Go, you chicken fat, go away!

I love the blog name! and your dedication to running in such a short time is certainly inspirational. I look forward to seeing more of your posts.

Welcome to the blog!

Hey! Another Mesa person--welcome! My hubby (James W) and I live here too. It is really nice if you can get out early enough in the morning. The last 2 days have been PERFECT for running.

My husband ran London's Run half this year as well. What a great race--full of heart.

Great job on losing 40 lbs. What an achievement!

Welcome to the blog. I took a ten year break of not running and now I wished I would have stuck it out. Keep up the good work.

Welcome! My husband Sasha and I are expecting number 6 in October.

How has it been since then?

Good job on biking and saving on gasoline and the environment!! I've been thinking about that myself. How long does it take to get to work and is your ride level, incline, or decline?

It's an 8-mile ride to work. Luckily it's at a 0.6% downgrade, so I can just coast in without working up a sweat. On the way home I try pushing it because then I don't care if I sweat. :)

Oh yeah, how long does it take? 45 minutes or so??

It takes about 45 minutes going to work and about 35 minutes coming home.

I've had a tough time getting back this spring. Mostly because of injuries. I missed last season so I'm impatient and keep doing more than I should. It's easy to remember what you used to do and want to start there, but its important to take it easy at first. If you build a good base without injury, then you can progress at an accelerated rate in a couple of weeks. Ten miles in less than 2:45 would have killed me even if my base was 30-40 miles a week! I'd like to have your pain threshold!

Is this only your second run in May or is it just that you haven't blogged them all? I would say the downhill and the distance can kill you. If you are feeling gungo ho, start with getting out each day. I would say it depends on what your training has been on the last three months how quickly you can ramp up your mileage or what your current mileage should be. So fill us in a little more on your training.

You get an A for effort but you are probably right too much for just starting back. As Michelle said I think it is important to try to get out each day and do something then continue to build up your base.

Hi Michelle. Hi Jim. I'm commenting on this post because clearly I was too conceited to do so before. Actually I just referenced this in my current blog for Jan. 1, 2011. This run was 10 miles down the Hualapai Mountains. Today I ran 11 miles up them!

Thanks for noticing the typo on my page. Way to go with all the running in the last year. That is really inspiring. That is also cool that your kids are getting into running. Way to go. Best of luck with everything.

Now that's pretty funny. Maybe that'll keep you away fom candy (and chicken) forever.

OMG...okay what bothers me most about this is that I look so pale!!! hahahah

I love this..put it on my blog so it reminds me every day not to eat poorly! hahahha

oh and i'm printing it ...it is going next to my couch potato quote

I don't think you should cover your face when you go to the tanning salon.

And where did your knee go?

knee? Where is my waist? I'm suprised I"m even in a dress!

I'll never eat chicken again!

I showed this and the slug pic to my husband. He didn't get it...maybe it was b/c I couldn't stop laughing while I was explaining. LOL

It's a blog thing. He wouldn't understand.

I love discovering fellow Arizonans on the blog!! :) Nice to meet you!

Are you training for anything specific right now?

I'm not training for anything specific right now. I was going to do the Ogden marathon, but when allergy season came I got sick and wasn't able to train for a month. I decided to bow out. Now there's nothing in the near future that I plan on doing other than Man Against Horse and Dick Tomlin's 5k at the end of the year. I would like to do the Texas Ragnar Relay. In fact I had copied all of the runners from the Other Blogs tab and pasted them into EXCEL. Then I sorted the columns by state to see who lived in Texas. Then I was curious to see who's on the blog from Arizona, and that's when I discovered Lazlo "playing the field." LOL.

Congratulations on getting married soon. What races are you doing?

Thank you Burt!

Your dedication is great. Congrats on losing the 40lbs in a year! With that work ethic you will be below 4hrs for the marathon in no time.

What legs have you run for WBR?

I ran leg 11 last year. I didn't go this year.

I loved leg 11. I went in wanting a leg that had a nice uphill, a nice downhill, and a flat. Legs 11 and 12 were perfect. I gave leg 12 to a more experienced runner. Leg 11 was the shortest total distance, but it was in no way the easiest. In fact, it was quite challenging. But because it was the shortest, I believe many teams put their weakest runner on that leg. I was able to "kill" quite a bit of runners which is something I didn't do at all in the Del Sol race. Part of that was that there was more people to pass, but I think it's mostly because I was running against slower people. In any case, it felt great.

What about you?

Burt, I would say all the legs on WBR are challenging. Getting some roadkill only makes the race that much more exciting. I ran leg 9, 21, and 33. With 33 by far being the hardest ("You've got to be kidding.") For Del Sol I ran leg 7, 19, and 31. Keep up the hard work let me know if you'll be racing in UT and I'll look for you. My next "key" race will be the Deseret News 10K.

Nice ride! Your comments on Cheston's blog cracked me up today - I also post my biking miles under comments... but it would be nice if the system had a way to track them and add them up (I screwed up and changed my blog template to the expert one, and now I can't change it back!) There is a blog template for triathletes but I think it still adds up all the mileage...

Anyway, keep up the good work!

I don't want to be on the Lone Faithfuls list, so I'm sending myself a message. Nobody needs to read about my neutering anyway.

So, do you sing really high now, like the Castrati? They used to make a ton of money, you know. Maybe if you move to Italy....

Let's just say I'm not the man I used to be.

Castrati. I can feel it in my bones: You are destined for fame and fortune.

If a few snips could bring me fame and fortune, I'm upset that nobody told me about this before! I'd gladly give up my manhood for that.

Hi Burt!

I left you a link to Pfitz's plan on my blog (just wanted to let you know). Good luck with your training!

Thank You! I ran lot's of 10k but the 1/2 was so different. Good Luck to you

and your goals!

I know those hills--they are absolutely brutal! Great job getting up them!

There's another runner from Mesa now on the blog. He looks pretty fast, too.

great job on your first triathlon! I remember my first one and also feeling like i was going to die on the swim. it's a weird feeling running right after cycling really hard. glad you enjoyed it!

Good Job Burt!!! I think it's awesome that you did the triathlon, and that your have so much support from your wife (that helps, doesn't it?). Way to go, I would have drown!

Awesome job on that Tri. I can only hope that my first attempt would be as good as yours. So have you picked another one to do yet?>?

