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: get back to racing in 2007

Week 1
1/1    7 miles w/ group
1/2    5.5 miles
1/3    10 miles
1/4    5 miles, 3 mile fartlek, 1:00 on, :30 off, felt pretty good, 45 degrees, no wind
1/5    6.5 miles, easy with noon group
1/6    4 miles, easy
1/7    9 miles, felt pretty good

Week 2
1/8    4 miles at lunch, nice, 41 degrees, windy
1/9    6 miles, short fartlek run, similar to last Thursday. 29 degrees
1/10    10 miles, WW ho loop, I lost my best friend today, Bix passed away in my arms at 10:00pm tonight, his memory will always
                                                 be with me. He was a good Pantheon mascot for almost 11 years.
1/11    3 miles, very sad run
1/12    5 miles, very cold, 3 degrees, wind chill -20.
1/13    7 miles, 4 degrees, nice, no wind
1/14    10 miles, 14 degrees, nice, no wind

Week 3
1/15    6 miles
1/16    5.5 miles (20 below 0 for low today)
1/17    10 miles WW ho loop
1/18    5 miles
1/19    5 miles
1/20    8 miles, nate 8 loop, cooler
1/21    10.5 miles, 2 inches of snow overnight

Week 4
1/22    3 miles, late, worked late today
1/23    7 miles, treadmill workout, 3 * mile (5:30, 5:27, 5:33) 1/2 mile jog between each rep.
1/24    9 miles, slow, sore, westward ho loop
1/25    5 miles, very sore
1/26    6.5 miles
1/27    8 miles, 6th St. loop from Phil's
1/28    9.5 miles, very cold (-10), but no wind, so not too bad today.

Week 5
1/29    6 miles, brutally cold and windy, wind chill -10
1/30    4.5 miles
1/31    7 miles, cold!
2/1    Off
2/2    7 miles, on tmill, mile 5:30, 800 2:37, mile 5:30, 400 :77
2/3    6.5 miles, on tmill
2/4    9 miles, on treadmill, still too cold

Week 6
2/5    6 miles, falls loop, very cold, 2 degrees
2/6    6 miles, indoors again
2/7    6.5 mile, Minn. Ave loop
2/8    6.5 miles, 5 * 800 on treadmill, all in 2:40 range with 400 jog between each one. OK run
2/9    7 miles thru town
2/10    5 miles, indoors
2/11    9 miles

Week 7
2/12    6 miles, dreadful run
2/13    6 miles, on treadmill
2/14    4.5 miles, outside, 5 degrees, not too much wind
2/15    Off, rest
2/16    8 miles
2/17    7 miles, very sore
2/18    9.5 miles

Week 8
2/19    6.5 miles
2/20    7.5 miles
2/21    7 miles, 3 * mile in 5:30, 5:27, 5:27 (on tmill)
2/22    7 miles at noon
2/23    6 miles, very windy
2/24    7 miles, indoors
2/25    9 miles in snow, 4-6 inches snow overnight.

Week 9
2/26    6.5 miles on treadmill
2/27    7 miles, outside.
2/28    5 miles, in snow/freezing rain storm
3/1    3.5 miles in blizzard
3/2    off, still in blizzard
3/3    8 miles, ok run
3/4    10 miles, ok run

Week 10
3/5    7 miles, icy
3/6    7 miles, still icy, did not feel very good.
3/7    7 miles
3/8    5 miles able to run in shorts finally
3/9    6 miles, new loop
3/10    8 miles
3/11    10 miles

Week 11
3/12    6 miles
3/13    4 miles, awful run late.
3/14    a.m. - 4 miles
           p.m. - 5 miles
3/15    a.m. - 3.5 miles
           p.m. - 5 miles
3/16    5 miles, town loop
3/17    7.5 miles, easy
3/18    13 miles, felt better

Week 12
3/19    6.5 miles, 3 mile fartlek run 1:00 on, :30 off, 3 miles in 18:00
3/20    7 miles
3/21    8 miles, very windy, 60 degrees
3/22    7  miles, 3 * mile repeats in 5:09, 5:09, 5:35
3/23    9.5 miles w/ group, nice, 65 degrees
3/24    am - 4 miles
3/25    10.5 miles, felt better

