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, be competitive as a Masters racer, run Shut-In and the Bix 7 again, stay healthy and cross over 60,000 career miles in January!

Week 1
1/1    6 miles in ice/sleet
1/2    7 miles, very icy roads, slow run, 7 degrees

Week 2
1/3    6 miles, still very slick
1/4    5 miles in snowstorm, slow run
1/5    6 miles on treadmill, God I hate the treadmill
1/6    5 miles
1/7    7 miles at noon
1/8    7.5 miles w/ Phil B.
1/9    8.5 miles

Week 3
1/10    4 miles
1/11    6 miles
1/12    6 miles on biketrail
1/13    7 miles on TMill, 3 * mile 5:30, 5:24, 5:24, too cold outside, -25 wind chill
1/14    4 miles, cold, -2 degrees
1/15    6 miles, cold, 1 degree
1/16    7 miles, cold, -6 degrees.

Week 4
1/17    6 miles, cold wind, 8 degrees, wind chill bad.
1/18    7 miles, recorded 60,000th career mile tonight
1/19    7 miles, 28 degrees, east wind
1/20    6.5 miles, sore knee
1/21    7 miles, very slick, freezing drizzle
1/22    7 miles, on TMill, mile repeats, 3 at 5:21 pace, wind chill -33 outside
1/23    10 miles, south wind, warmer, 15 degrees

Week 5
1/24    8 miles
1/25    a.m. - 5 miles
           p.m. - 5 miles
1/26    3 miles, late night run
1/27    7 miles
1/28    8 miles, Nate 8
1/29    5 miles, sore
1/30    10 miles, sore

Week 6
1/31    7 miles
2/1    6 miles
2/2    6.5 miles, easy run
2/3    9 miles, fartlek - 21 sets :30 on, :45 off
2/4    10 miles, 61 degrees, WW ho loop, very sore
2/5    5 miles, still warm, 50s, sore
2/6    10.5 miles, prison loop, sore

Week 7
2/7    7 miles, finally felt good the entire run
2/8    8 miles, 3 inch. of snow
2/9    6 miles, easy
2/10    10 miles, WW ho Loop
2/11    6.5 miles thru town
2/12    7 miles, 3 mile tempo in 16:39
2/13    8.5 w/ Phil, rained all day

Week 8
2/14    4 miles, had to work late
2/15    a.m. - 4 miles, worked late again
2/16    10 miles, cool, 30 degrees, strong wind, felt good though
2/17    8 miles
2/18    4 miles
2/19    Off
2/20    Off

Week 9
2/21    10 miles, tired yet
2/22    9.5 miles
2/23    7 miles
2/24    6 miles
2/25    3 miles
2/26    10 miles
2/27    a.m. - 11 miles, felt good
           p.m. - 4 miles

Week 10
2/28    10 miles, very windy and cold, 2 * mile in 5:27, 5:35, 1 * 800 in 2:59, slow!!
3/1    6 miles
3/2    7 miles
3/3    7 miles
3/4    7 miles
3/5    10 miles w/ Phil, Chris K.
3/6    15 miles, ok run

Week 11
3/7    7 miles, ok run, windy again
3/8    9 miles, 4.5 miles in 25:42
3/9    5 miles
3/10    3 miles
3/11    8 miles
3/12    10 miles
3/13    10.5 miles, didn't feel good

Week 12
3/14    7 miles, late, after work
3/15    8 miles, 4 * mile on TMill, 5:15, 5:18, 5:18, 5:33, felt awful.
3/16    8 miles
3/17    8 miles
3/18    3 miles, bigtime blizzard today
3/19    6.5 miles
3/20    13 miles

Week 13
3/21    8 miles, didn't feel very good, cold, windy
3/22    a.m. - 4 miles, dead
           p.m. - 7 miles
3/23    7 miles, dead
3/24    7 miles
3/25    9 miles, felt a little better
3/26    8 miles, 4.5 mile fartlek, 1:00 on, :45 off.
3/27    20 miles, dead near end of run

Week 14
3/28    7 miles, didn't feel very good
3/29    a.m. - 4 miles
           p.m. - 9 miles
3/30    7 miles
3/31    10 miles, 2 * mile in 5:14, 5:16 during run
4/1    5 miles
4/2    15 miles, 10 mile race, 2nd place in 57:51, awful run, not sure what happened.  Very windy
         First Master's Division Win though.
4/3    11 miles, tired

