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Location:

Vista,CA,USA

Member Since:

Jan 12, 2010

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Age Division Winner

Running Accomplishments:

Official PR in the half... San Diego Half Marathon at Petco Park March 2012 ; 1:48:34 

Full Marathon PR - LA Honda Marathon March, 2012; 3:48:33

3/2012 - 5K PR - 22:20

Short-Term Running Goals:

AZ Rock n' Roll Marathon P.F. Chang, January 20,  2013

Carlsbad Marathon, January 27,  2013 

Mission Gorge 15k Trail Run, February 2013

5K TBA 

LA Marathon, March 2013 ? or.... 

Mountains to Breakers Marathon, May 2013 

Noble Canyon 50K, September 2013? or a 50 miler....

Javelina Jundred, 100 mile, October 2013... I will succeed!!!


 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Someday run a sub 3 hour, 30 min marathon... anything is possible!  My hopes are to continue to steadily improve and surprise a few people ;-)!

100 mile in 2013

 Master's Woman's Bikini contest... yes... I may just do this in the coming year if I can manage to give up beer long enough to cut!

Help to inspire others to get fit and be consistent in their training.....Continue to love running and stay injury free while I rack up the miles....

Personal:

I have been married for almost 20 years.... Dave is the only man that I think that was placed specifically on this earth to tolerate my crazy ways.

I have 2 boys - ages 9 yrs. and 18 yrs. old (senior in high schoold and known on this blog as "Ironman"- they are fabulous kids - I am very blessed!!!

I am an RN and have been for around 12 years.

I lift weights regularly and work abs 2-3 days a week.  I enjoy the beach, like to sing, and love to run!!!

Quit smoking about 4 years ago and couldn't run 1/4 way around a track when I began... started with elliptical and then got into running more seriously.  Cranked up the mileage and intensity when I began training for my first 1/2 marathon.  The rest is history.... or history in the making!?

 

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Fri, Jan 07, 2011
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I am not doing well.  Very tired, no energy and heavy, fatigued dead legs. I am winded even going up the stairs.  Very nervous about this marathon.  Although the sinus pressure has lessened, I have no gusto.  Any advice? Anyone? Anyone gonna even read this entry?  Sometimes I not only feel completely alone in my training... but feel like I am alone on here too! :-(

Comments
From CookieLegs on Sat, Jan 08, 2011 at 00:25:27 from 71.36.85.28

I read your entry! And, this is the first comment I've made in weeks! I'm sorry to hear you are sick, and I hope you take some time to recover. If you're in taper mode, you need the time off anyway. I'd say take tomorrow off, then alternate running only every other day until your legs feel fresh again. I read your whole week of entries; it sounds like you have a pretty short taper, so you're not going to lose your conditioning if you take some days off. So, easy running only until you feel better; but throw in 6-10 quick strides during your runs - those quick strides will help keep your speed sharp without taxing your energy level.

(Of course . . . I'm no marathon expertise since I've never run one! But, I do know how I feel when I've over trained, and when I'm sick, and I know that I feel much better after taking it easy for a few days.)

GOOD LUCK MARATHON RUNNER!!!!!!!!

From Marathon Dreamer on Sat, Jan 08, 2011 at 10:30:27 from 174.254.86.20

Thank you so much..... I needed to hear this and I am gonna take your advice!

From Bonnie on Sat, Jan 08, 2011 at 17:49:49 from 64.119.33.134

MD, you are definitely not alone. This too is just part of the pre-marathon jitters. You are tired, sick, and have way too much energy because you are in taper city. You need to eat healthy, get lots of rest (take Emergen-c) and trust that you have trained for the day ... and try to remember, we do this for "fun".

Good luck, hugs.

From Marathon Dreamer on Sat, Jan 08, 2011 at 20:16:47 from 174.254.35.241

Thank u Bonnie... I am not typically this crazy but I have something to prove... to myself and to people that aren't as supportive as I thought they were going to be. Today, I realized that some people dont expect me to accomplish anything more than the average. Despite doing the opposite in so many areas of my life, it appears that I am not supposed to have my own goals and asperations separate from my families'. I am angry and frustrated about this and about getting sick just when I thought I was going to do something amazing... I still hope to stick it to them!! Crossing fingers....

From Bonnie on Sat, Jan 08, 2011 at 20:22:39 from 64.119.33.134

MD ... it sounds like you are just having an off day ... get some sleep and hopefully in the morning things will look better. A couple sick days will not undo the many many weeks of hard work you put into it (however, getting a "head injury" just before might

;-) ). Relax, visualize the finish line and the smile on your face ...

You will do the best you can on the day you do it, that is all you can expect and it will be worthy of gratitude that you can do it.

That said, if you run smart I am sure you WILL be amazing -- the most important thing is to have fun!

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