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
 
 

Week 1
1/1    11 miles, prison loop, 20 degrees, nice
1/2    7 miles, cold, 18 degrees, east wind
1/3    4 miles, icy
1/4    11 miles, still cold, -5, wind chill -22, very icy and slick

Week 2
1/5    5 miles, nice day, 31 degrees, strong south wind
1/6    7 miles, warm, nice
1/7    5 miles
1/8    6 miles, felt ok
1/9    7 miles
1/10    4 miles, after work
1/11    9 miles, hard run d/t snow on trails

Week 3
1/12    4 miles, cold, 4 degrees, strong north wind
1/13    6 miles, snowing, blizzard, 1 degree, cold!
1/14    4 miles, VERY cold, -9, wind chill -25 to -30, rode bike indoors after run for 8 miles
1/15    6.5 miles, on trails, cold, -5 degrees but light winds, so not too bad.
1/16    7 miles
1/17    5 miles
1/18    9 miles, falls loop

Week 4
1/19    rode Keiser bike 17 miles, 45 minutes
1/20    5 miles, nice night, left foot sore yet. good run
1/21    7 miles, nice, shorts weather, 38 degrees
1/22    7 miles, 42 degrees, very nice!
1/23    5 miles, freakin' cold! 5 degrees, very windy
1/24    8 miles, cold, a little ill
1/25    10.5 miles, still cold and feeling ill

Week 5
1/26    a.m.  - 4 miles, ill
           p.m. - 6 miles, sick yet
1/27    6.5 miles, still sick
1/28    5.5 miles, overdressed
1/29    5 miles, a little sick still
1/30    6 miles, town loop
1/31    8 miles, tough run, didn't feel good
2/1    4 miles, easy

Week 6
2/2    rode Keiser bike 18 miles, felt good
2/3    6 miles
2/4    7 miles, slow run, quite sore
2/5    6 miles, nice, 46 degrees
2/6    7 miles, east side loop
2/7    4 miles, felt ok, got colder during run
2/8    10 miles, prison route, good run

Week 7
2/9    7 miles, felt pretty good, 46 degrees, east wind
2/10    5 miles, sore legs
2/11    6 miles, ok run
2/12    6 miles, sore legs
2/13    4 miles, easy
2/14    10 miles w/ 6am grp.
2/15    8 miles w/ 6am grp.

Week 8
2/16    7 miles
2/17    7 miles, nice! 46 degrees
2/18    4 miles, easy run, 24 degrees, windy, 9 wind chill
2/19    6 miles, town loop
2/20    7 miles east SF loop
2/21    4 miles, before work, cold, 8 degrees, windy, wind chill -7
2/22    9 miles, cold, but no wind, 9 degrees

Week 9
2/23    off, road Keiser bike 45 minutes, ladder workout
2/24    7 miles, very nice, 53 degrees
2/25    6 miles, nice, 43 degrees
2/26    5.5 miles, VERY cold and windy, snowy, wind chill below 0
2/27    Off, travel day
2/28    8 miles in cedar falls
3/1    6.5 miles in CF, pretty cold, w.c. - 7

Week 10
3/2    off, exhauted
3/3    7 miles, very sluggish run, overdressed
3/4    7 miles
3/5    7 miles
3/6    7 miles
3/7    8 miles, eastside
3/8    9 miles, 3 inches of snow, 25 degrees, no wind, nice

Week 11
3/9    5 miles, misty rain
3/10    4 miles, snowing and very windy, miserable day
3/11    5 miles, cold as heck, 10 degrees.
3/12    7 miles
3/13    7 miles
3/14    8 miles, sore
3/15    9 miles, nice morning

Week 12
3/16    6 miles
3/17    6 miles
3/18    7 miles
3/19    6 miles
3/20    7 miles
3/21    10 miles, prison loop
3/22    9 miles

Week 13
3/23    6.5 miles, warm, very windy and humid
3/24    rode Keiser bike 40 minutes, fartlek ride.
3/25    7 miles
3/26    8 miles
3/27    7 miles
3/28    4 miles
3/29    9.5 miles

