Empty Nest Runner

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Location:

Morrison,CO,

Member Since:

Dec 01, 2010

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

I'm a 40+ "used to be"...

7 years ago had BAD case of frostbite and nearly lost my feet. Stopped running (obviously) & gained LOTS of weight. Started jogging again when local community club needed a coach and found out that exercise helped to increase circulation in my affected areas as well as decreased overall weight which helped to take pressure off my feet. Still deal with neuropathy and Reynauds--but do not take ANY pain meds to manage the pain. Gotta' love running!!!

SO, any past accomplishments do not matter....only that I can get ut the door almost every day and run another run.

Short-Term Running Goals:

Currently building base to lead up to traditional Marathon

Goals:

Have not yet decided on race schedule for this year, but am shifting focus from ultras to trying to nail down some shorter speedy races and a tradtional marathon.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Keep running for as long as I can & share the knowledge that God has graced me with by continuing to coach as well.

Personal:

Son: Drew...currently runs for Adam's State!!

Currently Coaching: Revolution Running

Day Job: St. Joe's Veteran's Home

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Tue, Feb 22, 2011

Total Distance

10.86

Boulder Reservoir run with Heart & Sole

Went out to the Boulder Rez to meet one of the Boulder Running Company's marathon training group after work. Got there a bit early to get a bit of a warm up and pad my mileage numbers a bit...so easy 1.4 mile

Ran a super esay 1.25 with a few gals from the group and commenced with the agony of "defeet"--HILLS! I rarely work hills, partially becasue I am a MAJOR wuss and partially becasue I do not always feel me feet still (so I do not trust them to be where they are supposed to be and sometimes I fall down the hills...)

Did 4 x 45 seconds and jogged abck down for continuous loops. Felt pretty good considering the weekend my legs had (plus I think I was trying to show off a little...whcih always makes you feel good...) Little did I knwo that was only the warm up...

Jogged over to a much larger and steeper hill and proceeded to try to make it to the top in 60 each time. I think I did 4 or 5...pretty sure I blacked out...giggled when the coach was yelling at me to "gt up on my toes" I didn't have the heart to tell him that they aren't all there...coach probably was wondering why I was giggling during the workout...they might not ask me back...

Jogged back to the car and proceeded to get in 4 more easy miles along the dirt road. Felt great, but lost the sunshine so kinda had to stop running.

Comments

From Burt on Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 14:28:33 from 206.19.214.144

Wait, you're missing some toes?

From Karen on Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 14:32:45 from 173.14.8.17

If you notice in my "foot pic" from earlier, I am wearing a toe cap so as to not freak the web universe out. My frostbite from 6 years ago left a lasting impression...

From Burt on Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 15:09:56 from 206.19.214.144

I just went back and looked at the picture. And I've heard you talk about frostbite before, but I guess I was too dumb to make the connection.

Dang it! I so wanted to play this little piggy went to the market with you.

From Scott Wesemann on Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 17:40:46 from 66.239.250.209

Frostbite. Ouch!

This little piggy Burt? So I should add foot fetish to the other creepy habits?

Karen- 30 miles already this week. Very nice. I was hoping to beat you this week, but I have some catching up to do. :)

From Burt on Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 19:04:30 from 206.19.214.144

Yes, Scott. You have brushing strangers' hair on there too, right?

From Nan on Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 21:49:58 from 98.245.117.176

Only really cool people have missing digits. Aaron has a missing finger courtesy of a table saw in 10th Grade.

You should join Running Republic of Boulder for a workout sometime. I don't know that other group but I am convinced we have the best Coach around and we have a way fun group too.

From Karen on Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 01:07:50 from 69.171.160.127

Burt-so now you have a pc of my feet and me with Emilio Estevez. Doesn't get better than that! (stranger's hair Burt??)

Scott-after your 21 miler, i was feelin a bit lazy, so needed to step up! Since I am a supposed "elite" for the Illinois marathon, I'm thinking that I need to take this a bit more seriously!

Nan-No wonder Aaron is so fast--we are lighter! (Congrats to him on an awesome race this w/e!!) I'm not quite fast enough for the republic ...sigh..but am definitely in awe! (Funny thing though, the evening before the XC Nats, I wore this cute pink Nike top thinking I would look special. WELL, Colleen and Renee were wearing the EXACT top and we were all working out on the course at the same time. Felt like I had to run a bit faster just in case folks associated me wearing that top with their speediness...) I would actually love to come out sometime-I certainly look up to Darren and Colleen. I think Heart & Sole broke off from the Striders just abit ago, but I do not know much more than that. BRC's Henry Guzman invited me out for a workout AND proceeded to kick my butt up and down some hills!

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