Thanks guys. Huans32, the reason why I picked this one is because the guy that organized this one also organizes one in my hometown of Kingman. I did the 5k in Kingman last year. Now I'm on the mailing list. I recently bought a road bike because of gas prices. Ever since then I've been thinking about doing a tri. When I got the email that they still had some available places, I decided on a whim to do it. So the next one I do will probably be the one in Kingman in November.

Alright, Burt! Way to go! Heck you've done more triathlons than me! I'm impressed! Your training has really progressed nicely. :) I have to admit it's nice to see some fellow bloggers riding a bit too :-P.

What type of bike do you have by the way, Burt? I ride a Dawes Lightning 1500.. it's actually a "Sprint Triathlon bike" I guess but it seems to suit me well, and it was the only one available online within my budget of $500 haha.

I have a GT Series 3. It's nothing fancy, but I got a 20% discount, so it ended up costing me just under $700. It sure beats the bike I bought at Wal-Mart, which lasted 3 days.

hi, 2008

Thank you, allie. Happy birthday.

Ouch, sorry about the new addition to the inside of your foot. Make sure to get whatever it is completely out though. I had something similar a week back in my hand and ended up taking a razor to cut a slice to get it out. Not that I recommend this but it worked... Good work to keep up the training on the bike while you work out the foot issue to get running again.

How in heavens name did you find me THAT fast?

You were at work WAY too late!!!

Way to look at it in a postive way! I think it's so weird that it isn't infected, but that's good, right? I'm glad you ran today... now we can "compete". (Though, according to the words of Ox, I'm a girl, so I should run less).

excuses, excuses! (he he he). Of course, I have excuses to. Way to get out there. Hopefully your foot will start feeling better soon!

Way to get up and run! I can't believe that you are beating me on the mileage board. I would tell you that your going down, except I'm not planning to run too much this week. (We'll call it recovery before my *big race*).

Of course I'm beating you. I'm a man, and I follow the admonition of Ox.

The correct terminology for what you are doing is tapering. You should talk to one of the experts to find out what the best way to taper is.

Are you trying to hint that you are a pro. I know that this is a taper week, but didn't know if you would know the lingo. LOL. Actually, is it bad to taper two weeks in a row? I'm trying to decide if I should hold back next week prior to my race. Any thoughts?

Actually, I'm no pro at all. So what I say to you is just from my personal experience. You do want to cut down on your miles a bit, but you still want to run every day up to the race except the day before and possibly two days before. If you're just training for a 5k, you probably don't need to start tapering two weeks in advance. Again, I'm no expert, and I know you're just saying you are recovering in jest, but you're still doing other things like biking, and kick boxing, so you should be fine. (In case you didn't notice, that was a run-on sentence.)

Burt... you didn't post any miles today. If that is truly the case, I think that means I'm above you on the mileage board! :o) (Take that Ox!)

Burt - way to run today! Unfortunately for you, I am still ahead of you on the mileage board. (insert evil laugh!)

Way to run every day so far this week! Does that mean your foot is feeling better? I hope so!

Burt - you totally rock! I'm impressed that you do that everyday.

Yeah, but I need to start running. I'm going to try 10 miles on Sat. morning.

You lost 40 lbs! That's awesome. How long have you be biking?

I lost 42 pounds last year in 2 months when my work did a biggest loser contest. I also won $450, which was nice. I've been biking for about 5 months now. I decided to try and save money with how high gas prices are.

Burt, you must have been extremely fast... so fast you got to work an hour early! Way to run!

Check you out! 8.5 miles! That's awesome. You must be training for something... like say a 1/2 marathon, maybe? Nice pace. I ran at closer to a 10 min/mil pace, so you kicked my butt for sure! good job!

Way to go Burt! You totally rock. 8th in the milage board without running yesterday (because lets face it, some people cheated and ran yesterday). Are you ready for Saturday?

Good job resisting temptation and getting up before 0500. I probably would have to stop talking to you if you had resorted to drinking garbage.

Burt! The whole garbage thing was added after I checked out your milage this morning. Gross! I'm glad you decided to be a man and hold off. If you hadn't, I sure as heck would be making fun of you today at the office LOL

Thanks for the welcome! Good luck on your Marathon this weekend!!

For one, I probably would not have admitted it if I had partaken of any mystery juice. Actually, I saw a gatorade bottle, too, but it looked like pee. For two, I wouldn't have had those thoughts if I hadn't seen the episode of Man vs. Wild where he peed in the snake skin and drank it later. Strange things go through your head when you're putting the miles in on the open road. :P

Thanks for the well wishes on my half marathon, Melody. Sorry you had to be privy to this.

Burt... once again, gross! But, I have to say that I know you well enough to know that you actually would admitt to drinking the mystery juice. (though maybe not on your blog). LOL I'm glad you choose not to.

High five! I take it you used aid stations instead of litter or hollowed out reptiles.

All clean today. Of course, if I was in St. George, all I would need to do is open my mouth and tilt my head slightly upward.

Good job hanging tough on a tough course!

Thanks for the nice post on my blog. Great job today, what a great feeling to know that you have that under your belt. Sounds like it was a tough course, but YOU DID IT!! Be proud of yourself. Keep up the good work!!

Thanks for the support! It's interesting to hear you say you are done with 1/2s for right now. I'm thinking I'm done with marathons for right now. What do you bet we both change our minds someday?! :o) Congrats on your race!

Great job on the finish. Sounds like a tough course. keep after it, you will keep improving.

Way to go Burt! You totally kicked butt! That was awesome. We'll have to do some other races together!

Good race on a tough course. I actually like full marathons more that half's. Half's are too hard and fast. Marathon pace is a lot more doable for me- the downer of a marathon is that it takes a long time to recover.

Welcome to the wonderful world of triathlons. Congrats on losing 40 pounds. Keep up the good work.

If you ran a sub 5 in high school, you still got the speed somewhere in you.

I'm glad you fixed your tire! No more flats!

Go Ginger!!!

There was a couple of times she was pushing me to go, but sometimes it was like I had to grab that bitch by the neck and drag her along.

What??? She's a female dog...

Wow... you didn't think that was a bit much?

Does your oldest daughter run too? Or just your son?

How are you planning on training for the swim?

Just have someone throw me in.

Actually I need to pay the dues to get a key to the community pool. Maybe there will be a few days that I can swim still without turning into a popsicle.

how funny... does he live near you?

Yeah. He lives about 2 miles north of me, not even that as the crow flies, but we're not even in the same stake.

Congrats Burt!! Way to gooooooo!!!!

