Empty Nest Runner

January 12, 2026

15% off for Fast Running Blog members at St. George Running Center!

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

Ukraine Can Win With Crowdfunded Drones!

Click to Donate

Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00

Sun, Jan 16, 2011

Total Distance

10.70

Met up with a few folks out on High Line canal for a social run. planned to take it really easy after yesterdays race, but surprisingly (or not so surprisingly considering my pace yesterday) I do not have any soreness or residual fatigue.

The canal was pretty spotty with large snow patches, some black ice and a few clear spots here and there. Glad I latched on to some other runners (as I missed Stephanie for her run just a bit ago), as I would not have pushed myself at all today. Ran out at 7:37 pace and back at 7:40 pace. Felt great on the way back and had some GREAT conversation with a gal named Ashley that I just met who is training for Boston. We would get "happy" and start running 7:20's pretty effortlessly, but opted to reel it in as it was supposed to be a recovery day for me and some marathon pace work for her.

All inall, felt very refreshed after the run--just what i needed!!

Comments

From Scott Wesemann on Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 22:24:22 from 75.162.89.170

That is great you didn't have any soreness in the legs. That is a very nice day to start off your week.

From Burt on Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 21:41:46 from 72.223.84.236

Guess what? I totally tried to good game Lady Liberty today but I was running so fast I missed.

From Karen on Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 00:14:50 from 69.171.160.2

Scott-Thanks! Too bad I started feeling it today (Tuesday)...UGH!

Burt-Speaking of butts--mine is sore...guess I hit those hills harder than I thought. As for the good game, keep at it. It's not only about PR'ing, but perfecting the tap. Focus, grasshopper.

Add Your Comment.

Keep it family-safe. No vulgar or profane language. To discourage anonymous comments of cowardly nature, your IP address will be logged and posted next to your comment.
Do not respond to another person's comment out of context. If he made the original comment on another page/blog entry, go to that entry and respond there.
If all you want to do is contact the blogger and your comment is not connected with this entry and has no relevance to others, send a private message instead.

Debt Reduction Calculator

Featured Announcements

Most Recent Entries:

New Kids on the Blog
(need a welcome):

Lone Faithfuls
(need a comment):