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2011 Meadowgreen Ward Beat the Bunny 5kish

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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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Reebok Floatride Lifetime Miles: 8.23
Race: 2011 Meadowgreen Ward Beat the Bunny 5kish (3.46 Miles) 00:25:20, Place overall: 1
Total Distance
4.32

The goal: get to the finish line before the bunny.  The bunny gives everyone a 4 minute head start.  Could I do it?  No!  Why?  Because I was the bunny!

 

With the prestigious honor of being the bunny, I got a set of ears and a fluffy tail to run in.  Immediately after everyone started I had my wife draw on some whiskers and pin my tail on.  Then right as the clock ticked 4 minutes, I started.  I caught the first set of walkers within a half mile.  I caught the walkers/runners right before the first mile.  They were so disappointed.  The first mile was in 7:08. 

Then I got to the water station at the end of my street.  I didn't take a drink, but I was so busy remembering that this was the way Julie and I ran the other day that I missed the turn.  It wasn't too big of a deal.  It only made me run up one extra block, then back down.  The only problem was when I came back down to Pueblo I saw people running on the correct route.  So I turned and started running the course backwards for a little bit.  I asked a girl if I was going the wrong way.  She said, "No.  This is the right way."  So I turned around and ran with her for a ways as she tried to keep up.  Once she started to fall back I told her she was doing great.  Then I left her in a cloud of leporidous dust.  All in all I probably only added on  an extra two tenths of a mile.  The second mile was 7:36.  This was the mile that I passed most of the Paschal runners. 

At the beginning of mile three is when I caught Bishop.  I told him I may have taken a wrong turn, and he agreed I must have because he started over a minute after everyone else.  Turns out the wrong turn worked against my favor, so I was actually burning some serious asphalt.  With a mile to go we run right by the turn off to the finish line.  I asked Br. Haws how many people were ahead of me.  Three.  Perfect.  The goal was to not beat everybody.  Now I was so far ahead of everyone else and had three runners pretty far ahead of me.  When I turned at the school I saw two of them ahead.  I wasn't sure if I could catch them but I picked up the pace a little.  The third mile was 7:23.    I pushed a little harder to see if I could make some ground on them.  One of them had taken off.  The other was just cruising in.  I knew I was going to catch her.  I didn't want to, so I started Lyle Robideauxing, "Choo choo!  The Easter Bunny is coming for you!!"  Once she heard me, she kicked it in and I let her earn her certificate.    The last 0.46 miles was at a 7:03 pace.

So once they took my four minutes off it turns out I had the fastest time.  Alas, no prizes for the bunny :(  But, it was fun.  The best part was all the sweat I wrung out of the bunny ears.  And it was a rental!

Mizuno Wave Inspire 7 Miles: 4.32
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Dan on Sat, Apr 16, 2011 at 19:54:27 from 24.209.83.20

Burt you always keep me on my toes and one never knows what you are up to next! Well done, I personally like the Choo Choo... sounds a little Ron Burgundyish..

Well Done Today!

From Burt on Sat, Apr 16, 2011 at 20:33:58 from 72.223.90.79

Thanks Dan. What would I do without irreverent movies?

From Rye on Sat, Apr 16, 2011 at 21:13:43 from 174.27.65.38

Why am I not surprised. Great outfit. Now I see why it's such a big deal when you see ducks.

From Burt on Sat, Apr 16, 2011 at 21:16:30 from 72.223.90.79

Rye - I go through phases. First it was bunnies. Then it was prairie dogs. Now it's ducks.

From Superfly on Sat, Apr 16, 2011 at 21:37:34 from 74.211.21.81

Congrats on the win!

From Burt on Sat, Apr 16, 2011 at 21:42:18 from 72.223.90.79

Thanks Clyde!

From PRE on Sat, Apr 16, 2011 at 22:06:48 from 99.50.214.225

Burt,

Enjoyed that report...very good sportsmanship letting the third earn the certificate.

And I love those splits!

From flatlander on Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 07:52:05 from 76.31.26.153

Great report, fun day. Great that you had a rental. Excuse me while I go look up "leporidous".

From Merri on Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 11:26:18 from 160.7.252.148

lol and it was a rental. remind me to never be the easter bunny for halloween. good job burt!

From SlowJoe on Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 11:31:36 from 184.79.24.255

I googled leporidous too...definitely a made-up word. Such ridiculousityness.

That was an awesome report though, one of your best! Nice running as well.

From AZDesertmonsoon on Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 11:37:53 from 63.226.53.170

Burt's just an all around nice guy. Always conscientious of everyone else. Sometimes that means he is on sun blocking duty.

From Burt on Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 11:55:31 from 72.223.90.79

PRE - good sportsmanship or weakmindedness?

Mark and Joe - there may have been a few made up words in this entry. Thanks for noticing.

Merri - why not? My sweat is actually a powerful cleansing detergent, sanitizer, and deodorizer.

AZDM - Haha! You should have seen the first picture we took. She looked like she was trying to run from the creepy Easter Bunny.

From Squirrel on Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 15:32:25 from 75.105.134.2

I am impressed! Go bunny go!

From Brent on Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 16:38:18 from 66.7.127.67

Bunny Burt, nice race, anything goofy for the kids. Nice time while goofing around, hard to hop that far and fast.

Stay Kool, B of bS rools out

From auntieem on Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 18:48:07 from 67.182.149.104

Cute ears! Sounds like hilarious fun.

From Burt on Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 18:53:31 from 72.223.90.79

Squirrel - squirrels, bunnies, ducks, what is this? Snow White?

Brent - Call me the Energizer Bunny.

Auntieem - I think my disguise fooled a lot of people ;)

From Scott Ensign on Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 10:50:05 from 63.226.92.162

now that is a cool race!!! way to take the bishop down! next year you have to carry all the eggs and candy too to handicap you a bit in the interest of fairness and sportsmanship.

From Burt on Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 10:53:49 from 72.223.90.79

Rooster - The candy and eggs wouldn't last long. I love Easter time.

From Scott Ensign on Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 11:07:40 from 63.226.92.162

the question is- would eating all that food while running give you a carbo boost or slow you down as you developed serious GI problems.... the latter could be bad in the bunny suit....

From Steam8 on Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 11:08:23 from 166.70.55.77

Burt, you are the best! That pic is great! You make me laugh!

From Burt on Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 13:23:25 from 206.19.214.144

Scott - Probably both.

Steam8 - Thanks for thinking I'm the best. But it makes me wonder why I'm no longer on your FAVORITE BLOGS LIST??!!??

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