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  Gonzo Runners Over The Years

The current iteration of Gonzos is an eclectic collection of aging hikers, bikers, paddlers and...runners. Some of us have been running for years, and kept stats. Below is a series of graphs based on historical data.


Alex MacEachern Alex Fraser Steve Chipman Greg Vail
Bruce Murphy Larry Sampson Ron Jeppesen Ron Hill
Bruce Duffy Ron Kaszor Roger Whitman


Running Stats

The scale is consistent for all the running data....1977-2018, 0-3000 miles. Yes...miles.


Alex MacEachern

2001...Fractured ankle
2002...Fractured kneecap
2007...Boston


Alex Fraser

2004...MTT strike
2011...Heart attack
2017...Prostate surgery
2018...Radiation; Broken leg
2019...487 miles

Lifetime mileage now at 40,168. Averaging 1115 miles a year for 36 years


Steve Chipman

All distances estimated



Bruce Murphy

'77-'82...Pre-Gonzo running
'92-'93...Tired & Lazy
'09-'10...Backpacking around the planet



'92-'04...Biked to work
'98-'04...Biked to work year-round
'94-'97...Raced MTB
'00-'04...Marathon Canoe, Kenduskeag and Banook paddling
'15-'18...Banook paddling



'05-'09...Walked to work
'05-'09...Yoga once a week
'10-'17...Yoga moves up to twice week
'04-'18...Indoor Bouldering



77-'18...A very rough accounting of distance covered...in Kilometers



2018...Starting out mostly as a runner, morphed into a multi-sport person.



Larry Sampson


Ron Jeppesen


Bruce Duffy


Ron Kaszor

Claims he runs 3 times a week, every week, since forever
Runs alone
No witnesses


Roger Whitman

1995 & 2001 stats estimated
Broken foot in 2002 ends a stellar career


Greg Vail

Non-Walk stats are just placeholders for now


Ron Hill

Banook ERG includes weights, yoga and rowing machines