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Member Since:

Feb 11, 2010

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Half Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

Just starting to run and not confident yet! The highlights of my running career include running 5 miles through the hills of west salem. ha. 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Excited to actually finish a race this year! First a 1/2 marathon then H2C!

CDA1/2 Marathon without dying.  

Long-Term Running Goals:

Keep in shape, healthy.  Use running/excercise as a form of thearapy and way to clear my head.  It always puts me in a better mood no matter what! 

Personal:

Happily married with a doggie, Frank and a cat Phoebe.  Human children in the future, God willing! 

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Nike Bowerman Series Lifetime Miles: 474.23
Under Armour Lifetime Miles: 346.08
New Brooks Lifetime Miles: 468.59
VFF Lifetime Miles: 55.96
Brooks Pure Flow Lifetime Miles: 66.00
Total Distance
13.01

Did the long run today so it's out of the way for the weekend.  Busy tomorrow morning and then  working in the yard all day and I knew once the afternoon came I would'nt want to run for 2 hours tomorrow!  

Today was sooooooo nice out!! I love it!  

Right now  my legs (mostly my butt and hamstrings) and lower back do not feel good.  After about mile 11 feet and hams started to cramp pretty bad.  I definately do not feel like playing 2 softball games now!  But, off I go.  A couple of beers and bed sounds amazing!

It always cracks me up when I see people doing hard physical activity and then they're smoking, its like an oxymoron.  Today these 3 guys were working really hard in the yard hoe-ing and stuff and smoking.  And a couple of weeks ago I saw this guy mowing his lawn with one hand (pushing the mower) and drinking beer with the other... awesome! 

Already my body is starting to feel better.. and I love the GU.  I got the fruit snack kind and I really like those!

Not impressed with AP :((  I swear its like 10X's windy-er here in the afternoon than in the AM wich makes things very difficult...excuses excuses.

TT:02:08:10

AP:9:51

So this is the time to beat for the 1/2 in a couple of weeks.  Next week I'll just do 11 probably..

Under Armour Miles: 13.01
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00Calories: 0.00
Comments
From nicole on Sat, May 15, 2010 at 04:13:50 from 70.89.138.249

I'm so proud of you! You are so rockin' dominant and committed. I am so incredibly impressed. What are you busy doing tomorrow morning? Next weekend I would just do 6 or 8. In a marathon training the taper goes 12 and then 8. So I would probably rest more than 11. but what do I know?!

From Rachael Winters on Tue, May 18, 2010 at 00:50:18 from 76.115.87.4

Oh, thanks Nicole!! You know wayy more than I! :)

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