Week 14
3/30    7 miles
3/31    4 miles, dreadful run, felt awful
4/1    7 miles, windy, cold
4/2    8 miles quick run
4/3    6 miles, very sore
4/4    8 miles, nate 8
4/5    7 miles in heavy snow, 7+ inches, tough run

Week 15
4/6    7 miles, didn't feel good
4/7    5 miles, still feel ill.
4/8    7 miles, still sick
4/9    5 miles
4/10    6 miles
4/11    10.5 miles, prison loop
4/12    9.5 miles, falls loop

Week 16
4/13    8 miles, knees very sore
4/14    4 miles, sore
4/15    6 miles
4/16    6 miles
4/17    5 miles, tired, sore
4/18    5 miles before work
4/19    8 miles, solo run, 38 degrees, cool

Week 17
4/20    Off, rode Keiser Bike 40 minutes
4/21    7 miles
4/22    7 miles
4/23    3 miles, 91 degrees, brutal
4/24    7 miles, town loop
4/25    8 miles
4/26    8 miles, prison route

Week 18
4/27    7 miles, nice, 50 degrees
4/28    a.m. - 4 miles
4/29    6 miles in the rain
4/30    7 miles
5/1    8 miles, Sycamore loop
5/2    5 miles
5/3    11.5 miles, longer run, ok pace

Week 19
5/4    7 miles
5/5    6.5 miles, warmer
5/6    7 miles, very sore
5/7    6 miles, sore
5/8    3 miles, then rode bike 20 minutes
5/9    7 miles, sore
5/10    8 miles, still sore

Week 20
5/11    rode Keiser Bike 17 miles, workout
5/12    a.m. - 5 miles
           p.m. - 4 miles, sick
5/13    7 miles
5/14    6 miles
5/15    7 miles, sore
5/16    7 miles
5/17    12 miles, ok run

Week 21
5/18    a.m. - 5 miles
5/19    a.m. - 5 miles
           p.m. - 2 miles, 96 degrees, brutal!
5/20    a.m. - 5 miles
5/21    7 miles
5/22    5 miles
5/23    6 miles in Connecticut, tired
5/24    5 miles in Connecticut, tired

Week 22
5/25    a.m. - 8 miles w/ Nate Pawelek, George Luke in Connecticut
5/26    a.m. - 4 miles in Connecticut
5/27    p.m. - 7 miles
5/28    5 miles
5/29    a.m. - 4 miles
           p.m. - 3 miles
5/30    5.5 miles w/ 6am group
5/31    8 miles

Week 23
6/1    6 miles, felt very sluggish
6/2    a.m. - 5 miles, ok run
6/3    7.5 miles, ok run
6/4    a.m. - 5 miles
         p.m. - 3 miles
6/5    7 miles, sore, tired, worn out
6/6    7 miles in rain
6/7    9.5 miles, Falls loop, nice, 49 degrres

Week 24
6/8    5 miles  63 degrees
6/9    a.m. - 4 miles    50 degrees
         p.m. - 4 miles    63 degrees
6/10    7 miles    65 degrees
6/11    4.5 miles, rt. knee extremely sore    70 degrees
6/12    3 miles, then rode bike 10.5 miles, knee really sore
6/13    7 miles
6/14    8 miles, nice, 60 degrees

Week 25
6/15    Off, rode Keiser bike 45 minutes
6/16    a.m. - 5.5 miles, good run
           p.m. - 4 miles
6/17    4.5 miles
6/18    4 miles, left for CO today
6/19    4 miles, in Limon, CO, windy
6/20    6 miles, Hartman rocks loop, Gunnison, CO, TOUGH run, very rocky, 8000 ft. elevation
6/21    4 miles in Leadville, CO on the Leadville 100 mile course, 10,000 ft. elevation

Week 26
6/22    Off, drove home from Lusk, Wyoming
6/23    6 miles, death march, totally worn out from trip, and hot and humid this morning
6/24    a.m. - 4 miles
           p.m. - biked 16.5 miles on Keiser bike, steady state ride
6/25    a.m. - 5 miles
6/26    a.m. - 4 miles
           p.m. - 4 miles, sore
6/27    a.m. - 5 miles, 90% humidity, unreal
6/28    a.m. 8 miles, much better, less humid