Nice job. Why 2.94?

It's just a little loop around my new neighborhood. There's another one I run from time to time that is 5.56. So most of my runs will be a combination of some sorts of those numbers.

Plus since I'm training for a 5k run as part of my upcoming triathlon, I'm concentrating on that smaller distance.

One last thing, Hot Rod was a very funny movie, but certainly was not the most awesome movie ever!

You're right it's not, but it's a scientific fact that Kung Fu Hustle is.

Hot Rod gets better every time you watch it. So for us, it's REALLY good.

And kung fu hustle is the best. BEST.

Burt, when is your 5k?

I like Chris Parnell's tattoo and his explanation of how it's "plausible."

I saw the previews for Kung Fu Hustle, and I don't know that I'll ever watch it. Are you sure you weren't going through a wonderful time in your life when you watched it, and now you equate that with it being the BEST?

Last year I ran a 5k back in my hometown of Kingman, AZ. This year I bought a road bike to help offset the cost of the sky rocketing gas prices. So I have decided to do the whole triathlon this year. It is November 8th. We'll see how it goes.

It worked! Emily is so beautiful!

nice work out, and some good plans for the day! Enjoy the social!

Nice run! Good for you! I was number 23 on the mileage board just a few minutes before... and next thing I know I get your message. :o)

Well, it's the thought that counts, right?

Who is this Bond, David Bond?

David Bond is a former co-worker who quit our company for something "bigger and better". He lives out by Burt though... way in BFE.

(Burt and I work together.)

What does me BFE mean?

Bare foot Egyptians?

I think it means you live in Area 51.

Okay... so Burt just told me what BFE really means, and I'm slightly embarrased. I didn't know it had an acutal meaning. ((blush)). I guess when I meant to say is, Burt rides 17.5 miles or 35 miles on his bike a day because he lives 17.5 miles away from work.

Burt - here are some other meanings for "BFE"

http://www.acronymfinder.com/BFE.html

how is your training going? Are you feeling good about your tri?

Let's just say that I'm very optimistic about doing much better than last time.

GREAT pace! That is some mighty nice speed!

Hey Burt- be careful with pushing through pain. It always backfires on me :)

Great marathons and WEIGHT LOSS!! Way to go!!!

AWESOME pics Burt! You ROCK!!! What a handsome guy :D That is AMAZING!

They say that everypound is 30 seconds off per mile too. Your 1/2 and marathon goals are exactly the same as mine! We are twins in neighboring states!

GREAT JOB BURT!!!!

GO BURT GO!!! That is awesome, and a ton of weight in such little time! And to get money on top of it, perfect icing on the cake!!

You probably have displaced fat weight with muscle weight with all the exercising you do. Keep resisting roadside treats!

Good one, Mike.

Okay... I work with Burt, and I can tell you, he totally kicked butt on that Biggest Loser competition! He went through quite a transformation! It was awesome. Then he started running and has kicked butt ever since!

Mike, you crack me up! :o)

Burt - you rock. Are you in the mood for a Otter Pop, because I think we should celebrate. Tell me what flavor you want and I'll stick it in my secret freezer.

Translation of Camille's comment: Burt was a big fat slob.

While I can't argue with that, I will thank you for remaining my friend. You see, Camille lost some weight around the same time, and I told her she no longer looked like a butterball. Somewhere in that statement was supposed to be a compliment, but she's never forgiven me.

Heck no I haven't! Calling someone a butterball is *NOT* a compliment. Even if you are telling them that they aren't a "butterball anymore". Dude! I'm taking back my Otter Pop!

...but you don't even like the blue raspberries...come on!!!

That was awfully nice of him! Way to go!

It was nice of him. But had he dropped me off right at the corner instead of driving another 2 tenths or so up the road, I would be 0.02 miles ahead of you on the mileage board. :)

So sad for you :o)

Do you have padded shorts or have you just toughened up? Bike seats kill me.

I do have a gel pad seat cover, but for the most part I am hardened and calloused.

Great to get out there with balky legs! I hate it when they complain on a run. Don't they know that they are getting run no matter what they think or say?

Yeah, they were acting like one of my kids. "I don't want to..."

I don't think that is a new idea. sorry.

Gu man, that green tire gu stuff! It is salvation for the biker. I think there is more gu in our tires than air at this point :)

Nice idea! I think I will start tonight after dinner ;)

You look so RELAXED. Way to go on the record and taking everyone to early monring seminary! What did they do if you slept in?

Wow, cool newspaper clipping!! Thanks for your advice about running 6 days a week. I noticed that you seem to run 2 times a day...how do you fit that into your schedule?? Who do you run with? I need some motivated running friends like that! :)

Nice article! Very cool! the only records I set in high school were for the # of boys I kissed and the # of rules broken by any of my siblings. I hope my kids don't read your blog ;)

Have you heard of Janda sit-ups? They will make you puke. They take out your hip flexors from doing any of the work.

You have to tense your glutes and hamstrings, which deactivate your hip flexors and all you have left to sit up are your abs.

Have someone hold on to your calves without sitting on your feet. You don't want to hook your toes on anything because you'll end up using them for leverage and using your flexors. While they're holding your calves pull against them like you're doing a leg curl and squeeze your glutes, then try for a sit up.

It took me some time to play around with it before I got it.

3-5 reps, 3-5 sets and your abs are done.

That is an awesome record. And those are awesome shorts!

Just got to a computer where I could see pictures.

Wow. Mini-shorts!

you should post the Napoleon picture :o)

Kelli - I never slept in. I must've been a strange kid, because for some reason I never missed a day reading my scriptures and saying my prayers as a senior. Wierd.

Court - You'll find that I'm not the best person to practice what Sasha preaches, but I'm trying. Mostly I run on my own, but hopefully I can start running with my Ragnar team in a few weeks on Saturday mornings.

Marion - Marion, Marion, Marion. That's all I'm going to say.

Mike - I'll have to try those. There was a time when my abs were as defined as my calfs. That was 60 lbs. ago.

Rachel - You should see the picture of me jumping over the high jump bar. Someone snapped it at just the right angle.

Camille - I will post the Napoleon picture, but I'll also post the Arnold picture.

I think you should add this to the list of running accomplishments on the left!

For a minute I thought it said Wingman on your vest but it actually says Kingman...

"If you're out in front, then you're setting your own pace."

So smug...I'll get you 1991 Burt....oh yes, I will...

That's an awesome pic and article. Your weight loss idea is pretty decent too.

