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, Sep 13, 2009

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	4.00	4.00

Worked for my bike club at the Mt. Baker Hill Climb (best bike race in the world). Helped people with bike troubles before the race. Once everyone was headed up, we took down our tent, and I met a nice sports massage guy waiting around to do massage on finishers of the bike race. I got a GREAT massage, which worked out a few sore spots from yesterday's run. Then I got on my own bike and biked back toward Bellingham. Just part way, a short recovery spin. Spinning feels great on the running machine; a nice way to recover.

Bike Shoes Miles: 16.00

Night Sleep Time: 6.50	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 6.50

Comments

From Carolyn in Colorado on Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 19:05:01 from 24.8.167.243

That's cool about the massage. You are really quite the athlete. And quite involved in your community. Good for you.

From april27 on Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 19:42:16 from 99.188.251.180

No wonder you are fast--you legs probably make the same motion on the bike as they do on the road. I imagine Roadrunner with smoke dusting up!

From auntieem on Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 11:09:09 from 67.182.145.8

Oh, Carolyn, it really was the nicest massage. I couldn't believe my good luck. Way up in Glacier in the middle of nowhere, a sports massage guy just shows up right when I need one! And he is used to working on athletes, so he gets that I don't "relax" very well.

April: I've been noticing that the ideal cadence for biking and running are exactly the same - 90. I don't know if that is coincidence or what. I used to have to count cadence when I biked, but now I don't because I'm so used to doing that running, I just get the rhythm.

From JD on Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 14:57:15 from 64.65.159.206

Great recovery activity.

From auntieem on Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 17:14:20 from 67.182.145.8

JD, I am so recovered, physically and emotionally from the hell of last week, its hard to believe. I really don't understand why I get myself so worked up for. So excited now for the Marathon!

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