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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
15.00
2011 Crosstraining Miles: 5.70Saucony Mirage Miles: 16.002011 Swimming Miles: 1.002011 Cycling Miles: 9.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Merry Christmas!  A TOTAL rest day, my first in approximately 77 days!

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3.00

1,000 miles run in 2011 as of this run!!!!!!!!!!

AM - Ran 3 miles down to the dog park, one lap, and part way back.  Walked the rest of the way back, about 1 mile.  This is going to be a major cut-back week, after a couple of hard high-mileage (for me anyway!) weeks.  

2011 Crosstraining Miles: 1.00Saucony Mirage Miles: 4.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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PM - A lazy 30 minutes on the elliptical.  This barely counts as a workout, it was so slow and I was so not feeling it!

2011 Crosstraining Miles: 3.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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AM - 45 minutes on the bike trainer before work

PM - 1 mile (that's right!) swimming!  I did 6 laps without stopping (300 yards) then 2 laps (100 yards) of kicking only, repeated 5 times plus 4 extra laps without stopping to hit 36 laps and 1 mile.  This was a really hard workout and perfect because 6 laps it about all I can do without stopping (and I'm taking a breath on every stroke by the end!) and the kicking lets my breathing recover but 2 laps is about all I can do before my legs want to die (kicking is way harder than you'd think!).  Anyway, a really great workout, felt shaky at the end.  Whole thing took about 40 minutes.  

2011 Swimming Miles: 1.002011 Cycling Miles: 9.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
6.00

PM - 6 lovely miles with Lisa.  At least until she rolled her ankle.  :-(  Think good healing thoughts!

Saucony Mirage Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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AM - 17 minutes on the elliptical and then 60 minutes of Centergy.  It was HARD!  Off to Sunriver, my favorite place on earth!

2011 Crosstraining Miles: 1.70
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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6.00

AM - 6 glorious miles in my favorite place on earth - Sunriver.  My very first snowy run!  The sun was shining, the snow was fresh, the river was flowing, Sunriver has 30 miles of trails so you never have to do out and backs, and it was just plain fabulous.  It seriously doesn't get much better than this.  Only if Cooper could have been there too!

Running in the snow made my ankles really sore though!

2011 is done!  1,014.6 miles run.  :-)

Saucony Mirage Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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Total Distance
15.00
2011 Crosstraining Miles: 5.70Saucony Mirage Miles: 16.002011 Swimming Miles: 1.002011 Cycling Miles: 9.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
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