Auntie Em Goes Running

April 26, 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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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

Tue, Apr 26, 2011

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	9.00	9.00

It is the kind of day that is hard indoors! Nevertheless, I waited until this afternoon to do my bike ride. Swam this morning, and I'm adding swimming to crosstraining miles now, since I'm officially training for a tri! I seriously doubt my ability to swim at times; we will see if I can actually pull it off. I don't mind if I come out of the water mid pack; I'll definitely be able to catch most people on the bike and the run. My fear is coming out of the water dead last...

Bike ride was a sustained hill workout. 30 minutes wu, 30 minutes tempo effort on the hill, and 30 minutes cd. Perfect day for it. I believe Sunday's race has a large hill in it, which I will do twice, since I am doing the longer course.

Things are so busy in my house, with my smallest chick graduating and leaving the nest! Prom, graduation, gowns, senior projects! Best for me to stay busy and stay out of the way. Trying to drop a few tidbits of guidance as I disappear into the background.....

Night Sleep Time: 6.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 6.00

Comments

From april27 on Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 23:13:27 from 99.188.251.180

don't worry she is listening!

As far as tri--what order do you do it in? is it swim, bike, run? bike, run, swim?

From auntieem on Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 01:26:50 from 67.182.149.104

Tri is always swim, bike, run. Which will be strange, because I will come out of the water far from the front, and pass people on the bike and run. I will start as the underdog. But a very strong underdog!

From PRE on Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 21:35:39 from 99.50.214.225

What tri are you training for? What are the swim, bike and run distances? I have entertained a tri. Really would have to research the swim portion. And the bike portion for that matter. I would probably have to learn how to swim (correctly). I would be doing it more for fun than anything else. I haven't gotten this running thing down yet!

I do not think you will disappear into the background.

From auntieem on Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 13:14:02 from 67.182.149.104

My tri is on June 25, its a local one, the Lake Padden Tri. Relatively small event. I am in the competitive division, so the swim is 1/2 mile, the bike ride is 20 miles, and the run is 5.8 miles!

I did a swim clinic around Thanksgiving to get me started, but learning to swim is slow and difficult.

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