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
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
20.254.000.000.000.0024.25
Marathon Shoe Miles: 14.25Vroom Shoes Miles: 4.00New Saucony Guide Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 14.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 14.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
4.500.000.000.000.004.50

Spent the night in Seattle after seeing "Wicked".  Great fun!

4.5 easy miles in downtown Seattle early, cheerful good mornings to all those sleeping in doorways.  Kind of nice to be in the busy city.  

Marathon Shoe Miles: 4.50
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00
Comments(7)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
4.750.000.000.000.004.75

Easy miles, group run.  Ran four with the group, then rejoined the other part of our group at the track and ran .75 more so I could catch up on some gossip.  Its cold and raining rather hard.  Came home soaking wet and feeling great.

I had a pre marathon massage today that lasted for two hours!  I honestly don't know how I stayed still that long.  Well, really I didn't, I wiggled a lot.  It felt good after, though!  And, I had some very nice coffee afterwards.  

 

Marathon Shoe Miles: 4.75
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Comments(5)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
3.002.000.000.000.005.00

Another drenching run!  It was patchy clouds with some sun all day, EXCEPT when I decided to go running.  Within 2/10 of a mile, it just opened up and poured.  Sheets of rain.  Drenching rain.  Splashy puddle rain.  Soaking shoes rain.  For 45 minutes.  As I got to my driveway it stopped.  Tell me that wasn't planned.

Fun run, splits were 8:55, 8:39, 8:37, 9:01 and 9:07.  It is absolutely absurd that after six months of training and just days away from my marathon, I still can't run an easy mile!  That just cracks me up.  

Happy running everyone. 

 

Marathon Shoe Miles: 5.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Comments(3)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
2.002.000.000.000.004.00

5am, 48 degrees, slight rain, no wind.  Wore complete marathon outfit, minus the shoes, since they are wet from yesterday.  Stuffed two gels into my shorts, two in each side of my bra.  I think this will work.  Only logistical problem is retrieving them from my bra gracefully.  I'll practice some more.

Spllits:  9:39, 8:41, 8:35, 9:20.  This was as planned, to use Sno's analogy, easy bread, marathon filler.

I'm ready.  Can't wait for the train ride to Portland so I can sleep. 

Vroom Shoes Miles: 4.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Comments(9)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
4.000.000.000.000.004.00

5:30am, 51 degrees, calm, light rain.  It felt much colder than 51; there is a lot of dampness in the air.  I met some of my group at the track and we did four easy with 3 200m pick ups.  We just did one at the end of each mile.  The pick ups felt good, nice and easy, a little faster than 5K pace.  

That's it!  The marathon training is in the bank.  The next few days will require only two very easy miles with pick ups on Saturday morning.   Looking forward to getting to Portland now, and resting  (?)

New Saucony Guide Miles: 4.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Comments(11)
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
2.000.000.000.000.002.00

Jogged around the university of Portland on Willamette ave.

New Saucony Guide Miles: 2.00
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00
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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
20.254.000.000.000.0024.25
Marathon Shoe Miles: 14.25Vroom Shoes Miles: 4.00New Saucony Guide Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 14.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 14.00
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