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Location:

Mesa,AZ,

Member Since:

Apr 04, 2007

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

Prs:

1 mile: 6:31

5K: 23:37

Half Marathon: 2:04

My first post-high school 5K, in which I thought I was going to die

The first time I won my age division. Yippee!

My first half marathon, in which I attack Sasha

The time I beat my high school PR for the 5K (as a 31 year-old mommy of 3!)

My first 5K barefooted

Short-Term Running Goals:

I'm just getting back into running after a long break to have my last child. I would like to race some 10Ks, a half, and a marathon in the next 2 years.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Be the oldest woman to complete a marathon. Yea! But hopefully I will also complete some BEFORE I geezer up, like, before I'm 40 for sure. I think it would be fun to dress up really strange for marathons, like impersonating celebrities and stuff. Except I don't really like celebrities, as a rule, so maybe I'll have to stick to the age old question of ninja, or pirate. I say ninja. *Hyah!*

Personal:

I am happily married to James W (Cool Runnings). We have 3 boys and 1 opinionated little girl. I love reading and I'm also a news junkie. I am a stinker.

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

Mon, Sep 15, 2008

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
4.00	0.00	4.00

At least 4 miles today, all barefoot. I pretty much never put shoes on for a run these days, so if I don't specify, I'm barefooted.

There is a race this Saturday. I am torn between the desire to run it barefooted as an experiment (I know the course and it is safe), and the desire to stay home and avoid pain. If I go, I might have a really slow time and get a kick in the pants for my laid-back *coughing* training of late. OR I might get a really GOOD time and feel vindicated about barefooting. OR I could stay home and have my running motivation slip just that much farther away.... Hmmm. that's not really a choice at all. Hey-ho, hey-ho, it's off to race I go...

I have a little bit of a record of PRing at every single race I've run since I started running again. I'm going to have to really push it to the limit to keep it up! BRING IT. "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." I look at that saying on a wall board right in front of my treadmill almost every single day. Nothing takes my breath away like a 5K, so here we go...

Night Sleep Time: 0.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 0.00

Comments

From James W on Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 11:55:20

You already know what I would say about running the race barefoot, so I won't bother to say it again, but I do think you can still do really well in this 5K. I am very impressed with your ability to do so many barefoot miles.

From Camille on Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 13:24:21

Lybi - I love that saying. I have notecards that have that saying on it. If you are anything like me, you would be so mad at yourself for not running in that race. I also commend you for all your barefoot miles, especially the ones outside (I pop tires on my bikes all the time because of random mysterious thorns on the road). I wish you the best of luck training this week, and on your race on Saturday! I'll be thinking about you on Saturday and waiting for the update!!!

From Mom on Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 20:36:58

Hey, you can do a 5K with your eyes shut and your shoes off. Go girl.

From Lybi on Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 21:04:45

Eyes shut and barefoot...I wonder where that will get me...I happen to know, because I've been there before: "at one with the earth!" and significantly scuffed.

By the way, I got the date wrong on the race. It is NEXT week. *Phew!* But that means CAMILLE MAYBE YOU CAN DO IT TOO! ;)

From Camille on Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 21:32:59

Give me the info again, and I'll talk with Brandon. The only thing that might keep me from being able to do it is my nieces baptism. It's in Taylor at 3pm. If not this one, we will have to do another one together. :o). Are you doing the regnar this year?

From Camille on Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 21:43:17

Okay, Lybi, I just looked at your PR's... you won't want to do a race with me... you'd be dragging me along. :o( (I'm so slow compared to you)

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