Auntie Em Goes Running

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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

Thu, Aug 27, 2009

Easy Miles	Marathon Pace Miles	Threshold Miles	VO2 Max Miles	Crosstraining miles	Total Miles
5.25	0.00	1.25	0.75	0.00	7.25

Whew! Busy day, so I'm just now getting a chance to post this mornings workout. I've organized a huge fundraiser for the high school XC team, starts Saturday and runs through Sunday afternoon. Its a 30 hour relay, with nightime hours run at the high school track, and daytime hours run in front of a local grocery on a treadmill. Trying to get 60 runners and 100 or so parents stuck into time slots is crazy. Then I have to keep bugging the runners to see if they've got the pledges they need, and trying to get food donated so that the runners don't starve to death, find tents and lights for the nightime (some parents want two tents, in case any boys and girls get mixed up!). Craziness. But fun.

This morning's workout was new and quite interesting! Some jogging, warming up, as usual. Then, many many hopping and jumping exercises for explosive strength, plus some cadence drills and counts. Then, four all out strides of 100m. Then 2000m of 5K pace, then cool down. It was exhausting, with all the jumping and hopping. It should get my legs in really good shape for skiing I guess.

PM: 3 easy miles, just because the sun is out and tomorrow is a rest day anyway.

NB Orange Shoes Miles: 7.25

Night Sleep Time: 6.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 6.00

Comments

From april27 on Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 21:03:32 from 99.188.251.180

Great job today--and yesterday with the new trails. Get well rested on your day off tomorrow!

This relay sounds very involved. Why 30 hours? Why not 24?

From JD on Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 21:43:16 from 166.217.196.208

That sounds like a huge project. XC is a good cause though eh? I like the reasoning behind your PM run.

From Carolyn in Colorado on Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 23:22:28 from 24.8.167.243

Wow. That really does sound like a huge undertaking. It's really nice of you to do that.

And great workout.

From auntieem on Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 10:32:13 from 67.182.145.8

Its a really fun event! We have a party at the track all night. I made it 30 hours this year, so we'd have more hours in the daytime in front of the grocery store, because this is how we hope to collect a lot of donations. The team has big travel plans this year, and budgets have been cut.

From Snoqualmie on Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 12:20:56 from 24.18.192.33

Sounds fun. Good luck.

Those plyometrics are hard - probably more fun in a group.

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