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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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6.500.000.000.006.50

I snuck in 6.5 miles Tuesday evening while at Camp Steiner before it got too dark to find my way back.  It had been a long day, as very late Monday night we had to get special permission from the camp (rules and red tape) in order for me and the scout master to leave just after midnight in order to take home a boy who had lost his camp privileges.  Yeah, I'm so mean -- we actually told him he'd be going home if he couldn't follow the rules to keep himself and the other scouts safe.  He was shocked when we followed through.  Of course at 11:30 p.m. when he was throwing a fit and telling us that he couldn't go home because his parents had left for a mini-second honeymoon I was having some concerns.   You see, there is absolutely no cell phone coverage up there so we couldn't check until we had already hiked him out and driven back to Kamas.  Anyway, we caught him in yet another lie, which helped justify his return when we delivered him to his parents at 2:30 in the morning.  I was back up to camp bright and early Tuesday morning.

So, here is proof I was there:

 

 

 

Comments
From TylerS on Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 16:29:08 from 66.29.160.130

You got to love those scouts! Good job on following through with your promise to him!

From RivertonPaul on Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 16:31:03 from 67.42.27.114

Thanks Tyler, I will deal with the parental fallout later. Too bad I didn't have time to blog more funny details. Perhaps another time.

From fly on the Wall on Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 16:40:56 from 168.179.215.242

Looks like a beautiful place to be sneaking in runs!

Sounds like that scout needs help. But at 11:30- 2:30am I would have made him hike himself home.

From RivertonPaul on Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 16:43:04 from 67.42.27.114

Wish I could have run more. It's too bad someone has to be responsible. :)

I was just glad the scout didn't fall and hurt himself on the way out and that we didn't hit any deer on the way home.

From TylerS on Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 16:44:05 from 66.29.160.130

I just spent the last 30 minutes going over your blog from January until today! That is some funny stuff! I can't believe how quick witted you are! Keep training hard and keep making everybody laugh!

From RivertonPaul on Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 16:46:02 from 67.42.27.114

Thanks Tyler, nice to see I can kill your productivity, too.

From richborget on Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 17:23:18 from 66.7.121.13

Looks fun paul. Great to hear from u. I wish I were going to Bryce Canyon on Saturday. It's weird not running a marathon this month.

From DonGardinero on Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 17:56:06 from 75.162.184.152

Very nice following the rules and taking the boy home. I think too many kids get away with too many things these days.

From fly on the Wall on Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 18:08:45 from 168.179.215.242

I had great experiences when I was a kid in scouts, camp on Catalina Island and in our local mountains, canoeing, sailing, and lots of backpacking. Troop 666 rocked! (No I'm not kidding.)

From Kathie on Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 18:16:22 from 207.155.176.10

Yes I know the feeling I have had to send girls home from girls camp as well... never fun! My daughter almost got sent home last year so I guess the tables have turned.

From Steve Piccolo on Fri, Jul 17, 2009 at 10:57:13 from 155.100.236.52

Where's your rope?

From MarcE on Sat, Jul 18, 2009 at 10:21:18 from 24.155.140.8

Were you REALLY there? We've all seen your mastery of being able to superimpose you image anywhere. :)

Looks like an awesome place to camp. I'm sooo jealous.

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