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Las Vegas,NV,USA

Member Since:

Jan 13, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

1600M - 5:51 (Corp Challenge 2009)

5K - 19:38 (Tule Springs Stake 2009)

10K - 42:30 (Spectrum 2008)

Half-Marathon - 1:28:23 (Fontana 2009)

Marathon - 3:29:28 (St. George 2008, Monsoon)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Train well enough to run a BQ 3:15 marathon.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Continue to train well stay healthy and enjoy running for many years to come. 

Personal:

Married with 4 children ages 8-14.

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Asics 2170 Grey/Green Lifetime Miles: 448.80
Asics 2170 Grey/Green 2 Lifetime Miles: 25.10
Tue, Jan 08, 2008
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
7.000.007.00

Another standard 7 miler today.  Did get chased by a couple of small dogs for the first time in a long time.  When they catch you by surprise it really puts a hop in your step until you figure out that you could just step on them and crush them.  Probably not a good idea when the owner is out there though.  It really bugs me when peoples dogs chase me and the owner won't put them on a leash and can't control them.  People like that deserve to have there dog stepped on or kicked by and unsuspecting runner.  Anyway....it finally cooled off a bit today again....38 degrees.....so I didn't over heat today in my usual attire.  Felt pretty good throughout.

Time:  8:33/mile

Comments
From Clay on Tue, Jan 08, 2008 at 14:20:38

I say step on them!!! I had the same thing happen to me this morning, but I just turned and yelled at the darn thing and it went wimpering in the cold dark morning...

From Sasha Pachev on Tue, Jan 08, 2008 at 14:41:29

I cannot wait for James to comment on this :-)

From JeffC on Tue, Jan 08, 2008 at 15:05:02

Don't get me wrong, I love dogs and have a Min Pin of my own (talk about a dog you could step on). It's that element of fight or flight that gets me everytime a dog come bolting at me (which is actually pretty rare, thank goodness).

From Jon on Tue, Jan 08, 2008 at 17:22:48

You should read some of James' stories. He gets attacked all the time by dogs, plus bulls, badgers, and ants.

From James on Tue, Jan 08, 2008 at 18:23:50

I am not a very good person in situations like this, so don't follow my example. I especially get annoyed when the owner is there, and more annoyed when they think it is funny. I probably would have booted each individual dog until the last one and then hit the owner right between the eyes with his own dog. At least that is what I would attempt! You are a better man than I am to be so controlled.

From JeffC on Tue, Jan 08, 2008 at 18:50:41

ROTFLOL!!!! Your post came at just the right time. I needed a really good laugh. Thanks James.

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