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
4.200.000.001.500.005.70

Didn't have to get to the track this morning until 8:00, so I got to hang around and visit with my parents before they headed home.  Had a very nice visit with them.  

This seemed like it was going to be a relatively "easy" track workout, and it was!  Just two 800s at "I" pace, which I had to look up.  I hope I got it right.  It is somewhat slower than 5K, in my case 7:00 per mile.  So each 800 should have been 3:30.  They were 3:26 and 3:30.  Close enough for me.  Then there were four 200s and the same old familiar .48 seconds.  Usually, though, I do some of these on a hill near the track and then do four more at the track.  Today, it was just the track ones.  Usually I go much to fast, but today I did better; they were .47, .42, .44, and .45.  I jogged only 1 mile for cd, including a bathroom break, because I had to get to yoga.

Yoga is different this week; it is the last week of the session, so we are doing "restorative" poses, which means lots of blankets, bolsters, blocks, and straps, lots of headstands and arm balances, and somewhat more relaxed class in general.  I think I prefer the regular yoga, because it is more strengthening, but I am sure "restorative" yoga is very good for me.  

Did I mention that I have a 5K on Saturday?  So exciting to race again.  I'll drive down to Seattle with my son, do my race, then a bit of shopping and eating with Peter in Seattle.  I will then leave him somewhere to spend the night (he flies to Anchorage early in the am), and head back North.  I am thinking I'd like to stop on the way home at this incredible Korean Spa and have a body scrub treatment or something.  I have a gift certificate to use! 

Brooks ST Something Miles: 5.70
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00
Comments
From JD on Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 16:56:38 from 70.96.78.157

Sounds like a great plan for the weekend. That's sounds like a great opportunity for your son. Things do tend to fall into place don't they.

Good luck with the 5K!

From KP on Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 17:02:59 from 65.208.22.26

you are so speedy, auntie!

good luck with your race this weekend. you'll do great!

and enjoy your time with peter. you need to keep us updated on how his summer goes.

From Carolyn in Colorado on Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 01:06:58 from 24.8.167.243

Your 5K pace is faster than 7:00? Dang, you're fast.

Have a fun time in Seattle and good luck with the race. I'll expect you to smash that PR you've got posted.

From auntieem on Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 01:08:50 from 24.18.77.246

Thank you, Carolyn. I hope to smash it.

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