Joe - I'm not sure I said any of those things I was quoted as saying. Kingman reporters like to embellish their livelihood.

Adam - I wrote his a little over 6 years ago. Scientists at Berkley are still researching it.

Dyn-O-Mite!

Sweet pictures!!! Great job on the weight loss and getting back into running!!!

Please tell me you aren't going to match me up with the chick from X-Files again, because I'm much cuter than her!

omg that is so funny Burt ha ha ha LMAO

Oh yes, you TOTALLY look like Napoleon! That is freakin' AWESOME!

The Governator? Um, keep working on that. And keep dreaming. Napoleon is way cooler than Arnold anyway.

Ahahahaaaaaaaa! Oh Burt! I can't quit laughing! You are the funniest/fun person I know!!

You do not have to win---just enjoy the experience, right??

Right you are. I just don't want to be dragging my feet like last time at the end. I need to finish strong!

YOU WILL!!! Good luck, can not wait to hear how it goes.

Good luck with the triathlon! Enjoy it!

Burt - you are going to do awesome! I know it! :o)

Try sinking your hips or imagine your head's on a rail.

Nice pace!

Good luck tomorrow!!!

It IS all for fun, but you will be up there soon enough! GREAT JOB and glad you enjoyed it.

Great report, Burt, and awesome job! You rock!!! I think that's awesome that your whole family was there routing for you! You will have to tell me where you find these Duathlons. I'd like to do one. Of course, I'd have to learn how to ride my bike a bit faster first. LOL :o)

Congratulations Burt! I don't think I could do the tri thing, sounds too unpredictable for me. I'll stick to running events for my competition. But, hats off to you for doing such a great job with a difficult race. And way to set a good example for your loved ones!

What a stud! When I grow up or I'm going to do a tri too.

You may have swallowed some pool water, but you were able to keep your hair dry.

Wow! Great job, way to go!! What an amazing accomplishment. Keep it up :)

What a great race! I want to do triathlons after I qualify for Boston next year - now I know who to ask for advice! Thanks for adding me to your athlinks friends too - I saw your name there but figured you were too young to have 6 kids so I thought there was another Burt out there... ha! Keep the fun coming!

Burt,

I found you a duathlon. http://www.active.com/page/Event_Details.htm?event_id=1641849&assetId=9095cbbf-5924-441f-96b6-0ba792f31f97

I saw this one, but it's a week before Ragnar.

Poor Ginger! She'll get used to it :) ... or you'll remember to bring a grocery sack ;) Fun times!

I am sure it will still be there for you later, although you may have to scrape it off of the sidewalk!

I'm glad you didn't step in it while running LOL.

I feel like poor Ginger when I'm running sometimes. Nothing like running to stir up the insides.

This made me laugh, but I can't figure out why.

It must be very late because I am laughing hysterically as well. Funny stuff Burt!! I especially enjoyed this thoughtful line, "Whatever."

Oh man!!!

Mike laughed because it sounds *exactly* like something he'd write. Which is why it made me laugh, too.

...Except that Mike's sister wouldn't freak over going out to find and pick up poop on the sidewalk. However, his wife would if she got that phone call :)

We have family that are National Park employees and they'd poke it apart with a stick and tell you all about what your dog ate in scientific terms.

On second thought, poop from a dog that has a diet of dog food would probably be pretty consistent.

I'm just scarred from the time we went on a hike with them and they stopped to dissect every turd.

So, I originally didn't want to add anyone to my friends list until I had actually met them. Well, I met Lybi a few weeks ago and was just to lazy to do it. But I figure that if I'm comfortable enough to talk about poop and pee with the lot of you, I can add you to my friends. Welcome aboard!

:o) I'm glad you have friends now... my name was getting lonely

hmmm...I've been meaning to talk to you about that, Camille. I wonder if there could be a friend list and an acquaintance list. LOL!!

man... how come I feel like I'm being voted off the island?

Burt, I am honored to be on your friend list:)

I just came to check and make sure I was there!!!! I feel so honored...

Michelle,

Any old lady that can dunk a basketball can be my friend any day of the week.

Kelli,

Don't get too excited. I'm not that great.

Oh I made the list!! SCORE!!

And the family Mike is talking about is my family. He's not kidding. Not only did they poke apart every poop to tell you the diet of the pooper, we had to be quiet on the whole walk because they were bird watchers. When you meet us (and you WILL meet us because hey, we're friends!!), ask my daughters about that walk. If Mike thought he was suffering, how do you think two teenagers felt?

Too funny. Do they actually think they're impressing you? You should just tell them, "You know what? You guys are totally disgusting." Then start cawing at the top of your lungs to scare all the birds away.

If they weren't family, I had a few things I wanted to do or say...

I understand how easy it is to geek out on a topic you're really into. They really felt thay were sharing some exciting stuff with the kids. Plus now when I get attitude from either daughter, I just say "Maybe we'll spend spring break with Papa and Ginger? They are at a new national park in Wyoming- all kinds of new animals to learn about!!" It's some pretty awesome leverage to have as a parent.

You're pretty cute, chief :)

I was in 7th. And none of my pictures from that time are post-on-the-internet worthy.

you were a stud. To think, this little boy grew up to be that Napoleon Dynamite in your early 20's. :o)

Soooooo cute! Now you need to post pics of your kids to see if they look like you!

Rocket - you can find pictures of my girls on my athlinks page under the 2008 Dick Tomlin's Spirit of Triathlon folder. :)

...and of course you've probably seen the youngest daughter if you've ever clicked on the Down with Anytime 5k under the featured announcements and on the discussion forum.

I'm a firm believer in rest. Which is what I'm going to do right now. Congrats on the improvement!

So your secret is Ginger the wonder-pooper! Take her in the next race with you. Secret weapon! Call her a service dog :)

Tell your sister to be careful in those intersections!

Holy molly that's fast! Nice work, chicken legs! Looking forward to another record tomorrow!

Mike you are too funny!

I'm thinking about bringing her. The next race I do will be a neighborhood Turkey Trot 5k. Last year I came in third in my division, 6th overall. I hope I'm fast enough, chicken legs and all, to move up a few notches.

Third overall and zero in your division?

That would be sweet!

Actually under the results of the triathlon I did, I came in fifth in my age division, but they listed me as fourth. The overall winner was in my age division and he was listed as zeroth. So I came one place away from medaling. (...and 17:43 minutes away)

I am late---but GREAT JOB!!! That is a FAST pace, I have only ever managed to pull it off once, and that was cause i was running in the dark by myself and SCARED!