Week 27
6/29    7 miles, hot, 84 degrees, not too humid though
6/30    a.m. - 4 miles
           p.m. - 3 miles
7/1     a.m. - 5 miles
7/2     a.m. - 4.5 miles
          p.m. - 4 miles
7/3     a.m. - 5 miles
7/4    8 miles, Lennox 10k race, 1st race in 18 months, rained, windy (NE) and cool, 60 degrees, 7th pl., 38:47, OUT OF SHAPE!
7/5    a.m. - 10 miles w/ 6am group, 60 degrees, low humidity, nice

Week 28
7/6    a.m. - 4 miles
         p.m. - 18 miles on Keiser Bike, steady workout
7/7    a.m. - 5 miles
         p.m. - 4.5 miles, pretty good day
7/8    6 miles, humid
7/9    a.m. 3 miles, starting to feel sick, barely beat major thunderstorm
7/10    5 miles, sick, not feeling good, but had to get out
7/11    a.m. 10 miles w/ 6am group, slow run, still ill.
7/12    a.m. - 10 miles, poured rain
           p.m. - 3 miles to get over 50

Week 29
7/13    6.5 miles, pretty good run, cloudy, 79 degrees
7/14    a.m. - 4 miles, poor run, very humid
           p.m. - 3.5 miles, less humid, but hot
7/15    8 miles, YTP loop, warm, but less humid, nice
7/16    6.5 miles, track workout, 78 degrees, STRONG NW wind 200, 400, 600, 800, 600, 400, 200 w/ 400 jog between all
            (:36, :81, 2:08, 2:49, 2:06, :80, :36) for times, 1.5 up and down
7/17    5 miles, left quad very sore
7/18    a.m. - 5.5 miles, before work, nice 54 degrees
7/19    a.m. - 11 miles, nice, 51 degrees, left quad sore.

Week 30
7/20    7 miles in rain, Sycamore loop
7/21    rode Keiser bike 16+ miles, steady state ride
7/22    a.m. - 5 miles, felt pretty good
           p.m. - 4 miles, a little more sore
7/23    p.m. - 6 miles, track wkout, 8 * 400 w/ 200 jog, (79, 79, 80, 79, 80, 80, 80, 78), hot, less windy
7/24    a.m. - 4 miles, tired, sore
7/25    a.m. - 14 miles, felt better, cooler, 60 degrees or so
7/26    a.m. - 10 miles w/ 6 a.m. group, easy run

Week 31
7/27    5 miles, recovery run, easy
7/28    a.m. - 3 miles, easy
           p.m. - 6.5 miles, 1.5 up, 1.25 down, 3 sets of 800, 400 w/ 400 jog (2:40, :80, 2:41, :80, 2:43, :78)
7/29    5.5 miles
7/30    7 miles
7/31    Off
8/1    8.5 miles
8/2    11.5 miles

Week 32
8/3    5 miles, recovery run
8/4    a.m. - 4.5 miles, ok run
         p.m. - 5 miles, fartlek run 3 miles, 1:00 on, :30 off.
8/5    7 miles, town loop, easy run, 77 degrees, nice
8/6    a.m. - 3.5 miles
         p.m. - 6 miles, track workout in the rain 1.5 up and down, 8 * 400 w/ 200 jog (79, 79, 79, 79, 79, 78, 77, 78) good workout
8/7    6 miles, brutally humid and hot, most humid day of the summer
8/8    5 miles, before work, DREADFULLY humid today!
8/9    8 miles, felt much better, good run, overcast, less humid 65 degrees

Week 33
8/10    7 miles, good run, felt better
8/11    a.m. - 4 miles
           p.m. - 5 miles, fartlek run, 3 miles of 2:00 on, 1:00 off, very sluggish, hot
8/12    7 miles at 3:30, 90+ degrees, brutal heat
8/13    5 miles, hot, felt ok
8/14    6.5 miles on bike trails, very hot and humid!
8/15    11 miles in rain w/ 6am grp. ok run
8/16    9.5 miles, ok run

