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Location:

Riverton,UT,

Member Since:

May 06, 2006

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:


PR Marathon

2:51:33 (St. George 2009)

3:01:00 (St. George 2008)

3:09:52 (St. George 2007)

3:24:48 (St. George 2006)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Improve training. Get serious, lose weight.

Improve speed.


Long-Term Running Goals:

Lifetime fitness, including running.

 

Personal:

Married with 4 kids. I live in Riverton and work as an attorney downtown in Salt Lake City.

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 3 at 8:27 level, 8 at 6:57, -3% decline.


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5 at 8:27, 30 minutes elliptical.  Just not feeling it today.


 

 

 


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 I wish I had arrived at the gym earlier.  Oh, well.  3 at 8:27.

One hour barbell strength class.

Wish I had the Force, or perhaps even Wookiee hair.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 


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Lazy, slept in wishing it were Saturday as tomorrow is my birthday, which I share with my son and father-in-law.  Wish upon a Beaker.

 

 




 

 


 


And I know this is terrible, but I couldn't resist posting it because it is so clever:


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11.5 at 8:50.  1 at 8:27.  1.25 at 5:55 pace.  (Wimped out, was going to try to do a full 5k but decided to just do some sprints)  .25 sprints as part of drills and accelerations.

Happy birthday (we share it the same day) to my son, David.  I wish he could stay my little boy forever.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Can you guess my son's nickname?

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

If you wish you can wish David "Dwight" a happy b-day, too.

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a.m. 130 minutes elliptical.

p.m. 90 minutes of elliptical, trying to burn off some of the extra calories from my extra eating.  I'll log equivalent miles, but they are not the same as running.

 




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2.5 at 8:27 level, 3.5 at 6:58 -3% decline, 1 at 6:40 -3% decline, 1 at 5:40 -3% decline.







 Have a great day!

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5 at 7:30, 1.5 at 6:58, .5 at 5:58, all at -3% decline.

Still time to order for Father's Day:


Or perhaps these gems:


What a great gift:


Or even better, this:


Is this Burt's future?


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I suppose I need to start using Listerine on my hair:

 

 Who needs a treadmill when you can have a horse-action saddle?


Just cool vids:

 

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 Very lazy 30 minutes of elliptical.

Love the love:


No comment:

 

 

I love pizza, but . . .

Rice adds "varicetiy"

Who needs a Sexy makeover?  

For your ipod.


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Good luck to all UVM runners.

 

Those traveling this weekend should consider Hilton:


Running across the country, don't forget the Ben Gay.


 Secrets to a successful Boston?

 

 


 

 

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Race: Utah Valley Marathon 2010 (26.2 Miles) 03:07:11, Place overall: 50, Place in age division: 3
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Utah Valley Marathon.

 

I love seeing so many friends before and after the race.  Rode up with Dustin E, Mike W, and Wild Bull who talked me into at least seeing if I could hit sub 3.  I figured, what the heck.  Unfortunately, I had nothing for the flats and uphills, oh well.  Start was a bit unorganized, but when it finally got going at least the rain was not a constant downpour. 

 1
6:44  Although my training has been limited by my injury, I finally feel like I'm making some progress.  Controlled on the downhills.
 2
 6:40 13:24Feeling good, nice gradual downhill.  Horses running along with us in their fields.
 3
 6:43 20:07Very nice part of the course.
 4
 6:50 26:58Miles are going by comfortably.
 5
 6:42 33:40Feeling good.  Breathing is good.
 6
 6:45 40:26Last of the nice downhill start.
 7
 7:24 47:50Tried to ease back on hills by Deercreek.  I can tell I've not done any real uphill training.
 8
 7:25 55:16Didn't like the uphill, slowed too much in hindsight.  Time to do more uphill treadmill running.
 9
 6:32 1:01:49Nice to have some downhill again.  Just worked on leg turnover and the pace increased for me nicely.
 10
 6:50 1:08:40One of the race highlights was seeing Andy Browning and his kids at the aid station just after mile nine.  Heading in I was shouting, "I need poweraide from a Browning."  One of his darling daughters handed me some as I took it from her on the run.  Andy,  had a Diet Dew ready for me (what a guy) and I actually felt bad that I had to turn him down.  The gesture was awesome.
 11
 7:14 1:15:54These rollers were no fun.
 12
 6:47 1:22:41Still feeling alright on the rollers, BUT the in the rain my right foot is starting to blister.
 13
 6:57 1:29:39

Again, trying not to press but the flat and uphills are slowing me too much.