What are you talking about Kelli? You ran a 7:37 pace in the Onions Day 10k.

My husband was pulling me! And, a race is different than a run! I have only ever gone below an 8 minute mile on a regular run twice!! And both times I was alone and in a hurry!!

it feels nice, doesn't it? You forgot to post that you rode your bike to work. Don't forget to post that on the Greensite and get your credit!

Way to play it smart, mi amigo.

You are very welcome!

Yeah, it feels good, but it seemed that it was cold enough to keep my muscles stiff. Or maybe they're a little sore from yesterday.

Well, you did kick some serious tail yesterday!

Well done, chicken legs! You're smart - you can't get a PR if you don't run slower sometimes. Maybe next week!

Be careful, remember what happened to Mike when he ran in the dark??

Last time I ran in the dark, I was chicked!

Ouch. That's embarrasing.

You were chicked? You have chicks out there in the dark? Was the the one that pushed you down and made you sprain your ankle?

(still wondering what you were doing out in the middle of nowhere with a chick in the dark...)

Actually, I don't know for sure if it was a man or a woman. Whatever it was passed me and I couldn't catch it. I really tried too. Teena said it was probably a chick.

Teena was there too?? What the hey!

(please tell me you aren't still running in the dark)

I'm no longer running unpaved roads in the dark. That happened because I was at Kalsu for a couple days and that's pretty much a dirt farm instead of a proper base.

ohhhh. At that time you weren't allowed to say where you were.

We hijacked Burt's blog. Hi Burt!

I'm not allowed to talk about possible movements on an unsecure line. After everything's done then it's all good. They had better food there, though. And that's no secret.

Burt,

Don't run on unpaved trails at night unless you have invulnerable ankles. Or boots. Or a head lamp. I ran with a flashlight, but I held it in my hand which went up and down while I ran and really didn't do much good.

Apparently I'm running in the dark with my views on gay marriage. Haha. That was a metaphor. Well, I said I was done commenting on Sasha's thread, so I'll address your comment here, Rachel. It's not what two consenting adults are doing in the bedroom because now they are coming out of the bedroom and trying to make their lifestyle socially acceptable by allowing for gay marriages. Our society's acceptance of this lecherous behavior will surely be its downfall. I know gay people and I have two of them that I consider friends. Well, one now. The one I never knew was gay. What he did was his business. He never tried to push his ideas on me, and probably because I'm ugly, he never made any passes at me. He died of AIDS. The other was a kid I'd known since first grade. I can't help but blame myself for his lifestyle choice because on the bus on the way home we would play house and we would always make him be the mom. After high school when he came out of the closet, he was a bit more promiscuous with his sexuality. He would talk about it and slap other guys' butts, and giggle. It made my stomach turn. And it was not because I was taught it was wrong. Deep down inside we all know it's wrong. They know it's wrong the first time they experiment, but they choose to believe it's okay to help them cope with it. Am I rambling yet? Anyway, I agree with you to the point that we should let them do what they want to do in the privacy of their own bedroom, but it just seems to me that it's coming out of the bedroom now.

Oh my. That was long.

As you know, I respect your opinion on this topic Burt. I mean your facts :)

Anyone who is obnoxious with their sexuality makes me uncomfortable, gay or straight. Nice couples like me and Mike who are instead a Barry and Paul, don't bother me. I'm not going to tell you they shouldn't bother you. I'm just totally not going ot invite you to my "raging gay fiesta night" party that we have every year.

Remind me never to play house with you.

Raging gay fiesta night...that's rich.

The nachos are FAAAAAbulous!

I guess I need to go read Sasha's blog on this topic. WOW.

Burt, have you always had 6 kids or is this a new development? Why did I never notice this before?!? Give your wife a high five from me AND then buy her dinner, flowers, a massage, and get her a maid and a chef, oh and take her on a cruise.

I just read it, it took a long time. WOW. Glad I missed that one.

I know, it's so long. Probably longer than Walter's because everybody wrote an essay each time.

Hmmm... I usually try to avoid writing essays. In fact, that's the reason I switched majors in college :)

What did you switch from and to?

So the thread has moved has it?

Just kidding I was just checking in on you guys.

I kept mine short!!

I'm so cosiderate that way :)

I switched from biology to chemistry. I'm not able to make my own bulletproof webbing like Peter Parker was with only a high school chemistry background, but I can calculate the number of molecules in a given mass of x compound. Which is so helpful.

Aren't you super interested to know what my degree is in, Burt?

Funny Matt.

Mike - I should see if my boy would have an interest in chemistry since he just got suspended for bringing his own home-made stink bomb and smoke bomb to school.

Rachel - Of course I'm interested to know. I just figured you were a stay-at-home mom and there would be no reason to get an education because there was no way you could compete as a female in the job market. ;)

Yes, which is why I changed my major from Wal Mart to communication, emphasis on inter-culteral, with a minor in psychology. Now I have a great job with decent pay and amazing benifits- I'm a housweife :) Grad school starts in January. I figure with the kitchen remodel and a husband overseas 13 months at a time, I need a MA for this job.

how old is your little chemist, Burt?

What's your background Burt?

You're hot, by the way!

Woah, boy, who are you calling hot? Burt or your wife??

I am not going to get all serious here in any way, but I cam from a profession where you are better off being a woman---women run the joint!! So, although I see the point of some of that argument, it is not universally true.

Not touching the rest of that stuff with a 10 foot pole!! But, yes, some people did certainly write essays and a lot of them. I do not know how I missed that going on---quite serious for our goofy little running blog!

I was calling Burt hot (the proof's on the right of the screen), Rachel already know's she's hot.

What profession is that Kelli?

OH----that kind of HOT. Got it!

Aren't you at least going to try to guess what my profession was??? I know you can do it.

Where you a lawyer?

No, if that was it I would have gotten in on the argument going on in Sasha's Blog, but I am not eloquent enough to express my opinion. Actually, I really do not have much of one! So, no, not a lawyer.

May I have a hint?

I thought I gave a hint---that the profession is almost entirely all females. Did you need another hint? It requires a 4 year degree and lots of sitting on the floor. Many people do not consider it a profession (maybe that is becasue there are so many women!!)

You were a teacher!

