began running when I moved to a high school that did not have a soccer team as a sport, so I decided that since I
ran all day playing soccer that running would be something that I would enjoy. Well sort of as I soon came to find
out. I was fortunate to have a running coach Mr. Lynn Cutsforth who although was sometimes a hardass
especially when you didn't run your 440's under 70 seconds and would make you run another one for punishment.
I was fortunate to make varsity both years and my senior year at Franklin High School I was number two runner.
At college I ran just because I wanted to stay in shape, and never really did any racing.
It wasn't until I joined the Army as a 2nd Lieutenant that I began on running because I really enjoyed it and it was
my time to be alone and work out any issues I had at work or in my life. While stationed in Schwabach West
Germany from 1983-86, I started running on the trails throughout the outskirts of the city and the kaserne and feel
in love with trail running. Being single my first year over there I was doing some serious miles in the morning and
in the evenings. On weekends it wasn't out of the ordinary to do a 10 KVolksmarch running with some of the other
LT's in the unit then on Sunday crank out a 20 K run by myself along the Donau Kanal or in a volksmarch
somewhere in Bavaria. I ran races from the 10K to 1/2 Marathon with a personal best of 1:30.13 in the Fulda Half
Marathon in 1984. I was also the first American runner to place in the 10K run that our kaserne used to have as
part of German-American week, the meant either a second or third place finish.
After getting married in 84 I was fortunate that Carmen understood what running meant to me so I could go out
with the guys early on the weekends and hit some trails.
After moving back to the US it was Ft. Lee and the Petersburg Battlefield where I would crank out the miles and
the scenery along some of the same trails that both Yanks and Reb's used in 1864-65 was gorgeous.
Since I left active duty Army and moved out to California I have been blessed with great running weather and with
a great group of runners who run together in Los Gatos on Saturdays and sometimes during the week. Thanks fo
them running those 15-20 mile runs is so much easier, plus the chit chat and banter makes the time on the roads
or trails fly by quickly.
Here is a picture of me running in the Skyline to Sea 50 K race last year up in the Santa Cruz Mountains at the 26
miles mark.
Mile: 4:48.31 1977
2 Mile: 10:28:45 1977
One Hour Run (Indoor): 9.89 Miles 1977
Fastest Run on CC Home Course: 17:32 1976
1/2 Marathon: 1:30:13 1984 and 1995
Fastest Marathon: 3:19:57 Silicon Valley Marathon 2001
Years it took to qualify for Boston: 25
Marathons Run: 9
50 K's Run: 1
Fastest 50 K: 7:31:12 (6000+ ft. elevation gain) 2003
Bitten by Dogs: 7 time
