| 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. Favorite Blogs: |
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2.85 With Christine this morning 2.15 This afternoon on the treadmill. I am so happy to have the use of our treadmill back. It works beautifully! James had to do some complicated repair/replacement dealio, but it works great now. James and I are both recovering from post-Sunday nap syndrome. We both got great, sumptuous naps yesterday and suffered the traditional Sunday night insomnia as a result. We are both flying high on about 4 hours of sleep today. Not good! Tonight we have vowed to go straight to bed when our oldest is down, around 8:30. We shall see. Hold me to it! And don't let me off the hook with the whole "but it really DOES take 20 min. to brush your teeth if you do a really good job" routine. One of the ironies of life is that the more tired you are, the longer it takes to get ready for bed. Why?
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I feel like a broken record player. 2.85 with Christine at 9:39 pace. Every morning just the same. But it's good, right? I have a schedule right now that is really working, and this slightly faster easy pace feels exactly the same as 10:30 pace used to feel. I felt great this morning--well rested, even. Ahhh. 2.15 on the treadmill. I feel really good today. It's hard to explain, but I feel like I have a spring in my lower back. Not a bad feeling, just energy, and strength. Does anyone know what I'm talking about? Like somehow the muscles of the back play a role in running. Anyway, it feels good. |
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| Gasp! Look at that. I actually ran a different route with Christine this morning. 3 miles at 9:47 pace. Christine is such an entertaining person. We talk non-stop for the entire run every time. The first thing she says to me every morning is "I'm sorry!" Then she will usually apologize about 5 or 6 times on our run. If I get a rock in my shoe, she apologizes. If I trip, she apologizes. Any time I do anything unexpected, it triggers another apology. Ever know someone like that? She is just cute. Today she apologized because I couldn't find my shoes when she got here. He he he. |
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| 3 miles on the treadmill in the afternoon. 2 more miles in the evening outside. BUSY! |
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| Terrible night's sleep. I dragged myself through the day and finally got out for 3 miles in the evening. BUSY DAY! |
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Groan. This is the day of which I am ashamed. I completely skipped my run. Missing a weekday is bad enough, but when I miss a Sat. I loose fully a third of my weekly mileage. I had a huge piano event today that I was kind of in charge of. I really really hate being in charge of stuff--it just does not come naturally to me at all. I'd so much rather be an enthusiastic supporter! Anyway, there were 300 piano students, 30 piano teachers, theory tests, individual performances, scales evaluations, written reports, oral reports, composer oral exams, sight-reading, duets, original compositions and a partridge in a pear tree. Ug. It went smoothly, but it was taxing making the final preparations this week. Glad it's over. I got 4 hours of sleep last night and was on my feet ALL day--from 5:15 am to 9 PM. I did not drag myself out for my 10 miler like I should have. I was in the last stage of sleep deprivation. They are 1.) tiredness 2.) grouchiness 3.) fuzzy head syndrome 4.) the weirdness, which is much like depression. Today I was in "the weirdness" after the event. I wish I had dragged myself out for at least 2 miles. As it was, I was doing well just to get in bed and pull the covers over my head.
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