| 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.
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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 Favorite Blogs: |
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| | 27.4 mile bike ride, Usery Pass route. I decided it would be more fun to do a bike ride today. As I pulled my bike out of the garage I noticed the tires seemed slightly low on air pressure. I thought, "It'll be fine." It was not fine. I was getting passed by other cyclists right and left. Well, mostly on the left. The low air pressure made a noticeable difference in my speed. It also made the climb more difficult. At one point during the climb, I had just said to myself, "C'mon, Burt!" I do that a lot. But this lady was in the process of passing me and I felt embarassed for having just said that out loud. Anyway, she went out into the road and had her head down, so she didn't see that a car was passing and she darn near got flattened. They were honking at her and I slamming on their breaks. The funny part was I was too tired to even care. It was strange. Anyway, on the decent I was able to pick up a lot more speed, but I kept feeling my back tire drag. At one point I thought it went completely flat, so I pulled over and stopped. This lady behind me must've seen me because later when she caught up to me she asked if I was all right. I told her I was fine, and that I thought my tires were a little low. She said she had a CO2 container and offered to top them off. It was incredibly kind of her. There was a big difference after that, but my legs are so dead now.
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