Week 13
3/26    6.5 miles, 74 degrees, very warm and very windy.
3/27    a.m. - 4 miles
3/28    a.m. - 4.5 miles
           p.m. - 6 miles
3/29    a.m. - 4 miles
           p.m. - 5 miles, fartlek run 4 * 800 w/o watch
3/30    7  miles
3/31    7  miles, in cold, cold rain
4/1    6.5 miles, snowing and windy

Week 14
4/2    8 miles, ok run
4/3    Off, deplorable weather
4/4    7 miles
4/5    5 miles
4/6    a.m. - 4 miles
4/7    8 miles along Lake Michigan in chicago
4/8    8 miles (same as Sat.)

Week 15
4/9    Off, home from Chicago
4/10    5 miles
4/11    6.5 miles
4/12    7 miles
4/13    7 miles
4/14    4.5 miles
4/15    10 miles

Week 16
4/16    7 miles
4/17    a.m. - 3.5 miles
           p.m. - 5 miles, sore hamstrings
4/18    7 miles
4/19    a.m. - 4 miles
           p.m. - 5 miles
4/20    4 miles
4/21    7.5 miles
4/22    13.5 miles, longest run since surgery

Week 17
4/23    7 miles
4/24    a.m. - 4.5 miles
           p.m. - 5 miles
4/25    a.m. - 7 miles
           p.m. - 4 miles at Great Bear
4/26    6.5 miles
4/27    5 miles, bad run
4/28    8 miles
4/28    13 miles, mid part faster

Week 18
4/30    Off
5/1    a.m. - 5 miles
         p.m. - 5.5 miles at Big Sioux rec area on trails, exhausted
5/2    a.m. - 7 miles
5/3    6 miles
5/4    7 miles with noon group.
5/5    5 miles, sore
5/6    9 miles, left knee very sore

Week 19
5/7    5 miles, less sore
5/8    5 miles, sore
5/9    5 miles
5/10    5 miles
5/11    4.5 miles
5/12    6.5 miles in Des Moines
5/13    Off

Week 20
5/14    5 miles
5/15    6.5 miles
5/16    5 miles
5/17    5.5 miles
5/18    7 miles
5/19    8 miles
5/20    10 miles, ok run

Week 21
5/21    a.m. - 5 miles
           p.m. - 4 miles
5/22    6 miles
5/23    5 miles
5/24    6.5 miles
5/25    4.5 miles
5/26    a.m. - 5 miles
5/27    4 miles after work

Week 22
5/28    9.5 miles
5/29    4.5 miles
5/30    6 miles
5/31    6 miles
6/1    8 miles Nate 8 loop
6/2    6 miles on Hanna Road in Black Hills, SD
6/3    Off, in Black Hills

Week 23
6/4    5 miles
6/5    a.m. - 4 miles
         p.m. - 5 miles
6/6    a.m. - 5 miles
6/7    6 miles
6/8    a.m. - 3 miles
         noon - 7 miles w/ lunch group
6/9    4 miles
6/10    11 miles

Week 24
6/11    a.m. - 3.5 miles, exhausted
6/12    a.m. - 4.5 miles
           p.m. - 4 miles, humid, very tired
6/13    Off, totally exhausted
6/14    Off again, still not feeling well
6/15    5 miles, slow run
6/16    8.5 miles, slow again, very humid
6/17    9 miles, again, very humid!

Week 25
6/18    7 miles, 2.9 mile time trial 16:57, very windy and hot.
6/19    7 miles, less humid
6/20    a.m. - 4 miles
6/21    a.m. - 4 miles
6/22    a.m. - 4 miles
6/23    8 miles
6/24    9 miles

Week 26
6/25    6.5 miles
6/26    Off, very sick
6/27    0 still very ill
6/28    0 still sick
6/29    0, still sick
6/30    5 miles, death march, still very sick
7/1      3 miles, still not feeling good.

