| 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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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 28.50 | 0.00 | 2.90 | 0.00 | 20.00 | 51.40 |
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| Saucony Miles: 18.20 | Bike Shoes Miles: 80.00 | NB Orange Shoes Miles: 13.20 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 49.50 | Nap Time: 0.50 | Total Sleep Time: 50.00 | |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 10.00 |
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So far today, just a nice bike ride. I worked at a bike race yesterday, driving the lead car for some of the racing groups. The course looked fun, and was a good hill workout, so I went back there this morning and rode. I was inspired by the TDF, and stood up on my pedals and sprinted the hills. They were long hills. I felt good until I realized that my hill sprints, although they felt strong, were only about 10 mph uphill, and Contador's are probably like, what, 16-20? Oh, well. I was impressed with myself anyway. My IT band was really tight and sore last night, so I iced it a lot and used the roller a lot. I'm not sure yet if I'll run today. I suppose easy miles won't hurt it. I do have a massage scheduled for tomorrow, so that should help. Biking does not even seem to use the IT band, so that was good. PM - 5 easy miles. IT band felt pretty good, no pain, just tightness. Finished off with 1/2 mile of walking and then a really good stretch. Looking forward to that massage tomorrow.
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| Saucony Miles: 5.00 | Bike Shoes Miles: 25.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 7.00 | Nap Time: 0.50 | Total Sleep Time: 7.50 |
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| | 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 |
| No running for me today! I am missing my hill workout right now, and I LOVE my hill workout. It makes me want to hurl, but I love it. Had a massage for my IT band, and my therapist did not recommend running afterwards. I'm not convinced that this is good advice, but I'm willing to try, as long as I can run tomorrow. Dang it! I've got a long bike ride planned for am tomorrow very pretty ride, with hills. 40 miles. Biking is very good for IT bands. It stretches them. Then the schedule calls for 7 miles of easy running, so I'll do that in the evening. |
| Night Sleep Time: 8.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 8.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 4.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 11.00 | 15.50 |
| Did the bike riding first this morning. After yesterday's day off, it felt great to ride with totally fresh legs. I was really able to take advantage of the opportunity to ride hard up the hills. Rode a beautiful loop for 39 miles; it was 82 degrees at the end. That's a little warmer than it has been I think. I decided to just run right away, instead of waiting until this evening. I found it sort of hard to get right off the bike and run, but it relaxed my legs to do it. Felt good. I really didn't want to stop in 4 miles, so went an extra 1/2. I feel as though I lost about 2 gallons of sweat just running though! I might have to skip my bike group tonight! |
| Bike Shoes Miles: 39.00 | NB Orange Shoes Miles: 4.50 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 7.50 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 7.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| Seven easy miles along the Whatcom Creek Trail. I ran out the paved road for a mile or so, so that the first three miles were pavement miles, then into the trails. I find that adding pavement miles in the week or so before a race is helpful. Next 1/2 Marathon is august 1! Splits this morning were in the 9s, just as they should have been. Only the first miles was a little too fast. | |
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| Night Sleep Time: 7.50 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 7.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 1.70 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 8.70 |
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Hill workout this morning. Fun, fun, fun. Edited to add 8 miles of biking to and from work this afternoon. Lots of gnats. |
| Bike Shoes Miles: 8.00 | NB Orange Shoes Miles: 6.70 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 6.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 6.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 |
| 2 easy miles on track shoes. 8 miles to work and back on the bike. Busy day. |
| Bike Shoes Miles: 8.00 | NB Orange Shoes Miles: 2.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 7.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 7.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 1.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.20 |
| Early morning hill workout along the bay trail. Weather was 75 degrees at 5:30am, a little dark(!), and absolutely still - humid. Workout was tough. I noticed a big difference from not staying hydrated enough yesterday. I worked all day in a hot kitchen, preparing food for the RAGNAR relay teams and driving it back and forth to the serving area. Didn't drink enough water, then stayed up too late, with a bit of red wine as well. All those factors contributed to some dehydration this morning, and made me feel tired. It got easier by the last interval; and the fast hill part on that last interval was my fastest. Had a class for the rest of this day and did too much sitting! | |
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| Night Sleep Time: 6.50 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 6.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 28.50 | 0.00 | 2.90 | 0.00 | 20.00 | 51.40 |
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| Saucony Miles: 18.20 | Bike Shoes Miles: 80.00 | NB Orange Shoes Miles: 13.20 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 49.50 | Nap Time: 0.50 | Total Sleep Time: 50.00 | |
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