Week 34
8/17    rode Keiser bike 45 minutes, steady state, fartlek workout
8/18    a.m. - 4 miles
           p.m. - 7 miles, track workout, 1.5 up and down, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 800, 400, 200 (:35, :78, 2:39, 5:30, 2:48, :77, :36)
8/19    6.5 miles on trails
8/20    6 miles, 3 mile tempo in 18:00
8/21    6.5 miles on trails
8/22    8 miles, good run, nice, 52 degrees, sunny, no wind or humidity
8/23    8 miles, best run in a long time, felt really good, good pace too

Week 35
8/24    5 miles, easy, recovery run
8/25    a.m. - 4 miles, caught in major rainstorm
           p.m. - 6.5 miles, track workout, mile (5:25), 4 * 400 (:80, :79, :78, :79), 4 * 200, all in :36 1.5 up and down.
8/26    5 miles, recovery run, 18th St. loop
8/27    a.m. - 4.5 miles, felt pretty good, 55 degrees, nice
           p.m. - 5 miles, relaxed run on trails, 75 degrees
8/28    6.5 miles on trails
8/29    8 miles, fartlek run, 3.5 miles of 1 min. on, 1 min. off
8/30    8 miles, 6th St. loop

Week 36
8/31    track workout, 6.5 miles, 1 up and down, 1600 (5:18), 8 * 400, 79, 78, 78, 76, 77, 78, 77, 76, felt alot better
9/1    a.m. - 4 miles, tired, worn out
         p.m. - 4 miles, still worn out
9/2    5.5 miles, track tempo run, 3 miles in 17:02, very relaxed (5:38, 5:44, 5:38), time to taper
9/3    4 miles, easy
9/4    6 miles
9/5    3 miles
9/6    16 miles, 1 up, 2 down - half-marathon in Storm Lake, Iowa, 2nd place 1:21:35, 1st half-mar. in 3 yrs. died at 10 miles,
splits 5:48, 5:58, 6:09, 5:55, 6:15, 6:03, 6:11, 6:08, 6:21, 6:19, 6:32, 6:27, 6:41 :41, 1:21:35

Week 37
9/7    7 miles, slow, sore run
9/8    off, needed a day off badly, calves sore.
9/9    7 miles, town loop, sore yet, but not like Monday
9/10  off, needed more rest
9/11  a.m. - 4.5 miles, good run
         p.m. - 6 miles, worn out
9/12    8 miles, nate 8 loop, legs still trashed.
9/13    9 miles w/ Owen, good run

Week 38
9/14    a.m. - 4 miles, good run
           p.m. - 6 miles, track workout - mile 5:17, 4 x 400 :80, :79, :77, :74, felt better as workout went on. 2 up, 1.25 down
9/15    6 miles, hot 81 degrees
9/16    a.m. - 4.5 miles, good run
           p.m. - 35 min. on Keiser bike, steady state ride, ok ride.
9/17    7 miles
9/18    a.m. - 3 miles
           p.m. - tried to do a track workout, dead, ran 2 x 800 in 2:40, 2:55 and quit, 4.5 miles total
9/19    5.5 miles before work
9/20    7.5 miles, nice morning.

Week 39
9/21    8 miles, prison route, 55 degrees, great night to run!
9/22    7 miles, track workout, mile 5:13, 6 x 400 :77, :77, :76, :77, :77, :75 1.5 up, 2 down
9/23    a.m. - 4 miles, easy
9/24    7 miles, track workout 14 x 200 in :36
9/25    7 miles, sore, tired
9/26    a.m. - 4.5 miles before work
9/27    a.m. - 7.5 miles, good run

Week 40
9/28    7 miles, crossed over 70,000 career miles today.
9/29    a.m. - 4 miles
           p.m. - 6 miles
9/30    7 miles
10/1    4 miles, to track, 200 in :35, mile in 5:20, 400 in :77, stopped, felt bad
10/2    7 miles in rain
10/3    Off, fever, sick
10/4    8 miles, still sick, slower run

Week 41
10/5    7 miles in rain
10/6    6 miles
10/7    8.5 miles
10/8    4.5 miles, to track, 6 x 200 in :35, 1 x 400 in :73
10/9    Off
10/10    8 miles, Newton Hills trail run, 1st place 43:55, very muddy, 25 degrees, snow on trails.
10/11    7 miles, solo

