Trashcan Annie

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Member Since:

Oct 21, 2007

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

Remaining uninjured since April 2007

 

2008 races

GAsparilla 15k: 1st 56:00

Shamrock Shuffle 8k: 1st 29:03

Riverbank run/US 25k Champs: 5th/3rd 1:35:08

4 on the 4th: 2nd (Katie McGregor was there! WoW!!!) 22:52  this was a really cool experience for a small town race!

Ragnar Great River: 1st Overall 21:??Low..

Short-Term Running Goals:

10k < 34:30

15k < 54:00

13.1 < 1:16:00

26.2 < 2:44:00 (Chicago 2008)

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

10k < 33:30

13.1 < 1:12:00

26.2 < 2:35:00

Personal:

I love literature. I have two sons that are 8 and 5, and beautiful, funny, intelligent, and independent little guys! I love being outside!  Married to CAsey GAsway

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3:00:28

I felt awesome. My dad was with me. We went out first on the road to check out the fog on the lake, and we saw what looked like White, Blue Herons flying through the lower ravines that were filled with fog. It was like a page out of Chinese Folk Lore. Then we explore the trails (what used to be farm roads before the park was a park)... I spent the last 15 minutes on some new Mountain Bike Trails they have out there... Single track and lots of rocks and roots. Great stuff to distract me from the achiness of the end of a long long run. second longest run of my entire life. Next time I go out there I can get in a solid 18miles on the trails without over lapping once!

When we got back Dad and I made "Blueberry Protien Pancakes" Like the normal thing only with an egg white and some protien powder. They were delicious.

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4.25 in the morning.  I felt pretty good.

4.6 tempo and 4x400 in the evening (had to cut off two 400's due to time restraints)

I decided not to do the timed mile. Instead I did a "30" minute tempo run with DAve Z. I felt heavy and tight... I stayed true to the "half-marathon EFFORT" as prescribed, even though our pace was slower than our 16 miles at marathon effort a couple of weeks ago. then we came back and 4x400 with jog 100 rest, in the dark. they were in the mid/low 80's... which felt FAST... I think the 24 miler is still in the legs a bit. I'm not worried. I'm looking at the moon, not the fingers... long story....

So Dave asked "Is Will wearing Leiterhausen?" (sp?) and no he wasn't... he was wearing overalls/shorts.. but the sturdy build, blonde hair, and short sleeve oxford, knee high athletic socks, did leave him looking quite "German". This made me think, It's like I gave birth to two different European "ethnicities" I have a stout scandavian, and sleek spaniard.  Given the melting pot of genetics it makes sense, but you'd think they'd coalesce into interesting mixes instead of remaining compartmentalized?  I love Genetics!

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So I'm running down Grand Ave headed to the trail. As I cross the bridge I think, "huh what would happen if I tripped over my feet?" then I envisioned myself falling, the upper half of my body rolling into the road, and an unavoidably getting my skull crushed by a passing truck. then I thought "that would be messy and bad"... weird fleeting thought. May explain willem's tendancy to gravitate toward gorry details in EVERY story he tells.

So I've conducted two experiments the last week or so and have results on both.
1.) taping my arches. Today NO SHIN PAIN WHATSOEVER!

2.) Not eatting wheat.. haven't had bowl issues during runs since weds of last week.
today ate pbh sandwhich before the run....gas the whole way had to make a manditory pit stop! I barely made it back to the gowe beach bathrooms with dignity. As I approached I said, "oh please let them be open" When they were open I said, out loud, "thank you Jesus, thank you Jesus!" hahahahahahahaha....
 
I guess Miss Katie has some pretty sound advice ;)

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3.5 miles in the morning on the crushed limestone path by my house.... felt good 7:17 avg.

evening 4.5 warm up and cool down...Tried out Jenny's bottle for the marathon!  it's great and cheap...

6x2000m @ half marathon EFFORT... overall time was 44:03 (7:27, 7:28, 7:75, 7:12, 7:12, 7:19) about a minute slower than last month when I did this..(7:28, 7:12, 7:11, 7:09, 7:07, 7:01) But this time the 7:12 pace felt much much easier!  The loop is very rolling, not a flat stretch the whole way, so it's hard to find a rhythm at first... this time was especially hard obviously... but once I got it it was very comfortable.  I like the fact that we do these on this loop it really teaches you how to listen to your body to find the appropriate "effort", and makes you physically and mentally stronger! 

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1:13:41... or 7:22 pace... felt really great.  Ran most of it on the Des PLaines River Trail... which is beautiful right now.  on the way home I got into a slight altercation with an irresponsible driver... but I won't go into details here.  Also I saw a woman this morning that I found to be profoundly inspiring... Kris Carr.  She is living with terminal cancer.. and living to the fullest.  She believes in holistic care... Here is a link to her blog if anyone is interested.  She's also been on Oprah, and several News shoes, as well as Mike and Juliette... Very inspiring woman!

http://www.mandjshow.com/show-recaps/friday-september-26-crazy-sexy-cancer-survivor-kris-carr/

founder of   my.crazysexylife.com

 

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felt pretty good. "dropped" off casey, cooper, and will at the skate park by our house and ran the neighborhoods, and their trails. I got back to the park just as my guys were finishing up their session. I guess will tried to climb into the lap of a strange woman, and was pushing her three children out of the way to tell her about himself (WOW! I didn't raise him to be like that... how embarassing). YEt, that's not the first time he's done something like that! He's extremely gregarious! I've tried to teach him about boundaries... and stranger danger. I think he see's stranger danger as an oxymoron, and doesn't understand why anyone else would want boundaries, because he doesn't... obviously! Cooper didn't land a trick and threw a fit, so casey was more than ready for me to be done! I ran the rest of the way home with cooper (I carried his termite board) and we chatted about his tizzy fit. Interesting day. So many intense people in one family! will we all come out alive?

 

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