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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
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11.49
Mizuno Wave Inspire 11 (blue) Miles: 11.49
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2.52

I was dragging to get out of bed this morning.  I didn't sleep well.  But I finally got dressed and went outside.  It's warm, but not terrible.  I shaved my mohawk off yesterday.  One day was enough.  But it was weird seeing my shadow today.  I was listening to some YouTube clips today as I ran.  When I was running south I saw someone coming toward me.  I realized it was Rich so I turned the podcast off.  He did his patented swing around and ran with me again.  We talked about doing Rim to Rim.  I think he's got me convinced to do it.

Mizuno Wave Inspire 11 (blue) Miles: 2.52
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2.62

Terrible sleep last night.  Probably the Taco Bell dinner I had.  I got out the door around 7:30am, I think.  It felt a little warm, but there was a nice breeze while I was running, so it wasn't bad.  I felt good, and if I had been able to get up earlier, probably would've gone 3 loops today.  Right around mile 2, I got a phone call.  I took it and walked for about a minute.  When I hung up, I picked up the speed.  I haven't tried to run fast in a looooong time.

Mizuno Wave Inspire 11 (blue) Miles: 2.62
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3.75

So, this is kinda gross.  For the second time in my adult life, I've had to get my ears cleaned out.  I try to wash them every time I shower.  I turn the shower on massage so that it's jetting out high pressure water and I stick it right up to my ear.  Alas, the build up was too much, and we had to resort to irrigation.  It was so gross, but bless my wife's heart.  Anyway, now I can hear again.  What I noticed most about my run this morning was how much I drag my feet.  I could sure hear that.

Mizuno Wave Inspire 11 (blue) Miles: 3.75
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2.60

Another benefit of being able to hear is getting woke up by our rooster at 3am.  And then 4am.  And then 5am.  That guy has got to go.  Anyway, I needed to be up early this morning because Mike, yes, the same Mike I run Usery with, was coming over to work on our air conditioning system.  Since we bought our house a few months ago, we've been trying to do the home rennovations ourself.  The first thing they've been working on is one of the upstair bathrooms.  They tore everything out, but they still need to put it back together.  They've also been removing the wall paper from my office.  But before they removed it, they wrote poop, fart, and diarrhea all over it.  They're funny.  Never mind that sometimes I have clients come over.  Also, we wanted Mike to get in and work on our terrible A/C before it gets too hot.

Luckily today is nice and cool.  I noticed when I took Herbie for a walk last night how much cooler it was down in the bottom of the Floodway.  It's crazy the temperature differential.  So at 5am, I got ready to go.  Mike had told me yesterday that he would be here at 6am.  That gave me time for two loops, but I likely wouldn't make it back before 6am, and knowing Mike, he would already be there. 

I was running on Adobe towards the Floodway, and I saw someone running towards me.  I recognized him as Jesse Lee.  He was running with his dog.  He turned and ran on the west side of the Floodway and I on the east side.  He's much faster than me so he got to Brown way before I did.  Then he ran to the east side of the Floodway and started heading back.  We said hi to each other as we passed.  I ran south down the west side of the Floodway and saw some real fast runner coming towards me.  After he went by I saw two more guys.  I gave them both kudos on Strava and one of them started following me.  His last name is Moody.  Maybe he's related to RAD.  Then I saw two people riding bikes about to cross the street.  It was Dan Brinkerhoff and his daughter.  I said good morning to them, but I'm not sure he recognized me.  Must be the beard.  I went to University and back to the east side of the Floodway and headed back north.  I'm pretty sure I saw Edythe Ray walking on the other side.  It's always nice to see so many people you go to church with out being active.

Mizuno Wave Inspire 11 (blue) Miles: 2.60
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Total Distance
11.49
Mizuno Wave Inspire 11 (blue) Miles: 11.49
Weight: 0.00
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