Auntie Em Goes Running

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Member Since:

Jun 03, 2009

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

PRs:

MacDash Duathlon, Sept. 10, 2011.  1:29:48.  Second woman overall, third racer overall, and first in AG.  

Mt. Ranier Duathlon, May 1, 2011.  3:05:00, 1st in age group.  5.1 mile run, 28 mile bike ride, 3.78 mile run.

5K:  Fun With the Fuzz, April 23, 2011.  21:59,  1st in age group.

Marathon:  Paris, April 10, 2011.  4:05:24.  

1/2 marathon:  Geoduck Gallop, February 2011.  1:42:23, 1st in age group.

Waterfront 15K (September 2010), 1:14:43.  3rd in AG.

Lake Padden Duathlon (July 2010), 1:36:something.  1st in AG .

10K:  Smelt Run, La Conner (2010)  47:14.  2nd in AG. 

I have fun every time I run, and have recently overcome the "I can't go fast anymore" hurdle.  I'm having fun going faster and working towards becoming even faster.  

I have raised two running children, one competitive and one not.

I have learned to run in ice and snow and I don't complain. 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Work towards a faster marathon by Spring 2012.

Get my 5K down to 21:30. 

Place in my division at duathlon and triathlon.

Train for biathlon.



 




 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Joining Forrest Gump


 

Personal:

I'm a 52 year old mom of two ex homeschooled teenagers. They both think I'm nuts.
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Marathon Shoe Lifetime Miles: 244.33
Blue Brooks Launch Lifetime Miles: 223.68
Mean Green Shoe Lifetime Miles: 318.72
Blue Kinvaras Lifetime Miles: 207.12
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New Kinvara Lifetime Miles: 275.90
Hattoris Lifetime Miles: 41.29
Addidas Lifetime Miles: 168.97
Nike Vortex Shoe Lifetime Miles: 64.50
Orange Newton Lifetime Miles: 36.20
Wed, Dec 23, 2009
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Day off running; knee was feeling stressed.  Did a yoga class with my daughter instead.  I'm not sure what I thought of the teacher.  He kept saying things like "bring the outer part of your shoulder down and relax the inner edge of the shoulder".  Just complicated stuff to figure out and too much talking about it.  I guess I learn better by feel, not by so many words.  We felt good afterward, but during class, I could tell that my daughter was spending just as much mental energy as I was trying to take in all the instructions!  Followed class by a big breakfast and some coffee.  

 We are planning a ski hike tomorrow for Christmas eve.  Hike up on skins for 2-3 hours and ski back down to the car!  Hopefully, the snow will be good where we are going.  Haven't had much new snow, but it is certainly staying cold enough most of the time so its not melting! 

Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00
Comments
From Snoqualmie on Thu, Dec 24, 2009 at 12:29:24 from 24.18.192.33

Sounds like a fun afternoon. We hope to ski this afternoon too. Merry Christmas, my friend!

From Carolyn in Colorado on Thu, Dec 24, 2009 at 17:01:13 from 24.8.167.243

I find yoga to be too complicated sometimes, not that I do it that much.

Merry Christmas!

From JD on Thu, Dec 24, 2009 at 18:47:19 from 209.183.51.47

Sounds like good exercise!

Have a Merry!

From april27 on Fri, Dec 25, 2009 at 23:41:55 from 99.188.251.180

I had one excellent yoga instructor. After a few classes I got down her names for some of the moves (general yoga terms). She would just say the term and do it...so that was nice. I haven't found one since that I liked!

And hooray for skiing!

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