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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
Tue, Jun 14, 2011
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
9.000.009.00

Easy run.

6:23 am, mid 50s, cloudy and then sunny (no precise weather information because wunderground is not working)

Waking up to the prospect of 9 miles did not thrill me this morning. The plan said 9 miles easy and that is somewhat of an oxymoron to me. I understand that "easy" refers to the pace, but there comes a point when there's enough distance that even easy is no longer easy. So I set out today to really keep it easy the whole time, and I think I managed it.

AP: 10:06. Splits: 10:40, 10:09, 10:16, 9:55, 10:26, 10:06, 9:47, 9:47, 9:49.

Brooks Adrenaline 10 (2) Miles: 9.00
Night Sleep Time: 6.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.50
Comments
From Burt on Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 10:57:04 from 72.223.90.79

For once we agree on something.

From jun on Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 11:01:04 from 66.239.250.209

I'm an 'oxymoron'. Or maybe just a moron.

Here's how you know you put out an 'easy' effort. How do you feel now, post run? If you still feel pretty good and fresh, then it was easy enough. If not, you went too hard or too far. I'm willing to bet you feel pretty good still.

From Carolyn in Colorado on Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 11:43:55 from 76.25.72.82

And what would that be, Burt.

Jun, I feel okay except that the nagging pain my left quad has flared up a bit. Must have been all that downhill in the last 3 miles.

From Burt on Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 12:22:38 from 72.223.90.79

That there's no such thing as 9 easy miles! (Okay. I'm sure it's not the first time we've agreed on something.)

From Tracy on Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 17:11:38 from 173.24.38.54

Maybe you'd feel better if you called it "Easy pace run." I'm with you (and Burt). I think once you get up to 7 miles or more, even the easy pace isn't exactly easy.

From JD on Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 20:32:15 from 71.37.100.47

Awesome! Nothin' could be finer, than a mid week niner in the mo-oh-ornin'!

From bye-wing on Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 23:17:06 from 115.87.12.74

I agree there is no such thing as an easy 9 mile run. Looks like you started out at an easy pace, but you did get a little faster the last few miles. Good job.

From RAD on Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 00:34:13 from 98.202.17.113

wow..easy 9, I remember those days :) Nice job getting up and enjoying that nice, easy run :) Keep that quad pain at bay - I've had one quad ache/pain after another the past 2 months. What a PAIN!

From Carolyn in Colorado on Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 10:22:18 from 76.25.72.82

Good one, JD.

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