| 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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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 73.75 | 66.53 | 140.28 |
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| Nike Pegasus 26 Miles: 35.35 | Asics Phoenix Miles: 82.18 | Nike Vapor Quick 2 Miles: 4.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 |
| 8:23 average pace.... humid out there today!! Hard time breathing!! | | Comments(2) |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Resting today.... at the airshow with my family!!! It is really awesome!! Lots of walking... at least 3 miles today!!! | | Add Comment |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.25 | 3.00 | 5.25 |
| Interval/fartlek.... 8:49 average pace.... intervals in low to mid 7's. Starting to feel like I am getting a little speed back but still not up to par. |
| Nike Pegasus 26 Miles: 5.25 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Slept terrible last night. Got up with a headache and just felt crappy. Left calf muscle tight with sharp burning pains from yesterday's run. Rain outside ... cold and damp. Decided to rest today. | | Add Comment |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 4.00 | 10.00 |
| First 5 miles - tempo run.... 8:16 average pace with only 2 stops at traffic lights... thought I was gonna die!! Second 5 miles 9:02 average pace... with 20 mile winds in my face on the way back!!! Totally crapped out towards the end and honestly... with the stops I made, it would have been more like a 9:40 average pace if I hadn't hit stop on my watch. Legs just felt off... breathing was good, but I am still feeling fatigue!!! Another bad night's sleep last night as I had an interview scheduled for this morning. The interview went well but it was really only a pre-screening. I need to find a job... this is the pits!! I want money so that I can afford my darn running shoes and marathoning addiction!! LOL!!! This run was not pleasant. Felt like I was running the last 10k of the marathon again.... |
| Asics Phoenix Miles: 10.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 2.00 | 5.00 |
| 9:04 average pace... steep hills x 2. On my way back at 3.80 miles, I fell! I trpped when my toe caught an elevated crack in the concrete sidewalk asnd landed on my right hip, elbow and knee with the worst injury being the elbow. I needed to finish the mileage so after a few minutes of collecting myself, I continued on to the end. I figured that a fall like this could happen during a marathon... that's why I continued with bleeding elbow and all. Ouch... I've got road rash and it stings. What a run!!! |
| Nike Pegasus 26 Miles: 5.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 |
| Sore today after my fall yesterday. Average pace 8:51 per mile. |
| Nike Pegasus 26 Miles: 4.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| No time to run today... family coming in to town.... | | Add Comment |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 4.00 | 6.00 |
| 8:47 average pace.... through some intervals in there. |
| Nike Pegasus 26 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 11.00 | 0.00 | 11.00 |
| Mentally not into running today. Very tired to begin with. This run had basically turned into a fartlek....9:02 average pace. I was spent after the first 5 miles... lots of stops the last 4. Bonk :( |
| Asics Phoenix Miles: 11.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| 8:14 average pace.... first mile in 7 minutes.... sore today. |
| Nike Vapor Quick 2 Miles: 4.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.50 | 2.50 | 6.00 |
| Mixture of interval and fartlek.... overall average pace 8:27. Working on speed for the next 3-4 weeks and will keep mileage below 40 miles per week then will start increasing mileage at that point. That is the plan. I am trying something different again. Rather than work on speed with high mileage, I've decided to address it as a separate issue first.... let's see what happens!!! |
| Asics Phoenix Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Resting today. My family left today. Although I love them, I feel relieved. They are very challenging to deal with. In many ways, running a marathon is so much easier.... | | Comments(3) |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 8.50 | 0.00 | 8.50 |
| 8:51 average pace including hills.... felt good!! Pretty easy for me today! |
| Asics Phoenix Miles: 8.50 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 2.55 | 6.55 |
| The first 1.55 miles in 12:11 / 7:53 average pace.... then ran the next 5 miles in 43:48 / 8:45 average pace. I am beat! Especially since I ran 8.5 miles yesterday. Ran on tired legs for the last 3 miles and could feel it in my lungs when I got home. Dave (my husband) wants us to go race a mile in the morning to see how fast we are... not very appealing to me right now! Getting to the point where I am thinking about purchasing some new running shoes. I am definitely going to get another pair of Asics and I am also going to purchase a pair of Vibram five fingers. Tried them on the other day and found them just too darn interesting!! I gotta at least try one pair.... really liked how natural my stride felt when I tried running in them. I think they will be great to use for intervals and speed work... |
| Asics Phoenix Miles: 6.55 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 13.10 | 13.10 |
| Tough run... my plan is to run a fast paced long runs every other week if I can. Today was good . 63 degrees with light rain (sprinkles). Debated once I left the house if I was going to run long. Decided to suck it up thinking that this weather could happen on a race day...so off I wen t. I want that BQ in January... 3rd times's a charm... right? The hills here are kicking my rear.... |
