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    9.5 miles, with group, through town, nice, 25 degrees, icy though.

Week 2
1/2    4.5 miles w/ Dan S.
1/3    5 miles on trails
1/4    5 miles, town loop
1/5    7 miles, N. Syc. 7, 60 degrees!
1/6    Keiser ride 50 min., lvl 15
1/7    7 miles, S. Syc 7, tired
1/8    8.5 miles, better run, Falls loop, 20 degrees, no wind

Week 3
1/9    5 miles, sluggish run on trails
1/10    6 miles, nice, 55 degrees
1/11    5 miles on treadmill
1/12    Keiser ride, 50 min., lvl 15
1/13    6 miles
1/14    4 miles
1/15    7 miles, solo, thru town

Week 4
1/16    5 miles, 2 degrees, NW wind
1/17    6 miles, town loop, better run
1/18    4 miles, windy and turning markedly colder tonight
1/19    5 miles, thru town, cold, 4 degrees
1/20    3 miles, snow
1/21    6 miles, 2 degrees, cold
1/22    6.5 miles on treadmill @ 6:40pace

Week 5
1/23    5 miles, on trails
1/24    6 miles, town loop
1/25    off, rest
1/26    6 miles, sore back
1/27    7 miles, N. Syc. 7, very slick
1/28    5 miles on t-mill
1/29    9.5 miles, falls loop

Week 6
1/30    5 miles, felt terrible, sore
1/31    5 miles, still didn't feel good
2/1    Keiser ride 45:00, lvl 15, tired
2/2    6 miles, thru town
2/3    7 miles, S. Syc 7 loop, ok run
2/4    6.5 miles, sluggish
2/5    9.5 miles, Falls loop, ok run

Week 7
2/6    5 miles, sluggish run, sore
2/7    4 miles, ok run
2/8    6 miles, town loop
2/9    4 miles, 30 degrees, sunny
2/10    7 miles, N. Syc 7, cold and windy
2/11    Off, weights only
2/12    9 miles, short WW ho loop

Week 8
2/13    5 miles
2/14    5 miles, to falls park
2/15    3 miles
2/16    6 miles
2/17    7 miles, N. Syc. 7, ok run
2/18    7 miles, S. Syc 7, sore
2/19    7 miles, awful run, felt terrible

Week 9
2/20    Keiser ride, 50 min., lvl 15
2/21    5.5 miles, on trails, better run today
2/22    6 miles, thru town
2/23    CC Ski 2 miles, snow too wet
2/24    7 miles, N. Syc 7, slow
2/25    5 miles, felt terrible
2/26    7 miles, Minn. Ave. loop, incredibly windy

Week 10
2/27    6 miles, on trails, felt better
2/28    Keiser ride 45 minutes, lvl 15
2/29    7 miles, miserable run, icy, cold, etc...
3/1    4 miles, easy run
3/2    7 miles, N Syc. 7
3/3    weights only
3/4    10 miles, WW Ho loop w/ Greg, good run

Week 11
3/5    6 miles, 4 outside, 2 on treadmill with Merrell shoes
3/6    3 miles, on grass @ Riverdale park in Merrell shoes
3/7    7 miles from wellness center on trails
3/8    4 miles, at Riverdale park in Merrells
3/9    7 miles, S. Syc. 7
3/10    weights only
3/11    7 miles, solo, thru town

Week 12
3/12    4 miles, in Merrell's, on trails, 62 degrees
3/13    Keiser ride, lvl 15, 50 min.
3/14    7 miles from wellness ctr.
3/15    4 miles @ Riverdale loop
3/16    5.5 miles, thru trails at Riverdale, Leif Ericcson, Tuthill parks
3/17    7 miles, S. Syc 7, very sore
3/18    6.5 miles, slow, painful run

Week 13
3/19    Off
3/20    6 miles, town loop
3/21    7 miles from wellness ctr., very sore
3/22    4 miles, sore
3/23    5 miles, on trails at Riverdale in Merrells
3/24    7 miles, new N. Syc. 7 loop
3/25    9 miles, falls loop, ok run

Week 14
3/26    3 miles @ Riverdale on grass
3/27    5 miles, Riverdale, Pasley Park loop
3/28    7 miles @ wellness ctr.
3/29    3.5 miles @ Riverdale
3/30    5.5 miles, awful run, hot, felt terrible
3/31    Off
4/1    9 miles, falls loop, ok run

Week 15
4/2    off
4/3    6 miles, on grass
4/4    off
4/5    6 miles on grass
4/6    off
4/7    8 miles, north Syc. 8
4/8    5 miles, extremely sore

Week 16
4/9    5 miles, on grass
4/10    weights only
4/11    Keiser ride 45 min.
4/12    Off
4/13    3 miles
4/14    7 miles, S. Syc. 7
4/15    7 miles, slow, sore run

