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Location:

South Jordan,UT,United States

Member Since:

Feb 04, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

2010 Ogden Half Marathon 1st overall

2010 Bryce Canyon Half 2nd overall 1:12

2010 St. George Marathon 10th overall

2011 American Fork Half marathon 1st overall New PR 1:10:37

2012-Mt. Nebo Half 1:08:00

 

 

 

 

 2009 St. George Marathon 11th overall 2:31:43

2009 Ogden Marathon 4th place overall

2008 St. George Marathon 2:40:46 18th overall

2008 Tou Half 1:14:35 7th overall

2008 Bear Lake Half marathon 1st place Win. Set Course record.

2008 Provo river Half  PR 1:13:28

2008 Boston Marathon 2:49--Beat Lance Armstrong by 2 minutes.

2008 Ogden Marathon 10th overall.

Ragnar Relay Del Sol 2008--1st Place Team Overall. Set new course record! 17 hours 4 minutes 5.38 average pace per mile!

Ragnar Relay Wasatch Back 2008--2nd Place Team overall. 17 hours 54 minutes.

2007 Top of Utah 1/2 Marathon 1:14 4th overall

2007 Wasatch Back Relay 3rd team overall---Very Fun!

Boston, Rock & Roll Arizona, Carlsbad are my favorite marathons.

2007 St. George Marathon 2:40 with puking!39th overall

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

My short term goals are to stick to a good regime.

To bring my marathon pr down in mid 2:30's

World Championship Maters Marathon July 17, 2011

USATFLDR Competition Series: Stiders Half, Salt Lake Half, Hobblecreek Half, Heart of Holiday 5k, Running with Leopards 5k, Draper Days 5k, Minuteman 5k, Top of Utah Half.

Great Potato Half marathon--Boise

Running with Ed 41 mile relay. Team Probar

St. George Marathon 2011

Get Sponsors and make money in Masters.

Sponsors so far:

Probar, St. George Running Center

 

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

My long term goals are to beat sasha.

To get my marathon time to 2:20's

 

Personal:

I have three girls-Sarah, Brooke, and Bailey and a baby boy born in Jan. 2010 named Boston. I own a Concrete Construction company called Quality Footings and Foundations. If any of my fellow bloggers are in need of concrete work just drop me a line or call 801-381-7089 I'll give you the friendly runner discount. Its hard work thats why between work and running I maintain my girlish figure! I own the American Flyers Race Pacers which is on Facebook to join. www.americanflyersracepacers.com 

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Today I ran 40 Miles for my 40th Birthday present to myself. Im sadistic I know! I started at 10 pm and ran 26.24 miles in 3:29.  It was really great weather about 50 degrees and no wind at all. Very quiet and peaceful. I tried to think about my life and every mile try to remember something that happened to me in my years growing up. Miles 1-6 I was in Ohio, 7-14 I was in Coeurdalene Idaho. Then 15-19 I was in Utah. 19-21 Munich Germany. Then 22 till now growing up in Utah. I had fun with this and actually caught myself laughing at some of the stupid things I did in my life, especially in my teen years. I finished my 26.24 mile run at 1:45 am this morning. I went to sleep and woke up to a rain storm. Ugh! I ran my last 13.76 miles in the dreaded rain.  I thought about how far 40 miles is. I can pretty much guarantee I ran by everyones houses today that is in the Southern Salt Lake area. Herriman, Bluffdale, Riverton, Draper, and South Jordan, Daybreak area, and a little bit in West Jordan.  This is something that was in the making for some time and luckily I didnt have to wait till I was too old to run! haha Im proud to see my accomplishment in my life from being paralyzed 18 years ago to being able to do this! I ran the entire 40 miles in 5 hours and 11 minutes. 

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Comments
From jtshad on Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 16:50:01 from 204.134.132.225

Nicely done, happy birthday and welcome to the old man club. Looking forward to running with you soon!

