Auntie Em Goes Running

April 27, 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
7.420.000.000.000.007.42

Muddy run in the mountains on very steep technical trails.  Sunshine today!  Here are my splits:  13:06, 14:21, 12:52, 11:47, 11:26, 10:01, 11:04, 13:09 (.42).  You can see that it was very steep and technical by the slowness.  Really beautiful and muddy; I had a fall and got a bit bloody.  We have a scoring system for falls up here, and I received the highest score, a 5.

Just as we were descending the final switchbacks back to the road, a large group of robins started making a whole lot of noise, and we saw that they were attacking (or trying to attack) an owl.  The owl just sat in a tree near the trail and stared at us, with robins flying all around him and swarming him.  I think the owl was more concerned about us and the dog. 

Brooks Launch Miles: 7.42
Night Sleep Time: 8.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 8.00
Comments
From KP on Tue, Jun 08, 2010 at 15:04:25 from 65.208.22.26

nothing better than a nice, bloody fall!

From Metcalf Running on Tue, Jun 08, 2010 at 15:06:01 from 207.225.192.66

I fall all the time on the trails... hope it was not too bad. Sounds like you had a good run besides the fall.

From JD on Tue, Jun 08, 2010 at 15:48:28 from 70.96.78.157

Muddy trail runs are great. I love the image of the owl sitting still while all the little birds are harassing him.

From Carolyn in Colorado on Tue, Jun 08, 2010 at 17:54:18 from 198.241.217.15

I'm scared of muddy, bloody trail runs. Maybe I need more experience.

Those must have been some brave robins.

From nicole on Tue, Jun 08, 2010 at 18:28:49 from 128.208.244.70

This sounds great! Do you have any recommendations of trails around Seattle/Tacoma? I would love to start running some trails.

From Bonnie on Tue, Jun 08, 2010 at 21:21:35 from 128.196.228.134

mud + trails + technical = bloody

Sounds like a good time! I still have a deformed finger and wrist from a fall in SLC ... and I did not even have mud! You have it all!!! ;) glad you had a good time (and I hope the underlying "injury" from whence the blood came is not serious).

From Kelli on Tue, Jun 08, 2010 at 23:12:30 from 71.219.93.114

A 5, eh???? I hope you have some good scabs to show for it later!

From Toby on Tue, Jun 08, 2010 at 23:50:59 from 216.194.124.36

It is always fun to watch nature while you run - keeps your mind wandering!

From april27 on Wed, Jun 09, 2010 at 10:17:45 from 99.188.251.180

I can not imagine robins pecking at an owl.

The run sounds great--blood and all1

From Burt on Wed, Jun 09, 2010 at 11:29:43 from 206.19.214.144

They rocked in the tree tops all day long. Rockin' and a boppin' and a singing a song...

I'm in a singing mood today.

From Snoqualmie on Wed, Jun 09, 2010 at 11:37:57 from 24.18.192.33

I love the way you enjoy your running, and it shows in your posts. Hope the owie is minor.

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