Week 17
4/16    Keiser ride, 50 min., lvl 15
4/17    a.m. - 5 miles, felt better
4/18    Off
4/19    5 miles
420    3 miles, on riverdale trail
4/21    off
4/22    10 miles, ok run, Falls park loop, 38 degrees, north wind

Week 18
4/23    17.7 miles on Elliptigo, 1st ride of the season! Hot, windy, felt awful
4/24    5 miles, celebrating 33 years of running today!
4/25    weights only
4/26    6 miles, town loop
4/27    4 miles
4/28    7 miles, S. Syc 7 loop
4/29    8.5 miles, awful run

Week 19
4/30    3.5 miles, trails
5/1    Keiser ride 45 minutes, lvl 15
5/2    elliptigo 12 mile ride
5/3    7 miles, awful run, hot, humid, sore, terrible day
5/4    Off
5/5    6 miles, thru Falls, sore
5/6    7 miles, thru Falls, sore

Week 20
5/7    4 miles, easy run, nice, 62 degrees
5/8    5 miles, town loop
5/9    elliptigo 10 miles
5/10    4 miles, pretty sore
5/11    weights only, sore
5/12    7 miles, north Syc new loop
5/13    9 miles, Falls loop

Week 21
5/14    Off
5/15    Keiser ride 62:00, lvl 15
5/16    weights only
5/17    Keiser ride 61 min., lvl 15
5/18    Keiser ride 60 min., lvl 15
5/19    Off
5/20    4 miles, pretty sore yet

Week 22
5/21    weights only
5/22    3 miles, very slow
5/23    Keiser ride, lvl 15, 50 min.
5/24    3 miles, slow, sore
5/25    elliptigo 17.5 miles
5/26    weights only
5/27    Off

Week 23
5/28    5 miles, to Falls and home
5/29    Keiser ride, 50 min., lvl 15
5/30    weights only
5/31    4 miles, town loop
6/1    Off
6/2    4 miles, on trails, slow
6/3    4 miles, town loop, slow

Week 24
6/4    3 miles, parks dept. 3 mile run.
6/5    elliptigo 17.5 mile ride
6/6    1 mile run, very sore
6/7    Keiser 60 min. ride, lvl 15
6/8    Keiser 45 min., lvl 15
6/9    7 mile run, Valley View O & B
6/10    a.m. - Keiser ride, 50 min., lvl 15
           p.m. - 4 mile run

Week 25
6/11    Off
6/12    4.5 mile run @ trails, ok run
6/13    Keiser 45:00, lvl 15
6/14    15 mile bike ride, 1/2 mile jog on Lincoln track
6/15    weights only
6/16    elliptical and weights at PF, 50 min. on Ellip
6/17    3 mile run, 16.5 mile ride on elliptigo

Week 26
6/18    bike ride on mountain bike @ 13 miles or so
6/19    weights only
6/20    Keiser ride 50 min., lvl 15
6/21    4 mile run, easy
6/22    weights only
6/23    7 miles, 264th st. O & B
6/24    9 miles, falls loop, easy

Week 27
6/25    2 mile run
6/26    7 mile bike ride, weights
6/27    Keiser ride, 50 min.
6/28    Keiser ride, 45 min
6/29    4 mile run, slow
6/30    3 mile run after work, slow, hot, humid
7/1    5 mile run, death march, hot, humid, miserable

Week 28
7/2    3 miles, very hot, 96
7/3    weights only
7/4    Keiser ride, 52 min., lvl 15, lvl 16 last 4 min.
7/5    3 miles
7/6    weights only
7/7    Keiser ride, 50 min., lvl 15
7/8    6 miles, town loop

Week 29
7/9    3 miles, felt better
7/10    15 miles on elliptigo
7/11    4 miles
7/12    3 miles, humid
7/13    Off
7/14    7 miles, Dubuque O & B, miserable run, very hot and humid
7/15    6.5 miles, still very humid

Week 30
7/16    2.5 miles, 96 degrees, ridiculous
7/17    Off
7/18    3 miles, sore
7/19    3 miles, sore
7/20    3 miles, sore
7/21    Off
7/22    Off

Week 31
7/23    Keiser ride, 50 min., lvl 15
7/24    Keiser ride 50 min., lvl 15
7/25    4 mile run
7/26    Keiser ride, 50 min., lvl 15
7/27    Elliptigo 15 mile ride
7/28    5 miles with 6am group
7/29    7 miles at Sertoma Park (Merrell's)

Week 32
7/30    Keiser ride, 45 min., lvl 15
7/31    a.m. 5 miles before work
8/1    weights only
8/2    4 miles
8/3    weights only
8/4    5 miles, trails
8/5    6 miles, town loop

Week 33
8/6    Off
8/7    a.m. - 4 miles with S. Drum on trails
8/8    Keiser ride, 50 min., lvl 15
8/9    4 mile run
8/10    Keiser ride, 45 min., lvl 15
8/11    9 miles, falls loop
8/12    3 mile run, very sore hamstring, right