Week 27
7/2    0, still sick
7/3    4 miles, very slow
7/4    5 miles, still sluggish
7/5    6.5 miles, felt a little better now
7/6    4.5 miles, felt awful
7/7    5 miles before work, very hot
7/8    5 miles with Jill in chicago

Week 28
7/9    4 miles in chicago
7/10    4 miles, still feel awul
7/11    4 miles, awful a.m. run
7/12    5 miles, about the same
7/13    3 miles, ALOT of pain
7/14    8 miles, sore!
7/15    9 miles, sore!!!

Week 29
7/16    5 miles, not too bad, still hamstring troubles.
7/17    Off, needed rest
7/18    5 miles, slow! VERY humid
7/19    3 miles
7/20    Off
7/21    5 miles
7/22    9 miles

Week 30
7/23    a.m. 4 miles, 76 degrees, very humid
7/24    3 miles, 90 some degrees, too damn hot!
7/25    4 miles
7/26    4 miles
7/27    Off
7/28    8 miles, Nate 8 loop
7/29    9 miles Falls loop, sore

Week 31
7/30    4 miles, still too hot and humid
7/31    a.m. - 4.5 miles
8/1    p.m. - 4.5 miles
8/2    a.m. - 4 miles, felt better w/ cooler weather
8/3    4 miles, very tired!
8/4    7 miles, tired
8/5    9 miles, usual 9

Week 32
8/6    a.m. - 4 miles
         p.m. - 5 miles w/ Dave
8/7    a.m. - 4 miles
8/8    late p.m. - 3 miles, dead tired from work.
8/9    a.m. - 4 miles, ok run
8/10    5 miles, felt bad
8/11    8 miles, Nate 8 loop
8/12    a.m. - 12 miles, felt better
           p.m. - 3 miles at Union Grove State park on trails, slow run to check out new trails.

Week 33
8/13    a.m. - 8 miles, dead tired
8/14    5 miles
8/15    Off
8/16    a.m. - 4 miles
8/17    a.m. - 4 miles
8/18    5 miles, awful run
8/19    10 miles

Week 34
8/20    5 miles, very humid, cloudy, actually felt ok
8/21    a.m. - 4 miles
8/22    a.m. - 4 miles
8/23    5 miles
8/24    4 miles
8/25    12.5 miles, some during Leanhorse Ultra Marathon
8/26    Off, travel

Week 35
8/27    4 miles, unreal humidity and heat
8/28    a.m. - 4 miles, slow
8/29    a.m. - 4 miles
8/30    a.m. - 4.5 miles
8/31    5.5 miles, hot!
9/1    8 miles, Nate 8 loop
9/2    10 miles, Falls loop in lightning storm

Week 36
9/3    9 miles, Falls loop, very tired, fatigued
9/4    4 miles
9/5    5 miles
9/6    a.m. - 3.5 miles
         p.m. 4 miles
9/7    5 miles
9/8    a.m. - 4 miles
9/9    7 miles

Week 37
9/10    7 miles, cooler, nice!!
9/11    5 miles, 6 * 400 in :79's and 80's
9/12    5 miles
9/13    5 miles
9/14    5 miles, 10 * 200 in :37's and :36's
9/15    8 miles at Newton Hills, trail shoes
9/16    7 miles, sore, tired

Week 38
9/17    5 miles, 87 degrees, very humid.
9/18    6 miles, 2 up, 8 * 400 in :76 to :79, 1 down
9/19    a.m. - 3 miles
           p.m. - 4 miles, dead tired
9/20    Off, rest
9/21    a.m. - 3 miles
           p.m. - 5 miles, 12 * 200 in :36's, one in :37, one in :35
9/22    9 miles, 7 w/ Phil, 2 w/ Miles
9/23    7 miles, solo, tired still