Half in 1:30:50 Bummer (mentally I don't think I will be able to negative split to a sub 3 so I sort of give in)

 14
 7:08 1:36:47Mentally just wasn't willing to push it on the uphill.
 15
 7:20 1:44:08Really starting to feel the blister in the center of my right foot.
 16
 6:31 1:50:39Needed the downhill and only tailwind of the whole marathon.
 17
 6:46
 1:57:26Good mile.
 18
 7:01 2:04:28Some rolling and headwind.  Not a good time for headwind.
 19
 7:13 2:11:41Blister in hurting.
 20
 7:26 2:19:08Shifted to just cruising in.  Satisfied with a good effort given limited time to train, but need more endurance.
 21
 7:29 2:26:37Just on auto.  Thinking 8xs would be ok, but glad still in the 7xs.
 22
 7:26 2:34:03Effort is not too difficult, which means I'm being a wuss.  Not pressing at all.  I need to work on this.  Blister is constant pain.
 23
 7:46 2:41:50Weak sauce, giving up more time.  I think it was this mile the person directing traffic let a bunch of cars and a bus pull right in front of me.  I had to actually turn 90 degrees and run around a bus blocking the lane to get back on course.  Lame.
 24
 7:28 2:49:18Just trying to finish, at least I have not stopped.
 25
 8:03 2:57:22Oops, let an 8 creep in.
 26
 7:48 3:05:10Very lazy, I know I had enough to push in but didn't. 
26.2

2:00 (.29 on my garmin)   (7:15 pace)
3:07:11
 Just glad to finish.

Overall, satisfied that I have made some progress in the limited 7 weeks of running after trying to recover from my achilles.  Never really pushed things, just didn't have the overall fitness (mental and physical) to push things to the next level.   Achilles still is a bit sore, but I'm just learning to deal with it.  I need to learn how to push myself to discomfort, as I take things too easy.

 


Now, after the race, when I finally looked at my blister it was almost 2 inches in length and sort of pear shaped wider than 1 inch at the widest part, right in the middle of the ball of my foot. 

 

Nasty-ouch.


 

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40 minutes elliptical.

I'm not quite up to this yet.

 

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70 minutes elliptical.

What great ad campains, right?

 

 

 

 

 


And blatant sexism, always helps sell product, right?


 


Check out Fartah Fawcett:


Creepy:

 

 Some styles are timeless.

 

 

 

 

What were they thinking?

 

 


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3 at 8:00, random incline.

One hour barbell strength class.

Want to lose some weight?  Just load up on sugar.

 

And avoid too many of these:

And you must read the fine print to enjoy this one.   (Yes canned peas saved little Roy from being beaten by his dad.)


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3 easy, with about 1 mile of sprints and drills sandwiched between.

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14 at 8:30.

Enjoyed watching my two oldest march in the Bluffdale parade.  I love the small parades, so casual and lots of candy!


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110 minutes elliptical.

 

Happy Fathers' Day.

 My kids' verdict is in:

  Yes, I WORE that shirt to church today, under my white shirt and suit, and made certain to choose a white shirt thin enough for the design to show through.  Of course, I quickly and excitedly ripped open my shirt, Superman style, at any slight provocation.

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7.5 at 8:00, random incline. 2.5 at 6:58, -3% decline.  My legs were sort of thrashed so I called it a day by finishing up with 10 minutes elliptical and then a few accelerations and drills on the astroturf. 

B.O. a problem?

Or is it your smile?

Thankfully, there is help.

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7 at 8:30, random incline.  3 at 7:30, -3% decline.  20 minutes elliptical.


I love that the one-year-old Judy is the narrator of the story, but "speechless":


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I’m sure you can appreciate the artistry and manliness that is this man’s mustache. It’s great to set goals in life, and I think I’ve just inspired Burt.


 

 

Tobacco advertising, how ironic, "It's fun to be fooled . . . It's more fun to know."  Now who really does the fooling?


While definately not-at-all laffy, I watched The Two Escobars  last night.  Disturbingly awesome documentary.  (Be forewarned, if you can watch it some time it does have graffic real life situations and images.)

