| 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.
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There was an entirely new "Lady" Liberty out this morning. These people must be a dime a dozen. His sign said Honk for Liberty so I yelled at him to give me a high five for liberty. Of course he did. I was glad to see the dead dog was gone.
I guess I should tell the story about the time I saw the bum passed out on the sidewalk. When I lived 8 miles from work I would run home once a week. This was a few months before I was a blogger. One hot summer day as I was headed home saw an object in the middle of the sidewalk. I couldn't make out what it was at first. I had my headphones on, probably listening to The Final Countdown at the time, and I was carrying my cell phone which was my Garmin. "Is that a pile of clothes?" was my first thought. "No. It's in the shape of a human being. Clearly it can't be a human being because even though the sun is about to go down, the sidewalk is freakin' hot!" I got a little closer and thought, "Is that a blow up doll? I guess someone will be lonely tonight." But as I got within 10 feet I saw that it was indeed a man. I pulled my headphones out and said, "Oh crud." As I ran by him I yelled at him, "Sir, are you okay?" Nothing. Again, "Oh crud." I knew I had to stop and turn around.
At this point I look for any signs of movement. The dude is just laying there, eyes closed head pointing upwards. I yell again. His chest doesn't even look like it's moving. The only thing I could think of was how my father had just passed away a few months earlier, and I had to dress him for the funeral. There didn't seem to be much difference between what this guy looked like and the corpse of my father. I didn't want to touch him. So I dialed 911 and told him that there was a body in the middle of the sidewalk and it's not showing any signs of life. About that time two ladies came running up. One bent over and woke the guy up. I told the dispatcher he was alive, but even it didn't matter if he was alive or dead. Nobody should be sleeping in the middle of a sidewalk especially with how hot it was.
Anyway, I was pretty much freaked out after that and only made it another mile before I called my wife to come pick me. The moral of the story is if you see a dead body in the sidewalk, kick it.
Time - 46:50 (avg. pace 8:30)
Splits - 8:31, 8:24, 8:32, 8:33, 8:31, 4:20 |
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