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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
Sat, Feb 06, 2010
Total Distance
9.61

South Mountain!  I met up with two other guys from my Ragnar team.  Eddie brought his dog and went at his own pace.  Glen and I pushed it a little.  Okay, a lot. The first 1.25 miles is not bad.  It's on a dirt road up to the trail head.  Then we hit the trails and it becomes a lot steeper.  We followed Mormon Trail until it looped around to National Trail.  We were going to just follow National Trail back to where we came from, but Glen asked if we should go a little farther.  I said, "Let's go another mile."  We ran another 0.85 miles and he asked how much longer.  I told him 0.15 miles.  So we were off again, but Glen kept going.  And going.  And going.  After a while he decided that was far enough, but then I spotted another parking lot that I've heard my friend Ox talk about.  I said let's go to that parking lot since we've come this far already.  That was five miles and a climb of 968 feet.  The view of Phoenix was awesome.  We headed back leapfrogging the mountain bikers.  This time we followed National Trail all the way back.  (You know how I feel about Mormons.)  I did step and bend my ankle more than it wanted to bend once.  It's a bit tender now, but I think it will be fine.  When we got back to the dirt road we started to cruise.  Then we saw Eddie.  I was surprised he was still around.  We slowed down and all ran to our cars together.  Then we talked Ragnar and if we should stay the night in Prescott the night before.  Fun run.

Mizuno Wave Inspire 4 Silver/Old Gold/Phantom Miles: 9.61
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From RivertonPaul on Sat, Feb 06, 2010 at 21:01:42 from 97.49.174.238

Rainbow connection graph looks cool

From SlowJoe on Sat, Feb 06, 2010 at 21:06:19 from 71.21.119.111

That's smart starting at the bottom so you get to go downhill at the end. Looks like a painful climb. They would've had to airlift me back to my car. Nice going.

From Carolyn in Colorado on Sat, Feb 06, 2010 at 21:06:41 from 24.8.167.243

Way to run up and down a mountain.

From Teena Marie on Sat, Feb 06, 2010 at 21:10:58 from 174.52.45.85

WOW!! Sounds like a brutal but wonderful run! :)

From Brent on Sat, Feb 06, 2010 at 21:41:09 from 76.8.201.223

Burt - what does not kill you, makes you stronger - a couple more of those hill runs (speed work in disguise) you will run those 7:15s - stronger tougher - name of the running game.

Rainbow warrior hey - what about mormons - do they still have horns? I thought they we extinct? ha ha

Stay Kool, B of BS Rools out

From Burt on Sat, Feb 06, 2010 at 22:03:30 from 98.177.216.165

Paul - some day we'll find it...

Joe - I'm glad I don't live at the top of a mountain. :)

Carolyn - It looks like a big mountain that we ran from one side to the other. Actually, most of it was in a canyon.

Teena - It was brutal but I was running it thinking - I feel like a real runner. I couldn't have done that a couple of years ago.

Brent - let me check [feeling the top of my head]. No horns. LOL!

From Camille on Sat, Feb 06, 2010 at 22:37:29 from 71.223.71.93

I'm loving your graph! What a difficult work out. Glen is running on the team again? I like him. He was a great guy.

From Burt on Sat, Feb 06, 2010 at 22:49:24 from 98.177.216.165

Camille - yep. Actually nobody from work wanted to do it this year, so a bunch of us from Rio Salado College where Glen works have formed a team. Of course they made me team captain, the only guy that doesn't work there. LOL!

From Samantha Dean-Howard on Sun, Feb 07, 2010 at 04:42:19 from 90.195.99.160

Way to go on Team captain LOL great run over a mountain hey, and I love the colorful rainbow ! and you guys spell colourful wrong LOL

From ChrisM on Sun, Feb 07, 2010 at 07:30:10 from 86.151.220.223

Sam-maybe Burt's 'u' key is stuck LOL

What a fun colourful graph, full of all my favourite colours!

From Camille on Sun, Feb 07, 2010 at 10:41:14 from 71.223.71.93

Burt - Both Bethany and I will want to do it next year. I also have a niece that was started running. I want to see if I can get her to do it. she'll be 14. Do they have rules on underaged runners. She is going to do the Ostrich Festival with me, and is working towards doing the Rock'n roll 1/2 in Jan.

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