Week 15
4/4    a.m. - 3 miles
         p.m. - 5.5 miles
4/5    a.m. - 3.5 miles
         p.m. - 6 miles, tired
4/6    3 miles, exhausted
4/7    a.m. - 4 miles, felt better
         p.m. - 7 miles, still tired
4/8       8 miles
4/9      10 miles, feeling better
4/10    20 miles, felt better

Week 16
4/11    8.5 miles, 12 * 400 in :73 to :76 w/ 200 meter jog, sluggish, rainy and cold
4/12    a.m. - 4 miles
           p.m. - 7 miles, very sore
4/13    8 miles
4/14    a.m. - 4 miles
           p.m. - 7 miles at Sertoma Park
4/15    8 miles, felt better
4/16    7.5 miles
4/17    20 miles, ok until mile 19

Week 17
4/18    Off
4/19    a.m. - 4.5 miles
           p.m. - 7.5 miles
4/20    a.m. - 4 miles
           p.m. - 10 miles workout on BP  mile 5:15, 800 2:37, mile 5:27, mile 5:36 into wind
4/21    a.m. - 4 miles
           p.m. - 6 miles
4/22    8 miles
4/23    9 miles    2 * 2 miles (11:09) and (10:56)
4/24    a.m. 14 miles
           p.m. 3 miles to get to 70        26th anniversary of running today.

Week 18
4/25    8 miles, VERY windy
4/26    a.m. - 4 miles
           p.m. - 7 miles
4/27    a.m. - 4 miles
           p.m. - 8 miles, 4.25 miles of :45 on and :45 off
2/28    7.5 miles
4/29    8 miles
4/30    6.5 miles
5/1      17 miles, Lincoln, NE Half-Marathon, 13th place, 2nd Masters in 1:15:55, not a good race, legs tired.
           Splits, 5:42, 11:28, 17:13, 22:55, 28:41, 34:14, 40:04, 46:00, 52:03, 57:45, 1:03:37, 1:09:29 (12), end time
           1:15:55.

Week 19
5/2    6 miles, tired, cold, windy
5/3    4.5 miles, still resting
5/4    a.m. - 8 miles
         p.m. - 4 miles
5/5    8.5 miles, slow
5/6    a.m. - 4 miles
         p.m. - 4 miles
5/7    5 miles
5/8    a.m. - 13 miles, awful run
         p.m. - 3 miles, easy

Week 20
5/9    Off, rest
5/10    a.m. - 4 miles
           p.m. - 8 miles, 16 x 200 in :33 and :34, to get some leg turnover going
5/11    8 miles
5/12    Off
5/13    4 miles, left for Fargo
5/14    26.5 miles, Fargo Marathon, 3rd place 2:47:19, did as a training run for Mickelson. Some Splits:
           1-6:36, 2-12:56, 3-19:15, 5-32:00, 13.1-1:25:46, 21-2:15:29, 24-2:33:40, 25-2:39:53, 26-2:45:58
           horrible weather, 34 degrees, 20-35 mph NW winds, and SNOW at the start, switching to partial rain.
5/15    3 miles, easy

Week 21
5/16    Off, rest
5/17    7 miles, a little sore yet.
5/18    Off, rest
5/19    7 miles, club run
5/20    4 miles, easy
5/21    10 miles, very windy!
5/22    12 miles, tired

Week 22
5/23    6 miles, long work day, very tired
5/24    a.m. - 4 miles
           p.m. - 6.5 miles
5/25    7 miles, 6 * 800 on TMill in 2:40 w/ 400 jog between each, felt much better
5/26    7 miles, easy
5/27    4 miles
5/28    9 miles w/ Chris K., Phil B., southern Harrisburg loop
5/29    7 miles, easy

Week 23
5/30    8 miles w/ group
5/31    Off - rest
6/1    5 miles, easy
6/2    4 miles, felt better
6/3    Off - travel
6/4    4 miles w/ sister in Deadwood, SD
6/5    26.5 miles - Deadwood, SD Marathon, 2nd place 2:50:53, not many splits - 1 - 5:59, 5 - 32:12, 10 - 1:05:48
         13.1 - 1:27:36, 15 - 1:38:40, end 2:50:53. Tired near end. Nice weather 40s and 60s. Had to kick fast to stay
          in 2nd place! First half of this race is all uphill, 2nd half is all downhill, very, very sore after.

