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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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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
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
2.00

I was excited to run this morning.  I was looking at my training calendar, and I'm all the way at the bottom.  Only one thing left....the big run.  So this was my last "training" day. 

The run was easy, I tried to keep my pace over 9mm.  I think my first mile was around 9:45 and the second was around 9:15. 

I went to the craft festival last night.  Lots of booths were selling things with polka dots and big monograms.  That must be the craft thing of the season.  I got to try some crickle.  It's kind of like peanut brittle, but it's not as hard.  The brittle part is crunchy, but it's more of a flaky kind of crunchy, like a butterfinger.  It was good, but it wasn't as great as I thought it was going to be. Of course I bought some, because maybe it'll grow on me.

It was hard not eat all of the different things they had to taste test there, but I knew I didn't need the fat/calories from that stuff (dips, cakes, chips, fudge, funnel cake!).  I was a little worried about the germs too.  I thought, what if someone double dipped?  Or what if that dip hasn't been kept at a cool temp long enough?  I didn't want to get sick from it.  I feel like I'm little OCD lately about not getting sick from people around me.  I've trained too much to give it all up for some rhino-virus or flu bug.

Less than 48 hours left! 

Mizuno Miles: 2.00
Comments
From RAD on Fri, Nov 06, 2009 at 14:51:32 from 76.27.12.70

Nice easy run! You are SO ready for the race!!! I am SO excited, my phone will be on silent and I'm taking it to church to get the news when you're done, so you better call/text me!!!

Crickle sounds good, but I'm not a big brittle fan; however, if it tastes like butterfinger I'd probably like it :)

Good job avoiding the junk at the fair...I don't think I could! Even with the fear of getting sick.

From Carolyn in Colorado on Fri, Nov 06, 2009 at 16:39:18 from 24.8.167.243

I say you can't be too careful right before a big race that you've really trained for. Good luck on your race! You will do great.

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