Dallas Robertson
Iowa City, Iowa
DOB: 7-23-1956
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I am sending an updated career mileage total. I now have 190,043 miles
logged from January 1, 1980 through the end of the day April 4, 2013.
The weekly average for that time frame is 109.5 miles/week. That does
not include the 20,000 –
25,000 miles I ran from April 25, 1975 through December 31, 1979. In
2011, I had 6484 miles and in 2012 I had 6664 miles. Provided I stay
healthy, I should hit 200,000 miles logged by November 1, 2014. Men like
Dave Beardall and Herbert Fred inspire the rest
of us to reassess our goals and strive to go further than we ever
thought possible. Before I was 10 years old, there was a family owned,
corner grocery store that had fishbowls filled with penny candy. It was a
little less than a mile from where I lived, but
from a child’s perspective, it seemed like it was at the edge of the
earth, too far to travel on foot. During my running career, my marathon
taper weeks were 100 miles. I had no idea of what I was capable of.
Looking back, I think I could have done even more.
PREVIOUSLY: JUNE 10, 2009
From
Dallas Robertson: I started running April 25, 1975 to lose weight. I
was about 175 pounds. The first night, I ran 2.25 miles. The next
morning, I was 1 pound lighter. At that time, I wondered if I lost 1
pound doing 2.25 miles, how much would I lose by doing 7 miles. I ran 7
miles per day for 7 days and then ran 14 or more miles per day for 100
straight days. I weighed 145 pounds at that point. I had given up beer,
pop, and McDonalds. I started eating canned fruit, loose fried hamburger
with fried onions mixed in, and LOTS of cauliflower. I enlisted in the
US Navy and left for boot camp in October, 1975. I continued to run as
consistently as I could. I was assigned to the USS Raleigh which had a
helicopter flight deck. It was 11 laps/mile. When we were at sea, I
tried to run 11 miles (121 laps) over lunch and another 11 miles after
work. I got tendonitis in my knees so bad, I could hardly climb steps.
After some time off while overseas, we returned to Norfolk, Virginia,
our home port. After work each day, I ran 20 miles, alternating days
with a 2 ½ pound leather ankle weight on each leg.
I
was discharged in April, 1979 and returned to Iowa City. I was running
80 to 100 miles per week, but never kept track. On January 1, 1980, I
started keeping track of my mileage on my grandmother’s wall calendar,
1980 – 5581 miles. In the fall of 1997, I went over 100,000 miles. From
January 1, 1980 through June 10, 2009, I have 165,737 logged miles. My
lowest year was over 4500 in 2005 due to missing several months from
knee surgery (my first time off due to a running injury since 1981). My
highest year was 6650 in the early 1980’s. Last year (2008), I ran over
6000 miles. I have only driven my own vehicle to work 2 times since
1975.
100K Lifetime Miles
A web site about runners who have logged at least 100,000 total lifetime miles.
Joel Pasternak has reached 120,000 miles (March 26, 2013)
Joel Pasternack
Clifton, NJ
DOB: 8-07-1950
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here's some new info for my biography. i have been running for 47 and a half years. on march 6th i reached 120,000 miles. my everyday streak just hit 3000 days on march 16th which is 8years and 5 months. my minimum per day is 3 miles. by best marathon was back in 1974 at boston placing 28th in 2:25.03. i returned in 1975 with a nice tail wind an d deeper competition and placed 67th in 2:26.07. my training partner tom fleming ran 2:12.04 that year for 4th. in the 1st nyc 5-boro 26.2 race i placed 25th in 2:27.37. being on the same stage as bill rodgers, frank shorter,ron hill, and chris stewart to name a few. spending alot of time these days running at goddard park and brown university visiting my daughter and granddaughter in warwick.
Bob Lewis hit 100,000 miles on Feb. 7, 2013
Bob Lewis
Revere, MA
DOB: 7/16/55
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I achieved my 100,000th mile, February 7, 2013.
I started running in September 1971, for Revere H.S. cross country.
Frank Gallagher was the coach. He ran a very organized and structured program.
All our running courses were measured. And, that year he kept a chart logging everyone's running mileage.
He even followed us in his car, during runs. Gas was only around 35 cents a gallon back then.
After the X country season was over, I continued to log all my miles. It became sort of an obsession.
I didn't run unless I knew exactly how far it was, (within reason of course).
Year after year, I kept charts, diaries, and calendar books. The mileage was as accurate as possible, and very strictly kept.
Although my race performances were marginal at best, I just loved to run.
At 33 I ran my first marathon, The "88" Boston Peace Marathon, were I placed 6th overall in 2:39:31.
Eight of my first ten marathons were sub 2:40. I ran 14 Boston Marathons, with my best 2:36:26 in 1991.
My best finish was 104th male in 1993 with a 2:37:44. I placed 2nd in the 1993 Maine Marathon with a timeof 2:38:24.
I ran 28 competitive marathons with a range of 2:36 to 2:54. As a master I ran 2:43 twice, Twin Cities and Boston. My last marathon was in 2002.
I never had that "break out" marathon, but it was a lot of fun trying.
Today I run for health and fitness and the joy of it, around 45 miles wk. I love to run, work the body and soul, and be kind to my heart.
Rich Sands reached 100,000 miles on Oct. 3, 2012
Rich Sands
Denver, Colo
DOB: 11-6-1951
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At the morning practice, we warmed up, stretched as a team and ran the workout. It was 6 x 440, followed by some kind of drills followed by the unfathomable news that we were expected to return later that afternoon for a second workout. A second workout? This guy was serious (Coach Pingel, not me). That afternoon, we ran for 45 minutes. He called it the Boston Marathon and it was the first time I had ever heard of that race or run that far. I made it, learning that my body was capable of doing things that my mind wasn’t so sure about (wouldn’t be the last time for that lesson). I also was taught that day the importance of logging my runs, so I did (still do). The next day, I could barely walk (backwards down stairs). Somehow, I lived to tell about it.
