| 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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2011 February Tempe Road Runners Free Monthly 5k (3.1 Miles) 00:22:21, Place overall: 3 | |
No accidental PR today. I tried, (can you accidently try?) but the two donuts I had earlier in the day were my bane. Oh, and last night's bout with half a pint of ice cream. And the wrestle with the Valentine's clearance chocolate. The numbers were stacked against me, and it wasn't a fair fight.
The "race" started as it always does with one of the store employee's starting a stop watch. It's an out and back course along the Tempe Town Lake. They finally got the distance right which was nice. I was at the front of line, so I had the lead for all of a quarter of a second. Another one of the store's employees was running, and he assumed his rightful spot in first place. I tucked in behind him because he seemed to be running quite effortlessly. Unfortunately, his sub 6 minute pace does require much effort for me. I let him go, like a Please follow Fast Running Blog policy regarding vulgar language in the wind. Shortly thereafter a couple of guys passed me. I wondered if they were posers or the real deal. One stayed strong, like a Please follow Fast Running Blog policy regarding vulgar language in an elevator. The other petered out, like a Please follow Fast Running Blog policy regarding vulgar language in a game of blue darts. I maintained a steady pace and passed him after three quarters of a mile, like a Please follow Fast Running Blog policy regarding vulgar language of the silent but violent nature.
I turned around at the halfway point and saw that there was a guy not too far behind me who I would have to hold off, like a Please follow Fast Running Blog policy regarding vulgar language on a first date. However I knew he was probably hurting as much as me if not more, like a Filiberto's carne asada Please follow Fast Running Blog policy regarding vulgar language I remember Karen told me to throw in a surge when in doubt, like a Please follow Fast Running Blog policy regarding vulgar language you can't control when you have the hiccups. That seemed to do the trick because he became less of a threat, like a Please follow Fast Running Blog policy regarding vulgar language on the toilet. Now I wondered if I could PR with a strong last mile. But I was worn out, like a lingering Please follow Fast Running Blog policy regarding vulgar language in a landfill.
It took me a while to catch my breath, but I was happy with the effort. I didn't win the shoes in the raffle, but I wouldn't have accepted them anyway. There was some heart-shaped chocolates that I took advantage of. Then I came home to a delicious home cooked meal of ultimate nachos. Tonight is going to be like a...hmmm...I just can't think of anything to say.
Splits - 7:08, 7:21, 7:10, 0:46 |
| Mizuno Wave Inspire 7 Miles: 3.10 |
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