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Location:

Hope Mills,NC,USA

Member Since:

May 12, 2009

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

78.6 miles at Hinson Lake 24 hour ultra 2013

Short-Term Running Goals:

Mike to Mike Marathon- May 2014

Hinson Lake 24 hour ultra -Fall 2014

Long-Term Running Goals:

Run till the day I die and still enjoy it

Comrades---long, long, long term

Personal:

Married

2 children

2 chickens

cat

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Mizuno Lifetime Miles: 508.40
NB Trail Lifetime Miles: 94.40
New-zuno 9's Lifetime Miles: 515.83
Pinky Gladys Gutzman Lifetime Miles: 502.11
Brooks Lifetime Miles: 517.83
New Brooks Lifetime Miles: 507.28
New Minuno Pink Lifetime Miles: 519.24
MiZuni FLAMES Lifetime Miles: 470.24
Merrell Vibrams Lifetime Miles: 20.86
Mizuno Alchemy 8 Lifetime Miles: 586.59
MIzuno Alchemy 12 Lifetime Miles: 497.80
Brooks 13 Lifetime Miles: 577.62
Brooks 12 Lifetime Miles: 410.66
Brooks 13 New Green Lifetime Miles: 440.91
Brooks 13 New Blue Lifetime Miles: 445.67
Green Machine Brooks 13 Lifetime Miles: 560.25
Shiny Blue Asics Lifetime Miles: 164.85
Dreamy New Balance Lifetime Miles: 402.57
Total Distance
114.75
New Brooks Miles: 34.26Brooks Miles: 6.50New Minuno Pink Miles: 71.99New-zuno 9's Miles: 2.00
Total Distance
4.20

Tempo run- 8:54 avg pace.  Dark..no moon.  No tunes..just quiet time to reflect on what an honor it is for me to be voted the most horrible mother in the world award this week.

Finished with 20 minutes on the elliptical to round out an hour of sweating.

Boss man brought in Bojangles bacon, egg, & cheese biscuits this morning.  Bless that man!!

New Brooks Miles: 4.20
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Restless night - heard the rain all night and started resenting it instead of loving it like I usually do.  So when it was time to get out & run, I didn't want to go out in the rain.  I stayed in & did plyometrics.  Probably a better workout than if I'd run anyway. 

It's 70 degrees here today..but overcast & rainy.  I'm hoping to get a run in after work...even if it is raining.

 

 

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6.16

Another dark morning.  A little chilly, but as I went out, I was grateful that the wind had died down from yesterday.  I didn't realize it was at  my back...because when I turned around- BAM! there it was at my face the whole way home.

I had a treasure hunt on my run today..made it fun & interesting.  Good think I have big pockets in my running jacket!!  I ended up gaining 4 pounds in treasures this morning :-)

Treasure hunting made my pace slower, but I was okay with that.  Felt so icky yesterday that I was just happy to be feeling well enough to run.  Forecast for Fri & Sat are rain & icy rain.  That's going to make the Krispy Kreme run a little soggy, but what a story we'll have to tell!!

 

New Brooks Miles: 6.16
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6.50

Rainy dark run.  Really just perfectly wonderful.  I wore my old shoes so my new ones will be dry for the race tomorrow.

avg pace 9:18

Brooks Miles: 6.50
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Race: Krispy Kreme Challenge (4.7 Miles) 00:51:31, Place in age division: 54
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4.70

This was one for a feather in my pirate hat.  Ick.

It was rainy and cold (by NC standards) with temps around 35 and it had been raining since Thursday night...so everything was wet.  We woke up at 4 to drive to Raleigh.  Got there in good time and found a super close parking spot.   No lines when we went to pick up our bibs & tshirts.  The motto on the tshirt this year read ->tighten laces, <- loosen belts.  4 miles, 2400 calories, 12 donuts (150 fat grams too).  I feel sick just remembering it.

There were lots of great costumes, and a few folks who seemed to have forgotten to finish dressing (no shirts, string bikinis, tiger print negligee with a pink cowboy hat on a man, a hot dog costume, a gorilla costume, Elvis costume, Masked men wearing "legal superhero" capes, and on & on).  It took place on NC State campus, so lots of red & white along the way too.

