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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, DooneEight Kid Mom, Erico, Flatlander, Gary, Jake Krong, JamesW, Jose, Josse, Julieesplin, JunKelli, Kerri, KP, Kyle Dion, Lightitup, Little Bad Legs, Lybi, Marthon Dreamer, M, Mary Ann Schauerhamer, Misty, Nan, Peds Endo Doc, Rachelle, RADRhett, 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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Mizuno X10 Trail Lifetime Miles: 180.06
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Reebok Floatride Lifetime Miles: 8.23
Total Distance
16.52
Weight: 192.00
Total Distance
3.42

I had this big giant root beer float last night, and I'm still feeling the effects of it.  It took me forever to get going this morning.  I don't mean running;  I mean getting out the door.  I haven't run since last Thursday.  My legs were pretty thrashed after my 10 mile run, so I took a few days off to recover.  I didn't run yesterday because I didn't get up on time.  All this being said, I feel fully recovered (other than a mass of gooey creamy goodness in my belly), and I've been toying with near 7 minute miles on my short runs.  So this morning I wanted to get at least one sub 7 minute mile.  I decided it would be easiest to do it on my first mile.  True to form, after starting out real fast, I slowed down quite a bit.  Below are the splits:

Time: (25:12, avg. pace 7:22)

Splits:

1 mile - 6:57

2 mile - 7:31

3 mile - 7:17

0.1 mile - 45 scconds (7:33 avg.) (Total time for 5k - 22:30 - New PR!!)

0.32 mile cooldown - 2:43 (8:29 avg)

Finish time: 7:30am

Temp: 55

So I got another unofficial PR.  This time for the 5k.  I highly recommend a giant root beer float before every race.

Weight: 0.00
Comments(27)
Total Distance
13.10

Time: 2:02:29 (avg. pace 9:21) New PR for HM!!

Splits:

1 mile - 8:00 - I wish I could run the whole thing at this pace

2 mile - 7:56 - Still feel really good

3 mile - 8:19 - a guy passed me casually on a bike.  I wondered if a Sasha Pachev or a Jeff Shadley could keep up with him.

4 mile - 8:36

5 mile - 8:47

6 mile - 9:10 - Wondering if I should've drank the Cytomix before I ran.  The package says to drink 5 fl. oz. after 15 min. of working out, and then repeat at 15 min. intervals.  I drank the whole thing at once.

7 mile - 9:23

8 mile - 9:22

9 mile - 9:46 - Saw 8 bunnies on this mile.

10 mile - 10:09

11 mile - 10:28

12 mile - 11:17 - Yes, I was getting slower and slower, but this was in sand.

13 mile - 10:25 - In the parking lot at Rittenhouse and Ellsworth

0.1 mile - 0:53 - Man were my legs burning.

Finish time: 7:30 pm

Temp: 90 when I started.  80 when I finished.

Well, I'm not in the best shape yet to run a good half.  20 miles a week isn't cutting it.  My speed is coming along great for shorter races, but I need to put more miles in.  I want to run the Havasu Half.  It's only 2 weeks away.

Weight: 192.00
Comments(18)
Total Distance
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17.7 miles on the bike to work. I almost ran into a cop car. It was a Hot Wheel.

It is not uncommon when I run to lost 4 to 6 lbs. depending on how far I go. I'm sure I was losing some serious weight last night because by the time I got to mile 12 I could barely keep my shorts on.

Weight: 0.00
Comments(7)
Total Distance
16.52
Weight: 192.00
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