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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

Sat, Apr 04, 2009

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
5.43	0.00	5.43

Recovery run. Average pace: 10:06.

Weather: 26°F, 93% humidity, wind 25 mph N, light snow with no accumulation except a light dusting on grassy areas.

This is the snow storm that wasn't. For the past several days the local news has been talking like a foot of snow was guaranteed. The snow was supposed to start between 11:00 last night and midnight. I woke up a couple of times during the night and looked out the window to see that there was no snow. When I got up about 7:30 this morning, the snow had just started. It's just an off and on very light snow. Still it is cold and windy and was unpleasant to run in, particularly when heading north. I ran south to begin, and then did an east-west zig zaggy thing to make my way back north and mnimize the amount of due north running I needed to do in order to get home. I'm glad that I did my long run yesterday because it was one thing to do a 5 mile easy run in the cold and wind today. It would have been quite another thing to do an 18 mile hard run in that weather.

I stopped and picked up a pair of Yaktrax last night on my way home from work. I didn't need them this morning. I guess I'll just hang on to them and maybe I'll need them some day, hopefully not until next winter.

All sorts of things were cancelled proactively in anticipation of the storm. For example, our school district decided yesterday to cancel all Saturday activities today. That wouldn't be a big deal, except all of the high schools were supposed to take the ACT today and our high school was supposed to have a performance of their musical tonight. With the way this storm has turned out, there was really no reason to cancel these things. It's unpleasant outside, but not that bad.

Brooks Adrenaline Miles: 5.43

Night Sleep Time: 9.50	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 9.50

Comments

From Kelli on Sat, Apr 04, 2009 at 12:50:28 from 71.219.66.112

We get the snow first, it is on its way!!!

Great week, you are going to be AMAZING in Ogden.

From Snoqualmie on Sat, Apr 04, 2009 at 14:30:21 from 67.171.56.164

How frustrating! But good for running, eh?

I'm sure you'll be able to use those Yaktrax next year. :)

From Metcalf Running on Sat, Apr 04, 2009 at 23:30:22 from 71.219.159.90

Nice recovery run... you have had some killer miles this week. You should be happy :)

From Tracy on Sun, Apr 05, 2009 at 17:23:19 from 173.24.32.153

Glad your decision to change up your runs worked out well.

But even though it would have been miserable running 18 miles in that, if anyone could do it, you could!

Did you end up getting enough snow to justify all those cancellations? Schools around here do those preemptive closings and I used to complain about it. Except this year one time the public schools didn't close on a terrible day, and one of their teachers ended up dying in a horrible car accident. I think now they think better safe than sorry and just close the schools when something big is brewing.

From Carolyn in Colorado on Sun, Apr 05, 2009 at 19:00:34 from 71.229.164.25

No, Tracy, we never did get more than a trace of snow. My oldest son was so angry that he wrote a letter to the school board and the local newspaper. At least he had an experience in channeling his anger in a constructive way. His first idea involved firearms, of which we have none. (That's a 17-year-old boy for you.)

From april27 on Sun, Apr 05, 2009 at 19:30:05 from 99.188.251.180

I bought yaktraks probabley the week after the ice storm we had here. I got to use them once...I'm glad I have them just in case but really I wouldn't be unhappy if I never really had to use them again!LOL

From Tracy on Sun, Apr 05, 2009 at 21:10:08 from 173.24.32.153

What a smart teenager! I don't think that very many of my students would even think to write a letter to anyone. They'd just complain about it. For weeks and weeks.

I still can't believe they canceled the ACT. I don't know if they can make that up until the next testing date. How obnoxious.

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