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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

Favorite Blogs:

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Mizuno Wave Inspire 7 Lifetime Miles: 803.99
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
8.16

Finally I'm blogging!  I've been so excited and scared all week to get to meet Julie Esplin.   Would she really show up?  Would I be able to keep up with her?  Will she see me for the fraud that I am? 

Despite her better judgment, she did drop by.  I was really worried about where we would run.  I mean, who wants to run around a boring neighborhood?  But I couldn't really think of anything cool.  Then I thought well, hey, she's on vacation.  She might like to see the Mesa Temple.  So she got to my house, begged me to see me spray water in my son's face to wake him up, I took a couple of failed attempts snapping some pictures, and we were off.

I told her to stick close to me because I'd never run to the temple before, but I knew we were going through a bad neighborhood.  Actually I just didn't want her to ditch me.  She got a couple of cat calls from the day laborers at the corner.  We had a good conversation about our kids.  We got to the temple and took a couple of pictures with her camera.  (Don't forget to email those to me, Julie.)  I showed her where the stage was for the big Easter pageant they have every year.  There was already somebody there saving seats at 6:30am!  Then we ran back, and she met my wife, daughter, and sister.  She's so nice and so fast.  It must have been killing her to run so slow with me :)

Time - 1:04:37 (avg. pace 7:55)

Splits - 7:59, 7:46, 7:38, 8:00, 7:48, 7:528:03, 8:12, 1:21

Mizuno Wave Inspire 7 Miles: 8.16
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Derunzo on Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 13:38:54 from 64.56.60.130

Nice run!

From DaleG on Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 14:42:26 from 67.2.22.200

Nice run!

From Burt on Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 16:59:49 from 72.223.90.79

Nice run!

From flatlander on Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 18:13:58 from 198.207.244.102

Really nice run!

From runningafterbabies on Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 18:19:36 from 71.195.219.247

Burt, you were smokin' fast! Leave it to Julie to help out your AP. Is that a sunburn I see on her nose? You should have offered her some shade.

From allie on Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 18:45:52 from 174.23.241.50

isn't julie great? have i said that before? well, it's true. julie is great! great run!

i'll be heading down for the pageant.

From Derunzo on Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 20:55:53 from 98.229.131.173

I can't believe that you deleted my 2nd "Nice run!" At least now I know where you draw the line.

From DaleG on Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 21:17:42 from 152.216.7.5

If I were there, you two would have left me in your dust in the bad part of town.

From Burt on Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 21:25:05 from 72.223.90.79

Mark - way to add color to a once dull blog.

Melody - It should be a sunburn being that she's in AZ and all, but it's a highly contagious skin rash. I have it now.

allie - Julie laughed when I told her you thought she was funny. Also she said you two were almost sisters because she set you up with her brother-in-law. How'd that turn out anyway?

Funzo - two nice runs? It wasn't that nice. Well, yeah it was. Feel free to put it back.

Dale - I'm pretty sure the day laborers would have given you some sweet cat calls, too. So maybe it wouldn't have been so bad.

From DaleG on Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 22:20:52 from 152.216.7.5

It would have made me run a lot faster, that's for sure.

From Dan on Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 22:31:03 from 24.209.83.20

I opened your fortune cookie... yes, you got it, it said...

Nice Run!

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