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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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Reebok RealFlex Lifetime Miles: 388.35
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15 miles completed today along the malecon. Beautiful morning. Not too hot and not too humid. The first 10 miles were pretty easy. Uneventful for me. I do feel more tired because of this cold and I don't feel like I fueled enough or was well rested for this run, but glad I got out there just the same. At about mile 8, I joined up with the Mazatlan Running Group and cranked out a few more miles there. Used 3 carbohydrate gels on this run today and had my running belt and water with me. The last few miles, my friend Guy joined me. So nice to have some people to run with!! I am so happy to meet people that love running like I do!! Average pace 9:09 min/mile for the duration of the run. Great day!!

Nike Vapor Quick 2 Miles: 15.00
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Tired today.  My right quad is sore.  Strange, but I am more sore from yesterdays' 15 miler than I was from the 20 miler last sunday.  Took it easy on my run and left the garmin at home today so I would just run a pace that was comfortable.  Tomorrow is my tempo run... that's gonna be tough!!!

Nike Vapor Quick 2 Miles: 5.00
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8.4 miles done.... tempo run the first 4.2 miles with 8:01 min/mile pace - better pace than I had actually hoped for thanks to Alan!!! Next 4.2 miles I ran alone - split it into 2 interval runs with average pace of 7:52 min/mile - best I could muster today... OUCH - I am a bit sore and tired. Overall I am happy with this run. I have noticed though, that I do much better when Alan is running with me. He helps me stay on pace and keeps me motivated to keep going even when it gets tough at times. Holding an 8 min/mile pace is getting easier!! I am going to have to post a new abs picture soon.... I have lost my abdominal fat since this last one was taken.... must be those nice long steady runs!!!

Nike Vapor Quick 2 Miles: 8.40
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Whew!!  3 miles in the mid to low 7's pace.... the rest, nice and easy.  I was working it though today!!  Very warm this morning!  I had dried up salt crystals in my arm pits and down the insides of my upper arms... I know, I know.... TMI.  Tomorrow meeting up with Alan for hills.... should be a butt kicker.  Taking friday off.... saturday will be my long run, and then filling in to help out with the Mazatlan Running Group on sunday for their 6K run since Alan will be out of town running a half in Mexico City.... should be a fun weekend!!!  Expecting my husband's return to Mazatlan sometime mid week... so excited!!!

Nike Vapor Quick 2 Miles: 8.40
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WOW!!! Great workout!!! Met up with Alan this morning and ran 4 miles worth of steep hills and downhills, complete with a partial trail run and killer stairs all the way up to the lighthouse here in Mazatlan and back down!!! Finished up the workout here at my condo with running up and down a total of 14 flights of stairs!!! Lung busting at times... but awesome!!!  

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resting today.... long run tomorrow, however will enter the mileage for it on sunday since that will really be mileage towards next week.  Running clinic on Sunday... should be a busy weekend!!

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8:10 / mile average pace....

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