06 (6:20), 24 - 2:25:26 (6:19), 25 - 2:31:40 (6:14),
26 - 2:38:11 (6:30), 26.2 - 2:39:28 (:77). Kilometer splits 10k - 36:42, 15k - 55:22 (18:40), 20k - 1:14:08 (18:46),
Halfway 1:18:11, 25k - 1:32:41 (18:33), 30k - 1:51:51 (19:10), 35k - 2:11:01 (19:10), 40k - 2:30:46 (19:45).
second half split 1:21:17

Week 42
10/11    Off
10/12    Off
10/13    5 miles, felt great, no pain at all
10/14    Off
10/15    7 miles
10/16    10 miles
10/17    10 miles

Week 43
10/18    6 miles
10/19    7 miles
10/20    Off
10/21    6.5 miles
10/22    7 miles
10/23    6.5 miles
10/24    10 miles

Week 44
10/25    5 miles, easy
10/26    7.5 miles
10/27    6 miles
10/28    7 miles
10/29    Off, travel
10/30    5.5 miles w/ Marty Jones in Indiana
10/31    Off, travel

Week 45
11/1    Off, rest
11/2    7 miles, felt pretty good, nice, 45 degrees
11/3    7.5 miles
11/4    7 miles
11/5    5.5 miles
11/6    9 miles
11/7    9.5 miles

Week 46
11/8    6 miles, nice, 50's
11/9    8 miles, nice 63 degrees
11/10    10 miles WW ho loop
11/11    5 miles
11/12    9 miles
11/13    2.5 miles
11/14    10 miles WW Ho loop

Week 47
11/15    5 miles, sore
11/16    7 miles
11/17    10 miles, WW ho loop
11/18    Off
11/19    Off
11/20    10 miles
11/21    10 miles

Week 48
11/22    7 miles, nice, 50 degrees
11/23    6 miles w/ Dan
11/24    off, drove to Indiana
11/25    6 miles
11/26    8 miles
11/27    5.5 miles
11/28    Off, drove home

Week 49
11/29    Off, sick
11/30    4 miles, still ill
12/1    9 miles
12/2    6 miles
12/3    Off
12/4    8 miles
12/5    a.m. - 9 miles
           p.m. - 3.5 miles

Week 50
12/6    6 miles
12/7    off, still sick
12/8      10 miles
12/9      7 miles
12/10    9 miles
12/11    6 miles
12/12    9 miles

Week 51
12/13    8 miles, cold, 23 degrees.
12/14    7 miles
12/15    10 miles, nice, 51 degrees, ran in shorts and short sleeved t-shirt, unreal!
12/16    5 miles
12/17    Off
12/18    5 miles along Lake Michigan in Chicago
12/19    7 miles in Indiana

Week 52
12/20    8 miles
12/21    7 miles
12/22    8 miles
12/23    5 miles
12/24    4 miles
12/25    Off
12/26    5 miles

Week 53
12/27    a.m. - 6 miles
             p.m. - 3 miles
12/28    5 miles, very slow
12/29    10 miles
12/30    Off, 60 degrees today, unreal!
12/31    9 miles, 2704 miles for 2004