From Rob on Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 16:53:26 from 72.254.80.4

Wow! Nice job. For my 40th birthday I think I'll go out to dinner and have my wife bake me a cake :)

From Dustin on Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 17:01:01 from 204.113.48.131

Happy Birthday Man! Sounds like quite the adventure. Hope you have a great day.

From Lily on Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 17:14:37 from 67.199.178.210

Loved reading this. Nice job and ♪♫♪Happy Birthday to you ♪♫♪♫

From Walter on Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 17:19:34 from 24.2.66.36

Thanks Jeff, it was crazy.

Dustin, I wished I was 20 years younger.

Lily, I can hear you singing! Thanks and the next tryouts for American Idol should fit you well.

Rob, Cake and a movie is so much better. You are right!

From Rob on Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 17:31:31 from 72.254.80.4

Hey, look at it this way. Now you can go eat the entire cake and not feel a bit guilty about it.

Happy Birthday!

From Walter on Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 17:33:26 from 24.2.66.36

Rob, it will be like my 1st birthday when my parents let me have at it! lol

From Steam8 on Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 00:34:47 from 166.70.55.77

WOW! 40 miles for your 40th is inspiring! Paralyzed 18 years ago! What happened?

From Fritz on Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 10:38:17 from 65.116.116.6

Started at 10 PM? Wow. Nice work.

From Rob Murphy on Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 12:21:10 from 71.129.142.190

Hmmm... not sure I have any response to that.

I will have my wife read this post though so that she can see that there are people more crazy than me.

Happy birthday.

From steve ash on Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 12:24:08 from 76.23.2.151

Happy B-day Walt:)

From Walter on Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 12:35:56 from 74.82.64.18

Steam8, I was hit by a drunk driver vehicle vs pedestrian and broke my pelvis in 23 places hemorrhaged my knees. I want to write a book on it.

Fritz, yeah I'm crazy but its something I had to do before I couldn't do it. Lol

Rob, we are crazy! It was nice to meet your wife saturday!

Steve, thanks for the bday wishes!

From Teena Marie on Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 14:13:36 from 155.99.215.123

Walter James, you are insane!!!! :) :) :)

This is going to be an amazing year for you! :) :) :)

From Rossy on Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 15:35:16 from 167.138.234.15

40 miles starting at 10 pm, crazy awesome run Walter! Very inspiring and I might have to try this in August. Happy Running!

From Russ Runs on Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 16:30:40 from 74.114.3.253

Very cool! I turn 38 today and just the other day was thinking about doing 40 miles on my 40th. As said above, very inspiring.

From Steam8 on Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 17:26:17 from 166.70.55.77

I think you should write a book on it! I want to hear about it!! Amazing you can walk!

From Jon on Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 20:57:24 from 98.84.0.12

Happy birthday, man!

From Steve on Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 22:49:26 from 209.235.31.148

Nuts like you are what make this sport so dang much fun..

From TBean on Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 16:05:11 from 63.241.173.64

Great idea!

From ChrisM on Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 16:24:19 from 82.26.212.49

Well done Walter, hope you had plenty of CAKE to provide fuel!

From Walter on Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 00:52:46 from 24.2.66.36

Teena, you are so nice! Tell Ryan honestly that he is a stud! He has helped me out so much lately.

Rossy, its something that had to be done. Now my next goal is dominate the World Masters Championships race. USA!

Russ, I love Montana and want to move there so bad. Help me find a job and ill come run your 40 miles with you!

Steam8, I dont know your name sorry, Im sure we have passed by once or twice on a run. lol I need to find a publisher and some guidance and then I will be full steam ahead. Maybe I can make a career out of it. who knows. get me out of construction.

Jon, Thanks and I miss you! I love you man!

Steve, Im really not one of those insane runners now am I? I thought about that on my run. What the heck am I freaking doing? its 2 am and nobody is out! I think I saw bigfoot and a couple ufos. I doubt anyone will believe me though.

Tbean, Clyde from St. George gave me the idea and I ran Boston the past few years so I wasnt able to do it. It was time this year!

Chris, my family knows I hate cake. No cake for me!

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