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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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This is Gina.  Her story is to come.  Stay tuned.

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If you're only here to read about my daily workout, navigate away right now.  If you like good stories, stick around a bit.

This is the story of the (what's the correct phrase here?  Obsession? Passion? Fetish?  Let' say "healthy fascination") I have with the Phoenix Suns Dance Team.  It all started when I was a junior in high school.  The young men (ages 12 to 18) in our church went on a trip to watch a Suns game.  It just so happened that it was the Suns Dance Team autograph night.  (Of course it was.  What better way for the devil to taint a church-sanctioned activity with the purpose of bonding a bunch of hormone-raging teenagers?)  They handed out posters of the dance team and you could take your poster around the arena, find the girls out at their folding tables, and have them sign your poster.  I got most of them to sign it.  Graciously they were nice enough to be a little flirtatious, and that sure makes a skinny little dorky 17-year old feel good about himself.  I was the only one brave enough to bring my poster to school the next day, and for that day I was king.

Jump ahead 16 years and the skinny little dorky kid is now a big fat dorky man.  (If you haven't guessed, it's me.)  I was playing basketball three times a week, but it wasn't enough to keep me in good shape, and I was really starting to let myself go.  I also would watch the Phoenix Suns games as often as occasion would permit.  I did not have cable so that meant only being able to watch the away games that were broadcast on local television network UPN45.  Enter Gina.  Gina was a typical Suns dancer, nothing to make her stand out from amongst her peers.  She spent the typical two to three years with the team as the rest of them do.  (Incidentally, she no longer is with them.)  But somebody at UPN45 decided Gina was a standout, as it were.  They hired her on to do commercial stints.  "Coming up after the game, back to back episodes of Malcolm in the Middle."  Kudos to UPN45.  She was great.  Maybe that's just my bias from a deeply engraved hormonal memory speaking.  I thought everybody knew and loved Gina.

At the beginning 2007 while Gina was at the height of her advertising/marketing career and most people are setting resolutions to better themselves for the coming year, my work put on a Biggest Loser contest to motivate people to reach their goals.  I knew I had a weight issue, so I signed up.  Quickly I started to shed the pounds and regain my confidence.  About a month into it, my good friend from work, Brad, took me to a Suns game.  He has season tickets.  (I'm not just calling him a good friend because I mooch Suns tickets off him every year.  He's a sweet guy.)  We got there a little earlier than we usually do.  As we were walking down the hall to my great and wonderful astonishment I see Gina flanked by two other Suns dancers (Who were they?  Who cares?) coming our way.  I can't believe it.  It's actually her!  When she passed us I said, "Hi Gina."  But I said it in a way as if I knew her.  Her natural response was to say "hi" back to me.  I could see in her eyes that she was trying to figure out where the heck she knew me from.  I think at that moment she realized what a star she was.  I continued walking and as soon as we were out of earshot Brad said, "Where in the world did that come from?"  I was like, "That's Gina.  Everybody knows and loves Gina."

Brad was so amused by my new found bravado that it didn't take long for the tale to spread through the office the next day.  Bobby from work sent out a company email with his predictions of who would win the Biggest Loser contest.  Most people figured Nate, the skinny guy, would be the runaway winner because percentage wise, the numbers should work in his favor.  Bobby stated that my chances at winning the contest were about as good as my chances at getting a date with a Suns Dancer.  (You cut me really deep there, Bobby.)

About a week later Brad offered me his tickets again because he couldn't go.  I made up my mind to get that date with the Suns dancer, or at least a picture with one, Gina preferably.  My brother-in-law Curtis and I arrived at the stadium and found some Suns dancers in short fashion.  There were three of them.  Gina was not among them, but no matter.  I walked up to them (remember the newly found confidence) and asked if they would be kind enough to pose in a picture with me.  Maybe it's part of their job description, but they were happy to oblige.  Now I had the evidence I needed that I would indeed be the champion of the Biggest Loser contest.  (Side note: I did win in a big way.  Dropped 42 lbs. and walked away with $450.)  And for a day, again, I was king.

To bring an end to this story, now every time I go to a Suns game I am not only encouraged by the people I'm with to ask the lovely ladies for a photo op, I am compelled to do so.  Yes, it makes my wife jealous, but she need not worry.  A pretty face could not replace the everything that she is.  And secretly I bet she loves me even more because of it.  The end.

 

 

Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Camille on Mon, Jul 06, 2009 at 10:25:33 from 75.171.3.28

Is this the story *I* know... or is there something new? Does Vicki know you posted a picture of Gina?

From Eric Day on Mon, Jul 06, 2009 at 11:21:04 from 189.192.149.123

?????

From Merri on Mon, Jul 06, 2009 at 11:34:19 from 207.88.76.69

Oh yeah I know Gina, I danced w/ her for a couple years. what's her story.

From Brent on Mon, Jul 06, 2009 at 13:05:01 from 66.7.127.219

Burt, is the the lady you could not get out of your mind when running last week, she does not look old or need more clothes?

Stay Kool, B of BS Rools out

From Leandra on Mon, Jul 06, 2009 at 13:57:53 from 70.56.110.220

The suspense is killing me!

From Burt on Mon, Jul 06, 2009 at 15:00:57 from 68.76.197.194

Sorry it took so long. The story is up. Enjoy!

From ChrisM on Mon, Jul 06, 2009 at 15:15:23 from 217.42.248.247

Great story!

Well done on the weight loss too :)

From Lily on Mon, Jul 06, 2009 at 15:50:18 from 160.7.232.167

hhmmmmm.......

From Eric Day on Mon, Jul 06, 2009 at 15:54:38 from 189.192.149.123

Man, you should write books! (I could sell them).

Good story !

From Leandra on Mon, Jul 06, 2009 at 15:56:35 from 70.56.110.220

Go gina, go gina go! That's a great story and highly entertaining, i read the whole long thing. Good job on the weight loss and 42 lbs!

From Lyns on Mon, Jul 06, 2009 at 16:15:55 from 75.162.104.51

gInA -- va va voom! and a dancer no less.. i like it...

From Merri on Mon, Jul 06, 2009 at 16:16:52 from 207.88.76.69

good story good story

From sam Dean-Howard on Mon, Jul 06, 2009 at 17:12:05 from 90.201.147.206

Nice story :-)

From anji on Mon, Jul 06, 2009 at 17:59:45 from 74.211.23.124

that is awesome Burt. And way to go on the biggest loser thing too! My husband recently did the same thing (except without Gina!) and lost 90+ lbs and is back running 42 miles a week. Yeah for Biggest Loser!!

From Brent on Mon, Jul 06, 2009 at 19:07:29 from 66.7.127.219

Burt - now your a real runner, you have motivation, now running is a passion! When is that 1/2 marathon PR going to fall?

It is not impressive losing the weight, it is impressive keeping it off, great work, life time ahead of chasing that passion.

Stay Kool, B of BS Rools out

From Kelli on Tue, Jul 07, 2009 at 00:25:41 from 71.219.89.21

So, did you work out?

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