Week 34
8/13    elliptigo ride, 17 miles
8/14    3 mile run, hamstring very sore
8/15    Keiser ride 50 min., lvl 15
8/16    4 mile run, painful
8/17    Keiser ride, 50:00, lvl 15
8/18    Keiser ride 45:00, lvl 15
8/19    5 mile run, sore

Week 35
8/20    Keiser ride, 45 min., 17 sets of lvl 16>15>14, good workout
8/21    weights only
8/22    Keiser 30 min., lvl 16>14
8/23    weights only
8/24    a.m. - Keiser 30:30, lvl 15
           p.m. - Keiser 40 min., lvl 15
8/25    7 miles 6th St. loop
8/26    5 miles at Sertoma

Week 36
8/27    3 miles, hot
8/28    Keiser ride 44 min., lvl 15
8/29    Keiser ride, 41 min., lvl 16 > 15 > 14 for 37 minutes
8/30    weights only
8/31    4 mile run
9/1    4 miles with 6am group
9/2    Keiser ride, 50 min., lvl 16>15>14 workout

Week 37
9/3    7 miles highway 11 route, slow
9/4    Keiser ride, 40 min., lvl 16>15>14
9/5    3 miles, sore hamstring
9/6    Keiser ride 16>15>14 workout
9/7    4 miles, slow, sore hamstring
9/8    4 miles with 6am group, slow
9/9    4 miles, solo in a.m., slow.

Week 38
9/10    off    saw foot surgeon today
9/11    weights only
9/12    off
9/13    weights only
9/14    off
9/15    weights only
9/16    off

Week 39
9/17    weights only
9/18    off
9/19    weights only
9/20    off
9/21    weights only
9/22    off
9/23    weights only

Week 40
9/24    off
9/25    weights only
9/26    off
9/27    weights only
2/28    off
9/29    weights only
9/30    off

Week 41
10/1    off
10/2    weights only
10/3    off
10/4    weights only
10/5    off
10/6    weights only
10/7    off

Week 42
10/8    1 mile run, weights
10/9    off
10/10    2 mile run
10/11    weights only
10/12    set up nhtc course
10/13    2 miles, newton hills trail run 15:23
10/14    weights only

Week 43
10/15    off
10/16    weights
10/17    off
10/18    weights
10/19    off
10/20    weights
10/21    weights

Week 44
10/22    off
10/23    weights only
10/24    off
10/25    weights only
10/26    off
10/27    weights only
10/28    off

Week 45
10/29    weights only
10/30    off
10/31    weights only
11/1    off
11/2    weights only
11/3    off
11/4    weights only

Week 46
11/5    Off
11/6    weights only
11/7    off
11/8    weights only
11/9    off
11/10    weights only
11/11    off

Week 47
11/12    weights only
11/13    Keiser ride 32 min. lvl 15
11/14    wieghts only
11/15    Keiser ride 35 min.  lvl 15
11/16    weights only
11/17    Keiser ride, 38 min. lvl 15
11/18    Keiser ride, 40 min. lvl 15, weights

Week 48
11/19    off
11/20    off
11/21    off
11/22    off
11/23    off
11/24    off
11/25    weights only

Week 49
11/26    Keiser ride, 31:00, lvl 15
11/27    Keiser ride 35:00, lvl 15, weights
11/28    Off
11/29    run 1 mile, walk 1/2, run 1/2, walk 12, run 1/2, weights
11/30    run 1 mile, walk 1/2, run 1/2, walk 12, run 1/2
12/1    Keiser 36 min., lvl 14 to 16, 1 min. on, 1 off, weights
12/2    off

Week 50
12/3    weights only
12/4    Keiser 42:00, lvl 14 to 16, 1 on, 1 off
12/5    jog 2.5 miles on grass at Spencer park, weights
12/6    Keiser ride, 40 min., lvl 15
12/7    Keiser ride 40 min., lvl 14 to 16, 1 on, 1 off, weights
12/8    Keiser ride, 42:00, lvl 15
12/9    2.5 mile jog, weights

Week 51
12/10    Keiser ride, 43:00, lvl 15
12/11    weights only
12/12    3 mile jog, 30 min. Keiser ride lvl 14-16 intervals
12/13    3 mile jog, weights
12/14    Off
12/15    Fever - weights only
12/16    a.m. - Keiser 32:00, lvl 15
             p.m. - Keiser 39:00, lvl 14-16 intervals

Week 52
12/17    weights only
12/18    Keiser ride 42:00, lvl 14-16 intervals
12/19    weights only
12/20    3 miles
12/21    off
12/22    2 miles in Indiana
12/23    off

Week 53
12/24    3 miles
12/25    3 miles
12/26    off, blizzard in Indiana
12/27    3 miles
12/28    3 miles
12/29    off
12/30    weights only

Week 54
12/31    3 miles, ok run

908 miles for 2012