Auntie Em Goes Running

May 11, 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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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
Sat, Sep 19, 2009
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
4.000.004.250.000.008.25

Early am track workout this morning, in pouring rain!  Yikes.  4X1600s at 5K pace.  It was terribly windy, so the three of us ran in a line, taking turns to break the wind.  Splits were 7:22, 7:23, 7:19, and 7:28.  That third one is my fault; my turn to lead, and I'm really bad at being chased, and I can't pace.  Anyway, a pretty good effort overall, with 2 miles warm up 2 miles CD, strides, and special warm up exercises.

 Finished wet, wet, wet.  Ran home to shower, hop in the car, and drive Son#1 off to college in Olympia!  Spent that day getting him organized in his new place, hugging a lot and crying a bit.

Vroom Shoes Miles: 8.25
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Comments
From Burt on Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 01:29:58 from 98.167.151.26

Did he say, "Mom, you're embarrassing me"?

From april27 on Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 10:13:45 from 99.188.251.180

Great run!

What is Son #1 majoring in?

From auntieem on Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 12:51:08 from 67.182.145.8

Burt: No, he didn't. In fact, I believe he was a bit teary himself.

April: He's going to a university with an extremely integrated curriculum. He signs up for one class, which combines elements of geology, cultural studies, social studies, and literature. He is in this class for the whole year, and my guess is he'll drag in components of photography and survival skills also. The students here sort of create their own major, usually writing their own curriculum by the time they are juniors or seniors.

From Carolyn in Colorado on Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 15:27:58 from 24.8.167.243

I think you're loaded with fast twitch muscle fibers to be able to run like that in the wind and the rain.

I wonder if I'll feel like that when I send my son off to college next year. Right now he's making me a little crazy, but I guess he's been like that his whole life.

From april27 on Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 19:38:08 from 99.188.251.180

Man where was a school like that when I graduated h.s.?

From Burt on Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 22:24:20 from 98.167.151.26

I think I saw a movie about that. The name of the college was South Hampton Institute of Technology...

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