My shoes ended up walking me into a deep water puddle on the way to the race start, so I was sloshing around to being with.  There were 7500 runners.. we all had to run 4.3 miles to the Krispy Kreme store where boxes of cold donuts waited.  Once at the store, we had to eat all 12 donuts, show them our empty boxes to continue as an official challenger (the lesser runners could take their donuts with them and finish, but wouldn't be considered as Krispy Kreme Challenge runners).  It was downhill 90% of the way to the store.  The crowds were really bad, so running around people was the hardest part.  Once at the store, we grabbed a box and started in.  I felt icky after my first donut.  By the time I was in the middle of donut #2, MR had finished 3 and started #4.  I was going downhill fast in the competition of donut eating.  They were cold and the thick glaze was crusty.  No water could be found (saw people with water, but couldn't find where they got it).  I tried...I really, really, really tried.  When I was on #8, MR had finished his 12.  He was itching to go, and felt bad for me, so he helped me eat 2 donuts so we could head back & beat the 60 minute time limit.  Every bite I took was scary, because I wasn't sure if it was going to result in me vomiting all over the place.  I felt sooooo sick!!!  As we showed off our empty boxes & bib #'s, I still had half of an unfinished donut in my mouth.  After we got the "all good" to run back, I went 1/2 a block and spit the last donut out.  I never want another glazed donut in my life!!

We passed piles of donut vomit, and one very squished all over the road dead opossum, which was actually nastier looking than donut vomit!

Since the way out was 90% downhill, the way back was 90% uphill... and it wasn't easy with a sludge of donut sugar goo in my gut.  We slowed down toward the end, but still finished in plenty of time.  Couldn't get to the port a potty fast enough after crossing the finish line :-)

Haven't really felt like eating much at all the rest of the day.  Wondering what tomorrow will bring... hate to even consider it.

Paces were:

1st mile: 8:24 (really crowded)

2nd mile: 7:57 (better)

next .25: 2:001

next .10: 12:00 (waiting in line to get a box of donuts and eating them all...or having someone who loves you enough to help you eat them all)

3rd mile: 8:33 (going back up hill)

4th mile: 9:05 (still going up hill and starting to feel it)

last .36: 9:26 (still going up hill & the donut slude is winning)

 

I'm NOT interested in doing this again, but I am so glad I did it once.  I'll be happy to drive anyone who wants to try it next year.  I'll even run- but I'm not eating any donuts!!

Then, super duper news, my favorite Mizunos are now back in a narrow toe box, so I've got a shiny new pair of shoes!!! 

New Brooks Miles: 4.70
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2 mile walk around the hood, some dancing, and too much super bowl junk food

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6.00

So happy to back in the Mizunos.  Love those shoes!

Progressive run today.  Avg total was 8:59.  I'm trying to not watch my splits as I run, and just let the way I feel determine my speed.  Seems to be going okay overall.

Foggy run.  New batteries in head lamp & all the mist made it hard to see, so I stayed in the hood & played it safe.  We've got too many stray cats around here....they're just popping up all over the place lately.  At least they don't chase & bite me!  Their glowing eyes just creep me out!

Ab ripper X to follow.  Aaahhhhh.... my favorite....NOT.

New Minuno Pink Miles: 6.00
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Wanted to run, wanted to sleep.  Want to be strong, want to be easy on the knee.

Chose elliptical today for 45 min on a tough course.  Not the same as running, but it felt good.

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8.00

Dark chilly run this morning. Found one more treasure I must have missed last week.

Avg pace 8:56.

New Minuno Pink Miles: 8.00
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6.00

Recovery run.  left the garmin on the charger & just went out to enjoy my SNOWGLOBE RUN!  Yeah!!!   We had a 3 hour delay, and there wasn't even enough snow on the ground to know that it was snowing.  So I got to sleep in 2 hours and run in the daylight, with the snow.  It was fabulous :-)

MR went out with me.  Found out yesterday he has bone spurs on his heel. :-(

He's going to get an orthotic insert/cushion for his shoes, but didn't have it yet.  Made it a tough run for him.  He started running in the VFFs 3 months ago and he's wondering if they're the cause of the bone spurs.  I hope not, because he really likes the shoes.

We went treasure hunting too, and found 5 more treasures and...(drumroll please)...as we were running, a shotgun shell casing rolled out from under the tire of a truck that drove by and landed right in front of me!  So a bonus treasure to  boot!  What a great morning for a run!!!

New Brooks Miles: 6.00
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4.00

am: rest- ball crunches

pm: 4 mile easy effort run

New Brooks Miles: 4.00
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8.30

sunny but windy afternoon run with Wyatt.  The gentlemen stayed back and discussed important things like firearms and barns.

We had so much to talk about, the run was over before I knew it.  Looking forward to longer runs as the spring warms us up a little more.  Some crocus buds are already up & ready to open very soon.  Yippie!!

Took the littlest buccaneer and went out to dinner with Wyatt & co.  Laughed so much we cried.  What a great day!

New Minuno Pink Miles: 8.30
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2 mile walk around the hood to enjoy the sunshine & warm air

Realized I need to start eating better..maybe tomorrow.

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6.00

Got to run in the dark with MR this morning.  His heel is really bothering him & I feel bad.  The cushion they gave him to wear just makes the pain worse, so he's not wearing it.  Seems like he needs something else, but I'm not an expert.

