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: just to run after surgery!!

Week 1
1/1    0
1/2    0
1/3    0
1/4    walk 2miles inside
1/5    walk 2 miles indoors
1/6    walk 2.5 miles out
1/7    walk 2 miles out
1/8    walk 2 miles indoors

Week 2
1/9    walked 2 miles, outside
1/10    0
1/11 walked 2.5 miles, outside, 44 degrees.
1/12    0
1/13    walked/jogged 2.75 miles, feeling a bit better.
1/14    walked jogged 2.5 miles
1/15    walked/jogged 3.75 miles

Week 3
1/16    0
1/17    0
1/18    2 mile walk/jog outside.
1/19    3 mile walk/jog, still walking more than jogging yet.
1/20    2 mile walk/jog, still walking more than jogging, incisional pain
1/21    2.75 miles, jogged 1/4 before walking today
1/22    2.75 miles, jogged a very slow mile before walking today.

Week 4
1/23    2.5 miles jog/walk, not a good day, very sore
1/24    2.75 miles, jogged 1.2 miles before walking today
1/25    3 miles, jogged 1 mile before walking today
1/26    3 miles, jogged 1.5 miles before walking, 53 degrees, windy.
1/27    2.5 miles, jogged 1 mile, then walk/jog, 52 degrees, nice.
1/28    2 miles, jogged 1 mile, then walk/jog
1/29    3.75 miles, jogged one mile, rest, jog one mile, walk/jog home

Week 5
1/30    1.5 mile jog, 1/2 mile walk
1/31    2.75 miles, jogged half mile, walked jogged home
2/1    3 miles, jogged one mile, jogged/walked the last 2 miles
2/2    3.75 miles, jogged 2 miles, walk/jog the rest.
2/3    0
2/4    3 miles, 2 mile jog, 1 mile walk/jog
2/5    3 miles, jogged 2 miles, walked/jogged one mile

Week 6
2/6    2.75 miles, jog 1.5 miles, walk/jog the rest. 31 degrees, cloudy, light snow.
2/7    0
2/8    0
2/9    0
2/10    3.5 miles, jogged 2.5 miles, walk/jog 1 mile
2/11    3 miles, jogged 2 miles on TMill/walk jog 1 mile
2/12    3.75 miles - jogged 3 miles, walk/jog 3/4 mile

Week 7
2/13    2 miles - jog 1 mile, walk/jog 1 mile
2/14    3 miles, jogged 2 miles, walked/jogged 1 mile
2/15    2.75 miles, jogged 2.5 miles, walk/jog 1/4 mile
2/16    jog 3 miles
2/17    0
2/18    jog 3.75 miles
2/19    jog 2.75 miles

Week 8
2/20    0
2/21    0
2/22    2 mile jog, 3/4 mile walk/jog, sore
2/23    jog 1.5 miles, walk/jog 1.5 miles
2/24    jog 2.75 miles    (8 weeks post OP today)
2/25    jog 2.75 miles
2/26    jog 3 miles, walk/jog 1 mile

Week 9
2/27    0, ? Plantar Fascitis in rt. foot now.
2/28    jog 2 miles
3/1     jog 3 miles
3/2     jog 3 miles, walk/jog 3/4 mile
3/3    jog 3.5 miles
3/4    jog 3 miles
3/5    jog 5 miles

Week 10
3/6    jog 3.5 miles
3/7    jog 3 miles
3/8    jog 3 miles
3/9    jog 3 miles
3/10    4 miles, felt better
3/11    3 miles, sore
3/12    5 miles, part with group

Week 11
3/13    2.75 miles, too much snow
3/14    3 miles, sore
3/15    3.75 miles, knee, hamstring very sore
3/16    3.5 miles
3/17    Off
3/18    5 miles
3/19    5 miles

Week 12
3/20    4 miles
3/21    5 miles
3/22    3 miles, very sore
3/23    Off
3/24    5 miles
3/25    3 miles
3/26    8.5 miles

Week 13
3/27    2.75 miles, very sore
3/28    5 miles
3/29    3 miles, sore
3/30    off
3/31    5 miles
4/1    3.75 miles, sore
4/2    5 miles, extremely tired, out too late

Week 14
4/3    4.5 miles, 50 degrees, painful run
4/4    5 miles, still sore
4/5    4.5 miles on grass at Spencer Park
4/6    5 miles
4/7    3.5 miles
4/8    6.5 miles
4/9    9 miles

Week 15
4/10    4 miles, sore
4/11    6 miles, 70 degrees
4/12    3 miles
4/13    rode bike 9 miles
4/14    4.5 miles
4/15    6.5 miles, very sore
4/16    5 miles, sore

