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Location:

Spanish Fork,UT,USA

Member Since:

Jan 15, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Age Division Winner

Running Accomplishments:

Lifetime PRs:

Marathon: 3:07:59 2013 Big Cottonwood Marathon 

1/2 Marathon: 1:24:30 2008 St. George Painters

10K: 38:39 2008 SLCTC

5K: 18:44 2009 Nestle Art City Days 

55-59 AD PRs:

1/2 Marathon:???

10K:???

5K:??? 

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

2023 plans: 

  • Work on core strength
  • Lose 5 lbs
  • Overcome lingering injuries
  • Have fun!

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Consistently place in the top 5 of my age division as long as my body will allow it.

Beat Terry Bean at any distance at least one time before I depart this earth.

Take care of mind and body so I can be in it for the long haul. Don't do STUPID THINGS!

Run until I'm 99 with Kim by my side and remember that EVERY RUN IS A GREAT RUN!

Peace of mind by striving to live like this

 

Personal:

I've been married to the lovely Kimberly for 36 years. We have 5 great kids and 5 great grandkids.

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Logged the goose-egg today. Down in Ephraim/Manti for my Dad's funeral. Kim and I briefly contemplated going out in the early morning hours but we had forgotten how much colder it is down here in the morning compared to SF and we hadn't packed the right gear. Beyond that this is a reduced mileage week anyways and with all that has gone on this week it felt right to forgo the run today.

Although funerals can and should often be times of mourning and much sadness, in this case, where my Dad had lived a rich full life to a ripe age, had been in poor health, and most of all because he missed my Mother terribly (she passed away 15 yrs ago) and was very lonely,  there was a great feeling of peace, thankfulness and rejoicing that he is now out of his misery and reunited with the love of his life. We are so thankful for God's plan of salvation and for the sacrifice of his Son that allows us to enjoy associations with our loved ones beyond the grave. We will surely miss him and still mourn for a time, but we know he is in a better place now.

It was wonderful to spend the day with family and friends, many of whom we hadn't seen for years. We are staying one more night in Manti then Kim will be heading to California for a few days to help my sister-in-law Susan deal with her difficult struggle with cancer and chemotherapy. Hope all goes well for them and that Kim can make a difference, I'm pretty sure she will as she has a gift for bringing sunshine into to the lives of others. I'll miss her while she's gone but I know this will be a blessing for all of us.

 

Comments
From Christi on Sat, Mar 08, 2008 at 21:46:21

My thoughts are with your family on this funeral day. I always appreciate your & Kim's positive attitude- you are both rays of sunshine!

From Kim on Sat, Mar 08, 2008 at 22:28:48

Tom, You did such a great job with your talk and family prayer today! It has been a very joyous celebration today!

Thanks for your nice words for me also.

From Lybi on Sat, Mar 08, 2008 at 22:44:47

(((Hugs to you and Kim.))) You guys really are special people. I'm sure your Dad is proud of you.

From laura on Sun, Mar 09, 2008 at 09:21:47

Those are the only funerals that make living happy and inspire you to be better - I'm so glad the day turned out to be a "Day of Joy and Gladness" - to borrow from the hymn.

Sounds like you and Kim are having sad family situations with struggling health and loss. I hope your family will continue to be blessed because of your faith and the service of your missionary. My mom always said the family had amazing blessings while her missionaries were out.

From Tom on Sun, Mar 09, 2008 at 09:42:48

Thanks ladies for all the supportive words. The last year or 2 or so has been a crazy, whirlwind of many ups and downs so we hope perhaps things might calm down now for a while. But even with the struggles we have been enormously blessed by having our oldest in the mission field.

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