Go, you chicken fat, go away!

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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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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Mizuno Wave Inspire 7 Lifetime Miles:						803.99
Asics Gel 3030 Lifetime Miles:						204.85
Saucony Hurricane 13 Lifetime Miles:						149.22
Asics Gel DS Trainer 17 Lifetime Miles:						87.49
Mizuno Wave Inspire 9 Lifetime Miles:						800.59
Brooks Ravenna 4 Lifetime Miles:						88.83
Mizuno X10 Trail Lifetime Miles:						180.06
Mizuno Wave Inspire 10 Lifetime Miles:						802.77
Asics Gel Kayano 21 Lifetime Miles:						56.47
Mizuno Wave Inspire 11 (blue) Lifetime Miles:						800.75
New Balance 1260v5 Lifetime Miles:						9.19
Reebok Floatride Lifetime Miles:						8.23

Mon, May 16, 2011

Total Distance

0.00

Who's it gonna be?

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From DaleG on Mon, May 16, 2011 at 18:04:43 from 174.52.230.9

I see you put your face on my picture.

From Burt on Mon, May 16, 2011 at 18:21:04 from 206.19.214.144

And the winner is Dale! I think everyone else is too afraid to tell me how fat I used to be.

From allie on Mon, May 16, 2011 at 18:38:47 from 161.38.218.168

i spy a reflecting pool. this post is so boring, i am not even going to bother to comment.

if you need me, i'll be browsing through my athlinks rivals.

From Burt on Mon, May 16, 2011 at 18:49:29 from 206.19.214.144

allie - you love reflecting pools.

Two packets of P90X Results and Recovery drink to whomever can tell me where I'm standing.

From runningafterbabies on Mon, May 16, 2011 at 19:08:34 from 71.195.219.247

So how long ago was this pic taken? I have to admit I didn't think it was really you.

From Merri on Mon, May 16, 2011 at 19:22:04 from 160.7.252.148

Burt I was glad to see you came to the fireside I spoke at last night.

From Predog on Mon, May 16, 2011 at 19:24:28 from 24.10.142.244

This is unrelated, but you should check out my blog. As promised per my comment on your blog post of Sept. 19, 2010.

From Burt on Mon, May 16, 2011 at 19:32:01 from 206.19.214.144

Melody - 6/21/2006

Merri - I need all the inspiration I can get when it comes to loving ALL of God's children.

Predog - Love it. That's the toughest blog title out there right now.

From DaleG on Mon, May 16, 2011 at 19:50:00 from 152.216.7.5

That picture was taken at Southwest Fountain Arts - "The Fountain Store & More."

From Burt on Mon, May 16, 2011 at 20:27:23 from 206.19.214.144

Dale, you said that with such confidence. But, WRONG!!!

From DaleG on Mon, May 16, 2011 at 20:47:40 from 152.216.7.5

Armistead farms?

From Burt on Mon, May 16, 2011 at 21:07:48 from 72.223.90.79

You're getting farther away Dale. Here's a hint: think of the initials FLW.

From DaleG on Mon, May 16, 2011 at 21:29:47 from 173.151.238.213

Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation in Scottsdale

In the aerial photo on this website,I can see the exact spot you were standing.

http://www.celebrityhousepictures.com/frank-lloyd-wright.php?housephotos=2

From PRE on Mon, May 16, 2011 at 21:42:44 from 99.50.214.225

Dale G...Two packets of P90X Results and Recovery drink may be coming your way soon. Any idea on the shelf life?

From Burt on Mon, May 16, 2011 at 22:25:59 from 72.223.90.79

Dale - That's it, but Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation in Scottsdale is not the name I'm looking for. You're so close.

From DaleG on Mon, May 16, 2011 at 22:38:02 from 152.216.7.5

Taliesin West

From Burt on Mon, May 16, 2011 at 22:41:08 from 72.223.90.79

Bingo! Just PM me your address. Or is there more than one house in Roy Utah? Shelf life of 1000 years.

From april27 on Tue, May 17, 2011 at 12:10:02 from 165.138.243.1

boring...but i'm sure I will just get more email notifications! LOL

From DaleG on Tue, May 17, 2011 at 14:45:47 from 174.52.230.9

Here's another email notification just for you, Allie.

From Derunzo on Tue, May 17, 2011 at 15:01:45 from 64.56.60.130

Burt... how far along were you in that picture?

From Burt on Tue, May 17, 2011 at 16:13:22 from 206.19.214.144

April - You know you love having your inbox full. It makes you feel special.

Funzo - that's a good one.

