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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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Ahhhh.  Now that I have a whole week under my belt, I'm starting to feel like an experienced runner again (haha).  I still jiggle like jello with every step, but I lost over a pound in the last 5 days so at least I'm heading the right direction.  What's getting me through this stage of feeling really, shall we say, fluffy, and having a very limited wardrobe that fits is that I KNOW I will succeed in getting back into shape.  I don't doubt it.  Just gotta believe it enough...well, that and actually get out the door

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See?  This is what happens when you get over confident.  You pull some kind of weird muscle playing soccer with your kids in the park.  It feels like a bad side cramp that just won't go away.  Ever had anything like that?  It is markedly better today, so I'm sure it's nothing serious.  That's the kind of soccer mom I am.  The kind that injures myself playing it with my kids, instead of attacking other soccer moms at games.

Temps were so perfect tonight!  I wish I could just bottle up this night for safe keeping, and then whip it out whenever I am dead tired of the summer heat. 

One mile didn't seem too terribly long tonight--even with my little perpetual side cramp.  Tomorrow I will try for a little longer route.

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