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    7 miles, easy run, Hghwy 11 loop
1/2    6 miles, nice run, 26 degrees, warm
1/3    4 miles, 5:30am before work
1/4    3 miles, very cold, -25 wind chill, -5 temp

Week 2
1/5    Keiser 45 min., lvl 14-16 workout, blizzard, 6" snow, dangerous cold, 0 degrees, wind chill -25
1/6    3.5 miles, in dark, after dentist
1/7    4 miles, on trails
1/8    weights only
1/9    5 miles, on trails
1/10    5 miles, KSFY loop
1/11    4.5 miles, 2 degrees, no wind

Week 3
1/12    4.5 miles, bitter cold, sunny, clear, no wind, 3 degrees
1/13    3.5 miles, around town
1/14    6.5 miles @ wellness ctr
1/15    4 miles
1/16    off, rest
1/17    7 miles, Maple Street hills
1/18    4.5 miles

Week 4
1/19    6 miles, 45 degrees, nice
1/20    5 miles, through town
1/21    5.5 miles, trails, nice, 30s
1/22    5.5 miles, trails, nice, 30s
1/23    4.5 miles, highway 11 loop
1/24    4 miles, very nice
1/25    11 miles, good run, around falls loop, 31 degrees, nice

Week 5
1/26    4 miles, easy
1/27    4 miles, easy
1/28    6.5 miles, with downtown 6pm group
1/29    4.5 miles with 6pm group
1/30    3 miles, easy
1/31    5.5 miles, around trails
2/1    Off, blizzard, weights and CC ski 2 miles

Week 6
2/2    5 miles, on trails, only part of trails cleared, tough run
2/3    5 miles, easy run
2/4    6 miles, easy run
2/5    3 miles, sore calf
2/6    Off, weights only, sore calf
2/7    5 miles, before work, good run
2/8    10 miles, Falls loop

Week 7
2/9    4.5 miles, on trails, left leg sore
2/10    4 miles
2/11    4.5 miles
2/12    4.5 miles
2/13    4 miles
2/14    6 miles, S. Sycamore loop
2/15    4 miles, easy

Week 8
2/16    5 miles @ Good Earth, very icy, slow run
2/17    Keiser 44 minutes, level 15
2/18    5 miles
2/19    off
2/20    7 miles, thru town
2/21    4 miles
2/22    Keiser ride, 44 min, lvl 14-16 workout, very cold outside today

Week 9
2/23    5 miles, on trails, better run, 29 degrees, nice
2/24    4 miles
2/25    5 miles
2/26    off
2/27    4.5 miles
2/28    3 miles
3/1    3 miles, in Cedar Falls. IA at MVC meet

Week 10
3/2    5 miles, on trails, sore left leg yet
3/3    Keiser 42 min., level 14-16 workout
3/4    4 miles, cold, 6 degrees
3/5    4 miles, slow, sore leg
3/6    6 miles, easy, S. Syamore run
3/7    3 miles, easy run
3/8    5 miles, 50th birthday, felt terrible

Week 11
3/9    6 miles from wellness center
3/10    4 miles, warm, 60s, sore
3/11    6 miles, from wellness center w/ Ken, Phil
3/12    off, rest, sore
3/13    4 miles, easy run towards Falls
3/14    4 miles, easy run
3/15    8.5 miles, Falls loop with Greg, sore

Week 12
3/16    weights only, too much left leg pain
3/17    5 miles, trails, sore
3/18    keiser ride, 43 min.
3/19    am, pm, keiser rides, tempos
3/20    am, pm, keiser ride, tempos
3/21    3 mile run, easy
3/22    Keiser 43:00, lvl 15

Week 13
3/23    2.5 miles, very slow, easy
3/24    Keiser ride    (injured)
3/25    Keiser ride
3/26    Keiser ride
3/27    Keiser ride
3/28    Keiser ride
3/29    Keiser ride

Week 14
3/30    2.5 miles, very slow, walked a bit
3/31    Keiser ride
4/1    Keiser ride
4/2    2.5 miles at Good Earth, sore
4/3    Keiser ride
4/4    Keiser ride
4/5    2 miles, then walk 1.5, sore

Week 15
4/6    Keiser 43 minutes
4/7    Keiser ride
4/8    Keiser ride
4/9    Keiser ride
4/10    off, too sore, unable to ride
4/11    off
4/12    off

Week 16
4/13    Off
4/14    Off
4/15    Keiser 40 minutes
4/16    Keiser 33 minutes
4/17    off, reshingle garage
4/18    Keiser 40 minutes
4/19    Keiser 35 minutes

Week 17
4/20    Keiser 40 minutes
4/21    Keiser 40 minutes
4/22    Keiser 33 min
4/23    jog/walk 1.25 miles at Good Earth, still injured
4/24    Keiser 42 minutes
4/25    Keiser 40 minutes
4/26    Elliptigo 20 mile ride

Week 18
4/27    Keiser 44 min
4/28    2 mile jog, better, very slow
4/29    Keiser ride, level 16-14
4/30    3 mile run at good earth
5/1    Keiser 40 minutes
5/2    weights only
5/3    3 mile run, easy run, still a little sore

