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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, Doone, Eight Kid Mom, Erico, Flatlander, Gary, Jake Krong, JamesW, Jose, Josse, Julieesplin, Jun, Kelli, Kerri, KP, Kyle Dion, Lightitup, Little Bad Legs, Lybi, Marthon Dreamer, M, Mary Ann Schauerhamer, Misty, Nan, Peds Endo Doc, Rachelle, RAD, Rhett, 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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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
Tue, Sep 01, 2009
Total Distance
5.36

I saw two hummingbirds today. One of them flew directly towards my face and I thought it was going to peck my eyes out. I named them Nan and Lyns because hummingbirds are so small yet flap their wings faster than any other bird. I also saw two Eric Day lagartos.

There was a school bus parked on the side of the road this morning.  One girl had her head poked out the window in the back of the bus and was waving at another girl with her head poked out of the window at the front of the bus.  As I came up to the bus the girl in the back turned around and saw me.  I waved at her and she slowly ducked back into the bus like a meerkat.

I tried to go out a little faster today than yesterday to see how long I could hold the faster pace.  The first couple of miles were in the 7:45 range, but the 4th mile was 8:15.  While this compares to yesterday's pace, it was a 30 seconds slower than my first two miles today.  Yesterday all my mile times were real close together.  Lesson learned : nothing.

Time - 42:25 (7:55 pace)

Splits - 7:46, 7:43, 7:58, 8:15, 8:00, (7:32 pace for 0.36 miles)

Temp - 84

Mizuno Wave Inspire 4 White/Classic Blue/Raven Miles: 5.36
Weight: 192.00
Comments
From Leandra on Tue, Sep 01, 2009 at 13:02:43 from 71.35.248.36

Lesson learned I could never keep up with you. ha ha and I think I would probably slink away like a meer cat too if I was dangling my head out a bus window and a runner waved to me.

From Rhett on Tue, Sep 01, 2009 at 15:25:09 from 74.42.169.243

Nice run in hot weather. You are going to have to help me. I figure Nan is short for nano but what's up with Lyns?

From Burt on Tue, Sep 01, 2009 at 16:42:43 from 68.76.197.194

Leandra - Am I really that creepy? Gosh!

Rhett - Look at my favorite blogs list. I generally name the animals I see after people on the blog. I suppose I could have named one of the birds after April. She's really short.

From Eric Day on Tue, Sep 01, 2009 at 17:36:30 from 189.192.82.168

Nice lessons. Sounds like the work done by Congress here in Mexico. =)

So you saw to handsome lagartos today ?

From Burt on Tue, Sep 01, 2009 at 17:47:40 from 68.76.197.194

Muy guapos Eric de veras!

From Nan Kennard on Tue, Sep 01, 2009 at 18:03:01 from 174.51.250.151

"Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, and able to leap tall buildings in a single bound..." Its SUPER-NAN!!!

Disguised as a hummingbird. Perfect. New research shows that the humming bird is the fastest bird on the planet.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/06/090612-fastest-flying-bird.html

From beef on Tue, Sep 01, 2009 at 18:52:43 from 72.44.96.196

I love seeing wildlife on run although I like my eyes too... Good run though!

From Merri on Tue, Sep 01, 2009 at 19:19:22 from 67.199.179.247

I would definitely compare lyns to a humming bird. now picture a humming bird teaching zumba we've got something sweet. :)

From mike mcclellan on Wed, Sep 02, 2009 at 02:32:20 from 192.28.0.21

Nice pace Burt. You are getting faster.

From sam Dean-Howard on Wed, Sep 02, 2009 at 05:25:48 from 78.32.130.9

great pace Burt, and weigh in, good work.

Id wave back at ya Burt, I giggle sometimes at people when Im running, I was laughing only the other day when running my long 6 miles LOL

It was raining, and I was running along big grinning smile because I could run 6 miles, and I think someone nearly crashed their car as its not often you see a runner smiling whilst running in the rain LOL

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