From Reuters: It's no news flash that sports is big business. Even someone paying only glancing attention to the World Cup knows how athletes' performances on the soccer field are ferociously entwined with national pride and identity.

But for Colombia's team in the early 1990s -- whose ascent was made possible by a notorious crime organization -- the intensity of the connection between fans and players, and its calamitous results, is a drama writ large, recounted in heart-stopping fashion in "The Two Escobars."

The gripping film, part of ESPN's "30 for 30" documentary series, screened at the Los Angeles Film Festival and premiered on the sports network on Tuesday, the 16th anniversary of the Colombian team's shocking defeat in a World Cup match against the United States.

Filmmakers Jeff Zimbalist and Michael Zimbalist ("Favela Rising") trace the events leading up to that 1994 game, revealing why Nacional took the field in a state of mental torment. It's the story of the quick rise and fall of Colombia as an international force in the world of soccer and of the interwoven fates of a drug lord and a futbol hero, both named Escobar.

When the country stepped into the sports spotlight, Pablo Escobar's Medellin Cartel was the focus of the U.S.' war on drugs. He was said to be the world's richest criminal and certainly was the most powerful man in Colombia. However bloody his rule, he was a savior to the poor, building housing in place of flimsy shacks and installing neighborhood soccer fields, where the stellar players of the 1994 team had first distinguished themselves and found escape from poverty.

Soccer proved to be perfect for money laundering, and the tug-of-war between drug lords sometimes ended in a referee's murder. The murder at the center of this story involves Andres Escobar, beloved captain of Nacional. With his humble, soft-spoken demeanor and good looks, he was dubbed the Gentleman of the Field. His infamous "own goal" cost the favored Colombians their shot at the World Cup, and led to his death at age 27.

But the Zimbalists show, too, the cause and effect between Andres' death and that of Pablo six months earlier. They build their case convincingly, if with a bit too much repetition. There's tremendous emotional energy in their masterful use of existing footage, especially of games, and in their present-day interviews with Andres' teammates, sister and fiancee as well as with Pablo's relatives, colleagues and enemies.

At a time when Colombia was synonymous with cocaine and "narco-soccer," the national team, in their bright jerseys, represented something more immediate and real than hope: self-worth. Argentine fans heckled them as drug dealers upon their arrival in that country and gave them a standing ovation after they defeated the home team 5-0.

"Escobars" captures the passion and personality of a group of exceptional athletes and their ecstatic bond with fans. Like goalie Rene Higuita's astounding scorpion-kick saves, it's a story that often defies belief. It also is a story that is all too grounded in the ways of power and money and stupid brutality.


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6 at 8:00 random incline.

One hour barbell strength class.

 p.m. 4 at 3 at 8:30, 1 at 7:30 (at Hotel Warrick in Denver)

Another OK Go Video:

The director of “End Love” writes about how his team created the video’s visual effects by altering the film speed:

The fastest we go is 172,800x, compressing 24 hours of real time into a blazing 1/2 second. The slowest is 1/32x speed, stretching a mere 1/2 second of real time into a whopping 16 seconds. This gives us a fastest to slowest ratio of 5.5 million. If you like averages, the average speed up factor of the band dancing is 270x. In total we shot 18 hours of the band dancing and 192 hours of LA skyline timelapse – over a million frames of video – and compressed it all down to 4 minutes and 30 seconds! Oh and don’t forget, it’s one continuous camera shot.

 

"Monthy Blackouts?  Periodic functional Distress?"


 

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a.m. 60 minutes elliptical.

p.m. 115 minutes elliptica.

 



How awesome that they match what he is already wearing.

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 1 at 8:30.  20 minutes elliptical.  20 minutes stair climber.

My 6 year-old wants to be an avatar to control all the elements.

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Got to work on that cowboy hip hop.  Pay particular attention to the running man, around 1:00.

 

Keanu could benefit from some of that country hip hop..


 


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3 at 8:00, random incline.  2 at 7:00, -3% decline.  1 at 6:40, 1 at 6:18, 1 at 6:00 down to 5:18 finish, all at -3% decline.

Went to physical therapy at http://www.fasttrackphysicaltherapy.com to address imbalances and alignment issues which are still manifesting in achilles issues.   Hopefully Kevin Semans will be helpful.

With the World Cup into the quarterfinals, anyone interested in being famous, just ask Germany's coach how he feels about all the attention.

 


Some habits are difficult to overcome.


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