6 miles, no treasures to pick up, but the day dawn breaking through the dark of night and pouring a rainbow of color into the sky was treasure enough.

Lots of sugar cookies with icing and chocolate covered fruit so far.  I'm thinking the eating better goal will start tomorrow....

New Minuno Pink Miles: 6.00
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2.00

p90x plyo in the morning with MR.  He said he didn't do it full effort, so he called it his p45x workout

bleachers after work- I loved being outside getting some sunlight while I was exercising!!

Post note: calves sore from the plyo, quads & glutes sore from the bleachers.  but it feels so GOOD!!

New-zuno 9's Miles: 2.00
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2.20

Did a speed workout, but took a while to warm up because I was cold..it was below 30 this morning & I was thinking it was more around 40. 

Paces were: 9:11, 7:55, 6:46 (last .2)

still sore from plyo & bleachers.  Going to take it easy the rest of the week for Saturday's run. 

New Brooks Miles: 2.20
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45 min on elliptical. Still more sore from the bleachers than I'd like to be.

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p90x stretch video

wanted to be stretched out & ready for race Saturday morning

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Race: Myrtle Beach Marathon (26.2 Miles) 06:00:11
Total Distance
26.83

Beautiful day for a run in Myrtle Beach.  The full moon was up and waiting for us at the starting line.  I hadn't trained for the full because I didn't want to push my knee recovering, but I'd signed up for it last March along with some friends (who also hadn't trained for it).

So we had a plan- we'd run the 1/2, then walk/run the rest.  The course had an 8 hour time limit, and we felt like we could manage to finish and earn our medals this year.  Last year, when we'd all trained and were ready to run the full, the race was cancelled due to snow. 

MR had signed up for the 1/2 and although he wasn't ready for it, he decided to run it anyway.  There's a difference in being able to pull a 1/2 out of your pocket and a full.  I am certain there are more long term physical consequences to running a 1/2 when you shouldn't and running a full when you shouldn't.  Or at least that's what I keep telling myself. 

We ran together until the 1/2 split off after mile 11 to go to their finish line, and the full kept going forward.  I tried pacing easy for the first few miles because I thought I would be running/walking the second half.  If I would have known I was going to be walking the entire second half, I would have increased my speed at the beginning. 

I also failed to start my garmin when we crossed the start line.  I pushed a button and it beeped at me, but I guess it wasn't the start button, because when we were approaching mile 1, I went to look at my garmin and it was all 00:00, 0.0s.  oops.  When we ran past the mile 1 flag, I pushed the real start button, so everything was off by a mile.  MR had his watch on & he had us at 10:20 for mile one, so I'm just going with that.

Our splits for the half were: 10:20, 9:53, 9:43, 9:32, 9:36, 9:30, 9:17, 9:07, 9:09, 8:48, 9:08, 8:53, 8:36, (and an 8:02 pace for the last .17 to the 13.1 split). 

After I got my 1/2 split time, I walked back a quater mile to my hotel, used the bathroom, took off my jacket, put on my big knee brace, and waited for my friends who were going to finish the 1/2 with me.  They said they were going to be running a slower pace, so I figured they weren't far behind.  At this point, I was feeling really good.  I know I had another 6 good miles left in me, and wondered if I could have finished if I'd really tried.  But I thought long & hard about what the consequences would be of pushing myself and my dear little knee too much.  I didn't want to have to wait 2-3 weeks for recovery or re-injure my knee and wait even longer.  So I decided it was in my best interest to just wait for my friends and run/walk the rest with them and have a great time in the beautiful sunny weather.  I'm certain I made the right decision now, but oh, how I wanted to run & run & run.

I ended up waiting 29 minutes for my friends.  This .51 miles was a whopping 57:44 pace :-) because I walked to the hotel, stood around & walked back to the 1/2 point.  One of my friends wasn't doing great and needed to walk, so we started walking.  Lucky for us, her husband had peanut m&m's.  That is super fuel, by the way! 

We had a wonderful time walking & talking and enjoying the day.  My friend's hips didn't allow her to run at all, so we just walked (except for a couple of times when there was a photographer taking photos & we acted like we were running).  We got passed by all kinds of people, all ages, shapes, and disabilities.  Our pride was gone, we were only there to enjoy the journey.  More than once we were grateful that we'd left the cash & credit cards in the car because we were walking by deli's & restaurants that smelled delicious from the road. 

MR had a nap & a couple of beers & met us around mile 25.  He said he'd run in with me, so I started running to the finish line with him.  The he left me because he had to run to the nearest port-a-potty, and I decided to keep on running.  I managed to pass the dear sweet grandmother wearing a mechanical knee brace that had passed us a couple miles earlier, and finish in just over 6 hours.  It was certainly the most fun I've had being a participant in a marathon.  My official time was 6:00:11.    It's my new ru-ck PR.  I forgot to stop my watch at the finish line, and remembered only after walking & getting my medal, then walking back to the finish line to get pix for my friends. 

