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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
Tue, Dec 02, 2008
Total Distance
2.94

I ran the regular loop this morning.  I was up earlier than usual because I had to bring my boy to the "alternative" school.  He's not happy.  Anyway, our washing machine is on the fritz, and we can only wash real small loads, so I was down to my last pair of shorts.  (Yep, I can still wear shorts here even at 6 in the morning.)  I didn't bring my "watch" with me to time myself this morning since I planned on taking it nice and easy because it's my first run since the race.  My "watch" is and has been for a while now my cell phone.  I usually start running as soon as it changes from one minute to the next.  Then as soon as I finish I start counting seconds in my head until it changes from one minute to the next.  I figure I could be off by as much as 6 seconds or so depending on how much counting I have to do.  But on a 3 mile run that amounts to only 2 seconds per mile, and that's close enough for me.  I've seen in our internet history that my wife has been doing searches for Garmins.  So I may be getting one of those for my upcoming birthday and/or Christmas.  That'll be nice.  Back to the run:  I think I was going at a pretty good pace regardless of how easy I wanted to take it.  One thing that was slowing me down was my last pair of shorts.  There's no draw string.  So I had to worry about keeping them up all the time.  I didn't worry too much because it was dark out.  I tucked my shirt in hoping that would add a little more friction.  Then I rolled them over once.  I ended up rolling them over three times.  I should've rolled them from the get go.  No one would have seen how dorky I looked in the dark.  All in all the run felt good.  I was glad to see that I didn't put on too much weight with all the holiday feasting I've been doing lately.

Weight: 214.00
Comments
From Camille on Tue, Dec 02, 2008 at 10:25:53

BAD BURT!!! You aren't suppose to be checking out what your wife is getting you for your birthday or Christmas!!!

okay, maybe you should be asking for a smaller pair of shorts for your birthday! LOL

From Burt on Tue, Dec 02, 2008 at 10:30:26

Oh you'd like that, wouldn't you? You remember those shorts. They were the same ones I wore on my first leg of the Ragnar relay. I was having trouble with them then, too, only they had the draw string and I just didn't tie them up tight enough. Funny, they used to fit fine before I lost all that weight.

From Kelli on Tue, Dec 02, 2008 at 10:30:57

I am glad you kept your shorts on! And here is to hoping you get a garmin for Christmas! Do you have a Costco membership??? Right now you can get them online with the store coupons for 150 bucks. That is a steal. It is what i got my hubby for Christmas so i can have my garmin back!

From Camille on Tue, Dec 02, 2008 at 10:36:56

Here's an idea... running suspenders. (Just a thought!)

From kungfublonde on Tue, Dec 02, 2008 at 15:53:16

Burt, since you are into ruined surprises for birthday/Christmas gifts, I will just tell you right now that I am getting you a pair of running suspenders. So would you like rainbow, like Mork from Ork, or something more conservative? What color are your giant shorts? I don't want them to clash. (if you can roll them three times, then it is definitely time for new shorts!)

My running watch was my cell phone too. I mapped out the mile markers at home. When I passed one, I'd send myself a text. (I text fast! Man, I should start a fast texting blog...)

From Burt on Tue, Dec 02, 2008 at 16:13:56

Maybe I should choose purple or rainbow. Then I could sing, "I'm coming out..."

From Lucia on Wed, Dec 03, 2008 at 15:21:49

Oh boy, this entry was so much fun I don't even know what to comment on first... overload of comments in my brain! Alright, since I have too much work to do I'm just going to say HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!

From camille on Wed, Dec 03, 2008 at 15:23:53

Burt,

Your last comment explains A LOT. Totally joking. I hope you are having a great birthday!!!

From Lybi on Wed, Dec 03, 2008 at 15:29:17

Happy Birthday Burt! I hope you can get a picture of yourself in rainbow running suspenders sometime soon. Just imagining it totally made my day!

From Kelli on Wed, Dec 03, 2008 at 18:46:27

Birthday??? Where is the cake and ice cream?

Have a good one.

From kungfublonde on Thu, Dec 04, 2008 at 01:03:49

Happy Burt-day!!!

From Teena on Thu, Dec 04, 2008 at 01:05:37

Happy Birthday Burt!!! Hope you celebrated big time!!

(Rachel, you are posting ... I just posted a comment on your blog wondering where you were. Funny!!)

From Burt on Thu, Dec 04, 2008 at 01:12:16

Thanks everyone!

From Lucia on Thu, Dec 04, 2008 at 10:48:46

Yaaaay! Sagittarious rule!

From Burt on Thu, Dec 04, 2008 at 12:59:32

and now I only have to run a 3:15 to qualify for Boston!

From montelepsy on Thu, Dec 04, 2008 at 14:04:25

When I first got here, the airlines lost my luggage. The store on base didn't sell pants. One of the guys here was nice enough to give me a pair of pants. He's taller and wider. I couldn't tuck my shirts in because I had to pull the pants up to my nipples to keep them from dragging on the ground. I wish I had thought of your triple roll trick. Very resourceful. Did you learn that in Boy Scouts or by emulating 80's aerobic videos?

From Burt on Thu, Dec 04, 2008 at 14:58:18

"We melted her."

"Ah, you liquidated her. Very resourceful."

From kungfublonde on Thu, Dec 04, 2008 at 15:05:31

We switched from Oh Brother to the Wizard of Oz?

From Burt on Thu, Dec 04, 2008 at 15:07:35

I thought it'd be a nice change of pace. And Mike's comment made me think of it.

From Leandra on Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 12:55:03 from 207.224.204.11

ha ha ha ha this reminds me of how I add the songs together to figure out how long I've run. ha ha, stupid technology why do you have to cost money. They should be handing out Garmins at water stops during races really.

Thank you for sending me to this post.

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