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2009 Cheshire Chase Beat the Bishop

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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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Race: 2009 Cheshire Chase Beat the Bishop (3.1 Miles) 00:22:48, Place overall: 7, Place in age division: 1
Total Distance
3.30

Today was the third annual Cheshire Chase sponsored by the Skyline Stake of the LDS Church in Mesa.  I've done it all three years.  I feel kind of bad because the last two years I haven't lived in the stake anymore, but I've been the first adult to finish.  So I take home the hardware, which is a medal that's probably nicer than the one I got at the Mesquite Marathon.  Maybe next year I'll tell them to give the medal to someone in the stake.  Maybe not.

I haven't run a lick since the marathon.  I wasn't sure how I'd do.  So I stretched out and warmed up a little.  My legs felt great, but there was some tenderness in my tendons.  I decided I would push the pace, but not get out of my comfort zone.

The first year a high schooler took off and smoked everyone.  Last year he had a broken ankle, but I'm pretty sure he was back and won again this year; 17:15.  The kid that won last year took second place this year.  But there were also more guys from the Skyline CC team there this year.  I had no chance at beating them.  They were sprinting from the get go.  Two other kids took off, too, but I don't know if they were on the CC team or not.  I reeled one of them in at the mile mark.  He decided he was going to run with me.  I told him he was doing great.  He was a very friendly kid, and quite popular; at least everybody seemed to know him.  His name was Travis.  He was a bit of a clod-hopper.  I didn't think he would last much longer, but every time I pushed it he would go too.

We passed the other kid shortly after the turn around.  That was Jared.  He used to be my home teacher.  He's got to be about 6' 5" now.  Tall kid.  With a mile to go I gave another little surge.  Travis stayed with me, breathing hard and hopping the clods.  At that point I decided he was working so hard for this that I wasn't going to let him lose to me.  I kept him honest by holding a quick pace.  We got to half a mile to go and I urged him on because it looked like he was ready to give up.  Then we got to the final turn with 0.2 miles to go.  I was pulling ahead slightly so I started yelling at him, "Come on!  Almost there!  Don't give up!  Let's go!"  He finally kicked it in and beat me by a second.  That made it exciting for everyone.  And of course made me feel good inside.

This is the Bishop.  He actually runs in his white shirt and tie.  He was on my Ragnar team two years ago.  He's pretty fast, but the last two years he's run at a 9 minute pace so more people can get their "Beat the Bishop" certificate.

This is my daughter on the right.  She's the only one that came with me.  She's standing next to our old neighbor on the left.  They both did the one mile fun run.  Ben and Eight Kid Mom are in town for Thanksgiving.  I know they wanted to do this race, but I don't think they got in until midnight.

My splits were 7:05, 7:21, 7:20 and 1:03 for the last 0.15.  My friend also measured 3.15 on his Garmin.  But with as bad as I am at running the tangents, it was probably a pretty accurate course.  My legs don't feel too bad.  The tops of my feet are sore.  And my glutes are pretty tight.  Other than that, I'm doing good.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

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Comments
From seeaprilrun on Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 12:23:21 from 205.172.12.229

Wow Burt way to go on the tail of a marathon--you are recovering nicely! You are awfully nice to let the clod-hopper beat you!

From ChrisM on Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 13:37:33 from 86.144.115.212

WOW great work Burt, especially so soon after the marathon, you must nearly (or did) set a 5k PR?

From rattletrap on Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 14:48:57 from 24.19.93.139

Nice uh.."recovery run" dude. You are getting fast! Now go make a pig of yourself, you earned it :)

From flatlander on Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 15:24:39 from 70.197.7.77

Good run Burt, you approached it just right. These turkey runs are for memories and you made some good ones today. I like your bishop.

From Sandy Dune-Howard on Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 17:20:03 from 90.208.239.169

Great run Burt, well done so soon after the marathon Happy Thanksgiving :))

From Burt on Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 18:08:50 from 98.177.216.165

April - The only way I could have beat him was by dropping him earlier. Those young kids can out kick me any day of the week. And twice on Sunday.

Chris - It's not a PR, but it is the 2nd fastest one I've done post HS.

RT - I know. I didn't listen to a word Lyman or Vinh told me. Tomorrow will be a nice little recovery run.

