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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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6.00

Windy circuits

Warmed up on the trails with some of the new girls.  They are much quieter than the boys...

At the beginning of the week, the kids ae supposed to be able to calculate their mileage that they need for the week (I have been trying to get them to do this for a bit over a season now...) That way, they can figure out how many miles they get to "spend" during the week.  The older ones have figured out that if they bank miles early in the week, they can have some shorter days later.  the younger ones are still figuring that piece out...Now that the different pace groups and ability levels are back together, they spent over 15  minutes figuring out whether they needed to run 10 minutes or 15 for the extra warm-up...Silly boys...Last season I made them each a log book that resembeld coloring books (color a flower for each mile ran today...)  Looks like I will need to bring those out again.

Did 4 sets of 4 different ancillary exercises utilizing the medicine ball and some functional movement with a lap in between each set.  Cool down for the kids was only a mile, but I needed a bit more work in.  Stayed at the track (mistake) as it was horribly windy.  Funny how everytime I turned the corner I would think, maybe there will be no wind this time....UGH!

Comments
From Brent on Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 08:14:30 from 168.178.30.219

Coach Karen, very positive, giving back - 1,000 commando points - the answer is blowing in the wind, without Peter, Paul or Mary.

Stay Kool, B of BS Rools out

From Karen on Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 23:29:14 from 69.171.160.215

Thanks Brent! I often wondered what your commando point scale is...

From Scott Wesemann on Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 00:31:33 from 75.162.75.27

I need to start banking miles early in the week. I really don't think I am going to catch you this week. *sigh*

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