1996 S. Carolina              2005 Fargo marathon         2001 Grandma's
                        

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. After living in Sioux Falls, SD for 18.5 yrs., now living in Indianapolis, IN. 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  3.5 miles, monon, been ill
1/2  2 miles, still sick, slow
1/3  rest
1/4  3.5 miles, solo, slow, ill yet
1/5  6 miles, not quite as sick, monon lake loop

Week 2
1/6  4.5 miles, 3 x CM loop,  snow
1/7  off, sick
1/8  5.5 miles
1/9  3.5 miles, monon fun
1/10  2.5 miles, more snow
1/11  5 miles, CRC, snow, slick, slow
1/12  weights only

Week 3
1/13  6 miles, lake run
1/14  4 miles, CM run
1/15  6 miles, solo, CRC run
1/16  3 miles, CM run
1/17  off, rest
1/18  7 miles, very very slick from snow
1/19  4 miles, monon

Week 4
1/20  6.25 miles, central park and lake loops
1/21  3.25 miles before weights
1/22  4.5 miles, around lake
1/23  3.5 miles, lite snow
1/24  rest
1/25  10 miles, monon run, slow, but finished
1/26  3 miles before weights

Week 5
1/27  5.75 miles, sherwood forest
1/28  4.25 miles
1/29  4.5 miles
1/30  2.5 miles, monon
1/31  rest
2/1  10 miles with Scott W, better
2/2  3 miles, to 91st

Week 6
2/3  4.5 miles, 6x400 on monon, 1:57 down to 1:46 and in between, short jogs between
2/4  rest
2/5  7.5 miles, solo and CRC
2/6  3.5 miles, slow, sore
2/7  rest
2/8  8 miles, ok run
2/9  3 miles before weights

Week 7
2/10  7 miles, 2 x OP loop
2/11  3.25 miles, SF loop
2/12  3.25 miles, monon
2/13  3 miles, monon
2/14  rest
2/15  12 miles, CRC run
2/16  2.5 miles, 2" snow

Week 8
2/17  6.3 miles on monon
2/18  3 miles, CM, sore
2/19  5.5 miles, lake monon
2/20  2.2 miles, CM
2/21  rest
2/22  14 miles, monon long run
2/23  2 miles, sore yet

Week 9
2/24  3 miles, sore
2/25  rest
2/26  7 miles, 4.5 solo, 2.5 at club run
2/27  weights on ly
2/28  AM 6.5 miles, around lake monon
3/1  7 miles, 146th street
3/2  2.5 miles before weights

Week 10
3/3  6.3 miles, monon
3/4  3.7 miles
3/5  off, rain
3/6  5.5 miles, Holaday Hills
3/7  2.5 miles jog/walk
3/8  15 miles, to end of Midland Trace and back +
3/9  2 miles before weights

Week 11
3/10  4 miles, to 86th, hurt foot
3/11  weights only
3/12  3.2. miles,  solo, CRC
3/13  weights only
3/14  3 miles, monon
3/15  10 miles, CRC run, better
3/16  2.1. miles before weights

Week 12
3/17  6 miles, lake run
3/18  3.5 miles - sherwood forest
3/19  5 miles, solo and CRC run
3/20  2 miles, easy
3/21  rest
3/22  17 mile run to Sheridan from home
3/23  2.1 miles before weights

Week 13
3/24  5 miles, sore, slow
3/25  4 miles, sher forest
3/26  5.1 miles
3/27  2.5 miles before weights
3/28  rest
3/29  12 miles, 116th, hazel dell, CRM preview run
3/30  4 miles before weights, humid

Week 14
3/31  6 miles, monon run
4/1   4 miles, orchard park loop
4/2   4.5 miles, solo and CRC
4/3    3.5 miles to 91st,
4/4   off
4/5   off, knee swollen
4/6   off, knee swollen

Week 15
4/7  rest
4/8  1.5 mile walk/jog
4/9  rest
4/10  2.5 miles, slow, better
4/11  3.75 miles, better
4/12  10 miles, 146th, 136th
4/13  5 miles, CM run

Week 16
4/14  4 miles
4/15  8.5 miles, monon run
4/16  6 miles, solo and CRC 2
4/17  4 miles
4/18  2.5 miles, 40 miles for the past 7 days
4/19  off. rest
4/20  5 miles, lakes loop, better

Week 17
4/21  4 miles
4/22  rest
4/23  5.5. miles
4/24  rest
4/25  2.5 miles
4/26  6 miles, CRC run
4/27  3 miles

Week 18
4/28  2 miles, easy
4/29  weights only
4/30  3 miles, before leave
5/1  off, travel to Prague
5/2  5 miles around Prague, slow run, tired from travel
5/3  rest
5/4  Prague Marathon, slow, painful, but finished 27 miles

Week 19
5/5  rest, travel to Austria
5/6  2.3 miles in Vienna Austria, raining,
5/7  rest, train to Zurich
5/8  rest, trip to Alps
5/9  2 miles in Zurich along Zimmatt river, early
5/10 2 miles, at Neuschwanstein castle down hill
5/11 2.5 miles in Munich Germany, nice

