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 2008

Week 1
1/1    10 miles with group, VERY cold, 2 degrees, -20 wind chill, to Falls and back.
1/2    5 miles, cold
1/3    5 miles
1/4    3 miles, warmer
1/5    8 miles, felt better
1/6    9 miles, 39 degrees, ran in shorts, very nice, no wind.

Week 2
1/7    5 miles
1/8    5 miles
1/9    4.5 miles
1/10    Off
1/11    7 miles, ok run
1/12    8.5 miles, sore run
1/13    13 miles, good run

Week 3
1/14    5 miles
1/15    5 miles
1/16    5 miles
1/17    6 miles, felt better
1/18    5 miles, very cold, -20 wind chill
1/19    4 miles, frigid cold, -18 wind chill
1/20    6 miles, aft. run, too cold a.m., -13 degrees

Week 4
1/21    4 miles
1/22    Off
1/23    6 miles
1/24    4 miles
1/25    6 miles
1/26    8 miles, cold
1/27    9 miles, 17 degrees, much warmer!

Week 5
1/28    6 miles, 40 degrees, ran in shorts
1/29    Off, too dangerous, wind chills -30 to -40, very cold!
1/30    6 miles
1/31    5 miles
2/1    5 miles
2/2    7.5 miles, 4 mile race, 17 degrees, 5th place 23:35 (5:47, 11:44, 17:40, 23:35)
2/3    10.5 miles, falls loop +

Week 6
2/4    5 miles, 4 inches of snow to run in today, slow run
2/5    5 miles
2/6    6 miles
2/7    4 miles
2/8    6.5 miles
2/9    8.5 miles, very cold and windy
2/10    7 miles, more cold and more windy, -6, wind chill -25

Week 7
2/11    5.5 miles, snowstorm, cold, windy
2/12    5 miles
2/13    7 miles
2/14    7 miles
2/15    4 miles, sore.
2/16    10.5 miles w/ Sat. 6am group
2/17    7 miles, VERY sore, slow run, solo

Week 8
2/18    Off, too cold, -20 and wind chills -30 to -40 all day
2/19    6 miles cold
2/20    4.5 miles
2/21    4 miles, cold
2/22    6 miles
2/23    8.5 miles
2/24    11 miles, very worn out

Week 9
2/25    5 miles, awful run, very windy, 23 degrees
2/26    5 miles
2/27    6 miles
2/28    4 miles
2/29    7 miles
3/1      5 miles
3/2     8 miles

Week 10
3/3    5 miles
3/4    7 miles
3/5    Off, worked late
3/6    6 miles cold, 24 degrees, snowing
3/7    5 miles, 8 degrees, -10 degrees in a.m., very cold
3/8    7.5 miles, 12 degrees and windy, cold!
3/9    9.5 miles, 16 degrees, cold!

Week 11
3/10    6 miles, 35 degrees
3/11    6 miles, 50 derees
3/12    5 miles, awful run, 42 degrees
3/13    6 miles
3/14    4 miles
3/15    6 miles
3/16    10.5 miles, prison loop, nice run

Week 12
3/17    3.5 miles, worked late
3/18    7 miles, nice run, 42 degrees, sunny
3/19    7 miles
3/20    6 miles
3/21    5 miles
3/22    5 miles
3/23    off, sick, food poisoning

Week 13
3/24    6 miles, slow
3/25    6 miles, bad run
3/26    7 miles, better
3/27    6 miles
3/28    5 miles
3/29    8 miles
3/30    12 miles, felt ok, 34 degrees, no wind

Week 14
3/31    a.m. - 4 miles before big snowstorm!
4/1    7 miles
4/2    6 miles, warmer, 41
4/3    6 miles
4/4    6 miles
4/5    10 miles
4/6    13 miles, ok run, tired.

