Auntie Em Goes Running

Fall City Days 5K

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Member Since:

Jun 03, 2009

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

PRs:

MacDash Duathlon, Sept. 10, 2011.  1:29:48.  Second woman overall, third racer overall, and first in AG.  

Mt. Ranier Duathlon, May 1, 2011.  3:05:00, 1st in age group.  5.1 mile run, 28 mile bike ride, 3.78 mile run.

5K:  Fun With the Fuzz, April 23, 2011.  21:59,  1st in age group.

Marathon:  Paris, April 10, 2011.  4:05:24.  

1/2 marathon:  Geoduck Gallop, February 2011.  1:42:23, 1st in age group.

Waterfront 15K (September 2010), 1:14:43.  3rd in AG.

Lake Padden Duathlon (July 2010), 1:36:something.  1st in AG .

10K:  Smelt Run, La Conner (2010)  47:14.  2nd in AG. 

I have fun every time I run, and have recently overcome the "I can't go fast anymore" hurdle.  I'm having fun going faster and working towards becoming even faster.  

I have raised two running children, one competitive and one not.

I have learned to run in ice and snow and I don't complain. 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Work towards a faster marathon by Spring 2012.

Get my 5K down to 21:30. 

Place in my division at duathlon and triathlon.

Train for biathlon.



 




 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Joining Forrest Gump


 

Personal:

I'm a 52 year old mom of two ex homeschooled teenagers. They both think I'm nuts.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Bike Shoes Lifetime Miles: 2225.45
Pearl Izumi Trail Shoe Lifetime Miles: 139.33
Marathon Shoe Lifetime Miles: 244.33
Blue Brooks Launch Lifetime Miles: 223.68
Mean Green Shoe Lifetime Miles: 318.72
Blue Kinvaras Lifetime Miles: 207.12
Brooks Defyance Lifetime Miles: 361.34
New Kinvara Lifetime Miles: 275.90
Hattoris Lifetime Miles: 41.29
Addidas Lifetime Miles: 168.97
Nike Vortex Shoe Lifetime Miles: 64.50
Orange Newton Lifetime Miles: 36.20
Race: Fall City Days 5K (3.1 Miles) 00:22:40, Place in age division: 2
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
4.500.000.003.100.007.60

5K down in Fall City today.  Had to leave pretty early, but I got there in time for a leisurely warm up on the flat roads of Fall City.  I warmed up for 2.5 miles, and included 4XStrides near the end.  I started out a bit too fast, my first mile at 6:43.  I was thinking that 6:50 should have been my first mile.  Anyway, I don't have my Garmin splits yet, so that might not even be accurate.  When we passed the first mile marker, a guy yelled out 6:55, which is more like what I thought it should have been.  Anyway, I think I slowed in the second mile, and picked it up again in the last mile.  Overall, my time is not very exciting; I think when the official time is out, I'll be right about at 22:30, just where I was in February.

I really should feel good about this, given all the healing and leg issues I've been through in the past few months.  Its great that I haven't LOST any fitness through it all.  But, still, I was hoping to be just a bit faster.  I am REALLY happy that I was able to run this pain free!  There have certainly been times in the past few months when I thought I'd never get back to faster running again, and I am so grateful to my body for being able to fix things up for me.  I did not even think about my leg or knee, not even once.  And, this race was hard running on pavement, which I rarely do!

So, all in all, a good race, not a great race, but good.  And confidence building and a step back into running again! 

 

Brooks ST Something Miles: 7.60
Night Sleep Time: 5.50Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 5.50
Comments
From JD on Sat, Jun 19, 2010 at 18:33:37 from 166.183.164.228

Great race, place, and pace! Congratulations!

From allie on Sun, Jun 20, 2010 at 11:01:17 from 174.23.194.233

congrats on a strong race. glad to hear you ran pain free.

From Snoqualmie on Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 11:27:53 from 24.18.192.33

Congratulations on your AG placement, and a good, strong race. Running pain free after what you've been through this year is awesome and I know you'll have some fast times ahead!

From Kelli on Sat, Jun 26, 2010 at 00:12:58 from 71.219.99.30

I am not in any way, shape, or form calling you old---do not get me wrong here (especially since you look 20 years younger than you are)!!! But seriously, I hope I can run that fast when I am your age. That is an incredible 5k time, really, especially with what has been going on with you. YOU ARE AMAZINGLY SPEEDY!!!!!

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