Auntie Em Goes Running

April 29, 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
0.005.730.000.000.005.73

I thought it was supposed to go back to rainy weather today, but I guess we got a bonus day.  I don't know how warm it is, but I was just outside working in the yard, wearing shorts, and I had to take off my sweatshirt!  Daffodils blooming.

Did a strength and stretching session this morning for 40 minutes, then ran 5.73 miles, trying for "easy" pace by feel.  My feel was all off, though, and AP was 8:23.  So I called it Marathon Pace miles!  

That's all for today, unless maybe a bike ride later. 

New Blue Saucony Miles: 5.73
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00
Comments
From Carolyn in Colorado on Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 22:50:25 from 24.8.167.243

Lucky! We're cold and snowy here.

Your marathon pace feels easy to you.

From auntieem on Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 13:58:12 from 67.182.146.94

Well, wouldn't it be great if that marathon pace actually felt good during a marathon!

From april27 on Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 20:07:23 from 99.188.251.180

You have flowers!!! I got snowed on this morning! So weird!

Nice MP miles!

From JD on Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 16:42:16 from 70.96.78.157

Our daffodils are wanting to come out. I had a talk with them yesterday, telling them to just wait, be patient. But alas, they'll spring open here in the next week or two, then get snowed on, then freeze etc. I guess I could just throw some plastic over them or something.

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