Week 42
10/12    7.5 miles, good run, 34 degrees, cloudy, snowed today again
10/13    7 miles, good run, Minn. Ave. loop, 39 degrees, cloudy, windy
10/14    5.5 miles in rain
10/15    6 miles, in rain again
10/16    7 miles, still raining, farlek run for 2 miles
10/17    9 miles, still raining lightly, unreal
10/18    9 miles w/ 6am group, easy run

Week 43
10/19    8 miles, fartlek run, 1 on, 2 on, 3 on, 2 on, 1 on w/ 1 min. jog, then 1 on, 2 on, 2 on, 2 on w/ 1 min. jog
10/20    7 miles, town loop, slow, very sore
10/21    4 miles, then rode Keiser bike 10 miles at level 12-15
10/22    7 miles, track workout, 37 degrees, strong NE wind, 12 * 400 w/ 200 jog 79, 80, 78, 79, 79, 79, 79, 79, 79, 79, 80, 80, 79, 78
10/23    7 miles
10/24    6 miles
10/25    7 miles

Week 44
10/26    7 miles
10/27    7 miles, 3.5 mile fartlek run 1:00 on, :30 off, good workout, strong south wind 55 degrees.
10/28    7 miles, easy
10/29    off, biked 18.5 miles
10/30    7 miles
10/31    7 miles
11/1    9.5 miles, w/ Greg and Phil

Week 45
11/2    6 miles, right knee pretty sore
11/3    Off, rt. knee in alot of pain
11/4    Off, still in pain
11/5    4.5 miles on flat grass, ok
11/6    7 miles, on trails
11/7    7 miles, warm, 60s, sore
11/8    10 miles, felt alot better

Week 46
11/9    6 miles, on grass, felt better
11/10    8 miles
11/11    8 miles
11/12    8.5 miles
11/13    rode bike 18+ miles
11/14    9.5 miles, ok run
11/15    12 miles, felt ok, nice weather

Week 47
11/16    rode bike 16 miles, level 15 for 25 min.
11/17    8 miles, to track, nice night, 12 x 400 w/ 200 jog, all between :75 and :78 except one in :80
11/18    9 miles on biketrails.
11/19    7 miles S. Syc. loop
11/20    Off, drove to IN
11/21    7 miles, tired
11/22    8 miles, fartlek run, 1:00 on, :30 off for 3 miles

Week 48
11/23    6.5 miles in Terre Haute w/ Brad Cooper, to NCAA CC meet
11/24    7 miles at BP
11/25    5 miles, very sore
11/26    9 miles, bikepath race, 2 laps (5.3 miles) 31:08, 3rd place, steady under 6 min. pace
11/27    off, sore knees
11/28    7.5 miles w/ Brock Hagerman around Pendleton trails
11/29    Off, driving all day

Week 49
11/30    8 miles, S. Syc. loop, 55 degrees, nice
12/1    8 miles, windy, cooler, 40 degrees, felt ok.
12/2    Off, biked steady state/farlek workout
12/3    7 miles
12/4    Off biked 14.5 miles
12/5    9 miles
12/6    a.m. - 8 miles, 8 degrees
           p.m. - 2.5 miles w/ run club

Week 50
12/7    5.5 miles, rt. knee pretty sore
12/8    rode bike 22 miles, level 15 for 30 min.
12/9    Rode bike 50 min., level 14
12/10    6.5 miles
12/11    7 miles, nice, 24 degrees
12/12    Off
12/13    7 miles, easy run

Week 51
12/14    6.5 miles, easy run
12/15    off
12/16    7 miles, S. Sycamore loop
12/17    6 miles on trails
12/18    Off - drove to IN
12/19    6 miles at home, sore
12/20    Off - rest, sore

Week 52
12/21    9 miles at bikepath
12/22    6 miles around home
12/23    7 miles, hilly run in Brazil, IN
12/24    6 miles at bikepath
12/25    4 miles w/ Brock, Kyle Carey, Zach Nyboer in P-ton
12/26    Off, drove to SD
12/27    7 miles, tough run, very snowy, 19 inches in SF while I was away

Week 53
12/28    6 miles
12/29    5 miles, then biked 32 min.
12/30    rode bike 40 minutes, workout
12/31    7 miles