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

Sun, Jul 05, 2009

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
9.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	3.60	12.60

Up in the mountains today. Ran 3 easy miles in the morning, as per schedule. We then did a hike up to check out the huckleberry fields. They are coming on really nicely! I think we'll have a really good season for huckleberries in a month or so. Still quite a bit of snow up high; no black bears sightings. It was a huge amount of elevation gain on the way up, plus the road was washed out 1 mile before the trail head. So I walked briskly up; best mile was around 18 minutes; slowest mile was around 24.

I ran all the way down, trying out my new trail shoes. It was fun! I entered the running down as easy miles and the hiking up as crosstraining.

Legs were tired, so I took a nap, then I remembered that I wanted to try out the aqua belt thing and job in the swimming pool. So, 3 more easy miles in the pool! What is wrong with me. The aqua belt is kind of fun, kind of boring though, because you don't really go anywhere.

All I did was run, hike, and sleep. Oh, yeah, and eat.

Saucony Miles: 3.00	Pearl Izumi Trail Shoe Miles: 6.50

Night Sleep Time: 8.00	Nap Time: 1.00	Total Sleep Time: 9.00

Comments

From Snoqualmie on Mon, Jul 06, 2009 at 12:15:36 from 67.171.56.164

Sounds like a really fun day!

From Carolyn in Colorado on Mon, Jul 06, 2009 at 13:06:58 from 198.241.217.15

Sounds like a really fun day in the mountains. Run, hike, sleep, and eat. What more could you want?

I don't think there's anything wrong with you. Pool running sounds incredibly boring, even with a cool aqua belt. I can hardly stand a treadmill or an elliptical because of the boredom factor. For some reason I don't get bored running outside.

From JD on Mon, Jul 06, 2009 at 16:13:48 from 64.65.159.206

Sounds like a great, active day, with a lot of variety, AND food. I love days like that.

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