Week 16
4/17    5 miles, rt. foot sore
4/18    3 miles, sore
4/19    4.5 miles, sore
4/20    Off    foot too sore
4/21    2.75 miles, sore rt. foot
4/22    3 miles, felt better
4/23    10 miles, felt better

Week 17
4/24    27th anniv. of running    4.5 miles
4/25    6 miles
4/26    6.5 miles
4/27    5 miles
4/28    Off
4/29    7 miles
4/30    9 miles, sore

Week 18
5/1    Off
5/2    6 miles
5/3    6 miles
5/4    6 miles
5/5    Off
5/6    6 miles
5/7    10 miles, very sore foot and hamstring

Week 19
5/8    5 miles, sore hamstring yet
5/9    Off
5/10    7 miles, ok run
5/11    6 miles, terrible run
5/12    3 miles
5/13    5.5 miles, legs dead
5/14    9 miles, dead

Week 20
5/15    4 miles, tired, less pain
5/16    3 miles
5/17    7 miles
5/18    5 miles
5/19    4.5 miles
5/20    6 miles
5/21    9 miles

Week 21
5/22    5.5 miles, ok run
5/23    Off
5/24    5 miles
5/25    5 miles, humid
5/26    5 miles, very humid and warm.
5/27    5 miles, sickly humid
5/28    Off

Week 22
5/29    9.5 miles with group
5/30    5.5 miles, very hot, humid, sluggish run
5/31    4 miles
6/1    3 miles
6/2    6 miles, terrible run
6/3    7 miles, felt better, cooler
6/4    9 miles, so so run

Week 23
6/5    4 miles
6/6    5 miles
6/7    5 miles
6/8    Off
6/9    3 miles
6/10    6 miles, cooler
6/11    9 miles cooler

Week 24
6/12    5 miles
6/13    6 miles, very humid
6/14    5 miles
6/15    5 miles
6/16    a.m. - 4 miles
6/17    6 miles
6/18    9 miles

Week 25
6/19    5 miles, horrible run, very fatigued
6/20    6 miles, awful run
6/21    3 miles
6/22    6 miles
6/23    6 miles
6/24    4.5 miles
6/25    9.5 miles

Week 26
6/26    Off
6/27    a.m. - 3 miles
           p.m. - 6 miles
6/28    6.5 miles, slow
6/29    5 miles
6/30    3.5 miles
7/1    6.5 miles
7/2    10 miles

Week 27
7/3    3 miles
7/4    5.5 miles
7/5    7.5 miles
7/6    5 miles
7/7    5 miles
7/8    4 miles, humid
7/9    10 miles, very humid!

Week 28
7/10    4.5 miles
7/11    a.m. - 3.5 miles
           p.m. - 5 miles, hot
7/12    p.m. - 5 miles, still hot, only getting hotter
7/13    a.m. - 4 miles
7/14    a.m. - 4 miles
7/15    8.5 miles, unbelieveable heat
7/16    9 miles, hot!!

Week 29
7/17    3 miles, most humid day of the year! Unreal, 84 degrees at 5:30am
7/18    6 miles, very hot
7/19    a.m. - 4 miles, still very humid
7/20    5 miles
7/21    5 miles    in chicago
7/22    6 miles with Jill, slow
7/23    Off

Week 30
7/24    5 miles in chicago, very tired
7/25    5 miles, very fatigued
7/26    4 miles
7/27    4 miles
7/28    3.5 miles
7/29    8.5 miles, very hot!
7/30    10 miles, very hot!    100 degrees

Week 31
7/31    Off
8/1    5 miles
8/2    6 miles
8/3    8 miles (3-am, 5-pm)
8/4    4 miles, (AM)
8/5    7 miles
8/6    10 miles

Week 32
8/7    6 miles
8/8    8 miles (am 3, pm 5)
8/9    6 miles, very hot and humid
8/10    4 miles, hotter and more humid.
8/11    4 miles
8/12    4 miles
8/13    10 miles

Week 33
8/14    5 miles
8/15    8.5 miles (am 3.5, pm 5)
8/16    3 miles, easy day
8/17    5.5 miles
8/18    6 miles
8/19    a.m. - 4 miles
8/20    10.5 miles, finally cooler, 53 degrees, no wind

Week 34
8/21    5 miles, hot, 85 degrees, humid
8/22    Off
8/23    7.5 miles (am 4, pm 3.5)
8/24    5 miles
8/25    5.5 miles
8/26    8 miles
8/27    9.5 miles, felt better

Week 35
8/28    5.5 miles, 3 mile fartlek run, first workout of 2006
8/29    6 miles, sore!
8/30    5 miles
8/31    6 miles
9/1    5 miles
9/2    7 miles
9/3    10 miles

