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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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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
10.11

I am a man of constant sorrow.  If you've seen the movie O Brother, Where Art Thou?, then you know that that is a line from a song sung by the Soggy Bottom Boys.  When I got home from my run this morning I noticed that all my sweat had found its way and settled in at my bottom.  Speaking of the crack of dawn, I liked being out before the sun.  The full moon provided pretty good light.  The sun did finally come up, and it was fun looking at all the candy on the ground dropped by trick-or-treaters.  I saw three pieces.  I guess you had to be there.

Time - 1:28:01 (avg. pace 8:42)

Splits - 8:28, 8:35, 8:34, 8:46, 8:51, 8:47, 8:42, 8:46, 8:46, 8:46, 1:01 for 0.11 (8:49 pace)

 

Mizuno Wave Inspire 4 Silver/Old Gold/Phantom Miles: 10.11
Weight: 199.00
Comments
From Rhett on Mon, Nov 02, 2009 at 11:49:07 from 74.41.249.102

Very poetic Burt. Nice run. Did it get you on the first page of the distane board again?

From Eric Day on Mon, Nov 02, 2009 at 11:53:04 from 189.192.12.221

Ditto on Rhett comment, very poetic. In my awful run of yesterday I also saw quite a few pieces of candy on the street and, of course, candy wrap...

From Burt on Mon, Nov 02, 2009 at 12:13:05 from 68.76.197.194

Rhett - at the time I posted I was 2nd on the 2nd page. Curse your Rattletrap!

Eric - there was probably more candy around yesterday here. Maybe the coyotes ate them all.

From allie on Mon, Nov 02, 2009 at 12:43:59 from 67.177.43.41

burt - did you stop and eat the candy for energy? you crack me up when you make yourself the butt of your own jokes.

From Brent on Mon, Nov 02, 2009 at 12:58:53 from 168.178.30.194

Burt, AKA soggy bottom boy - beautiful morning, how much candy did you eat on the run? Your sequence of thoughts, crack of .... right after settled at the bottom? too funny. Very nice run after your long run a couple of days ago. Have you decided on the half or the full, not moon, marathon?

Stay Kool, B of BS Rools out

From Burt on Mon, Nov 02, 2009 at 13:19:59 from 68.76.197.194

allie - I seriously thought about eating the candy. But I have this fear of mean people filling it up with X-Lax.

Brent - I haven't decided. Everyone almost had me convinced to do the full, but Josse was the voice of reason. Clever about the lunar cycle.

From sam Dean-Howard on Mon, Nov 02, 2009 at 13:25:48 from 90.201.147.128

Burt your so funny I love the poetic ness another of my weird sams language !

hmmmm coyotes on candy I could just see the sweets and E's working theyd be running round like little naughty children LOL

Half Moon for Burt then ;-)

From Steve Piccolo on Mon, Nov 02, 2009 at 23:11:43 from 66.60.123.63

I listened to that song on some of my long runs. I guess it was fitting :) Good job on getting some good miles.

From nguyenvn on Tue, Nov 03, 2009 at 06:41:02 from 75.77.22.187

Burt, thanks for the welcome. Hopefully we both can work on lowering our run times even more. I have a marathon scheduled in February. Hopefully I can break 4 hours this time. I'm feeling very confident in my training right now.

From Mack on Tue, Nov 03, 2009 at 17:47:17 from 71.111.182.118

Burt, you are a very strange man! But despite that, I still find myself drawn to your blog to see what you will write each day.

From Burt on Tue, Nov 03, 2009 at 17:57:13 from 68.76.197.194

Thanks Mack. I need to hear things like that.

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