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Location:

Hope Mills,NC,USA

Member Since:

May 12, 2009

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

78.6 miles at Hinson Lake 24 hour ultra 2013

Short-Term Running Goals:

Mike to Mike Marathon- May 2014

Hinson Lake 24 hour ultra -Fall 2014

Long-Term Running Goals:

Run till the day I die and still enjoy it

Comrades---long, long, long term

Personal:

Married

2 children

2 chickens

cat

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Mizuno Lifetime Miles: 508.40
NB Trail Lifetime Miles: 94.40
New-zuno 9's Lifetime Miles: 515.83
Pinky Gladys Gutzman Lifetime Miles: 502.11
Brooks Lifetime Miles: 517.83
New Brooks Lifetime Miles: 507.28
New Minuno Pink Lifetime Miles: 519.24
MiZuni FLAMES Lifetime Miles: 470.24
Merrell Vibrams Lifetime Miles: 20.86
Mizuno Alchemy 8 Lifetime Miles: 586.59
MIzuno Alchemy 12 Lifetime Miles: 497.80
Brooks 13 Lifetime Miles: 577.62
Brooks 12 Lifetime Miles: 410.66
Brooks 13 New Green Lifetime Miles: 440.91
Brooks 13 New Blue Lifetime Miles: 445.67
Green Machine Brooks 13 Lifetime Miles: 560.25
Shiny Blue Asics Lifetime Miles: 164.85
Dreamy New Balance Lifetime Miles: 402.57
Total Distance
25.21
Mizuno Alchemy 8 Miles: 22.21MiZuni FLAMES Miles: 3.00
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p90x stretch with MR (aahhh...it feels so good)

2 mile walk in the evening

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Total Distance
6.10

Chue Mung Nam Moi!!  (Happy New Year!)

Early, early... up before 4 am to get it all in, but I managed.

It was 39* out, but a cold wind kept my jacket on the whole way home.  Ran a simple out & back to the p-town light.

Then off to Waffle House for mine-me's birthday breakfast.

90 min on elliptical in the pm to burn some birthday food calories and to read my book.  I wanted to keep going, but my silly MR wanted to spend time together.  WHEN will I get to finish my book?

Mizuno Alchemy 8 Miles: 6.10
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Total Distance
3.00

p90x legs & back.  my knees didn't hurt, but they were cracklin like rice crispies.

 

After work:  went to the school track...ran 2 miles, walked 2 miles, ran 1 mile and walked .17 to the finish line. It was beautiful outside!

MiZuni FLAMES Miles: 3.00
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Total Distance
5.11

Early morning with neighbor. We headed out a little earlier to get in 5 miles.  We went slow today.  My legs were tired & sore from yesterday, she had ailments of her own and just got "scraped" yesterday so we enjoyed our very slow jog in the fog.

She'll be leaving for airborne school soon & I'm going to miss my Wednesday running partner.

After the run, took mini-me to seminary and went home for a little nap. My legs are sore, sore, sore.  But it kind of feels good.  I think I may have reached level "crazy."

Finished book 1 last night....had to will myself to stay in bed & not get book 2 out.  Good thing there's only 3 of them!

Mizuno Alchemy 8 Miles: 5.11
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Total Distance
11.00

This morning, I couldn't move my legs without them hurting.  The activities from the last 2 days have them screaming in pain.  I have a long run planned for the pm, and wonder how it's going to happen.

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After work- hurried and got ready after work and finally got to run with Wyatt again.  She even wore her hat.  It was beautiful outside.  Shorts & long sleeve tee (I think I could have even gone short sleeved).  I had my headlamp on when we started because I knew we'd be out for a long time and didn't want to get caught in the dark.  It was a good plan!

I was ready to stop and keel over in exhaustion at what felt like mile 12, but when I checked my watch, it was only 2.73.  Dang, I wasn't sure I'd be able to finish.  But somewhere between 4 and 5, things started feeling better and we decided we'd go for 11 instead of 10.  I love it when you get past that point of despair and feel like you can go on. 

I had to take a "side trip" to the woods about 1/2 way through the run and found the thorn bushes.  It's great when I finish a run and look "rugged" with bloody scratches and thorns sticking out of my legs. 

We were slow.  Oh, so very, very, very slow.  No matter, we just kept running and talking.  It's good to run with Wyatt- I've missed her.

Mizuno Alchemy 8 Miles: 11.00
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I was worried that I wouldn't be able to walk this morning, but my legs actually felt better after that 11 mile run than they did before.  Strange.

I only had time for 30 min on elliptical, but I got some book time in and feel better for doing something rather than nothing.

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We spent the week-end at Beech Mountian (the highest elevation point in the US east of the rockies).  There wasn't any "natural" snow, but the small ski resort there had made 3 1/2 fingers of snow on the mountain for skiing.

The fearof damaging my knees skiing keeps me off the slopes.  We went on a hike instead.  The weather was lovely for mid-winter mountains.  The hike went along a river with beautiful waterfalls.  Just after we finished, a fog came in and a little icy snow came down.  Glad we'd finished when we did.

Here's a couple of pix from our hike:

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Total Distance
25.21
Mizuno Alchemy 8 Miles: 22.21MiZuni FLAMES Miles: 3.00
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