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

Fri, Feb 19, 2010

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

Lovely dinner last night with friends, still feeling the endorphin charge of yesterday's second run! Today is a day of rest, and my mind is already wandering to activities that I can do. I need some reminding of "restful" activities. I will spend some time writing, and working on my new "job". I am the race director for a local race here; the oldest footrace in Washington state, as a matter of fact, and its time to start with the organizing. The event is in July.

I've been reading George Sheehan, because I find his perspectives on aging and running particularly meaningful. Not sayin' I'm aging or anything, but I will someday, so any perspective I gain now will be put to good use, right ; )?

"What I have lost I can afford to lose. What I have gained is something I cannot do without." Sheehan on aging and running.

"The mind's first step to self awareness must be through the body". Don't know if this is true for everyone, but it kind of says it all for me. No matter how many times I've tried to practice "seated meditation", it never clicks like the insights I gain while running, cycling, backcountry skiing, climbing, or otherwise pushing the physical limits.

Enough rambling! Off to plant the peas and spinach.

Night Sleep Time: 8.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 8.00

Comments

From Metcalf Running on Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 11:17:09 from 207.225.192.66

Have a wonderful rest day. I really like the last part you wrote... I have often called my running Moving Meditation, I get all my good ideas and thinking done while I'm running.

From TBarlow on Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 16:03:30 from 216.194.124.36

Enjoy your rest. I am jealous you are already planting your garden. Here in Utah, we can start mid to end March. We have a HUGE garden - I fill 2 deep freezers full of veggies and I can bottles and bottles of spaghetti sauce, salsa, pears and jam. I LOVE to play in the dirt!

From april27 on Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 20:19:51 from 99.188.251.180

I thought maybe I read it wrong! I can't believeyou get to garden! WE still have snow on the ground. But it was warm today. I hope it is just as warm tomorrow!

From Carolyn in Colorado on Sat, Feb 20, 2010 at 10:19:18 from 98.16.155.101

You are truly a woman of many interests and talents. I hope enjoyed your day off and your gardening.

From Snoqualmie on Sat, Feb 20, 2010 at 15:10:17 from 24.18.192.33

Too late for a suggestion... but there's always knitting!! :)

Best wishes on your job organizing the race! I hope we'll hear more about it.

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