See, I knew it was not that hard if you just thought about it for a sec. Us women ruled the place. We only had 2 male teachers, and they were wimpy! I taught in a rough area, to say the least. One time I was standing between 2 very BIG Polynesian 6th graders who were fighting. One had a desk over his head ready to throw it. I was about 6 inches shorter and 8 months pregnant, standing between them trying to talk them out of the fight. A male teacher came walking around the corner and actually turned and ran!!!

Yikes! You should be the cop in the family!

Did you major in Education?

My degree is in Elementary Education, yes!

I always told my husband that his job was safer than mine becasue he got to wear a bullet proof vest and I did not! I kept picturing Columbine like incidents at my school---schools are not safe and so many kids are CRAZY!

However, I demanded a certain amount of respect and usually got it!! The chair was never thrown and the fight did not happen. I was a mean little (as opposed to the kids I taught) teacher! I taught 5 years and was pregnant 4 of them---so that brings with it certain perks, like crazy mean hormones!

I haven't been hot for a while.

I have no idea how that blog ended up being about inferior pay for women. Weird.

Kelli, I plan to teach when my girls are older. But at the college level. I'm not as brave as you :)

I am going to get a certificate to teach HS English---that is my passion. But, not until the youngest is in school for a few years.

I knew my blog was one comment away from getting on the hot board. That's why I didn't want to answer how old my son was. Oh well. He's 13. And he may be one of the CRAZY's Kelli was talking about. Hopefully not, but this was one of the dumber things he's done in a while. Then of course he lied to the sheriff's deputy about everything when questioned. Any advice?

You don't want to be HOT??? SORRY!

Ground him, watch him like a hawk, remove all explosives from his vicinity, restrict internet access, take away anything he loves. and so on...

See, I am mean.

I am sure he is a good kid, I have heard of worse. My 15 year old failed seminary. How is that for ya? She doesn't build bombs, but she dislikes religion. Scary.

Ground him - check. Hawklike vigilance - check. Remove all explosives - check (I hope.) Internet access restriction - check. Take away anything he loves - PSP, skateboard, himself - 2 out of 3.

He is a good kid. But once a year he does something real stupid to get him in big trouble. This is one of the worst because it's the first time it's involved law enforcement. I just hope when it's all said and done he learns his lesson, but so far his attitude seems to be getting worse.

Mike - I'm a civil engineer.

It really sounds like normal kid stuff---I am sure all is well. Kids test the limits and do stupid stuff, it is part of growing up, right? I am so excited for my boys to grow up (not). My daughter has been really quite a good kid, my boys scare me (like the one that just had an incident with spray paint, and he is only 10!)

Direct his interests into something constructive. That's all I got. Or else put on comfy jammies, watch funny movies and paint his toenails funky colors. That always helps me reconnect with my kids.

I'm calling the police next time Mike brings a stink bomb in here, too. Good idea.

Kelli,

Pregnant for 4 years and dealing with challenging kids, no wonder you were mean.

Burt,

Ask your son for his smoke bomb recipe, apparently Rachel only annoyed with smells.

Hon,

Let's do some of that when I'm home. I'd even be down for getting my toenails did.

My son's pretty creative. Unfortunately creativity and a love of explosives aren't a good mix. I'm not sure all the ingredients he put in them, but I'm sure it will come out in the bomb squad report. In the "stink bomb" he put gun powder from shotgun shells and fireworks, hair, and some stuff he found around the kitchen that he thought would stink once ignited. The smoke bomb had gun powder, red kool-aid, paper, and other stuff.

Your worst nightmare come true, I am now on your blog!!!!!!

I laughed when I read your statement:

"He would talk about it and slap other guys' butts, and giggle. It made my stomach turn."

How is it that you can possibly watch a single mainstream men's sporting event, they are slapping butt's after every play! LOL!!!!!

My heart goes out to you and your son.

NNNNNOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Not Shanti!!! LOL!!

I think the whole giggling thing after the butt slapping was what did it for me. I admit, I'm quite the butt slapper myself, but of course in a manly way. Then again, there was probably a lot more squeezing than slapping going on when my gay friend would do it. I wonder what he's up to now. He wanted to make it big in Hollywood as a director. I remember before I knew he was gay and I went to his house, he had all these pictures of Michael J. Fox plastered all over his wall. In my innocence I gave him the benefit of the doubt because I knew he was in the drama club and loved acting. Good times.

Shanti, I can't get the link to your blog to work...

Burt, *please* don't help Mike in any way with bringing any stink into this house!!

If you would run a little slower, that would not be as complicated!

That's hilarious! I'm glad you didn't push her over! Good for you, showing restraint!

you should get a little horn

Or learn another language. I can't figure out what e-soddy could even mean, all I know is that I'm going to start saying it.

Kelli - I know, huh?

Mike - I'm pretty sure she was trying to apologize. I do speak Spanish and that gives me an edge on understanding someonoe who's speaking broken English.

Funny! :D

Foreigners, we should kick them all out of the country, ha? Ehhh... I mean... Soddy!!!

You can combine your spanish and running skills and just start yelling, "¡Ándale! ¡Ándale! ¡Arriba! ¡Arriba!" from now on. And invest in a sombrero.

Well, we certainly wouldn't want a foreigner to be the POTUS. What? Who said he was? Not me. Oh yeah. His grandmother did, and that is why he had her knocked off. I hope big brother's not reading this.

Mike - I like the tilde over the A. Nice touch.

I'm hoping The Governator will change that for good... open up the door for all of us evil aliens to take control of this country... buahahahaha!!! (evil laugh) :) all in good fun!

Mike that was hilarious!

Have you ever seen the movie Evil Alien Conquerors? It was pretty lame, and yet I loved it.

BBK's Bingham Babes Running Club. THat is one fast pack of women. I have been chicked by at least one of them that I know of and they are mostly 35 to 45 in age. In the Riverton South Jordan area. They are very faithful and a few guys run with them occasionally.

Hey, can I count myself as one of them???? They are fast, and getting faster all of the time! "They" even have some people in their 50's!!! In St George, I came in 2nd (or 3rd) to last out of all of the BBK's. They are certainly very speedy, and they work VERY hard!! I aspire to be like them.

Oh, and my husband, Dean, Walter (when he is well), Eric, Allen, and a few other men run quite often with the speedy women.