From runningafterbabies on Tue, May 17, 2011 at 22:41:22 from 71.195.219.247

That is so impressive! I'm really proud of your transformation, Burt. And I can say that honestly. I've seen you in person.

From AmberG on Wed, May 18, 2011 at 00:56:57 from 67.2.211.77

Burt, not boring! WOW. . . impressive transformation, even minus the reflection pool. :)

From Rob on Wed, May 18, 2011 at 01:26:57 from 72.254.57.16

Very interesting, since I inadvertently stopped running 2 months ago my blog got extremely boring (so I thought), but I've noticed that my average hit count slowly started creeping up. Apparently FRB'ers like boring, non-running related posts. Interesting indeed.

From Burt on Wed, May 18, 2011 at 01:34:36 from 72.223.90.79

Melody - I was totally holding in my gut when I met you.

Amber - The reflection pool makes me look twice as fat. Because it's a reflection.

Rob - Interesting and mysterious...

From Twinkie the Kid on Sat, May 21, 2011 at 00:15:33 from 24.10.183.5

hi my name is Burt. and your twinkiethekid.

From Burt on Sat, May 21, 2011 at 01:20:42 from 72.223.90.79

Don't confuse me twinkiethekid!!!

From heathercolbypeck on Mon, May 23, 2011 at 07:49:02 from 24.97.75.130

BURT REFLECTION POND OR NO REFLECTION POND! THIS IS A GREAT TRANSFORMATION!

WHAT MADE YOU START RUNNING I WANT TO KNOW YOUR STORY.

From Burt on Mon, May 23, 2011 at 10:33:25 from 72.223.90.79

Hi Heather! Well, I ran in high school because my friend told me I was too skinny to play football. I believed him, but I have no regrets becoming a track star. Then I kept running for a year as I was training for the one and only local 5k that my small town offered. But I injured my knee a couple of days before the race. That was pretty much the last time I ran up until January of 2007. Up until then I was playing basketball three times a week trying to live out my fantasy of becoming an NBA player (or at least a street ball legend.) But I kept getting hurt more, and I was steadily gaining weight. One year I broke my heel. The next year I broke my wrist. Then the next year I twisted my ankle real bad. I also had balooned up to 254 lbs. That's when I knew I had to do something different so why not go back to my roots?

Luckily at that same time one guy in my office at work organized a Biggest Loser contest and another was putting together a team for this fun little race his wife had heard about called Ragnar. I didn't think I'd be able to do it, so I declined. But I charged right in on the Biggest Loser. I was having a Slim Fast for breakfast, salad for lunch, and usually fish for dinner. And I started doing jumping jacks and running in place. It wasn't long before I could actually feel that hey, I could probably go for a run without collapsing from exaustion after 200 feet. So, I shook off the fear of running outside where people might actually see me, and went for a 3/4 mile run. It wasn't easy, but I didn't stop, and I kept doing it for a week. I noticed that my endurance was coming back.

So, one of the Ragnar runners got injured, and I jumped on board. Knowing that I would have to be able to run at least 7 miles at one time without stopping, I slowly built my miles up. At the end of two months when the Biggest Loser contest was over and Ragnar was just a couple of weeks away, I had dropped 42 lbs and could run 8 miles nonstop. I haven't looked back since. :)

Sorry to everyone who has already heard that story.

From heathercolbypeck on Mon, May 23, 2011 at 11:39:44 from 24.97.75.130

WELL THATS A GREAT STORY BURT.

YOUR MY NEWEST HERO.

From Rob on Mon, May 23, 2011 at 11:44:32 from 206.71.84.68

I'd never heard your story.

From Burt on Mon, May 23, 2011 at 12:00:49 from 72.223.90.79

Heather - I am not a hero. I am a mere defender of the office. You know who's a real hero? Hiro, from Heroes. That's a hero... Also, Bono.

Rob - What do you mean you haven't heard my story? You lived my story. It's the exact same as yours. Except you're way faster.

From Rob on Mon, May 23, 2011 at 12:18:37 from 206.71.84.68

Same story except I'm not nearly as funny, popular, and have never won a biggest looser contest.

From Merri on Mon, May 23, 2011 at 12:49:23 from 160.7.252.148

I liked that story, never read it before.

From Burt on Mon, May 23, 2011 at 12:53:24 from 72.223.90.79

Rob - just keep trying to be boring. You'll get there.

Merri - Do you think you can use my story in your next fireside talk?

From Merri on Mon, May 23, 2011 at 13:27:01 from 160.7.252.148

yes burt and probably my kids bedtime story tonight.

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