FL - He's a cool guy. I wasn't actually in his ward, but we went to the same building.

Sam - Happy Thanksgiving to you. Or whatever you guys celebrate over there this time of the year.

From Carolyn in Colorado on Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 18:53:30 from 24.8.167.243

Great race, Burt. And I really enjoyed your race report. So will they cancel this race when they get a bishop who's not a runner? Are do they insist that at least one bishop in the stake runs?

From Burt on Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 19:42:56 from 98.177.216.165

Carolyn - the first year they actually had two bishops run it. The high school kid came in first followed by the bishop in the picture, followed by the other bishop. I came in 6th overall. These last two years he's just ran a 9 min. pace. But he won't be bishop forever. So who knows what they'll do...

From JD on Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 19:46:11 from 166.216.128.152

Nice race. I think we have the same 5K PR's now. But my bald spot is till bigger!

I want to run a race in a shirt and tie, but I don't own a shirt and tie...guess I'll never be a bishop! LOL!!!

From redrooster on Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 21:17:41 from 71.219.145.201

nice job! geez I can barely move, you would have killed me today. I can't believe you ran that time 5 days after that marathon. you are the man!

From Burt on Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 21:49:18 from 98.177.216.165

Bishop JD...hmmm...you're right. Never in a million years. LOL!!

Rooster - you can barely walk because you just RAN a sub 3 marathon. I took it much easier than you and even threw a couple of walking breaks in there.

From nguyenvn on Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 22:36:22 from 71.70.85.4

Way to go Burt! 1st in A/G! Have a great Thanksgiving!

From Rossy on Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 23:41:03 from 69.251.100.55

Burt, a belated great job on the Mesquite Marathon and an impressive 5k! Happy Thanksgiving!

From Teena on Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 10:15:25 from 174.52.45.85

What a cool race!!!

When are they going to inaugurate the Beat the Relief Society President? That would be sweet!!! :)

Congrats on the win! Those splits were fast!!!!

From Burt on Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 11:42:36 from 98.177.216.165

Vinh - Hope you had a great Thanksgiving, too.

Rossy - Don't you have a marathon coming up soon?

Teena - You've probably been RSP like 3 times already. And remember that time I used my own strength to rip my blouse?

From eightkidmom on Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 13:31:15 from 71.223.241.164

Hey Burt!!! It's fun to see my "name" on your blog - heehee! We pulled into Queen Creek at 2:00AM Thursday. So we didn't actually get to bed until after 3:00. A bit late for making a morning race. I have managed to get a couple of short runs in since we arrived. It's hard to tell if you're going uphill or downhill or flat. We may go running again tomorrow. How about you? Do you have a plan? :D

From Burt on Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 14:45:24 from 98.177.216.165

Yes, let's get together for a run! Call me. Morning will be best.

From Nan Kennard on Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 16:00:30 from 174.51.250.151

Great race Burt! Fast!

Take care of those tender tendons.

From Twinkies on Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 16:29:04 from 174.126.26.111

Great racing Burt. That's an awesome pace this close after doing a marathon. You da man.

From Rhett on Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 17:36:48 from 216.67.216.176

Wow, very young Bishop. That is why I'll never be a bishop. I wouldn't have enough charity to run slower so more people could beat me and get a medal. I'd be trying to make sure no one got it. Nice race Burt. You have a big heart.

From Burt on Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 17:54:48 from 98.177.216.165

Nan - Will do.

Twinkies - I wonder what I could have done if I hadn't done the marathon. I'll have to do a time trial in about a month.

From Burt on Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 17:55:38 from 98.177.216.165

Rhett - He's 38, and he's been bishop at least 3 years. Don't give up hope on being a bishop. Never give up hope. lol!

From Bec on Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 13:55:21 from 67.177.35.60

Nice going Burt. You deserve that hard ware. No doubt it's probably better than Mesquite hardware. I like how that medal has all three events ;)

From Rossy on Wed, Dec 02, 2009 at 00:06:43 from 66.53.208.90

Burt, sorry for the delayed response; that is, I just got back into town. In short, I did pretty well in the Philly Marathon; however, I felt like could have ran better; therefore, plenty of motivation for training during these winter months. Run on!

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