Week 15
4/7    Off, rest
4/8    a.m. - 7 miles, cold
4/9    a.m. - 7 miles, colder
         p.m. - 4 miles
4/10    Off BLIZZARD all day, unreal
4/11    7 miles, windy, cool
4/12    8.5 miles, snowing, windy, cold, sore hamstring, bad run
4/13    8.5 miles, slow

Week 16
4/14    3 miles, worked late today.
4/15    7 miles, unreal wind, 50-60mph gusts, hot, 77 degrees, felt AWFUL
4/16    6 miles
4/17    5 miles
4/18    8 miles, really windy
4/19    5 miles, late
4/20    8.5 miles

Week 17
4/21    7 miles, 2.5 miles of :15 on, :45 off
4/22    6.5 miles, warmer
4/23    7 miles
4/24    5 miles, very sick
4/25    4 miles, still sick
4/26    7 miles
4/27    12 miles, ok run

Week 18
4/28    7 miles
4/29    6 miles, awful run, stopped twice.
4/30    a.m. - 4.5 miles
           p.m. - 4.5 miles
5/1    a.m. - 4.5 miles
         p.m. - 3.5 miles
5/2    Off, rained all day and cold
5/3    5.5 miles before work
5/4    12.5 miles, ok run

Week 19
5/5    7 miles, dakota loop, hot, 75
5/6    6.5 miles
5/7    4 miles
5/8    a.m. - 4.5 miles
         p.m. - 5 miles
5/9    5 miles
5/10    11.5 miles, ok run
5/11    7 miles, 33 degrees

Week 20
5/12    a.m. - 4 miles
5/13    6 miles dreadful run, too full from lunch
5/14    a.m. - 4 miles
           p.m. - 6 miles
5/15    7 miles
5/16    a.m. - 4 miles
5/17    Off
5/18    Off

Week 21
5/19    a.m. - 3.5 miles, very tired
           p.m. - 5 miles
5/20    6 miles totally exhausted
5/21    7 miles, thru town, felt a little better finally
5/22    a.m. - 4 miles
           p.m. - 4.5 miles
5/23    road new Keiser bike 35 minutes, good workout
5/24    8 miles, new loop
5/25    13.5 miles, very humid day, pretty tired near end of run.

Week 22
5/26    11.5 miles, much cooler, 50 degrees, nice!
5/27    7 miles, cool, 53 degrees, nice!
5/28    6 miles, nice, 64 degrees
5/29    Off, road bike 41 minutes, ladder workout
5/30    7.5 miles, very tired
5/31    8.5 miles, very sore
6/1    10.5 miles, cool, nice

Week 23
6/2    a.m. - 7 miles
         p.m. - 3 miles, sore, tired
6/3    5 miles
6/4    6 miles, bad run
6/5    Off, rode bike 45 min.
6/6    7 miles, Falls loop
6/7    5.5 miles
6/8    8 miles

Week 24
6/9    a.m. - 4 miles, worked late
6/10    a.m. - 5 miles
           p.m. - 5 miles, warmer
6/11    7 miles
6/12    4 miles, rode bike in PM
6/13    7 miles, sore
6/14    8 miles, sore
6/15    13 miles, felt ok

Week 25
6/16    a.m. 7 miles, felt ok, nice, 50 degrees
6/17    a.m. - 4 miles, nice, 50 degrees
           p.m. - 6 miles w/ Dan, Dave
6/18    a.m. - 4 miles, very sore hamstring
           p.m. - rode Keiser bike 41 min. Ladder workout.
6/19    6 miles
6/20    a.m. - 4 miles
6/21    6 miles before work
6/22    13 miles, ok run, 56, nice, WW Ho loop+

Week 26
6/23    Off
6/24    a.m. - 5 miles
           p.m. - 5 miles
6/25    4 miles
6/26    7 miles
6/27    7 miles
6/28    9 miles
6/29    13.5 miles

