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

Mon, Aug 03, 2009

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
2.50	2.50	0.00	0.00	2.00	7.00

No running today until 6pm. This will be tough, because I'm in the post race sad place right now. I am so afraid that I'll sign up for a marathon today. Probably Portland. I like Portland. Its not far from home. I don't have to fly. I know a lot of people running in Portland. Registration is still open. Its interesting, but not too hilly. I really NEED a new race shirt anyway. I did say I'd sign up after I got my 1/2 goal.

But... I've never run one before. I'm scared. What if I can't. What if I'm a sprinter. What if I break a shoelace during the marathon. What if it snows?

I don't really like days like this, but I do realize they are necessary.

5 easy miles was the assignment. Since we were running as a group, we ended up doing about 1/2 of those miles at marathon pace. Fun run.

Rode home from the run for a little bike ride. Had to ride the clunker, though, because I lost my road bike shoes! This is pretty serious.

Saucony Miles: 5.00	Bike Shoes Miles: 7.50

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

Comments

From Carolyn in Colorado on Mon, Aug 03, 2009 at 12:29:07 from 198.241.156.7

I ran a half-marathon 8 weeks before my first marathon. You've got 9 weeks between the race you just ran and the Portland Marathon. Of course I was in the thick of marathon training at the time and was doing the half-marathon as a "tune-up" for the marathon.

I'm not saying whether you should or shouldn't run Portland. You're in great shape right now, but you should think about whether you want to put in the training that it will take, especially the long runs, between now and October 4.

From auntieem on Mon, Aug 03, 2009 at 12:46:48 from 67.182.145.8

Thanks, Carolyn. I'm already training for a marathon, in the program I'm doing. So, the long runs are already on the calendar, and I'll do them whether or not I sign up. I just have no confidence in my running ability, especially at longer distances. I suppose that this is the hurdle that any marathon virgin must jump over. Maybe when my legs feel more like jumping...

From Metcalf Running on Mon, Aug 03, 2009 at 13:07:30 from 207.225.192.66

Em, I get nervouse everytime I run a marathon. It still seems unreasonable that I can run that far. Just saying out loud that I'm running 26.2 miles still sounds foriegn at times. So I don't know if you ever get comfortable with it. I think I will always worry about my abilities.

From JD on Mon, Aug 03, 2009 at 20:01:21 from 166.183.167.190

You can do eet!

From Carolyn in Colorado on Tue, Aug 04, 2009 at 10:52:29 from 24.8.167.243

Great evening run.

Can you replace the bike shoes? It's a shame to not be able to use the bike because of the lack of shoes.

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