| 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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| | The daydawn is breaking, the world is awak'ning. Y huyen las sombras de obscuridad.
I got up before 4am this morning and started running at 5:19am. It was dark. I didn't bring a light with me. Except my phone, which I didn't use. As I approached the Floodway path, I could see a cyclist coming up to Adobe from the south on the Floodway path. He/she had to stop to squeeze through the fence opening. He/she probably saw me turn on to the Floodway path heading north, so he/she decided not to follow me. This is where it was real dark. There was no moon or stars, just a little bit of light from the neighborhood. Then I got to a place where someone had a very bright light in their backyard. But that didn't help. It made it worse as it blinded me. I couldn't even tell if I was going to stay on the path or not. Luckily I did.
I got to Brown and headed over to the RWCD road when I saw someone leaving going through the fence of the RWCD road. He had a light and a dog and seemed to be moving swiftly. It took me about a second, but I realized it was Jesse Lee from the ward. You know, the former relief society president's husband. I said, "Hi Jesse!" He said, "Hey Burt." Glad he recognized me in the dark. Half way between Brown and Adobe I saw a woman on the west side of the RWCD Canal. She also had a light and a dog. I wondered if it was Jesse's wife, but I didn't ask. Then when I got to Adobe there was another woman waiting for me to go through the fence so she could walk her dog. She also had a light. Apparently I didn't get the memo. That was the last person I saw until I came up to Jeff. It was still dark out, but dawn was upon us. I couldn't see him right away, but then I noticed him standing up next to the tree. I said, "Good morning, Jeff." He said, "It's early. What time is it?" I said, "It's really early!", as I pulled my phone out of my pocket to check the time. "It's 5:42!", I yelled as I ran by.
My pace was slower than yesterday which is to be expected when running in the dark. My legs are a little sore from yesterday and Saturday, but they're good.
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