Week 27
6/30    8 miles, felt awful
7/1    rode bike 30 min., ill
7/2    5 miles, sick
7/3    5 miles, still not feeling well
7/4    6 miles, still sick
7/5    5 miles
7/6    7 miles, slow, 71 degrees, humid

Week 28
7/7    Rode bike 42 min., ladder workout
7/8    a.m. - 5 miles
         p.m. - 5 miles
7/9    a.m. - 5 miles
         p.m. - 4.5 miles
7/10    a.m. - 4.5 miles
7/11    a.m. - 4.5 miles
           p.m. - 3 miles, very hot and humid, 94 degrees
7/12    a.m. - 8.5 miles, cooler, 60, no humidity.
7/13    13 miles, nice, 55 degrees, no humidity

Week 29
7/14    a.m. - 4.5 miles, still nice, low humidity
           p.m. - 4 miles, very hot and humid, 90s
7/15    5 miles, hotter, mid 90s, humid!
7/16    a.m. - 4 miles, 72 degrees
7/17    a.m. - 5 miles
7/18    5 miles
7/19    5.5 miles, very fatigued    25 yr. HS reunion
7/20    Off, out too late

Week 30
7/21    a.m. 5 miles, drove back to SD
7/22    5.5 miles, felt awful
7/23    7.5 miles, cooler, still way too fatigued
7/24    6 miles, very humid, cloudy, tired still
7/25    5 miles, warm
7/26    5.5 miles, early, before work
7/27    8 miles, very humid

Week 31
7/28    a.m. - 5 miles, very humid, 71 degrees
7/29    5 miles, hot
7/30    a.m. - 4 miles
           p.m. - 4 miles, unreal humidity
7/31    rode indoor bike 46 min. (ladder workout)
8/1    4.5 miles
8/2    10.5 miles, prison loop, slower
8/3    10 miles, Falls loop, very humid

Week 32
8/4    6 miles
8/5    5 miles, felt sick
8/6    7 miles, dizzy
8/7    5 miles
8/8    7 miles
8/9    9 miles
8/10    11 miles

Week 33
8/11    5 miles
8/12    6.5 miles
8/13    5 miles
8/14    7 miles
8/15    a.m. - 4 miles
           p.m. - 5 miles
8/16    5.5. miles before work
8/17    12.5 miles

Week 34
8/18    Off
8/19    7.5 miles
8/20    4.5 miles
8/21    a.m. - 8 miles
           p.m. - 3 miles
8/22    5 miles
8/23    8 miles
8/24    10 miles WW ho loop

Week 35
8/25    a.m. - 7 miles, cool, nice
8/26    a.m. - 4 miles
           p.m. - 4 miles
8/27    5 miles
8/28    7 miles
8/29    6 miles
8/30    5.5 miles before work
8/31    4 miles before work

Week 36
9/1    9.5 miles w/ group, quick
9/2    5 miles, nice, cool
9/3    7 miles, falls loop
9/4    5 miles
9/5    8 miles, Newton Hills, hilly run, sore
9/6    7 miles
9/7    8.5 miles, sore from hills

Week 37
9/8    6 miles, fartlek run for 3.7 miles, 1:00 on, 1:00 off
9/9    a.m. - 4 miles
9/10    7 miles
9/11    7 miles, 2 * 800, 1 * 400 on biketrail, 2:50's
9/12    5 miles
9/13    a.m. 10.5 miles, prison loop in rain
9/14    a.m. 10.5 miles, in rain again

Week 38
9/15    Off, rode bike 19.5 miles, ladder workout
9/16    a.m. - 4 miles
           p.m. - 5 miles
9/17    4 miles, exhausted, hot
9/18    7 miles
9/19    7 miles
9/20    8 miles w/ Phil
9/21    7 miles, solo

Week 39
9/22    Off, ill
9/23    Off, ill
9/24    3 miles, sick
9/25    4 miles, sick
9/26    5 miles, sick
9/27    7 miles
9/28    9 miles