| Asics Phoenix Miles: 13.10 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 1.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 |
| 8:35 average pace on tired and heavy legs... good pain training ;-) Was hard breathing... feeling it in my lungs from yesterday's run. |
| Nike Pegasus 26 Miles: 3.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Pouring outside this morning. Just when the rain started to let up and I went out the door, it started all over again. Even this chick that doesn't mind a challenge opted out on the 8 miler I had planned today. Instead, I hit up the elliptical in my garage for an hour and hit it hard. There were times I was actually nauseous from the leg fatigue. Did 2 songs (from my ipod to help me with duration) at level 2 then 2 songs at level 3... did this circuit 3 times and finished up with a 5 minute cool down. Almost whimped out on that last level 3 section but hung in there and got it done. In some ways, this was harder than running. I think that I will be incorporating a x-training day once a week into my routine as I think this will greatly improve my leg strength, stamina and endurance. My goal is to work up to level 3 for the entire hour and then start increasing intensity once I am tolerating it well. I could really feel different muscles working today... it hurt so good!! ;-) | | Comments(1) |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 2.00 | 6.00 |
| This run started out ok...but then once I hit the half way point, it fell apart. Running into 20 Mpr winds on my return with the run being mostly uphill was terrible. My husband is a tough guy and called it quits way longer before me. Made me realize that I'm not that much aof a whimp after all. I have been so tired and sleeping poorly along with the fact that I am stressed because I am still out of work is just making things even harder. I have started to hit it hard. When I train hard, it really effects my sleep. |
| Nike Pegasus 26 Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| tired... 8:54 average pace |
| Nike Pegasus 26 Miles: 4.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 2.00 | 6.00 |
| sucky run... glad it's over. |
| Asics Phoenix Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| rest today | | Comments(2) |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Decided to do the elliptical today as I had to stay home with Evan since Dave is doing his work thing and my oldest was surfing. 70 minutes total with 15 min long intervals including 10 min of high intensity each and then 10 min cool down. Great workout... lungs are fealing it and I am too already 4 hours later. I think this is just what I needed to add to by routine once a week to break through this plateau I have been stuck in. My legs are getting stronger and I can see a difference looking in the mirror. 3 more weeks from now... I hope to see some improvements in speed, stamina, and endurance. | | Comments(1) |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Another crappy weather day so 40 mins on the elliptical with varied intesity. Now finally the weather has cleared but I am tired so waiting till tomorrow. Hopw the weather cooperates. Ugh. My husband may be bringing home my treadmill from my inlaws. That would be ideal for these crappy weather days. | | Comments(1) |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 7.00 | 10.00 |
| 8:53 average pace... second 5 miles faster than the first. 1 hour at home with ten pound leg weights while doing housework. I have decided that I am going to try and run all my runs at a 9 min pace or less. I need to get my body used to it in preparation for my next marathon. | | Add Comment |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 2.00 | 6.00 |
| 9:02 average pace... poor sleep and knackered from run yesterday. I have created the sleep run also known as Zombie shuffle. |
| Asics Phoenix Miles: 6.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 1.50 | 3.25 | 4.75 |
| Intervals in low 7's...did some high knees and mixture of other strengthening moves. Workout #2 ... 30 minutes on the elliptical. 15 min. at high intensity. wrkout #3...1.5 mile run along side my youngest son while he was bike riding with me. So much fun! He wanted to do more but I called it quits after 2 laps of the neighborhood. | | Add Comment |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 5.75 | 8.75 |
| Workout #1... interval/fartlek down Carlsbad Blvd. including 4 hill sprints. Ouch. Goal was to maintain under 8 min pace going up and under 7 going down... goals achieved! Average pace 8:26 but I had to stop and recover 4 times... and twice to do the farmer's blow and apply my lipgloss... priorities. Workout #2... 10 pound leg weights while doing housework for one hour. Workout #3... 2.10 miles running around the loop of my neighborhood with my son Evan on his bike... Ran fast and furious but who knows the pace ... didn't bother wearing my watch. |
| Nike Pegasus 26 Miles: 2.10 | Asics Phoenix Miles: 6.65 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| OFF TODAY...REST. I am beat and my legs and hips are yelling at me. | | Comments(1) |
| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 4.38 | 8.38 |
| First 4.38 with 8:28 average pace... next 4 slow on the treadmill while watching a scary movie... tis all Hallows eve ya know!! |
| Asics Phoenix Miles: 8.38 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 73.75 | 66.53 | 140.28 |
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| Nike Pegasus 26 Miles: 35.35 | Asics Phoenix Miles: 82.18 | Nike Vapor Quick 2 Miles: 4.00 |
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