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

Thu, Jul 30, 2009

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
3.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	3.50

Not so hot this morning, but even more humid! 3.5 easy miles, with actual easy splits - 9:00, 9:27, 9:28, 9:15. It is supposed to be a bit cooler today, and I'm going to spend some time in the lake, staying rested and cool for tomorrow. I'm going to put some work and my cell phone in the kayak and paddle out to the floating boat and work!

Also have some chiropractic work scheduled, and a massage. Why am I falling apart like this? Hopefully I can get patched together well enough to run Saturday's race. I'm considering carrying my handheld water bottle for the race, just to make sure I'm hydrated enough. I would think that if the heat keeps up, they would have extra water stations, but you never know.

Update: Chiropractic work is done! The hip thing was not painful to fix, and he was able to give me some exercises to help keep it in place. The IT band, which he insisted on attacking, even though I explained that a massage therapist would be dealing with it later, was excruciating. Imaging a really sweet faced, gentle, altogether likeable guy hurting you to the point of yelping! Yes, I yelped! He promised that my leg will be horribly bruised on Saturday, but I'll be running well.

Saucony Miles: 3.50

Night Sleep Time: 7.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 7.00

Comments

From JD on Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 11:58:54 from 64.65.159.206

I love your office on the lake!

Maybe you're not falling apart, maybe you're falling together, just in time for the half!

From Metcalf Running on Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 13:08:34 from 207.225.192.66

WOW I want an office on the lake...I'm soooo jealous!

Seems like everytime right before a race I feel like I'm falling apart... then I'm fine at the race. Could it be just pre-race jitters?

From auntieem on Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 14:13:51 from 67.182.145.8

JD and Metcalf - My chiropractor assured me that I am in fact, falling together right before the race.

Plans for the office on the lake are cancelled; I got home and the teenagers had already claimed the dock, floaty boat, and kayak. I have reserved for this evening.

From april27 on Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 14:59:14 from 143.43.53.42

I love chiropractors!

I would think if you carried your water than you wouldn't have to stop for water and then maybe even set a new record?

I keep thnking about brining water to my race but I think I would rather not be bogged down by the fuel belt...BLECH!

From Carolyn in Colorado on Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 23:30:11 from 24.8.167.243

I hope you got your turn on the lake.

I'm having my first real experience with a chiropractor this week. Are you a fan, auntieem?

From auntieem on Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 11:40:18 from 67.182.145.8

Carolyn: I am sometimes a fan of chiropractors. It seems to help immediate issues. It really helped my IT band yesterday! But its more of a "patch" than a permanent solution. I still need to figure out what's causing the IT band thing and deal with that. I think it might be related to doing hill repeats on a steep and quite canted hill! So that's easy; I'll just run in the middle of the road where its flatter.

I did get my turn in the lake, and it was lovely. It also cooled off here just a speck, so sleeping was better.

I hope the chiropractor works for you!

From Bonnie on Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 11:50:39 from 75.164.38.76

Good luck tomorrow Auntie!! Heres hoping for good weather and a well-behaved IT band!

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