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Location:

Federal Way,WA,USA

Member Since:

Jan 08, 2008

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

7 5Ks : PR 23:21 (2011)

5 10Ks: PR 47:17 (2011)

9 Half Marathons: PR 1:44:19 (2010)

2 Marathons: PR 3:55:08 (2010)

Short-Term Running Goals:

STAY HEALTHY, CROSS TRAIN, STRENGTH TRAIN!  Operation no more ITB pain, ankle tendonitis, or stress fractures. 

2012 Racing Calendar:

March - Lincoln City Half Marathon 

May - Portland Rock n Roll Half Marathon

June - Seattle Rock n Roll Marathon

Long-Term Running Goals:

Run a 5k in less than 23 minutes 

Run a 10k in less than 47 minutes

Run a half marathon in less than 1:44

FINISH another marathon (without wanting to die this time); beat 3:55:08, and someday BQ!

Personal:

Happily married for 5 years with an adorable chocolate lab, Cooper.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Nike Free's 3.0 Lifetime Miles: 186.08
2012 Swimming Lifetime Miles: 6.25
2011 Cooper Lifetime Miles: 91.27
Bikila Vibram FF Lifetime Miles: 373.87
Merrell Pace Glove Lifetime Miles: 316.70
Saucony Mirage Lifetime Miles: 325.76
2012 Cycling Lifetime Miles: 39.00
2012 Crosstraining Lifetime Miles: 11.20
Total Distance
12.60

So beautiful today!  Definitely got my Vitamin D. :-)  Probably it was only 60 degrees but it felt too warm in the middle of the day for running, I'm glad I decided to do neighborhood loops instead of venturing out (even though it was kind of boring), which I'm so glad because it meant I got water/powerade after every loop.  A little over 8 loops total, for 12.6 miles, did a little extra just to hit 2 hours even.

Felt very sluggish at first, and my muscles felt sore, maybe still from Friday's tennis?  Felt suddenly better after I hit 5 miles, then started to feel sluggish and tired again at 10.  So 5 of these miles were good?  5 minutes on the bike trainer to cool off after, then the driving range.

Splits: 9:55, 9:52, 9:31, 9:47, 9:47, 9:26, 9:34, 9:31, 9:16, 9:30, 9:17, 9:09

TT: 2:00:17       AP: 9:33      Total Ascent: 1,329 ft

In other, totally random news, there was a dvd, not in a case, just a dvd, on the side of the road in my neighborhood.  It was called........... Good Will Humping!  That's right, you read that right!  NOT Hunting!  So that gave me a laugh every time I came around it.  So someone was driving along, and just decided to throw this dvd out of their car window??!! 

Weekly Summary: Mon-off, Tues-5.64, Wed-bike, Thurs-6.61, Fri-tennis, Sat-6.64, Sun-12.6

Total Weekly Miles: 31.49

Sauony ProGrid 2 #3 Miles: 12.70
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Rachael Winters on Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 18:25:00 from 76.115.87.4

Wow, good girl! You did a lot of miles this week! I am thinking I HAVE to do a 13 miler here soon just so I can prove to myselft that I can do it before CDA in May. I'm nervous, did I tell you I had a nightmare about it?

It was like I did the 1/2 marathon and then you were like ready to swim? I was like what?! then you said yeah, we have to swim 10 miles now.

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