Name: David P. Dinkel
Date of birth: 11-08-1948
Place of birth: Hays, Kansas
Current address: Olathe Ks,
Email address: ultradaved@comcast.net
Occupation: computer programming/consulting
Marital status: married
Children: 2
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 200
Personal
Best feature (physical): lower legs/calves

Worst feature: overweight

Educational background: 1yr college, computer programming-Kansas Institute

Favorite author:

Favorite book: War of the Worlds

Favorite non-running magazine: consumer reports

Favorite movie: Star Trek-Wrath of Khan

Favorite television show: Star Trek all series'

Favorite music: Rock & Roll

Favorite musical performer: Rolling Stones

Hobbies: Coin collecting-wilderness hiking/running

Make of car you drive: 1991 Toyota Camry, 1994 Chrysler Town & Country Van

Make of car you would like to drive: Dodge Viper

Favorite spectator sport: automobile oval track racing

Favorite game: international rummy

Favorite vacation destination: Colorado Rockies

Favorite time of day: sunrise

Favorite item of clothing you own: Flat Rock 50 T-shirts

Most prized possession: Kettle Moraine 100M finishers plaque & sweatshirt

Personal philosophy: Since I am a perfectionist - If it is not worth doing
right it is not worth doing.

Achievement of which you are most proud: overcoming adult onset diabetes at
age 33 and now continuing a lifelong pursuit of ultrarunning, controlling the
disease strictly with exercise and diet for more then 18 years after using
insulin for 3 months.

Favorite subject in school: math and science

Least-liked subject: English

Least-liked household chore: cleaning out the basement/garage

Pet peeve: people who cut in line and don't wait their turn. People who
think they are better then everyone else and therefore believe they should be
given special consideration.

Favorite nonrunning leisure activity: nature walking, watching nature shows
and sci-fi movies

Greatest fear: failure without trying my best first. Giving up without
exploring all avenues of solutions first.

Happiest memory: marrying a high school classmate and spending the last 27+
years in bliss raising 2 great children and now seeing the third generation
beginning with my granddaughter's emergency birth 2 days before my 50th
birthday.

Secret ambition/fantasy: become financially independent so that we could
travel the USA and sight see. In addition I would like to experience trail
running in all the areas that we would visit. I would also like to promote
exercise and wellness to others who are battling disease which could be
helped by learning from my experience.

Personal strengths: I have a one-tracked mind and a phenomenal urge to never
give up in spite of all the factors against me. I want to be the inspiration
for those who do not have the elite talent to participate to win but have the
undying urge to participate for the enjoyment and the inner peace of knowing
that you tried and learned and did more then you thought you were capable of.

Personal weaknesses: I am a procrastinator and need a push usually to get my
good qualities moving. The encouragement of the Ultra community has been my
greatest help in this pursuit.


Running
Years running: 18 years

PRs: 10k 40:47
marathon 3:16:17
50 miles 10:02:40
24hr - 86.9 miles with flu
100M trail 28:12:57
Years running ultras: 11

Number of ultras finished: 20+

Best ultra performance: 86.9 m in 24hr., completing all four Flat Rock 50K
races

Most memorable ultra performance: completing my first 100M trail run without
crew or pacers on my 2nd attempt at age 49. Winning the KUS 24 hr race in
1998 due to attrition of other runners and being the only runner still moving
at the end of the 24 hours.

Typical training week: 5 miles/day with long runs on the weekends from 10-20
miles on up.

Injuries: 2 broken toes during Flat Rock 50K, broken ankle during Sunmart
50M, dog bite on training trail run.

Favorite ultra(s): Flat Rock 50K (100K ?), Kettle Moraine 100M

Favorite running shoes: Old Nike Air Pegasus, & Nike Air Max

Favorite food/drinks during an ultra: Conquest, Clip, ham/cheese sandwich,
noodle soup

Favorite handler:

Favorite place to run: trails & the great outdoors regardless of weather

Favorite type of running surface: pine forest trails

Ultrarunning idol(s):

Why do you run ultras? To push myself beyond my current limit and what others
perceive as impossible.

Short-term goal: recover from my spring and summer ultras and complete
another Flat Rock 50K

Long-term goal: complete another 100M race and attempt the Leadville 100M. I
also want to continue to run the 24 hour until I break 100 miles. After
that, move to the 48 hour.

Favorite ultra quote(s):
You are better then you think you are.- Ken Chlouber - Leadville 100m
"Some people dream of worthy accomplishments, while others stay awake and
achieve them"

Comments: when making the step up from 1 mile, 2 mile, 10K races to the half
marathon and marathon there is a change in the camaraderie of the
participants and a feeling of family in the marathon. There is a feeling of
respect for those who start and are able to continue through to the finish.
This is only the beginning and the true family begins in the Ultra Marathons.
The genuine respect for any ultra marathoner is shown by all from the very
top elite runner to the last place back of the pack runner. We are all
members of one big happy family. We are there racing against ourselves and
the elements and not each other. Each runner will do anything and everything
for a fellow runner before during and after one of these runs. The sense of
accomplishment when completing one of these runs is immeasurable and all in
the group feed off of each other's victories. Even when things go bad there
is always a sense of learning that will be used in future races to our
advantage. For each of us who finish our ultra challenge it is our own
private Mt. Everest that has just be scaled. Great running to all.


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