Splits for the second half were: 15:23, 15:35, 16:06, 15:21, 16:03, 16:02, 15:40, 16:35, 17:46, 18:23, 18:16, 17:30,  (started running again) 8:53, (last .15 had a top speed of 6:34 but I think I only ran .07 of it and walked the rest after I finished).

I managed to finish the marathon and have a good time.  Those two don't always go together, so I feel like a winner!  We spent a long time in the hot tub the rest of the afternoon and ate too many crab legs for dinner.  Perfect way to end a great day. 

I'm looking forward to planning more races this year.  I'd like to do the ultra again in September, but doing it in September cuts out training for anything in October or November since I need a long time to recover from 50+ miles.  Choices, choices.  I think I might actually get MR to commit to a full sometime too.  Lots to look forward to!

New Minuno Pink Miles: 26.83
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hot tub & 2 mile walk.  taking it easy for the day.

knee feels good- quads are sore.

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Back to life, back to reality-

p90x stretch and ab ripper in the morning.

feeling great, thinking I'll try and run a little or elliptical tomorrow morning.

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Went out to get a couple in with MR in the morning.  After .5, he had to quit (his heel is really sore).  So we walked the rest of the 2 mile loop for a nice morning run.  Saw someone else running in the hood.  It took me by surprise, but it was a pleasant surprise.

After we got home, MR jumped on the bike and I managed to get 2 miles in before I ran out of time.  Probably a good thing to start back slow & easy anyway.

legs & knees feel great. :-)

New Brooks Miles: 2.50
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4.50

What a slow run.  It took me 4 miles to feel warmed up.  My legs were tired too. 

My paces were all over 10mm.  MR rode the bike along side me.  Didn't see any other runners out today, but it was back down in the low 30's so maybe they were smart & stayed indoors.

Signed up for a 5k next Saturday.  Rumble on the Lumbee...race entry gets you free admission to the chili cookoff afterwards.  I'm starting to see a theme here...running & food.  2 of my most favorite hobbies :-)

I think as long as I can get my legs back from being sore from the marathon that I might do well.  It's a fine line between recovery and being lazy.

New Brooks Miles: 4.50
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4.09

A little warmer & a little later today so I caught a fabulous sunrise!  The trees are getting ready to explode with blossoms & the daffodils are all up with the buds prepped to open.  I am so glad spring is coming!

MR went running with me & wore his VFFs.  Less heel pain with them than the running shoes.  We ran 4 miles.  paces were (around) 10, 10, 9, 8:30.  The last .09 we raced and I had a 6:43 for my pace.  No way I'd be able to run that fast much longer than I did, but it's cool to have a fast pace somewhere on my blog :-)

I noticed when he was racing me, his turnover was at least 2x as fast as mine.  He looked like the roadrunner.  It made me laugh because it was comical, but it really seemed to work (he beat me) with speed.  Something to think about for my speed workouts in the future.

We had a short little dance-off later in the day and I actually won 2 of the songs!  I'm not singing the "comeback kid" song yet, but I did feel fantastic when I finally beat him!

New Minuno Pink Miles: 4.09
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4.77

Took the day off to get caught up on necessary evils of yardwork.

Literally spent 830 am-300 pm doing yard work. MR was out working with me and we never did get everything done.

At 330 I got a short run in. My first day running in shorts this year!

It is taking me a good 1.5 - 2 miles to get my knee warmed up.

Tomorrow I will ride bikes w MR and run on Sunday.

Another hour of yard work after the run then we took buccaneer b to see a movie and ate more popcorn than I thought

Was humanly possible. Hooray for me!

Ab ripper x in the am before lawn duty.

New Minuno Pink Miles: 4.77
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30 mile bike ride with MR.  Beautiful early spring day.

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Afternoon run with Wyatt.  Shorts & tshirt weather.  Beautiful trees all full with buds ready to explode any day now.  Fields full of green winter rye or tiny purple weeds- promise of good things to come! 

MR rode along on the bike.  The worst part of the run was that it had to end.

We spoke of planning another road-kill run this spring.  Hooray!!

Realized I've double booked my Saturday morning this week.  I'll either have to skip the pre-paid race or skip a special program my little buckaneer is in.  It should be a no-brainer, but I'm having mixed feelings!  Bad Mother Pirate of the year ;-)

New Minuno Pink Miles: 8.00
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Lazy bum day.  Went shopping all over NC looking for bikes.  Found out the ones we wanted were at the first store we'd gone to up the street.  Go figure.

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114.75
New Brooks Miles: 34.26Brooks Miles: 6.50New Minuno Pink Miles: 71.99New-zuno 9's Miles: 2.00
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