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, Aug 06, 2009

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
2.00	3.00	0.00	0.00	6.00	11.00

I went to my early morning group workout for hill workout, but I couldn't do the faster intervals on the hills; IT band still somewhat tight. I will save the hard work for next week. I did a few easy and a few MP miles instead. Its a beautiful morning to be out early.

Since running is so light this week, I'm going for a longish bike ride this afternoon.

Nice 25 miles on the bike. Felt really strong on the hills, no pain in the IT. Its really cloudy here now, like its about to rain, so I feel like I better run outside and do yard work now before it hits.

Bike Shoes Miles: 6.00	NB Orange Shoes Miles: 5.00

Night Sleep Time: 4.50	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 4.50

Comments

From Carolyn in Colorado on Thu, Aug 06, 2009 at 10:29:36 from 24.8.167.243

Good call. Take it easy with that IT band. Have fun on the bike!

From JD on Thu, Aug 06, 2009 at 12:56:10 from 64.65.159.206

#@%! IT band! It does eventually go away. I do a specific stretch for mine everyday since the last episode (last August), and it really seems to help if I stay on top of it.

From auntieem on Thu, Aug 06, 2009 at 13:09:27 from 67.182.145.8

JD - Oooh, post a video of you doing your stretch, so I can learn it. Did you find that hills made it worse? Or faster speeds? I'm still tryin' to figure out where it came from.

From JD on Thu, Aug 06, 2009 at 13:21:13 from 64.65.159.206

For me, running downhill always aggravated it. Running uphill was kind of a relief actually. It would take me a week to get a video posted up here so I'll try a description of the stretch. I lye flat on my back, and while keeping one leg to the floor I raise the other leg straight up, 90 degree angle to my body, then I lean the raised leg ever so gently toward my body until I feel the "burn" and hold it for a few seconds. As with all stretching, it's easy to overdo this one. I don't know if this makes sense.

From auntieem on Thu, Aug 06, 2009 at 14:28:10 from 67.182.145.8

Yes, JD, that does make sense. Certainly as much sense as a video. I'll add that to my bag of IT tricks.

From Carolyn in Colorado on Thu, Aug 06, 2009 at 14:50:41 from 198.241.217.15

That sounds like a ITB stretch that my friend who is a PT taught me. Only she had me do it with a strap around my foot, holding the two loose ends of the strip in my hands.

From Kelli on Thu, Aug 06, 2009 at 18:38:40 from 71.219.94.65

AWESOME WORKOUTS today! Hope that darn IT band feels better soon. YOGA hip openers work miracles!

From Carolyn in Colorado on Thu, Aug 06, 2009 at 21:21:16 from 24.8.167.243

I wish I could bike like that. But I guess I'd have to get a decent bike and ride it a lot.

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