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Location:

Littleton,CO,USA

Member Since:

Aug 04, 2008

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

I've run off and on (more off than on) throughout my adult life. Most recently I started running in May of 2007.

5K PR: Colder Bolder in December 2009 in 22:50.

10k PR: Bolder Boulder in May 2009 in 48:06.13.

1/2 Marathon PR: Canyonlands Half-Marathon in March 2010 in 1:43:20.

Marathon PR: Newport (Oregon) Marathon in June 2010 in 3:42:17.

I have completed two full marathons.

Short-Term Running Goals:

Get back to consistent running.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Sub 3:30 marathon.

Personal:

I grew up in Utah, but live in Colorado now.

I am married and am a working mother of four children, ages 9-19.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Nike Lunarracer Lifetime Miles:						284.91
Brooks Adrenaline Trail Lifetime Miles:						574.62
Brooks Green Silence Lifetime Miles:						681.13
Brooks Adrenaline 10 (2) Lifetime Miles:						424.52

Thu, Aug 12, 2010

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
6.00	0.20	6.20

GA run.

6:12 am, 66° F, 40% humidity, wind 10 SSE.

I was late getting out the door again this morning, but rather than cutting my run short, I ran past 7:00. I can still do that because my oldest doesn't go away to college until next Thursday, so he's home with the little one if I'm late getting in. I'll have to do better at getting up early starting next Thursday.

I took a different route this morning. I did a loop that went from Colorado Blvd to County Line Road on University for the second mile and that's a nice downhill stretch. I spent the rest of the run getting back up to the elevation I started at, but it was intermittent and gradual and not too bad. The Garmin says about 600 ft of elevation gain/loss on this route. I like this route. I even got to run through a bunch of really big sprinklers that got me quite wet. The only problem with this route is that I have to cross Colorado Blvd twice, and so I waste some time waiting for stop lights.

I'm calling this a GA run instead of an easy run because I pushed the pace a little bit.

AP: 9:01. Splits: 10:07, 9:06, 9:03, 8:34, 8:44, 8:40, 0.2 @ 8:17.

Brooks Adrenaline 10 Miles: 6.20

Night Sleep Time: 7.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 7.00

Comments

From RAD on Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 10:14:31 from 67.172.229.125

Nice run this morning Carolyn! We had the same AP, a little coincidence :) I've found I like to do fast down then slow/gradual uphill as well. Makes it seem not quite as horrible to recover that 600ft!

Good luck getting the boy off to college, that is something I'm not looking forward to. I still cry at Kindergarten! I'd be a wreck at college :)

From Nan on Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 12:11:22 from 24.8.144.22

School starts next Thursday for your kids?

When does college start? Where is he going again?

I love sprinkler runs.

From Metcalf Running on Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 14:09:58 from 207.225.192.66

Hard to be to work at 5:00am, wish I was running instead.

From Carolyn in Colorado on Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 14:25:19 from 198.241.174.15

No, Nan. My 3 youngest actually started school on Monday the 9th (though the older two didn't have to go on the first day). My oldest is going to the University of Northern Colorado and I'm moving him up there next Thursday. I believe that classes start the following Monday.

From Kelli on Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 16:14:52 from 71.219.102.155

WOW, what a busy week you have had with getting the kids all off and out the door safely. Being a mom is so tiring, and having a schedule to beat is hard (but having the kids back in school is worth it!)

I can not believe you are sending a child off to college, you are way too young for that!

How is the job going with your husband?

From auntieem on Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 17:32:20 from 71.197.249.174

I still miss my boy dreadfully, and he's done a year of college. We all cried when we dropped him off. He's been in Alaska all summer doing an internship and arrives home tomorrow! I hope I can keep him for a week or two.

From The Quiet Pirate on Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 22:16:20 from 65.191.108.72

Carolyn- that's a nice pace for your run! Glad you were able to find some sprinklers to take advantage of and take a little extra time to run since your oldest is still home.

We have a county line road here too.. I was a little disappointed today when I found out it's not actually on the county line, but it's pretty close. Rufus Johnson Road is actually closer to the county line..I'm just sure you wanted to know that.

From Toby on Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 23:32:24 from 216.194.124.37

A mom's job is never ever done! Hooray for a good run today!

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