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
7.340.000.001.500.008.84

We have sunshine!  And it is actually supposed to be warm.  They say 80!  I don't believe it, but I did my track workout at 5:30am just in case.  Was supposed to do 8X200m Hills at .51 (or the approximate "effort" associated with 5K pace up a hill).  Then 4X200m flats at .51.  Well, my Garmin promptly announced that its little battery was dead, so I did these all by feel.  Luckily, I have run the exact same hill so many times, I know EXACTLY where 200m is and I think I'm pretty good at the pace.  So all was good, except that was a lot of repeats!  I am tired, but not trashed.

A busy day, and a busy week.  I'm race director for the Saturday race!  Lots to do still. 

Brooks Launch Miles: 8.84
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00
Comments
From KP on Tue, Jul 06, 2010 at 12:22:49 from 65.208.22.25

stupid garmin. stupid battery.

good luck with your race saturday! being RD is fun!

From Carolyn in Colorado on Tue, Jul 06, 2010 at 20:48:49 from 24.8.167.243

How nice of you to be an RD.

I bet you did the hills just great without the Garmin.

From Toby on Tue, Jul 06, 2010 at 21:54:49 from 216.194.124.37

Nice workout! How did you get the lucky ticket to be the director? Good luck!

From Metcalf Running on Wed, Jul 07, 2010 at 10:25:45 from 63.240.133.93

WOW exciting to be the RD!!

Good run/hills today :)

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