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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
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
6.620.006.62

Sort of a progression run.

6:11 am,  34°F, 43% humidity, wind 2 S.

I had the opposite problem from yesterday today. When I get up in the morning I open up wunderground and see what the temperature is. The weather station that it defaults to is not the closest weather station to my house, but I'm too lazy in the morning to change it. This morning, it said that it was 40°. So I wore shorts and a long-sleeved, but light-weight shirt. I was kind of chilly for about the first 3 miles and then okay, but not particularly warm after that. When I got home, I went back to wunderground and drilled down to the closest weather station to my house. This is what I always do. This weather station said it was 34°. That's probably closer to the truth for where I ran. So yesterday I dressed too warmly and today I didn't dress quite warmly enough.

I didn't set out to do a progression run but I started pushing it just a little bit the last half and especially towards the end. The 5th mile was a little slower than the 4th on account of a big hill.

I'll take jun's advice and switch my weigh-ins to the morning, so I'll do it first thing tomorrow morning instead of tonight. I'm not sure what my results will be this week. I kind of blew the diet on the weekend.

AP: 9:54. Splits: 10:31, 10:26, 10:06, 9:39, 9:42, 9:35, 0.62 @ 9:01.

Brooks Green Silence Miles: 6.62
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00
Comments
From The Quiet Pirate on Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 10:26:06 from 152.26.59.252

Great early morning miles- even if it was chilly.

I was eating the chips & salsa at the restaurant last Friday & I thought of you. I'm not sure how you sat there without eating any...you've got will-power!!

Morning weigh-ins are the way I go. Always first thing before getting ready for the workout. I think it's the way to go.

From RAD on Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 10:51:02 from 98.202.17.113

Nice run Carolyn! Your average daily runs are creeping up in mileage :) Are you going to post your weight on the blog? If so, you are VERY brave! I'm not quite there yet... I would take Jun's advice about the morning weigh in though, makes it all seem better. I also weigh in the morning, but AFTER my workout - that way I sweat out a little extra :)

From Carolyn in Colorado on Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 11:02:43 from 71.229.134.155

I'm not up to posting my weight, Rachel. I'll just post the change since last week + or -. I did that last Wednesday. That was my first time posting it. So you'll have to look at my Wednesday posts to see what's happening with my weight.

From jun on Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 11:16:57 from 66.239.250.209

April weather is so fickle. The temperature just doesn't seem to really reflect how warm or cold it is outside. I don't know why it works that way, but that just seems to be the way it is. I love seeing your mileage back up there. Congrats.

From Tracy on Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 12:45:33 from 209.175.177.37

Good luck with the weigh in! Your mileage is looking good!

From Burt on Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 20:36:50 from 206.19.214.144

POST YOUR WEIGHT!! POST YOUR WEIGHT!!

Everybody!

POST YOUR WEIGHT!! POST YOUR WEIGHT!!

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