Week 36
9/4    9 miles
9/5    track workout 6.5 miles, 2 * 200, :38s, 6 * 400, :81, :81, :81, 80, :80, :78, 2 * 200 :38s plus w/u and c/d
9/6    5 miles, sore
9/7    5.5 miles, still sore, but felt better, warm, mid 80s
9/8    6 miles, hills at Big Sioux Rec Area
9/9    5 miles, sore
9/10    14 miles, Half-Marathon, 1st race back, terrible run, too sore from workouts, 1:25:36

Week 37
9/11    Off, rest
9/12    5 miles
9/13    a.m. - 3 miles
           p.m. - 6 miles
9/14    6 miles
9/15    7 miles, 2 * mile (5:48, 5:47), 1 * 1/2 mile (2:50), slow!
9/16    7 miles, very sore!
9/17    12 miles, felt better

Week 38
9/18    7 miles, nice! 50 degrees
9/19    7 miles, fartlek run 2:00 on, 1:00 off, 3:00 on, 1:00 off (3 sets)
9/20    6 miles
9/21    5 miles in rain
9/22    Off
9/23    8.5 miles felt ok
9/24    12 miles, very tired

Week 39
9/25    8 miles, 8 * Tuthill hill (1/4 mile hill repeats)
9/26    5.5 miles, VERY sore
9/27    6 miles at lunch
9/28    7 miles, 2 up, 3 * mile (5:31, 5:36, 5:39), 1 mile down. 1/2 mile jog between
9/29    5 miles
9/30    8 miles, Newton Hills St. Park run
10/1    10.5 miles, dead tired, sore

Week 40
10/2    5 miles
10/3    6 miles
10/4    7 miles
10/5    7 miles 2 * 200, 8 * 400, 2 * 200 (400s in :77-:79, 200s in :36-:37) 200 jog between all. 2 up, 1 down
10/6    a.m. - 4 miles
10/7    8 miles, very windy
10/8    10 miles, still windy!

Week 41
10/9    5 miles, easy
10/10    5 miles
10/11    Off
10/12    5.5 miles
10/13    3 miles
10/14    9 miles, 8th place Newton Hills Trail run 52:59
10/15    9 miles, very sore, tired

Week 42
10/16    5 miles, awful run
10/17    7 miles
10/18    5 miles at lunch
10/19    7.5 miles
10/20    5 miles
10/21    7.5 miles
10/22    10 miles

Week 43
10/23    6.5 miles, awful run
10/24    6.5 miles
10/25    7.5 miles
10/26    5.5 miles
10/27    a.m. - 4 miles
10/28    6.5 miles
10/29    10.5 miles

Week 44
10/30    5 miles, unreal wind.
10/31    7 miles
11/1      Off
11/2      7 miles
11/3    5 miles
11/4    8.5 miles
11/5    10 miles, slow run

Week 45
11/6    7 miles, nice, 63 degrees
11/7    7 miles
11/8    10 miles, warm, almost 80 degrees
11/9    6.5 miles
11/10    5 miles
11/11    7.5 miles
11/12    10 miles

Week 46
11/13    6 miles, good run
11/14    6 miles
11/15    9 miles, easy run
11/16    5 miles, good run
11/17    Off
11/18    7 miles
11/19    7 miles

Week 47
11/20    2.5 miles, in Terre Haute for NCAA CC meet.
11/21    8 miles
11/22    6 miles
11/23    Off
11/24    6 miles
11/25    8 miles
11/26    10 miles, felt very sluggish

Week 48
11/27    7 miles, on TMill, down to 10 mph, ice storm today
11/28    7.5 miles, ok run
11/29    4.5 miles
11/30    6 miles
12/1    6 miles
12/2    noon - 5 miles, cold!
12/3    a.m. - 9 miles VERY cold, wind chill -15
           p.m. - 4 miles

Week 49
12/4    5 miles, felt good for a change
12/5    Off
12/6    6.5 miles, cold
12/7    5.5 miles, colder
12/8    Off, rest again
12/9    8 miles
12/10    10 miles, nice, 35 degrees, ran in shorts

Week 50
12/11    5 miles, in rain
12/12    5 miles
12/13    4 miles
12/14    8 miles, warmer, 52
12/15    7 miles, cooler 33
12/16    3 miles, 50 degrees, windy!
12/17    10 miles, felt pretty good

Week 51
12/18    5 miles, nice run, felt good
12/19    8 miles, another nice day 42 degrees, it all ends tomorrow
12/20    5 miles
12/21    5 miles
12/22    4 miles
12/23    a.m. - 7 miles with 6am group.
12/24    6 miles

Week 52
12/25    Off
12/26    4 miles
12/27    6 miles at BP in Anderson
12/28    7  miles with Brock Hagerman in P-town
12/29    Off
12/30    7 miles at BP in Anderson
12/31    Off, drove home from Chicago

1735 miles for 2006