Auntie Em Goes Running

May 11, 2024

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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
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
3.640.000.001.250.004.89

Yoga this morning.  My legs felt tired from yesterday, I guess, but yoga helped reenergize them a bit.  

Track workout this evening.  I had to do this one on my own, as I had a meeting to go to when our group was working out.  It is the beginning of this series where we run intervals at 5K pace, separated not by rest intervals, but by quickly done exercises, like lunges, push ups, crunches, burpees, etc.  Tonight's assignment was to run 400m, then exercises, 400m, then exercises, 400m, then exercises, 400m, then exercises, and finally 400m.  400m were all at 5K pace.  

My target pace for the 400m is 1:40.  Actual times are:  1:41, 1:41, 1:42, 1:37, and 1:36.  Close but not perfect.  I jogged a bit on the track to cool down, did a barefoot lap, then did hip and glute strengthening exercises before heading out.  My legs are very tired now.  Weird, huh, when you look at how little mileage I did.   

Brooks ST Something Miles: 4.89
Night Sleep Time: 7.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 7.00
Comments
From Carolyn in Colorado on Tue, May 18, 2010 at 00:53:00 from 24.8.167.243

I don't think it's strange that your legs are tired. That sounds like a tough workout with those exercises in between instead of a recovery period.

From Burt on Tue, May 18, 2010 at 13:44:04 from 206.19.214.144

You're close enough to perfect for me.

From auntieem on Tue, May 18, 2010 at 14:30:42 from 24.18.77.246

Aww, thanks, Burt, but I'll keep trying!

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