Week 24
6/6    Off
6/7    Off
6/8    Off
6/9    5 miles, group run, easy
6/10    Off
6/11    7 miles
6/12    8.5 miles, extremely sore!

Week 25
6/13    Off
6/14    7 miles
6/15    a.m. - 4 miles
           p.m. - 8.5 miles
6/16    6 miles
6/17    Off
6/18    4 miles
6/19    10.5 miles, warm today, 71 degrees

Week 26
6/20    a.m. - 4 miles
           p.m. - 3 miles, 6 * 200 on track, all in :35 and :36, tired yet.
6/21    6 miles, hot and humid now
6/22    9 miles, very hot and humid!
6/23    a.m. - 4 miles, to beat the heat
6/24    a.m. - 3.5 miles
            p.m. - 6.5 miles
6/25    7 miles, nice out, 70 degrees
6/26    10 miles, very humid!

Week 27
6/27    4 miles
6/28    a.m. - 4 miles
           p.m. - 7 miles
6/29    9 miles w/ Dave, very HOT out
6/30    7 w/ lunch group
7/1    4 miles
7/2    8 miles, Nate 8
7/3    14 miles, USS SD loop, ok run

Week 28
7/4    a.m. - 8 miles
7/5    a.m. - 4 miles
7/6    10 miles, WW Ho loop
7/7    a.m. - 3 miles
         p.m. - 5 miles, club run
7/8    3.5 miles
7/9    10 miles, easy
7/10    10.5 miles, very Humid!

Week 29
7/11    7 miles
7/12    a.m. - 4 miles
           p.m. - 4 miles
7/13    a.m. - 3.5 miles
           p.m. - 7 miles, 90 degrees, death march
7/14    a.m. - 3.5 miles
           p.m. - 5 miles
7/15    a.m. - 4 miles, p.m. - mountain bike 8 miles at Newton Hills
7/16    5 miles, out too late
7/17    9 miles, very hot and humid, didn't feel very good.

Week 30
7/18    a.m. - 3 miles, finally cooler!
           p.m. - 6.5 miles
7/19    a.m. - 3.5 miles
           p.m. - 6 miles, too hot!
7/20    Off, needed rest badly
7/21    a.m. - 4 miles
           p.m. - 5 miles HOT
7/22    5 miles, most humid day of year, unreal!
7/23    a.m. - 4 miles, unreal humidity!
7/24    a.m. 9 miles, slow, slow run, much too hot and humid!

Week 31
7/25    7 miles, sore, 81 degrees and rain
7/26    8 miles, finally cooler! 67 degrees today!
7/27    10 miles, easy run, sore yet.
7/28    7 miles, on trails
7/29    8 miles, ok run
7/30    4 miles, worked most of the day
7/31    9 miles, ok run

Week 32
8/1    4 miles, very hot and humid, resting this week
8/2    Off
8/3    6 miles w/ Nate, much too hot and humid!
8/4    6 miles, club run
8/5    5 miles
8/6    6 miles on trails at Big Sioux Rec Area.
8/7    9.5 miles, felt better

Week 33
8/8    a.m. - 3.5 miles, humid
         p.m. - 6.5 miles, unreal humidity!
8/9    a.m. - 3 miles
         p.m. - 3.5 miles, miserable run, GI distress bigtime!
8/10    9 miles
8/11    5 miles, new route
8/12    6 miles w/ Dan
8/13    8 miles, felt ok, but sore
8/14    15.5 miles, good run, nice and cool

Week 34
8/15    7 miles, short workout 2 up and down, 4 * 200 in :34s, 4 * 400 in :73s and 74s
8/16    a.m. - 3.5 miles, sore!
           p.m. - 5 miles, still sore!
8/17    7 miles, very sore
8/18    7 miles at Sertoma trails, legs trashed
8/19    7.5 miles at Big Sioux Rec Area, 4 * 1.35 mile hill loop, very humid, dead on 4th lap
8/20    6 miles, felt better
8/21    14.5 miles, ok run, not too hot, 56 degrees.

