Auntie Em Goes Running

May 03, 2024

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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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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Bike Shoes Lifetime Miles: 2225.45
Pearl Izumi Trail Shoe Lifetime Miles: 139.33
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
Brooks Defyance Lifetime Miles: 361.34
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
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
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Quiet fluttering

Easy to ignore at first,

winds are howling now!

EARLY pool run this morning.  In the pool by 5:45, out the door at 7:00.  I didn't really need to go in the pool today for my knee, but I may want some trail miles this afternoon, and decided not to push it.  

We are back to wind and rain today; glad I had that bike ride yesterday!   

PM update:  Could not pass up the opportunity to get soaked in a warm rain this afternoon on the trails!  So warm today - 57 degrees at 4:00.  Splits were 10:07,9:44, 9:23, 9:27, and 9:26.  Hooray for easy miles.  It was so fun, I wrote another haiku about it:

Delicious warm rain

Mind wandering to spring - Whoops!

Rather large puddle. 

New Blue Saucony Miles: 5.00
Night Sleep Time: 6.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.50
Comments
From Carolyn in Colorado on Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 13:12:14 from 198.241.174.15

Nice poem. You are a woman of many talents.

From auntieem on Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 13:36:25 from 24.17.177.218

Thanks, Carolyn. I will try to write one every day, and I'm sure many will be awful!

From TBarlow on Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 15:17:02 from 216.194.124.36

Wow - 2 workouts in one day! Powerhouse!

From april27 on Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 20:15:05 from 99.188.251.180

Weather is so crazy!

From JD on Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 20:56:19 from 166.128.201.104

Great weather you've got

Nice active day of fitness

Keep up the Haiku!

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