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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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Fri, Nov 06, 2009
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A bit of a creepy run for me.  I had to alter my course because of a scary-looking individual (might have been Burt--juuuust kidding, Burt).  And then I was running along and a HUGE spider jumped at me.  I squeaked, but I am proud to say that I strangled the scream before it got out.  I thought it must've been a cricket or something, but I paused to check it out and it looked just like this:

Female hobo spider.  Very athletic, fast moving, poor sighted, BIG (2 inches at least)--they  jump in any direction when they feel threatened, sometimes towards you just because they can't see much farther than a foot away.  Jeeps!  It almost landed on me. 

Good side?  I think I ran a tiny bit faster today.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Comments
From Burt on Sat, Nov 07, 2009 at 11:41:13 from 98.177.216.165

Between you, Merri, Nan, allie, chizelwizel, and probably all of women on the blog I've had interaction with, I've been accused of being a stalker, pond scum, cross dresser, and now a creepy spider. I must give out that vibe. I'm OK with that. LOL.

Stinker.

From Lybi on Sat, Nov 07, 2009 at 17:29:05 from 70.190.199.29

No you don't Burt, the worst that can be said of you is that you are a well known blogger (one of the mighty!) that lives in the same state as me.

So what happened is that I freaked myself out that I saw a human dude walking towards me on the sidewalk with his hood up. I changed directions, because I am a ninny, and as I was running away I thought, 'How silly--that could be someone I know. It could even be Burt." And THEN the spider jumped out at me.

From Walter on Sun, Nov 08, 2009 at 10:05:13 from 76.27.15.208

Burt your just creepy I think. lol

Lyberator, I am arachnophobic! I really hate spiders. They are my weekness. eww I got the shivers when I saw that pic. Im itching myself now.

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