Week 35
8/22    a.m. - 3 miles
           p.m. - 1 up, 2 down, workout, 2 * 200 in :35, Monday mile in 5:07, 4 * 400 in 77, 75, 76, 74, 2 * 200 in :34, 72 degrees, 7 miles
8/23    a.m. - 3 miles
           noon - 4 miles, very tired
8/24    7.5 miles w/ lunch group
8/25    7.5 miles on trails at Big Sioux Rec area.
8/26    7 miles at lunch, easy, sore
8/27    p.m. - 3 miles
8/28    a.m. - 13 miles, sore, tired run.

Week 36
8/29    Off, needed rest, plus illness
8/30    7 miles w/ Dan
8/31    6 miles, 2 mile tempo in 11:14
9/1    8 miles, 2 * 200, 12 * 400 w/ 200 jog, all in :74 and :75 exc. #11 was :76
9/2    6 miles, exhausted
9/3    8 miles, tiring run at Big Sioux Rec center again on trails.
9/4    11.5 miles, didn't feel very good, humid again and warm, 92 today.

Week 37
9/5    a.m. - 8.5 miles, felt a little better, still humid
9/6    noon - 6.5 miles, very humid
9/7    7 miles
9/8    7 miles
9/9    Off
9/10    9 miles
9/11    Off

Week 38
9/12    a.m. - 3 miles
           p.m. - 6 miles
9/13    pm - workout, 7 miles, 8 * Tuthill Park hill (grass). Hard workout.
9/14    6 miles, tired
9/15    a.m. - 4 miles
9/16    a.m. - 3 miles in Raleigh
           p.m. 5 miles w/ V3 in pouring rainstorm in greensboro.
9/17    Off
9/18    7 miles, one loop at Salem Lake

Week 39
9/19    Off
9/20    8 miles, at Newton Hills, slow run.
9/21    a.m. - 3.5 miles
           p.m. - 5 miles
9/22    7 miles
9/23    4.5 miles
9/24    6 miles at Newton Hills on roads
9/25    8 miles

Week 40
9/26    7 miles
9/27    4.5 miles w/ noon group
9/28    5.5 miles, horrible run on Lake Michigan, dizzy, fatigued
9/29    4 miles, still not feeling well.
9/30    3 miles with Jill in Chicago, drove home
10/1    Off
10/2    9 miles, very bad run, dizzy, fatigued.

Week 41
10/3    6 miles, exhausted, still dizzy
10/4    5 miles, tired, not feeling right.
10/5    5 miles
10/6    7 miles
10/7    7 miles at Big Sioux Rec Area
10/8    7 miles
10/9    10 miles

Week 42
10/10    7 miles, felt better
10/11    6 miles
10/12    6.5 miles
10/13    6 miles
10/14    noon - 4.5 miles
10/15    9 miles, 2nd at Newton Hills Race, felt awful. 53:49
10/16    10 miles

Week 43
10/17    7 miles
10/18    Off
10/19    Off
10/20    9 miles in Milwaukee
10/21    6 miles in Milwaukee
10/22    6 miles in Milwaukee, rainy
10/23    Off

Week 44
10/24    8 miles, still sore
10/25    7 miles
10/26    4.5 miles at lunch
10/27    6 miles, felt alittle better
10/28    Off
10/29    8 miles
10/30    10 miles, ok run

Week 45
10/31    5 miles
11/1    6 miles
11/2    4 miles
11/3    4 miles    travel day to NC
11/4    Off
11/5    18 miles, Shut-In trail run 17th place, badly injured ankle from falling several times.
           Slowest race ever 3:02:24. Weather was too warm. Felt awful!
11/6    Off, severely injured

Week 46
11/7    Off
11/8    Off
Off all week, injured

Week 47
Thurs. - 2 miles
Sat. - 3 miles
Sun. - 3 miles

Week 48
11/22 Tues. - 4 miles
11/24 Thurs. - 4 miles
11/27 Sun - 5 miles, sore, 50 degrees, unreal, winter storm warning for Monday!

Week 49
Off all week

Week 50
Off All week

Week 51
12/12 thru 12/18    Off all week

Week 52
12/19 thru 12/25    Off all week

Week 53
12/26 thru 12/31    Off all week