A family I knew in high school had a dog named Skippy. Their mom barely spoke English, and she called him e'Skippy. I asked them why they didn't name him something she could pronounce. They said she was the one who named him :)

Very funny Rachel - if she was Hispanic, she probably pronounced it "Eskeepee" :) My co-workers make fun of me cause I can't say "mint" and say "meent" instead... i don't see the difference ;)

You typed it out perfectly, Lucia- did you know that family? :)

It's ok, I bet you make fun of them when they try to pronounce Spanish words, too, right?

hey, Tell Burt how to say, "Look out, I'm behind you and I'm about to pass you on your left!" All I can think of is, "cuidado!!"

Probably the two most grammatically correct writers of the English language on this blog are Sasha and Lucia.

"Cuidado" is good, Rachel! I would say "Permiso", which is more like "Please let me pass you".

I think the most difficult part of English once you get to a certain level is the prepositions. I still get my "on", "in" and "at"s confused... I think I already told you guys about my unintentional misunderstanding with an intern a few years ago, when I said "Come sit on my desk and I'll show you a few things" - saying "on" instead of "at", that little word, could've gotten me in a lot of trouble!

And then of course the endless slang... "I'm down with it" means the same as "I'm up for it" Whassup with that???

Funny song! Enjoy the day off and have a great Turkey Day tomorrow.

Thanks, Kelli. You too.

Did you write that? I'm singing it in my head about turkey fat now.

It's a song that we used to sing and work out to in PE in first grade.

Ok, so clearly you do not have my memory problem.

I remember my first grade teacher twisting my ear and yelling at me for writing a bad word on the brick wall, but I don't remember much else.

Great song! Have a happy turkey day!!!

Happy Thanksgiving Burt! Have a great family day.

This really makes your slogan make sense.

Burt, great job. You did fantastic & congrat on the second overall place & first in age division.

I envy you right now...but maybe...maybe one day.

Have a great day!

Congratulation, that is awesome. That is something to be proud of.

Great job, Burt!

I hope you and your family have a wonderful Thanksgiving :)

AWESOME!!!! Have a great day!

Frickin' awesome! The chicken is morphing into the roadrunner!

Nice job chicken legs! Or, today, I suppose we should say turkey legs!

Nice race! I love it!!! Hey- I think I could beat my bishop! I could for sure beat his counselors (one is my hubby ;)

Way to kick tail Burt!!! That's awesome! I'm glad you let the bunny win, that was nice of you!

Thanks everyone. Camille - With about 3/4 of a mile to go the "bunny" was still in sight, and I thought, "If I start my kick now, I could probably catch him." Then I thought, "It would be a tainted victory because he stopped for about 20 seconds at the water station to let me catch up." So I decided not to kill myself. I'll go for a post high school PR at the 5k in December.

Great Race! I love that you beat your bishop!

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

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.

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!

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

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...)

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

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!

Burt,

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

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!

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

Have a good one.

Happy Burt-day!!!

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!!)

Thanks everyone!

Yaaaay! Sagittarious rule!

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

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?

"We melted her."

"Ah, you liquidated her. Very resourceful."

We switched from Oh Brother to the Wizard of Oz?

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

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.

Nice pace!!! I had my ipod on once and a guy passed me and I SCREAMED! It was cool! I laughed so hard. He was laughing pretty hard too! ;)

Too funny.

Happy birthday! You don't need no stinkin' garmin! Seriously, some people become so addicted to those things... Get a scary mask instead, so you will for sure know you are scaring other runners!

COSTCO!

LOL! Thanks for the welcome! I had a dog scare the crap outta me today! heard it come up behind me and it started barking...I jumped and looked around and it was a little weenie dog!

Oh man! The things that scare us sometimes... I just realized you said you are tapering. You got a marathon coming up soon?

I think adding a 4th roll to your big shorts would have have freaked them out or got you a double date. Either way it's a win-win.

Happy belated birthday! Don't be too bummed about the Garmin. Christmas is right around the corner.

Thanks for the welcome on my blog.

Good idea to stop. Hope it was only a one moment thing...

Not you too, Burt! I hope it's nothing.

I hope the knee is not injured Burt!

How is that knee coming? Everything ok? Any news?

I'll test it out tonight. It feels good right now.

interesting song. It sounds like something my dad would have written... sorry... I just compared you to my dad. LOL

Nice run. It was chilly out. Where you able to keep warm?

It started out a bit brisk, especially with the way Ginger darted out, but I always warm up fast.

What kind of dog is Ginger? I'm assuming she's not a cat on a leash. I'm also assuming she's a she and you're using a leash.

Those are good assumptions, Mike. She's an Australian Sheppard.

Is that the kind of dog that was in Babe?

I haven't seen that movie in forever. You got me there.

WOW, Mike, you found a movie not only that Burt can't quote beginning to end but also that he hasn't seen??? Nice work! :)

Don't rub it in. Hey Rocket. What's this quote from?

"...y cuando mueras, solo tus piojos te echaran de menos."

Y Tu Mama Tambien!

And I think those were the dogs used in Babe, which means your dog is Mike's favorite kind of dog.

Congrats on the super fast, poop-free miles.

Hmmm... you got me there... Did they make a movie about your life, Burt? :)

There's no way Burt would see that movie Rachel!!!

Just a guess. It was the only Spanish title I could come up with off the top of my head :)

Nice try :)

It sounds like a Disney movie line... Was it Alladin? (ok, I cheated... I looked it up...)

You have got to be kidding me Lucia!!! How did you guess that??? Oh, nevermind. You looked it up. Ha! Get your presentation done! Tramposa! That means cheater is Spain, but it could be worse in other countries.

Burt you cease to amaze me! The parties we could throw! I heard Jerry Seinfeld say in a stand up that "I wonder what aliens looking at our planet think when they see us walking our dogs and then picking up their poop, we are the degenerate species." lol

Congrats on the poop free run. You now have a well-trained running dog to drag you to your fastest speeds yet!

Holy spooky! That is great! Thanks skipper! You have a gift my friend!

This soooooo funny!!! I want mine, Burt, I want mine!!!

There aren't words. Perfect.

Hey, little buddy!

Hey... how did I miss this? This is hilarious. Good job.

Oh, that made my day!!!!

It's not Gilligan. It's Dobie Gillis.

Well, Maynard from Dobie Gillis, that is.

Im not old enough for dobie gillis. Ill have to stick with Gilligans Island. Thanks Skipper! lol

I think it's more like:

http://entimg.msn.com/i/PMG/ParentTrap_DisneyEverett_530x250.jpg

Camille, what kind of face wash and lotion do you use? I need to know the secret!

or

http://www.usmagazine.com/files/miley-cyrus-b.jpg

Ha! Camille hates Hanna Montana!

