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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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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
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Mizuno Wave Inspire 11 (blue) Miles: 7.67
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Total Distance
2.56

I got out the door before 6am again today.  4 minutes before.  It was 80º, and my legs were sore from Saturday.  I guess. 

Last week I was walking Herbie at night when he saw something in the bottom of the Floodway.  Turns out it was a page to a novel.  I picked it up and read both sides.  It didn't seem to have a whole lot of continuity, but I maybe if I had read the whole book?  Anyway, it was also pretty risque, so I took it home to show my wife.  Hee hee.  A couple of days later I found another page from another book.  Today I found the source of the books.

Mizuno Wave Inspire 11 (blue) Miles: 2.56
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Emily woke up real early this morning.  Like 4:00am early.  She kept poking her head in our room.  I would say, "Hi, Emily."  She would say hi back and then leave.  I finally got up while she was on our toilet and had to wait for her.  She wanted to spend time with me.  She wanted me to eat breakfast with her, but I had to explain that I don't eat breakfast before I go running.  And since I missed running yesterday, there was no way I was going to miss it today.  She gets so stubborn once she gets an idea in her head.  And it breaks her heart when she can't have things her way.  And that sometimes translates into throwing a fit.  But I just had to be stern with her.

So I got out and did my normal two loops.  There's a couple I see quite often.  The man has a white beard.  From now on, I will call them the white beard couple.  I saw them walking on Adobe.  My guess is they live in the quarter section north of me.  Then, right before I got to Brown, I saw another couple I see quite often.  The man wears a British cap.  A quick Google search tells me they are called flat caps.  I will now call them the flat cap couple.  I saw them in almost the exact same place that I saw them the last time I was running.  So I knew I would see them again on my second loop.  I made sure to point out that I only had a 3-inch diameter of sweat forming on my shirt so far. 

I looped around and headed south.  After crossing Adobe, I could see a family with children playing in the bottom of the Floodway.  As I got closer I thought I recognized them as the Ray's.  But then the sprinklers turned on in the Greenbelt and they all made a mad dash to go play in the sprinklers.  Maybe I would be able to tell if it was them if they were still there when I looped around again.  So I looped around on University and I saw this shirtless old man crossing the street.  I could hear him running, but he stopped shortly after entering the trail.  The Ray's were just turning the corner, but I know it was them, because I texted their mom later.  Then I saw flat cap couple again and pointed out how much the sweat mark had grown.  They started clapping and the guy called me "Iron Man."  A little bit after that the shirtless guy caught up to me and passed me.  When he got to Adobe, he started walking again.  Anyway, there wasn't any more people out than normal, but it seemed I had more interactions with people today.

Mizuno Wave Inspire 11 (blue) Miles: 2.55
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Lots of active people out today on the trails.  I saw Edythe and Rhoda again.  I yelled, "There's no sprinklers over here, Rhoda!" 

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