Week 19
5/4    2 mile run, better
5/5    3 miles
5/6    Keiser 40 minutes
5/7    4.5 miles at Good Earth
5/8    weights only
5/9    4.5 miles, east 8th o & b
5/10    3 miles, easy

Week 20
5/11    3 miles, windy, cool, 46
5/12    4 miles, nice, 61
5/13    3 miles
5/14    6 miles at good earth
5/15    2 miles
5/16    off
5/17    8 miles, to Falls with greg, ok run, out of shape

Week 21
5/18    4 miles, windy, snow flurries
5/19    Off
5/20    3 miles
5/21    7 miles at Good Earth St. park
5/22    4 miles, towards Falls
5/23    4 miles, trails
5/24    3 miles, sore

Week 22
5/25    5 miles, KSFY loop, ok run, humid, 60
5/26    4 miles
5/27    Elliptigo 20.5 miles, loop
5/28    6.5 miles, at Good Earth
5/29    3 miles
5/30    Keiser 43 minutes, level 15
5/31    9 miles, Falls loop, good run

Week 23
6/1    3 miles, sore
6/2    4 miles
6/3    elliptigo 12 miles
6/4    6.5 miles @ Good Earth, felt good, humid
6/5    2.5 miles, sore, humid
6/6    6 miles, S. Sycamore loop
6/7    4 miles, sore

Week 24
6/8    3 miles, hot, easy run, felt ok
6/9    off, 95 degrees
6/10    6.5 miles at Good Earth
6/11    5 miles, rainy, cooler, felt ok
6/12    4 miles, slow, sore
6/13    weights only
6/14    6.5 miles, ok run, 54th St. loop

Week 25
6/15    5.5 miles with York T
6/16    3 miles
6/17    weights only
6/18    7.5 miles at Good Earth
6/19    4 miles
6/20    weights only
6/21    a.m. - 6.5 miles, sore

Week 26
6/22    weights only
6/23    6 miles at Good Earth
6/24    2 miles
6/25    4 miles at Good Earth
6/26    midnight, 7 miles, pacing Black Hills 100 with Greg
6/27    off, drove home
6/28    3 miles, exhausted from weekend

Week 27
6/29    4 miles
6/30    5.5 miles at Good Earth
7/1    off
7/2    6 miles at Good Earth
7/3    6.5 miles, Maple St. out and back
7/4    5 miles, to Falls and back
7/5    3 miles, very slow, very humid, sore

Week 28
7/6    5 miles, around trails, 71 degrees, nice
7/7    6 miles, highway 11 loop, nice
7/8    off
7/9    6 miles, at good earth
7/10    4 miles, before work, ok run
7/11    3 miles, before work, very slow, humid
7/12    4 miles, VERY slow, hot, humid

Week 29
7/13    3 miles, very hot
7/14    4 miles in morning
7/15    elliptigo 10 miles
7/16    4.5 miles at good earth, very hot
7/17    off, too hot, 92 degrees
7/18    6 miles with 6am group, tired
7/19    6 miles around town, sluggish

Week 30
7/20    a.m. - 3 miles in rain before work
7/21    4 miles, warm, but not too humid, ok run
7/22    a.m. - 4 miles before work
7/23    5.5 miles @ Good Earth
7/24    too hot, 90s, weights only
7/25    3 miles before work, terrible run
7/26    9 miles @ Good Earth

Week 31
7/27    a.m. - 3 miles before work, 75 degrees
7/28    3.5 miles, tired
7/29    a.m. - 5 miles before work
7/30    3.5 miles at Good Earth, hot, very fatigued
7/31    a.m. - 4 miles, tired
8/1    Off, rest
8/2    4 miles, hot, exhausted

Week 32
8/3    4 miles, better run, less tired
8/4    4 miles, tired, hot
8/5    a.m. - 3 miles
8/6    6 miles @ good earth park
8/7    a.m. - 3 miles, very sore
8/8    off, rest
8/9    6 miles @ good earth park

Week 33
8/10    4 miles, ok run
8/11    a.m. - 3 miles
8/12    a.m. - 4 miles
8/13    6 miles at good earth, ok run
8/14    a.m. - 3 miles, very humid
8/15    2 miles, easy
8/16    4 miles, exhausted

Week 34
8/17    4.5 miles, 66 degrees, nice, not a good run though
8/18    weights only
8/19    4 miles
8/20    6.5 miles at good earth
8/21    a.m. - 4 miles
8/22    a.m. - 3 miles
           p.m. - 19 miles, pacing for leanhorse 100 in Black Hills
8/23    rest

Week 35
8/24    weights only
8/25    3 miles, very sore
8/26    3 miles, still sore
8/27    4 miles at good earth, rainy,
8/28    weights only
8/29    8.5 miles with run club
8/30    5.5 miles at good earth park

Week 36
8/31    4 miles, hot and humid again, 82
9/1    4 miles
9/2    3 miles
9/3    6.5 miles at good earth
9/4    4 miles before work, humid
9/5    3.5 miles
9/6    9 miles, very hot and humid, terrible run

