Auntie Em Goes Running

May 04, 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

Sat, Feb 20, 2010

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
17.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	17.00

50K training run. We couldn't have asked for a better day for this run! Beautiful clear skies and sunshine. Makes climbing up, up, and up for those viewpoints so worth it! Some of the ladies in our group met at 8:00 and ran flat trail for 6 miles to warm up, but I wanted more miles in the hills and fewer flat ones, so I met them at 9:00 and had a couple of flat miles before we headed up Raptor Ridge. This is a long steep climb (parts are non runnable), then we headed down and traversed across to the Ridge Trail and down Fragrance Lake and back to the interurban, finishing with about 4 flat miles. That was 15, and I had to run 2 miles on flat paved roads near my car just to see if I could. The first 15 averaged 11:02/mile. That gives you an idea of how tough the course is. My last two averaged 8:45. We ate PayDay bar, since that is what they give you in the race at the aid stations. All agreed that they were delicious, perfect combination of sweet and salty.

Happy Saturday running!

Marathon Shoe Miles: 17.00

Night Sleep Time: 5.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 5.00

Comments

From Carolyn in Colorado on Sat, Feb 20, 2010 at 19:22:30 from 24.8.167.243

Great run! It's wonderful that you have friends to train with. I think it's funny that you ran two more miles just to see if you could. Of course you could!

I love sweet and salty.

From JD on Sat, Feb 20, 2010 at 19:56:01 from 209.183.51.129

Nice mountain running. Chuckanut: one month away!!

From TBarlow on Sat, Feb 20, 2010 at 22:20:15 from 216.194.124.36

Big congrats on running UP the mountain!

From Smooth on Sat, Feb 20, 2010 at 22:59:59 from 174.23.239.148

Sounds like a perfect day and a perfect mountain run with friends. VERY NICELY done!!!

Your 50K race is just a month away? Sounds exciting. I'm hoping to do a 50K late this Fall after the marathons season.

LOVE your quote from Sheehan yesterday. I can't believe it's warm enough for you to plant your garden! It snowed yesterday and half day today in Utah! I'm so ready for Spring...it's just around the corner, I think! :)

From Snoqualmie on Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 00:21:28 from 24.18.192.33

Excellent run!!!

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