Week 40
9/29    6 miles, felt better, 61 degrees, cool, nice
9/30    6 miles
10/1    5 miles
10/2    6 miles
10/3    a.m. - 7 miles
10/4    4 miles before work
10/5    8 miles

Week 41
10/6    5 miles, caught in heavy rain
10/7    7 miles
10/8    5 miles
10/9    6 miles
10/10    1 mile setting up course
10/11    8 miles, Newton Hills race, 4th place 43:22, slow!
10/12    9 miles

Week 42
10/13    6 miles
10/14    7 miles
10/15    6 miles
10/16    5 miles, easy
10/17    7 miles
10/18    9 miles w/ Sat. group
10/19    8 miles

Week 43
10/20    5 miles, worked late
10/21    7 miles in rain
10/22    5 miles, still raining
10/23    6 miles, still rainy
10/24    6 miles, slow
10/25    8 miles
10/26    6 miles, brutal wind today

Week 44
10/27    6 miles, breezy, 42 degrees, sunny
10/28    7 miles, ok run, but tired
10/29    7 miles
10/30    4 miles
10/31    7.5 miles in Edgerton, MN
11/1    Off, road Keiser bike 35 min
11/2    8.5 miles

Week 45
11/3    7 miles, nice, 72 degrees, windy
11/4    6 miles, nice
11/5    7 miles, nice
11/6    5 miles, cold
11/7    5 miles, cold
11/8    3 miles, cold, windy
11/9    9 miles, cold, 21 degrees, NW wind

Week 46
11/10    5 miles
11/11    rode bike 50 min. 20.5 miles, ladder workout
11/12    7 miles
11/13    6 miles
11/14    5 miles
11/15    8.5 miles, very sore hamstring
11/16    8.5 miles, extremely sore hamstring

Week 47
11/17    rode bike 40 min. ladder workout, 16 miles
11/18    noon - 7 miles w/ lunch group
11/19    5 miles
11/20    5 miles
11/21    Off, drove to IN
11/22    7 miles at home in IN
11/23    6 miles in IN

Week 48
11/24    Off, went to NCAA CC meet at ISU
11/25    7 miles at BP in Anderson
11/26    6 miles
11/27    6 miles
11/28    5 miles
11/29    8 miles in Chicago w/ Jill and Miles
11/30    Off, drove to SD from Chicago all day.

Week 49
12/1    5 miles, much colder w/ wind
12/2    7 miles, nice! 45 degrees
12/3    off
12/4    6 miles, colder, 13 degrees, windy
12/5    4 miles
12/6    8 miles
12/7    a.m. - 7.5 miles
           p.m. 2.5 miles

Week 50
12/8    6 miles
12/9    4.5 miles, cold
12/10    Off, rode Keiser bike 18 miles, ladder workout
12/11    8 miles at noon
12/12    5.5 miles, slow run
12/13    8 miles, sore. 24 degrees, no wind
12/14    9 miles, VERY cold! temp went from 10 to 3, wind chill -19. Brrr

Week 51
12/15    4 miles, really cold, -4 degrees, -30 wind chill
12/16    7 miles, 3" light snow, pretty good run, 5 degrees, no wind
12/17    rode Keiser bike 17 miles, fartlek workout at level 18 every other min.
12/18    7 miles, 15 degrees, east wind
12/19    Off, drove to IN
12/20    5 miles at home
12/21    9 miles at Mounds State Park, -15 wind chill, very cold for IN

Week 52
12/22    5 miles at home, windy
12/23    Off
12/24    5.5 miles at BP in Anderson
12/25    Off
12/26    7 miles at BP, VERY COLD rain
12/27    5 miles, very warm, 65 degrees, but very windy
12/28    Off, drove to SD

Week 53
12/29    4 miles, nice night, calm, 27 degrees.
12/30    rode Keiser bike 18 miles, 46 minutes, ladder workout again
12/31    5 miles, to Falls and back
2212.5 miles for 2008