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Location:

Mesa,AZ,USA

Member Since:

May 12, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

I started running again in 2007 after 14 years of not running.

Mile - 4:59 (high school 1992), 5:57 (9/21/2010 ARR Open Mile)

2 mile - 11:10 (high school 1992)

5k - 21:54 (11/18/2010 Tempe Road Runners 5k)

10k - 48:29 (5/9/2009 Race for Hospice)

Unofficial 10k - 47:11 (1/27/2011 Red Mountain Park)

1/2 marathon - 1:49:00 (4/4/2009 Havasu Half)

Marathon - 4:33:09 (11/21/2009 Mesquite Marathon)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Run a half marathon in under two hours.

Run a marathon in close to 4 hours.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Stay healthy long enough to live through the millenium.

Personal:

I am married and have six kids. 

Blog title explanation

Bloggers I've met in real life: 1MileToGo, Aaron Kennard, Andrea North, Arizona Desert Monsoon, auntieem, Bec, Ben, Benjamin, Bonnie, Camille, Cari, Collin Anderson, David Holt, Doone, Eight Kid Mom, Erico, Flatlander, Gary, Jake Krong, JamesW, Jose, Josse, Julieesplin, Jun, Kelli, Kerri, KP, Kyle Dion, Lightitup, Little Bad Legs, Lybi, Marthon Dreamer, M, Mary Ann Schauerhamer, Misty, Nan, Peds Endo Doc, Rachelle, RAD, Rhett, Riley Cook, Rossy, runningafterbabies, Sasha, Scott Hughes, Scott (Kelli's husband), Scott Wesemann, Slow Joe, Spencer Simpson, Stephen, Steve Piccolo, Susie, The Rookie, Toby, Tracy, Twinkies, TylerS, Walter

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Sat, Oct 24, 2009
Total Distance
8.00

AM Run

This morning I met my Ragnar team to do some hill work.  Only one of my teammates showed up.  It was a fun time though.  We went to South Mountain.  That's a very popular place for runners, mountain bikers, and hikers.  The parking lot fills up quickly.  We got there at 6:30am, and it wasn't too bad yet.  I was quite proud of my parallel parking job.  I saw (close your ears allie) a coyote run across the road. 

We ran for 2 miles up the mountain, then back down.  The first mile had a net elevation rise of 170 feet.  We covered it in 10:20.  The next mile had a 340 foot rise.  That took us 11:54.  Coming back down that first mile took almost as long because it was so steep and rocky; 11:39.  Then we hit the dirt road and cranked out an 8:10.  We wanted to get 5 miles in so we ran on the paved road for half a mile (80 foot descent), and turned back around to finish up.  The last mile took 8:28.

It's been a while since I've done hills.  I could feel the burn in my calves.  The view from the top of the mountain was pretty.  I shoulda took a picture.

 

PM Run

I wasn't content with only 5 miles today so I went for 3 more this evening.  It was dark out, so I kept it nice and easy.  Plus I was wearing a cotton shirt and I didn't want to irritate my areola.  My splits were 8:47, 8:40, and 8:37.


Mizuno Wave Inspire 4 White/Classic Blue/Raven Miles: 8.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Carolyn in Colorado on Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 22:55:13 from 24.8.167.243

Congratulations on the parallel parking.

From rattletrap on Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 00:59:17 from 24.19.93.139

Isn't that areolae? Or were you only worried about one of them? Remember, cotton is the enemy!!

Way to go on that hillwork. You're gonna make your team proud.

From Burt on Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 11:33:56 from 98.167.151.26

Carolyn - Parallel parking on an incline with a stick shift is a feat in itself. Admittedly, I did hit, well nudge, the car behind me trying to get out.

Trap - that's originally how I had it spelled, but Firefox kept giving me that squiggly red line underneath it. What's the plural for it if you have three of them?

From Steve Piccolo on Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 14:55:32 from 66.60.123.63

Good job on South Mountain (pretty scenic) and getting two runs in!

From sam Dean-Howard on Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 17:16:55 from 90.201.147.44

ha ha whats a stick shift???

great running dude thats awesome (I took Dylan to a sk8 park today 2 long hours of bmxing! hence the language dude) ha ha

Whats the short for giggle giggle is that just he he :-)

From Eric Day on Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 13:45:36 from 189.192.44.86

Cool run Burt. So you can drive?

From Burt on Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 14:19:56 from 68.76.197.194

Steve - yeah. I bet you've done South Mountain a few times.

Sam - I guess someone who drives a crotch rocket wouldn't know what a stick shift is.

Eric - callate la boca! Can I drive? Puh-lease! I will say this. Spaniards are far superior than Americans at parallel parking. They have to do it all the time on those tiny streets they have.

From sam Dean-Howard on Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 17:10:34 from 90.201.147.206

ha ha Burt, I ride a crotch rocket, I looked it up its just a manual gear box.....ha ha love it :-)

From Steve Piccolo on Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 19:45:42 from 66.60.123.63

I've never run up South Mountain. I probably would have keeled over back then. But I have hiked it 2-3 times.

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