Week 39
9/24    6 miles
9/25    a.m. - 3 miles
           p.m. - 2 miles w/ dog, worked very late
9/26    5 miles, 1 up and down, 8 * 400 w/ 200 jog, all in :77 to :80, felt awful, windy.
9/27    a.m. - 3 miles
           p.m. - 6 miles
9/28    6 miles
9/29    8 miles, after rain
9/30    8 miles, prison loop

Week 40
10/1    7 miles, 3 * 1 mile, 5:28, 5:34, 5:43, tired
10/2    a.m. - 3 miles
           p.m. - 5 miles
10/3    5 miles
10/4    6 miles - town loop
10/5    4 miles, very hot and humid
10/6    a.m. - 4 miles, very humid
10/7    11 miles, prison loop, 73 degrees at start, 58 at end of run.

Week 41
10/8    6 miles, 2 up, 1 down, 4 sets of 400-200 78, 37, 78, 36, 77, 36, 75, 35 - felt better
10/9    4 miles easy.
10/10    Off
10/11    5.5 miles
10/12    4.5 miles
10/13    7 miles, Newton Hills 6 mile trail run (40:57)
10/14    9 miles, totally worn out

Week 42
10/15    5 miles in steady rain, 50 degrees.
10/16    7 miles, ok run
10/17    7 miles, early w/ Phil
10/18    8 miles in Salt Lake into the Wausatch Mtns.
10/19    5 miles in SLC again, into mtn. trails
10/20    Off
10/21    Off

Week 43
10/22    a.m. - 4 miles, sore back
             p.m. - 5 miles, still have sore back, no track workout yet.
10/23    7 miles, felt better
10/24    6 miles, 2 up, 8 * 400 in :76 and :77's, 1 down.
10/25    7 miles, easy
10/26    6 mile w/ Jamie
10/27    5 miles before work
10/28    10 miles, WW Ho loop

Week 44
10/29    7 miles
10/30    6 miles, 8 * 400 w/ 200 jog, :75's to :77's
10/31    7 miles, quick
11/1    5 miles, slow
11/2    7 miles, quick
11/3    7 miles, sore
11/4    11 miles

Week 45
11/5    Off, rest
11/6    7 miles
11/7    7 miles
11/8    6 miles
11/9    5 miles on cc course
11/10    7 miles, 5k CC meet race, 29th in 18:31, felt AWFUL! (5:46, 11:49)
11/11    10 miles, WW Ho loop

Week 46
11/12    7 miles at lunch, tired.
11/13    7 miles    nice!
11/14    5.5 miles    very windy!
11/15    5.5 miles
11/16    7 miles, nice 60 degrees
11/17    8 miles, sore
11/18    10 miles, felt bad

Week 47
11/19    7 miles, nice, 54 degrees
11/20    4 miles, late, after dark, 39 and windy, no snow.
11/21    Off
11/22    6 miles at home
11/23    7 miles at BP in Anderson
11/24    3 miles
11/25    Off

Week 48
11/26    Off
11/27    Off
11/28    8 miles, of run
11/29    a.m. - 4 miles
11/30    7 miles
12/1    a.m. - 4.5 miles, big snowstorm today.
12/2    a.m. 7 miles
           p.m. 3 miles

Week 49
12/3    6 miles, nice, 30s
12/4    5 miles, felt awful, nice, 30s
12/5    6 miles
12/6    5 miles
12/7    Off
12/8    8 miles w/ Phil, nate 8
12/9    11 miles w/ Greg

Week 50
12/10    7 miles, slow
12/11    5 miles
12/12    5.5 miles
12/13    Off
12/14    8 miles
12/15    5 miles
12/16    10 miles, felt awful!

Week 51
12/17    4 miles, after dark
12/18    Off
12/19    7 miles
12/20    5 miles
12/21    7 miles before drive home
12/22    Off, in Terre Haute all day.
12/23    7 miles, slow, at bikepath in Anderson

Week 52
12/24    6 miles, slow, sore
12/25    Off
12/26    8 miles w/ high school/college kids at phhs
12/27    4 miles, sore
12/28    5 miles, dreadfully slow.
12/29    5 miles
12/30    4 miles

12/31    Off, rest one last day of 2007