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, Jan 01, 2010
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
5.300.000.000.000.005.30

Skipped the New Year's Day bike ride today, because it was just too windy!  Howling winds from about 3am on, and only got worse as the time for the ride approached.  Darn it.  So I headed over to Lake Padden to run around the lake twice, then jump IN the lake to celebrate New Year's Day with 300 or so other people.  What a fun community event!  So fun to live in a community where so many people participate in such an event.  The run was so funny - anyone from 2 years old to 98 years old, and many younger ones in strollers, plus about 100 dogs, all heading out at the same time.  We ran, then some jumped in the lake.  I dressed in shorts so that all I had to do was strip off an outer shirt and be ready to go swimming without a wardrobe change!  

I spent quite of time afterwards drinking hot chocolate and visiting with many many friends at the Lake.  I even met the Roller Derby girls, local heros to me.  I would love to join them, and they did invite me, but I just don't seem to have enough body piercings to really fit in.  I do love to skate though; maybe I will go work out with them.  

Hope everyone had a great New Years Day! 

NB Orange Shoes Miles: 5.30
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00
Comments
From TBarlow on Sat, Jan 02, 2010 at 23:56:15 from 216.194.124.36

Wow - you are tough! I couldn't even run in my swimming suit for the "coldesssst runner" for the "Beat the New Year" 5k! Way to go!

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