| 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 | | 43.28 | 10.00 | 8.00 | 0.50 | 5.00 | 66.78 |
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| Pearl Izumi Trail Shoe Miles: 2.00 | Blue Brooks Launch Miles: 49.28 | Marathon Shoe Miles: 10.50 | Bike Shoes Miles: 16.20 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 52.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 52.00 | |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
| Up at the mountain this morning to help with the climb 542 bike race. 24.5 miles up the mountain up from 1000 feet above sea level to about 6000 feet. I love to ride this one, but this year I would have bailed! It was 50 degrees and cold rain at the bottom, where I was working, and hail and colder at the top. Many brave souls did it, though! Yuk. I managed 2 easy miles before admitting that the cold that started yesterday after my race has really kicked in and I am a sick puppy! Hope to pull it out in time for tomorrow's track workout. |
| Pearl Izumi Trail Shoe Miles: 2.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 5.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 5.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 3.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.30 |
| Still sick; was going to try the track workout today, but just did a warm up and came home. Wish I could sleep more. |
| Blue Brooks Launch Miles: 3.30 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 9.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 9.00 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 3.25 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 11.75 |
| Not sick anymore! Felt great this morning, mostly because of two full nights of sleep, so I went to the track to do yesterday's workout. I gave myself some mental "slack", so that if I didn't truly feel well enough, I didn't have to complete the workout, but I was FINE. It was supposed to be wu, strides, then 8X1600, alternating between marathon and tempo pace on the miles. Then cd. MP is 8:15; tempo is 7:38. MP#1: 8:15 Tempo#1: 7:27 MP#2: 8:13 Tempo#2: 7:38 MP#3: 8:12 Tempo#3: 7:33 Tempo#4: 7:34 (I accidentally did two tempo miles in a row - SPAZ!) MP#4: 8:05 Cooled down on the track with alternate 400m jogging and drills. This workout was hard and painful, but possible. |
| Blue Brooks Launch Miles: 11.75 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 8.50 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 8.50 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Crosstraining miles | Total Miles | | 10.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.50 |
| Three full nights of sleep now! Wow, what a difference it makes. Just easy miles today, and a busy day. Have a good one, everyone! |
| Marathon Shoe Miles: 10.50 |
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| 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 | | 5.63 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.63 |
| Tempo run in the cool mist, almost rain. Kinda nice, and not cold at all; it felt like close to 60 degrees, but with a steady almost rain wetness in the air. I started out tired this morning; I think that I pushed a bit too hard on the second run yesterday, and made it almost a tempo effort, so I really may not have been ready for a tempo effort this morning. 4 miles at tempo (7:41), just over 30 minutes. The 2.63 cool down jog back home was so hard that I only got through it by imagining that it was the last two miles of the marathon and kept running. I am super tired now. |
| Blue Brooks Launch Miles: 9.63 |
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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 | | 3.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 8.60 |
| 30 minutes easy running; 60 minutes easy biking. Long run tomorrow! |
| Bike Shoes Miles: 16.20 | Blue Brooks Launch Miles: 3.60 |
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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 | | 15.00 | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 21.00 |
| Long run. AP for the whole 21 miles was 9:08. Splits: 9:54, 9:18, 9:31, 9:17, 9:05, 8:55, 8:55, 8:49, 8:42, 8:43, 7:58, 7:55(these last two were an overly ambitious MP effort), 8:47, 8:54, 8:54, 8:32, 8:53, 10:27, 10:17, 9:27, 8:54. I guess it went OK; I am glad it is over. It has been a challenging training week; not my highest mileage, since tomorrow's 1.25 hour easy run will be factored into my weekly total, but definitely a very challenging week for intensity. After tomorrow's semi long run, I will do some tapering. A question for you experienced marathoners out there: what do you eat in the morning before? I eat nothing, but I'm coming to the conclusion that I might need to - any suggestions?
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| Blue Brooks Launch Miles: 21.00 |
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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 | | 43.28 | 10.00 | 8.00 | 0.50 | 5.00 | 66.78 |
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| Pearl Izumi Trail Shoe Miles: 2.00 | Blue Brooks Launch Miles: 49.28 | Marathon Shoe Miles: 10.50 | Bike Shoes Miles: 16.20 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 52.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 52.00 | |
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