Hate's such a strong word.

Camille,

Tell me your secret too!

LOL I can't believe I missed this one too. Where have I been? on a different planet?

Thank you Rachel and Mike for your compliments :o)

Burt did this for all the people at our office, what 2 or 3 years ago (right?) It was hilarious. Some of them where really really good too. (like creepy good).

Who would not want to be compared to that beaituful woman???? What a looker Camille is!

Blush... I'm not sure about that, but I know Sandra Bullock is :o).

Ok Burt, I got my lookalike on my blog for friday.

her #1 look alike is my daughter Maddy.

Soooooo good I love it!!! The last one is my favorite, hahahahahaha! Thanks Burt! This is the best b-day gift ever!

Good one Burt. Tell your wife that Lucia has a very good sense of humor...

Thanks for the welcome.

I should be able to figure out how to add to my blog details soon.

As a quick intro, I am 48 year old American who works and lives in Bali.

Used to do triathlons and running races, but slipped back to smoking and drinking on the beach. Now committed to stopping that nonsense and getting back to the shape I prefer. Round is a shape, but not the one I prefer. LOL

Running with my wife is helping me to keep my pace down to build up endurance. speed will come later.

Thanks again for the welcome.

WOW!!!! We have one hot blogger in Lucia, do we not! I think the Rosario Dawson one is the closest, but I agree about Maddy!!! Maddy is going to look just like Lucia when she grows up.

I like the looks of real people better than Hollywood models. The ones from Hollywood have empty eyes.

Why zero for the mileage this whole week?

Well, I was hoping nobody would ask because it's kind of embarrasing. I tumbled down the last four steps of our stairwell at home right through the baby gate. Yes, I was holding the baby at the same time. So I had to turn so that the baby would fall on me. Luckily she didn't get hurt too bad. As for me, I think I bruised my lung. If I take a real deep breath, it kind of hurts.

Wow, nice trick Burt, keeping us entertained so we wouldn't realize you're not running... Nice work saving the baby and I hope you feel better soon!

You might still be able to run at a slower pace. Give it a try.

Good garbage Burt! That is horrible news that you cant breath. Ill try not to make you laugh! Im sorry but I laughed when I heard that, not in a sadistic way but because it has happened to myself. Luckily not holding a baby either. Do you have a computer program that matches faces? You have a gift my friend! So heres to you! Cheers!(As I drink my Coke)

Lucia, I think the J-Lo photo is astoundingly similar. Wow! Arent you glad you didnt have as much metal as jaws? too funny!

Burt, hope you have a quick recovery. Cheer up.

It's great that everything in the x-rays looked good, but I know it's frustrating to not know what exactly the trouble is. Hope you'll be feeling much better soon.

Burt, how are you doing?

Thanks guys. I'm doing better today. He gave me a shot of something in my arm yesterday. The pain went away. I haven't got my prescriptions filled, but the pain is bearable today. So I'll take it easy for about a week and see where I am.

I'm glad it isn't anythink more serious. I'm sorry you won't be able to make your race on Saturday. I know how excited you were about it.

Did you get beat up? Did Lucia fly out and give you a pounding for the look a likes from last week ? ;) I must have missed something.

I broke ribs a few years back, and boy do they hurt! Hang tough man! You'll be healed before you know it!

Why haven't I done Marion's lookalike yet? I better get on that!

Yikes! Should I be afraid? How is the rib?

It still hurts if I move just right. So I'm trying to take it easy. I'm still not taking any pain medication. I'm too much of a man. No pain - no gain.

The pain meds they gave me made me throw-up! Talk about a nightmare. Broken ribs, pneumonia and to top it off, violent barfing! I chose to just hold really still. Did I mention I was nursing a baby too- and still up all night with the baby! Oh baby, good times!

Goodness Marion. That sounds awful.

Burt... I have a response about you being too much of a man... but I will use my self control, for the momment Totally joking!

Asi son los machos !!!!

HEAL FAST!!!!

Man, I don't blog for a few weeks and everyone falls apart. You're hurt, Camille is radioactive...Get well soon.

Yes, I will love my children even if they aren't fast runners! I love my brothers and sisters and all my relatives and hardly any of them are runners!

Mary - That is wonderful news. But isn't calling the rest of your family slowpokes a slap in the face? ** Just giving you a hard time :) **

I'm glad you were just joking around! I just would like someone fast to train with or someone who has a passion for running so we have something exciting in common.

Burt - How is the rib feeling? Any better?

Let's just say, now I know how Adam felt. God took a rib from his side and from then on, he had a constant pain in the neck.

Just kidding. It's starting to feel better. Thanks for asking.

LOL... dork! I just wanted to make sure the team captain is going to be able to participate in the big event.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!

Thanks, Kelli. Same to you. And thanks for getting me on the Hot Discussion board.

Merry Christmas Burt! I hope Santa brings you some ribs! :)

Thanks! Happy Holidays!

Burt... you are on the Hot Discussions board. You totally rock!

Yeah, there are two ways to get on the hot discussions: doing really well on a race, or being injured... And there's only one way Burt can get in there, as we all know...

:)

Lucia - you are awesome!

Burt... YOU WON A RACE???? Rock on dude! ;)

Is that so hard to believe?

Not at all! You kicked the Bishops trash most recently, if I recall! ;)

So Santa got you a new Garmin? Sweet!!! I hope you were achy just because you haven't ran in the past few days and not cause of your rib problem! Nice work!

All of the above.

Hey Burt, nice to see you running again!

What happens if Mr. Garmin is not 100% accurate?

Don't say that Eric. Hay que tener fe.

Wow... Someone is slightly OCD here...

Yeah. Probably Eric. Not me.

yeah, probably me....blame it all on Eric...

=)

hahaha. It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you lay the blame.

Typical Engineer...

44 degrees??? I did not know it got that cold in AZ! But I would trade you right now!

It's chilly, but not too bad.

Well at least ya pushed on through! It is HARD to run when the legs are not cooperating! Happy new year!

Thanks, April. Hope you have a happy new year, too.

thanks burt, i just sent her a message

I am so telling Marion.

That pace is not bad, what are you talking about???

Cool Roberto. You'll find Lucia is one of the funnest people on the blog.

Kelli - it felt real slow. However, my run tonight was much better. I need to weigh myself to see if I've lost any weight now that I've been dieting for a day and a half.

happy 2009.