Birthdate: 1/04/77

Birth Place: Minneapolis, Minnesota 

Family: My wife (Leah), mom and dad (Dan and Kathy), mother-in-law (Sally), sister and brother in-laws (Sara and Steve), and three nieces Sophia, Mallory and Della  

Personal strengths: I am a team player, very observant, and helpful.   

Personal weaknesses: I doubt myself too much, I am not as patient as I should be and I talk loud 

Reason for joining Northstar: running and friendship 

Favorite running shoes:  Brooks Ghosts 

Favorite place to run:  Cleary Lake, 

Running Goals:

• Short-term: Grandma 1/2
• Long-term:  stay healthy 

Proudest Running Achievement: run the TC Marathon for my first time and got under 4 hours it’s never happened again  

Typical training week, a month or two before a major race: I have a goal of 30 miles or more a week.  With a yearly goal of 1500 miles. I do my workouts on Wednesday.  For my off day I lift at Hit Results. A month before a race a get to my highest mileage.

Running idol: Forest Gump

Injuries: sprained ankle 2023 

PRs: 

• Marathon PR: 3:40
• Half-Marathon PR: 1:38
• 10 Mile PR: 1:05
• 10K PR: :43
• 5K PR: 21:08  
• 1 Mile PR: 5:58

Non-running Hobbies: Fishing, playing video games, day road trips, boating