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Location:

Tucson,AZ,United States

Member Since:

Nov 05, 2011

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

-5K 21:05 TWS 5K 11/16/2013

-10K 45:57 5/2013

-Half: (split from 2nd half of SGM 2013) 1:39:40

-Marathon (2013 SGM) 3:26:07 Official chip time 3:29:30 (had to take a 0.75 mile detour to get my watch).

-Survived Speedgoat 50K 2013 (Time 9:59:51)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Attempting to complete half ironman triathlon.  I've done a decent amount of running but not much else for a while.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Stay healthy and happy.

Run everyday forever.

Personal:

married with kids trying to inspire the family to be healthy and active daily.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
New Balance 1210 #3 Lifetime Miles: 117.56
Saucony Kinvara 4 Lifetime Miles: 259.66
Vertical Feet 2015 Lifetime Miles: 909.00
Off Road 2015 Lifetime Miles: 7.50
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.500.006.50

Well first day back in Tucson.It is hot (90's at 7-8 am). It apparently hasn't rained quite a bit as well. I was going to run up wasson peak but found that all the roads to get to it are washed out from the monsoons. I decided to just run some of the trails in saguaro park that I haven't tried before. It was a great run until I found a rattle snake on the single track trail and almost stepped on him. When I threw rocks at him to get him off of the trail he didn't even rattle which was a little disturbing. I then got off the trail and a little lost and had to bushwhack back to the trail. I was kind of nervous going off trail since I knew there were rattlers out here. So I went really slow til I got back to the trail. I think I am going to have to lay off the trail runs until the snakes go back into hibernation.  

Vertical Feet 2012 Miles: 500.00Off Road Miles 2012 Miles: 6.50Altra Lone Peak Miles: 6.50
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From TheMr.K on Mon, Aug 06, 2012 at 16:34:59 from 168.179.185.33

No kidding! Stick to pavement. At least they are obvious on the pavement.

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