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Location:

Riverton,UT,

Member Since:

May 06, 2006

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:


PR Marathon

2:51:33 (St. George 2009)

3:01:00 (St. George 2008)

3:09:52 (St. George 2007)

3:24:48 (St. George 2006)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Improve training. Get serious, lose weight.

Improve speed.


Long-Term Running Goals:

Lifetime fitness, including running.

 

Personal:

Married with 4 kids. I live in Riverton and work as an attorney downtown in Salt Lake City.

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3 at 6:55, but -3% decline.

One hour barbell strength.

How to have Fun at Disney, courtesy of my wife, Melinda.

Some adventures:

    * that Granddad forgot his meds (all 19 of them) which I had painstakingly sorted and packed the night before -- luckily we were staying the night in geriatric-ville and the 24-hour Walgreens refilled them (our dear friend who also came with actually took Granddad instead of me) for him thereby saving me the trouble of having my wife bail me out of jail
    * that Granddad fell while trying to cut across the metal chains used to manage the lines in front of the ticket booth -- "I had no trouble getting my first leg over . . .  I just completely forgot about that back leg"    ~WE HAD NOT EVEN BEEN IN THE PARK YET~
    * that Granddad was so out of it on Day 2 that we thought we were going to end up at the hospital, but then we discovered he had taken his nighttime pills that morning (including two sleeping pills) by mistake

(Please notice that the Diet Dew was necessary to truly make it the happiest place on earth.)

Comments
From Rhett on Thu, May 27, 2010 at 13:10:38 from 74.36.37.19

Looks like you guys know how to do Disneyland right.

I'm still looking forward to the more detailed race report.

From RivertonPaul on Thu, May 27, 2010 at 13:14:08 from 67.42.27.114

Splits are on my Garmin, which I keep forgetting to look at. Roughly, 6:45s through the first 8 downhill, slowed way down through the half (1:33 half) just in case somehow I had something left, but never found it. Walked the remaining water stations and I even took time to visit a porta potty. But, was not hurt.

From KP on Thu, May 27, 2010 at 13:46:57 from 65.208.22.26

hahaha... sounds like granddad made it a fun trip!

From JulieC on Thu, May 27, 2010 at 13:52:48 from 71.219.43.98

LOL about your grandpa at Disney. At least it didn't rain every day every hour every minute every second. We went the last week in January during the torrential storm that passed there and stayed for a good week. Got to duct tape our disney ponchos several times!! They closed California Screamin' AFTER we got on as the ride brought us through high winds and bridal veil falls-like pins and needles. My kids were all crying!! I was laugh-crying. Man did that ride hurt!!

From Lily on Thu, May 27, 2010 at 15:31:37 from 67.199.181.73

LOL!!! I don't think I've ever laughed so hard on the FRB! Bravo, great post. Glad to see you back!

From Teena Marie on Thu, May 27, 2010 at 16:52:04 from 174.52.45.85

GOOD STUFF THERE!!!!

Your family is so cute! I especially like this caption: "laugh really loud at the lame jokes on the jungle cruise" *** I just have to know, where those the jokes of the jungle cruise captain or yours? :)

Very cool!!!

(Love the granddad stuff.)

From Tom on Fri, May 28, 2010 at 10:38:01 from 137.65.56.16

Nice!! Looks like you had an exciting, eventful time at the "Happiest Place on Earth"!

From Rhett on Fri, May 28, 2010 at 12:53:50 from 74.36.37.19

Paul, sounds like you ran a great race for your first marathon back.

From Smooth on Sun, May 30, 2010 at 23:27:43 from 174.23.172.155

Glad you and the granddad survived the FUN in the happiest place on earth! :) :) :) TOO FUNNY!!!!

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