Week 20
5/12 off, travel to USA
5/13 2 miles, back at home
5/14 3 miles CRC run, tired
5/15 Rest, weights
5/16  rest
5/17 5.5 miles CRC run, tired
5/18 4 miles, Lex Farmes run, ok run

Week 21
5/19  3.5 miles around sherwood forest
5/20  2.5 miles around CM
5/21  2.5 miles
5/22  3.6 miles CRC run
5/23  rest
5/24  6.5 miles, CRC run
5/25  4 miles

Week 22
5/26  5 miles, central park lake
         pm - 1.5 miles, at Marott Park
5/27  2.5 miles before weights
5/28  3 miles, slow, sore
5/29  3.5 mile run/walk, better
5/30  rest
5/31  7 miles, CRC run, 55 deg, nice
6/1   2.5 miles before weights, nice, 43 deg

Week 23
6/2  3.5 miles monon, hot
6/3  3.5 miles, walk/jog sherwood forest, hot
6/4  4.5 miles, monon south from AA 86th st
6/5  weights only
6/6  2.5 miles, monon
6/7  6.5 miles, CRC Saturday run, 65 deg, clouds
6/8  4 miles in Wilmette, Sheridan road run, attacked by bird

Week 24
6/9  3.5 miles jog/walk, 76 deg, sore
6/10  3 miles, jog/walk, sore
6/11  5 miles, solo CRC
6/12  no run, tree fell over
6/13  2.5 miles, monon run
6/14  6.5 miles, CRC run, slower
6/15  3 miles to 91st

Week 25
6/16  3.5 miles, lex farms, hot
6/17  3 mile walk/run, slow, hot
6/18  3.5 miles, Sherwood forest run, humid, hot, 80s
6/19   3 miles, hot, muggy
6/20   2 mile walk/jog, hot
6/21  6.5 miles, CRC run, slow, hot, humid
6/22  3 miles, very slow, very hot and humid even at 7:30am

Week 26
6/23    3 miles, very hot
6/24    weights only, too hot
6/25    CRC 4 miler, hot, jog/walk
6/26    weights only, too hot
6/27    3.25 miles, slow, hot
6/28    7 miles, CRC run, very warm and humid, slow, some walk breaks
6/29    3.5 miles, still very humid

Week 27
6/30  3.5 miles jog/walk, very hot
7/1  2.5 miles
7/2  3 miles, CRC walk/jog
7/3  off, rest
7/4  4.5 miles, slow
7/5  5 miles, monon lake, very bad air, humid
7/6  AM 2 miles PM 1.5 mile hike, Wyandotte cave

Week 28
7/7  off, drove home from vacation
7/8  weights only, not feeling well
7/9  4.5 miles, CRC run/walk
7/10  2.5 miles, very hot
7/11  rest
7/12  7 miles, jog/walk, 78 degrees at 730am
7/13  2.5 mile walk/jog, still very humid

Week 29
7/14  3.5 miles, Lex farms
7/15  2.5 miles, still very humid
7/16  4 miles, CRC run
7/17  2 miles, very hot
7/18  rest day
7/19  7 miles, CRC run, less walking today
7/20  2 miles before weights, very humid

Week 30
7/21  3.5 miles, sherwood forest walk/jog
7/22  weights only, too hot
7/23  3.7 miles walk, too hot
7/24  weights only
7/25  3 miles, monon, very muggy
7/26  6 miles, monon, hot, humid
7/27  3.8 miles, very slow, very, very warm and humid

Week 31
7/28  2 miles, just too hot
7/29  weights only, too hot
7/30  3 mile walk with Anna
7/31  3.5 miles, finally cooler, 66 deg
8/1  4.5 miles, better
8/2  part 1 - 4.5 mile hike to highest point in PA, part 2, 2.5 mile hike to high point in Maryland, part 3, 5 mile hike to high point in WV, 12 mile day
8/3  off - drove home from Cedar Creek State park in WV

Week 32
8/4  3 miles, slow, very sore from weekend
8/5  2.5 miles, walk, jog
8/6  3.6 miles, CRC, walk jog
8/7  3 miles walk/jog
8/8  rest
8/9  6.5 miles,  CRC run, hot/humid
8/10  3.5 miles,  Lex farms, still hot/humid

Week 33
8/11  3 miles, hot
8/12  2.5 mile walk, too hot
8/13  CRC 3.5 miler, hot
8/14  2.5 miles, around bonbar
8/15  off, rest
8/16  CRC 6.5 miler, muggy, warm
8/17  2.5 miles, in light rain, before weights

Week 34
8/18  3 miles, CRC from FF, walk jog
8/19  2.5 mile walk/jog
8/20  4 miles, CRC
8/21  2.5 mile walk/jog
8/22  rest
8/23  CRC 6.5 miler, 64 deg
8/24  #1, 2.15 mile run,  #2, 1.5 mile CRC walk

Week 35
8/25   3.5 miles, from FF, CRC, run/walk
8/26   2.5 miles, walk/jog
8/27   4 miles, CRC run
8/28   2 miles run, 2 miles CRC walk
8/29   rest
8/30   6 miles, monon, nice 1st run oin new saucony
8/31   2.5 miles, 50 deg, nice

