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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 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
Total Distance
16.15
Mizuno Wave Inspire 4 Silver/Old Gold/Phantom Miles: 3.15Mizuno Wave Inspire 4 White/Classic Blue/Raven Miles: 13.00
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I rode my bike to work.

I rode my bike home.

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Total Distance
3.15

What's this?  Did Burt run today?  Why yes I did.  My back felt all right.  The only real problem was the fact that I ate dinner at 10pm, went to bed at midnight, and got up at 5am.  I felt pukalicious.

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5 mile bike ride to and from work.

Mizuno Wave Inspire 4 Silver/Old Gold/Phantom Miles: 3.15
Weight: 0.00
Comments(26)
Total Distance
8.00

I'm not sure on the exact distance since I forgot my Garmin at home.  And I won't be able to trace it out on MapMyRun because I have no idea which way we went.  But I met up with my Ragnar team this evening.  Well, only half of us showed up, but that's a great showing for a Ragnar team get together.  We went to Las Sendas in Northeast Mesa.  It's a rich man's community.  One of my first jobs in civil engineering was doing single family residence custom lot grading and drainage plans.  I probably did about 20 of them for this area.

I saw another former Ragnar teammate before we started.  He was with his buddy.  I told them this was my new Ragnar team and we are Running 4 Nie.  His buddy knew about Nie Nie.  I didn't know how far everyone wanted to run.  I thought maybe three or four.  Turns out they were all pretty hardcore and wanted to run 8.  I haven't ran that far in a dog's age.  But I needed to. 

It was about 7:45 when we started, but it was as hot as an oven.  I drank a little water before and figured I'd better save some for when I was done.  We all started running, but everyone was running at their own pace, so I stuck with a girl that was running in the middle.  She was glad I did because she was getting a side stitch and I helped push her through it.  There were some nice mild hills which I hope is good Wasatch Back training.

The highlight of the evening was after we were done and talking in the parking lot.  A field mouse ran out from under my truck right towards two of the girls.  They screamed.

Mizuno Wave Inspire 4 White/Classic Blue/Raven Miles: 8.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(13)
Total Distance
5.00

I had a little bit of work I still needed to get done today so I ran to my office.  It was 10:30am and about 80 degrees out.  I took my bike route up until I reached the canal.  Then I ran down the canal to Southern.  I saw 4 ducks and 1 turtle.

Time - 21:31 (avg. pace 8:37)

Splits - 8:36, 8:41, 4:15 for 0.5 (8:31 pace)

When I finished working I texted my wife to tell her I was heading back.  She told me nobody was home.  I asked if I was locked out of the house, and she said yep.  So I stayed at work for a while longer and broke my weekly record on Bejeweled Blitz.

I took the same route on the way home.  It was about 82 degrees out at 4pm.  I don't know why it's so nice out today, but I'll take it.  I saw the same 4 ducks in the canal.  I also saw a guy sitting on the side of the bank fishing.  He noticed the Pat Tillman T-shirt I was wearing and told me he had ran the same race.  We talked for a while as he chewed on his tobacco and I explained how it was all right to fish in this canal but not the one just east of it.  Just as I was starting to get bored his phone rang.  Saved by the bell.

Time - 20:48 (avg. pace 8:20)

Splits - 8:30, 8:14, 4:05 for 0.5 (8:09 pace)

Mizuno Wave Inspire 4 White/Classic Blue/Raven Miles: 5.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments(7)
Total Distance
16.15
Mizuno Wave Inspire 4 Silver/Old Gold/Phantom Miles: 3.15Mizuno Wave Inspire 4 White/Classic Blue/Raven Miles: 13.00
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