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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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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
11.63
Weight: 214.50
Total Distance
2.94

I ran the regular loop this morning.  I was up earlier than usual because I had to bring my boy to the "alternative" school.  He's not happy.  Anyway, our washing machine is on the fritz, and we can only wash real small loads, so I was down to my last pair of shorts.  (Yep, I can still wear shorts here even at 6 in the morning.)  I didn't bring my "watch" with me to time myself this morning since I planned on taking it nice and easy because it's my first run since the race.  My "watch" is and has been for a while now my cell phone.  I usually start running as soon as it changes from one minute to the next.  Then as soon as I finish I start counting seconds in my head until it changes from one minute to the next.  I figure I could be off by as much as 6 seconds or so depending on how much counting I have to do.  But on a 3 mile run that amounts to only 2 seconds per mile, and that's close enough for me.  I've seen in our internet history that my wife has been doing searches for Garmins.  So I may be getting one of those for my upcoming birthday and/or Christmas.  That'll be nice.  Back to the run:  I think I was going at a pretty good pace regardless of how easy I wanted to take it.  One thing that was slowing me down was my last pair of shorts.  There's no draw string.  So I had to worry about keeping them up all the time.  I didn't worry too much because it was dark out.  I tucked my shirt in hoping that would add a little more friction.  Then I rolled them over once.  I ended up rolling them over three times.  I should've rolled them from the get go.  No one would have seen how dorky I looked in the dark.  All in all the run felt good.  I was glad to see that I didn't put on too much weight with all the holiday feasting I've been doing lately.

Weight: 214.00
Comments(20)
Total Distance
2.94

Time: 24:36 (8:22 pace)

I thought I was running faster, but I guess not.  It was dark and I passed these two ladies.  I hope I didn't freak them out too much.  No Garmin for the birthday.  Maybe Christmas.

Weight: 215.00
Comments(8)
Total Distance
5.75

I did the first 5 miles in about 44 minutes. (8:48 pace)  Then I felt a pain in my knee so I immediately stopped.  I walked about 0.15 miles until it didn't hurt anymore, then ran the rest of the way home.

Weight: 0.00
Comments(5)
Total Distance
11.63
Weight: 214.50
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