Week 36
9/1  4.5 miles, Labor Day run
9/2  2.5 miles
9/3  3.5 miles, CRC run
9/4  2 miles before weights
9/5  rest
9/6  6.5 miles, CRC run, better run, coller
9/7  2 miles before weights

Week 37
9/8   3.5 miles from FF, solo
9/9   2.75 mile walk/jog, hot
9/10  3.5 miles walk/jog with Meg
9/11  2 miles walk/jog, hot
9/12  off, rest
9/13  6 miles from home, slow, sore
9/14  3 miles before weights, 65 deg, humid

Week 38
9/15  3 miles, hot yet, at fleet feet
9/16  3 miles, hot
9/17  4 miles with CRC Meg
9/18  2 miles, hot, lake route
9/19  rest
9/20  3 mile run, then 3 miles heart walk in Indy
9/21  2 miles before weights

Week 39
9/22  3.5 miles from fleet feet, hot
9/23  weights only
9/24  4 miles with CRC Meagan, hot
9/25  2.5 miles, monon
9/26  rest
9/27  6.5 miles, CRC with TS
9/28  3.5 miles before weights, Lex Farms

Week 40
9/29  AM, 3 miles, PM 2 miles, walk
9/30  2 miles, hot
10/1  4 miler, CRC run, solo
10/2  2 miles, hot
10/3  rest
10/4  CRC 6.5 miler, same
10/5  2 miles before weights

Week 41
10/6  2.5 miles, hot, humid
10/7  5 miles, jog/walk, warm, humid,
10/8  6 miles run/walk, to get to 89.000 career miles
10/9   drove to SD, walked 1.2 miles with Ken
10/10  2.3 miles with Phil, Louisa
10/11  24th NHTC, 6.1 miles, 64:40, ran whole way, but slow
10/12  2.4 miles, 6th st loop, slow, sore

Week 42
10/13  3.5 miles, 6th st loop with Phil, very sore
10/14  rest, sore
10/15  3.5 miles, 6th st, slow
10/16  3.5 miles, 1.5 with Cheryl, 2 at Yankton trails
10/17  4.1 miles, at Good Earth with John R
10/18  3.5 miles with Phil, 6th street
10/19  off, drove home

Week 43
10/20  3 miles
10/21  rest, too sore
10/22  4.5 miles w/ meg
10/23  3 miles
10/24 rest
10/25  6.5 miles, CRC
10/26  3 miles

Week 44
10/27  3 miles, solo crc
10/28  3.2 miles
10/28  3.5 miles
10/30  2.4 miles
10/31  rest
11/1 6.5 miles, CRC run
11/2  2.5 miles

Week 45
11/3  5 miles, 2 miles solo, 3 with Meg
11/4  2.5 miles walk/jog
11/5  3 miles with Meg
11/6  2.5 miles, all sun
11/7  rest
11/8  6 miles, monon, nice
11/9  3.5 miles, nice, 36 degrees, windy

Week 46
11/10  4 miles, snow, slick, slow
11/11  rest, sore
11/12  5 miles, 3, then 2 at CRC
11/13  3 miles, jog/walk
11/14  rest
11/15  6.5 miles, CRC run, warm, 60 deg
11/16  2 miles before weights

Week 47
11/17    3.5 miles sherwood forest
11/18    Keiser ride 45 min, lvl 14
11/19    5.5 miles, 3.5 + 2 at CRC
11/20    2.5 miles before weights
11/21    rest
11/22    6 miles, Zionsville run with TS, Neal
11/23    2.5 miles, before weights

Week 48
11/24    4 miles to 86th, very sore
11/25    2.5 miles
11/26    2.5 miles monon
11/27    3.75 miles total, 2 in CM, 1.75 in Wilmette
11/28    4.1 miles, Sheridan road run in Wilmette
11/29    4 miles, LF loop
11/30    weights only

Week 49
12/1    4 miles, sherwood forest run
12/2    weights only
12/3    3.2 miles, CRC west clay lights run
12/4    3 miles, monon, all sun
12/5    rest
12/6    6 miles, CRC run, sore
12/7    2.75 miles before weights, 33 deg

Week 50
12/8    3.5 miles, to 91st +
12/9    4 miles, Lex farms slow run
12/10    4.5 miles, 2.5 solo, 2 with CRC walk
12/11    2.1 miles, lake run
12/12    rest
12/13    5.5 miles, monon lake run
12/14    off, rest, -4 deg, wind chill -20

Week 51
12/15    4 miles, slushy snow run
12/16    2.5 miles around CM
12/17    3 miles with Oscar the dog
12/18    off heavy rains
12/19    2.6 mile run with Oscar
12/20    5.5 miles, then 1 with Oscar
12/21    3 miles, 2 solo, one with Oscar

Week 52
12/22    4 miles, Lex Farms plus
12/23    weights only
12/24    rest
12/25    6 miles, monon lake +
12/26    rest
12/27    5 miles to 86th +
12/28    3 miles, around lake

Week 53
12/29    3 miles
12/30    rest
12/31    1.25 mile run with Oscar the dog