| 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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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 Favorite Blogs: |
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| | We left Mesa for my sister's house in Enoch, UT around 6pm Tuesday. I am the lucky one that gets to drive the RV the entire way. We arrived around 4am Wednesday. I slept for about 5 hours, but didn't feel like running. I had mapped out a course earlier that I wanted to do, and I decided Thanksgiving morning would be ideal. I left at 8:49am. It was cold for me, but I still wore just shorts and a T. I had no trouble finding my way. The map was in my brain. However, I didn't realize that part of it was on a dirt road. My feet haven't completely healed from all the bruising they took at the Ragnar trail relay. So, when I step on a rock, it hurts. And there were plenty to step on. I saw some sheep and some cows so I stopped to take pictures. I kept going down the dirt road until finally I came to the end and there was a gate with a lock on it. So I had to climb over it. Then I made my way out to the main road. I assume it was a highway. The speed limit was 55mph. I had to run on the shoulder and there wasn't much room, but most people would move over to the middle lane when they were coming by me. Then I saw a racoon. It was dead. You don't see a lot of those in AZ. I made it to the frontage road of the I-15 freeway. I knew I was about 3 miles from my sister's. By this time my hands were completely frozen. But I was no longer running in to a head wind, and that was nice. I knew that my sister's road was right next to a couple of huge water tanks. I could see them from 2 miles away, but they didn't seem to be getting any closer. I was headed back uphill again, but I just kept plodding along. The elevation is around 6600, and I'm used to running at about 1300. But running slow seemed to work. As I approached the crest of the hill, I started feeling good. I knew once I turned on my sister's street it would be only about a half mile to her house, and it's all downhill. But my legs were shot. So I just kept running at the same effort I was for the entire run. It's now around 2pm. My legs are still sore, but I'm looking forward to Thanksgiving dinner with my family. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
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