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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, Feb 16, 2010
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
11.000.0011.00

Medium-long run.

5:13 am, 10°F, 66% humidity, wind 2 SSE.

I didn't realize it was that cold before I went out this morning. I thought it was between 15 and 20 degrees. I should have dressed a little warmer and a I should have covered my face. I was cold for this whole run and I think my face froze.

I tried to really focus on the Navel to Spine cue today. About the last mile or so of my run, my butt was feeling tight, probably from all the Navel to Spine action, but I feel okay now.

It turns out that running over 10 miles two days in a row is a little bit tough for me, or maybe it was the cold that did me in today. It took me a long time to get going.

AP: 9:35. Splits: 9:53, 9:52, 9:55, 9:45, 10:03, 9:39, 9:23, 9:17, 9:14, 9:16, 9:09.

Brooks ST3 Miles: 11.00
Night Sleep Time: 6.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 6.00
Comments
From jun on Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 10:30:02 from 66.239.250.209

I actually think it had more to do with the cold than your lack of fitness. I'm curious, how well can you type after a cold run like that? I find that I can barely press the keys after a chilly outing.

Love the negative splits by the way. Fantastic.

From Snoqualmie on Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 11:09:32 from 24.18.192.33

Br!! I agree with Jun; I never run very well in "bitter cold." Great job getting those big miles mid-week!!!

From auntieem on Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 11:11:51 from 24.17.177.218

Carolyn, I think if your butt hurts, that is because you are doing it "right". Mine did too, so we're either both wrong or both right. You should notice more lift in your hip flexors?

From Carolyn in Colorado on Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 11:20:04 from 24.8.167.243

I think I wrote a shorter post than I might have otherwise because I was having some difficulty typing immediately post frozen run. I also keep a paper log of my stats and always write stuff down there before I write my blog entry, and the handwriting is pretty shaky there.

Auntieem, I'll choose to believe that we're doing it right. I was so busy thinking about my navel and my spine that I didn't think about hip flexors. What do you mean by more lift in my hip flexors? Does it mean that my thigh will come up higher with each forward movement?

From The Quiet Pirate on Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 11:34:13 from 24.199.205.252

Your mileage is really buidling, and it's only Tuesday! Great job on your freezing run. I am impressed with your times in the cold and two days in a row!

From auntieem on Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 13:40:28 from 24.17.177.218

Ummm, yes, I think that is what I mean. What I have noticed is that my hip flexors are initiating each stride, each thigh lifting smoothly with each step. The alternative for me, I think, was sort of initiating the movement by dragging the quad forward (and often dragging the rest of the leg along behind!).

From TBarlow on Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 15:23:20 from 216.194.124.36

Brrrr....Way to get out in the cold!

From RAD on Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 17:46:16 from 67.172.229.125

hate face cold - I don't feel like there is any good way to get around it!

Nice job on the miles and I agree with auntieem that it's probably from doing it right, make sense muscularly.

Nice job on the miles - keep up the hard work 2- over 10's IS tough!

From Kelli on Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 20:13:18 from 71.219.89.82

Um, that is a little bit tough for all of us! But, wow, check out the mileage so far this week!!!! You racking in the miles, and you do it all so early in the morning. I can only accomplish that with two-a-days!

I bet your abs get tough with the navel to spine business!

From april27 on Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 20:25:53 from 99.188.251.180

Or hitting the snooze didn't help!

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