Auntie Em Goes Running

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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, Jun 20, 2009

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
6.57	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	6.57

Easy miles today. I worked at a local race in the morning; I was one of the water stations on a turn around loop for miles 9 and 11. It was a small race, fast course, great running weather. This was a fund raiser for our high school XC team, so I drove a bunch of XCers to the race and set them up at water stations for their shifts. I thought about running the 10K at the race, just to get my miles, but it sort of seemed like they needed me to help, so that was OK.

I chose a trail at the end of our lake, a 6 mile drive from my house. This particular trail got severely damaged in last winter's mud slides and floods, with many large trees down and huge slide areas. It was good to see it in such nice shape again. Nice out and back, averaged 8.43. A little fast for easy miles, but felt nice.

Feeling pretty good about next Saturdays race. I'm trying to focus my thoughts on finishing strong, since that is really what I think all this work is going to do for me. Today I'm inclined to throw yesterday's elaborate plans out the window and just aim for a 8:30 mile pace. I think this works out fine.

Saucony Miles: 6.57

Night Sleep Time: 7.50	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 7.50

Comments

From april27 on Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 23:15:48 from 99.188.251.180

I think finishing strong is nice and simple. I was going to go for time at Madison. But that is too much pressure (especially with my speed or lack there of).

And I think easy runs are the ones that feel good--no matter what speed. Great job getting out there!

Have you committed to a marathon yet?

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