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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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Not bad.  Still a few stops but mainly struggling with my own head.  Ran a flatter sectiom of my usual route.  My legs and breathing were off the first 4 miles but improved once I realized it is more in my head than anything.  Did some strides...and about 4 miles of marathon pace running.  I will add average pace later to this entry. Still not up to par. 8:42 average pace.

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Easy run with a local running group.  9:17 average pace but big hills >2.  Ran in the dark with very few street lights which made it a bit interresting.  Thankfully there were many runners with head lamps.  Didnt care about pace tonight.  Didnt feel good until the run was nearly over.

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8:55 average pace...tried to reinforce my marathon goal pace.  Not sure what's up but I am still not right or feeling rested for this marathon.  By friday, I will be making a big decision.  I may either have to alter my goals or I may have to only run the half distance.  My first marathon I ran after being sick and it was brutal...not sure if I want to put my body through that.  

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Not  too bad... there may be hope ;-) still a bit sick...it's in my chest. 8:46 average pace.

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8:43 average pace....praying for a miracle. I got my bib signed by Meb today while I was at the Health and Fitness Expo.  What a talent !  He ran a 5:20 mile at the age of 12!!!  Nice picture of us together too!  Met an author...Dane.  Super nice and encouraging. He is  friends with ultra marathoner Dean K... very inspiring!! Perfect day...until mother nature decided to visit me.  WTH!?  I guess being sick wasn't enough.

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