Week 37
9/7    3 miles, easy, cooler
9/8    3 miles, easy
9/9    6 miles, on bike trail, ok run, cooler
9/10    6.5 miles at Good Earth, better run, cooler
9/11    weights only
9/12    6 miles, Target loop
9/13    5.5 miles, around trails

Week 38
9/14    4 miles, hot, windy, felt terrible
9/15    off, weights only
9/16    4 miles
9/17    7 miles, at good earth park
9/18    5 miles, on trails
9/19    6.5 miles, TB loop
9/20    9 miles, Falls loop, good pace

Week 39
9/21    4 miles, very sore
9/22    4 miles, toward Falls
9/23    5.5 miles with 605 group
9/24    6.5 miles at good earth
9/25    off, weights only
9/26    8.5 miles at good earth
9/27    9 miles, Falls loop

Week 40
9/28    6 miles, at Newton Hills
9/29    3 miles, easy, sore
9/30    off, rest day
10/1    7.5 miles at good earth
10/2    4 miles, on trails
10/3    7 miles @ Good Earth
10/4    9 miles, Falls loop, nice

Week 41
10/5    4.5 miles, trails
10/6    3 miles, easy jog
10/7    Off, rest
10/8    5 miles on trails
10/9    3 miles, on trails
10/10    6.5 miles total, 14th annual NHTC, 12th place 6.1 miles or so, 46:58
10/11    9 miles, with Ken, Greg, sore run

Week 42
10/12    5 miles, good run, windy, cool, nice
10/13    3 miles, sore
10/14    4.5 miles
10/15    8 miles at good earth
10/16    2 miles, easy jog
10/17    9.5 miles at good earth, trail run
10/18    8 miles, very sore

Week 43
10/19    Off, rest
10/20    5 miles, towards Falls
10/21    4 miles, easy, Lincoln loop
10/22    7 at Good Earth park
10/23    off, weights only
10/24    6 miles, right calf blew up during run, very painful
10/25    Keiser ride 50 min, lvl 14-15

Week 44
10/26    Keiser ride 42 min, lvl 15
10/27    Keiser 40 min, lvl 14-16 wkout
10/28    Keiser lvl 15, 41 min
10/29    2.5 miles at good earth, a little better
10/30    3 miles, around home, still sore
10/31    2 miles at Newton Hills,
11/1    Keiser ride, lvl 15, 44 min

Week 45
11/2    2 miles, very slow and easy, less sore
11/3    2.5 miles, still a little sore in rt calf
11/4    3.5 miles, easy, better
11/5    6.5 miles at good earth, ok run
11/6    3 miles, sore
11/7    4 miles, slow, very sore
11/8    9 miles, Falls loop, good run

Week 46
11/9    5 miles, town loop, good run, 58 degrees
11/10    4 miles
11/11    off, rest day
11/12    7.5 miles at good earth, nice
11/13    3 miles, easy
11/14    6.5 miles, highway 11 loop
11/15    9 miles, Falls loop, nice 48 degrees

Week 47
11/16    4 miles
11/17    6 miles, falls 6
11/18    4 miles, crazy windy, 40mph, warm, 45 degrees
11/19    Off, drove home to IN
11/20    6 miles, around 600 west
11/21    4 miles at Alan Tatlor's place
11/22    3 miles around home, sore, easy, central way loop

Week 48
11/23    Off, rest
11/24    8 miles at Mounds State Park, trail run
11/25    4 miles, around home, sore
11/26    6 miles in Wilmette, ok run
11/27    4 miles, easy, sore
11/28    3 miles in Wilmette
11/29    5 miles, to Falls and back, slow, sore

Week 49
11/30    Keiser 44 minutes, level 15
12/1    4 miles, lincoln loop, bikepath not cleared, so tough run.
12/2    5 miles, slick
12/3    4.5 miles
12/4    4 miles
12/5    7 miles, 26th St. loop
12/6    9 miles, Falls loop, nice, 30 degrees, no wind at all

Week 50
12/7    3 miles, terrible run
12/8    weights only
12/9    7 miles from wellness center
12/10    5 miles, Lincoln loop
12/11    5 miles, 6th st. loop
12/12    5 miles at Good Earth, a little muddy
12/13    off, ill, fever

Week 51
12/14    5.5 miles, felt better, good run, 35 degrees, misty
12/15    4 miles, lincoln loop, rainy, miserable
12/16    6.5 miles on treadmill
12/17    3 miles, icy, cold
12/18    4 miles, cold
12/19    2 miles, then drove to IN
12/20    5 miles, central way loop at home

Week 52
12/21    6 miles at bikepath in Anderson
12/22    4 miles, sore, around home
12/23    off, rest
12/24    4 miles, around home
12/25    5 miles, around home
12/26    off, drove back to SD
12/27    3 miles, cold, -1, around neighborhood, slick, 10" snow friday night

Week 53
12/28    5.5 miles in snowstorm, good run actually
12/29    4.5 miles on treadmill
12/30    3 miles, 1302 miles for the year
12/31    Off, rest day