Those three things: travel, people and the individual challenge were part of the draw for me. They’ve also been part of the big payoff. As a collegiate, post collegiate, and as a marathoner, I have traveled to places I would have never seen had I missed this golden opportunity. I’ve made, and continue to make, some wonderful friends. I’ve won some races, accomplished goals, ran in a few national championships, ran from Detroit to Mackinac in seven days during Spring Break (342 miles), represented my country once, and met a plethora of other more self-directed challenges.
And upon reaching the 100,000 mile mark, I am grateful for what this simple aerobic activity has done for every facet of my life and being.
I am proud to be a runner.
For anyone amazingly bored (or interested), I recorded the 100,000th mile. It can be found at http://youtu.be/2pjFn-0-Z48
Denver, Colo
DOB: 11-6-1951
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On October 3, 2012 after 46 years, one month and 21 days of running, I ran my 100,000th mile. It came in mile 7 of a moderately uneventful 8 mile run in the Cherry Creek State Park during recuperation from a calf
The story prior to that run, however, set the foundation for many, many miles.
The story prior to that run, however, set the foundation for many, many miles.
It began mostly because I didn’t want to be embarrassed. The first day of Cross Country practice was Monday and it was already Friday, August 12, 1966. I needed to get in shape fast! So I laced up my new Beta Bullets and went for a run. It was a half an hour in duration and the only thing I recall is that it seemed like FOREVER!
The next day, I did it again. I took Sunday off (well, it was SUNDAY, right?) and reported for practice bright and early Monday morning. I had no idea what was to come and especially the significance it would have on the entirety of my life.
I wasn’t showing up at just any cross country practice, I was going to be a member of Coach Al Pingel’s Wyandotte Roosevelt High cross country team, one of the best in the state. The running Bears had been in the top three at state regularly and boasted the defending state champion, Al Ruffner. And, at least in my mind, there were expectations placed on my performance.
In Junior High, part of P.E. was running this thing, ominously called “the distance run.” It was actually a mere 3/4 of a mile, but in 7-9 grades, someone must have felt that was a long way. I remember doing it fairly well as a seventh grader, beating everyone in my class. In eighth grade I broke the school record (which was around 4:20) by running 4:02. The next year, 3:36. The next day, high school coach Al Pingel was at class. Game, set, match: I was a cross country runner.
At the morning practice, we warmed up, stretched as a team and ran the workout. It was 6 x 440, followed by some kind of drills followed by the unfathomable news that we were expected to return later that afternoon for a second workout. A second workout? This guy was serious (Coach Pingel, not me). That afternoon, we ran for 45 minutes. He called it the Boston Marathon and it was the first time I had ever heard of that race or run that far. I made it, learning that my body was capable of doing things that my mind wasn’t so sure about (wouldn’t be the last time for that lesson). I also was taught that day the importance of logging my runs, so I did (still do). The next day, I could barely walk (backwards down stairs). Somehow, I lived to tell about it.
Cross Country, and then Track and Field allowed me the opportunity to travel to other schools, meet other runners and to experience a part of the sports world different from my earlier participation. I had played some football, a little basketball and I don’t mind saying, was an excellent baseball player (pitcher). I liked being on a team, but cross country supplemented the team part with the individual focus. I could run well and win. There was no worry about a shortstop making an error allowing in the winning run or a teammate missing a free throw at a crucial point of a big game.
Those three things: travel, people and the individual challenge were part of the draw for me. They’ve also been part of the big payoff. As a collegiate, post collegiate, and as a marathoner, I have traveled to places I would have never seen had I missed this golden opportunity. I’ve made, and continue to make, some wonderful friends. I’ve won some races, accomplished goals, ran in a few national championships, ran from Detroit to Mackinac in seven days during Spring Break (342 miles), represented my country once, and met a plethora of other more self-directed challenges.
And frankly, I’m not convinced I’d have gone to, or completed college had it not been for my involvement as a runner. I most certainly would not be the person I am today. More than 100,000 miles later (Yes, Coach Pingel, I log my miles), I happily acknowledge that 46 years ago, I began a journey that would transform my life with a simple 30 minute run. And while the travel, people and the racing have all been rewarding, I knew that first day that there was something I really liked about the act of running. I wasn’t exactly sure what it was, but I feltsomething.
And upon reaching the 100,000 mile mark, I am grateful for what this simple aerobic activity has done for every facet of my life and being.
Running was/is a simple activity, cyclical in its nature. One foot placed in front of the next in order to move forward: to cover ground, to open my mind, to allow me opportunities to escape my troubles or celebrate my triumphs. Mostly, to connect me to and strengthen my relationship with this planet upon which I exist. For that, I am ecstatically, humbly grateful.
John Parker Jr. said it best in his epic story, Once A Runner, “Running to him was real; the way he did it the realest thing he knew. It was all joy and woe, hard as diamond; it made him weary beyond comprehension. But it also made him free.”
For anyone amazingly bored (or interested), I recorded the 100,000th mile. It can be found at http://youtu.be/2pjFn-0-Z48
Herb Fred has reached 247,142 miles (Dec. 31, 2012)
Our number two high-mileage runner, Dr. Herb Fred of Houston, has reached 247,142 miles at the end of 2012.
He logged 2,192 miles for the calendar year, 2012.
More here: http://www.100klifetimemiles.com/2011/02/herb-fred-photos-january-2011.html
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