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Hope Mills,NC,USA

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May 12, 2009

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Female

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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

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Married

2 children

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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

Wed, Jun 01, 2011

Total Distance

4.00

Restless night. I've learned over time that it's easier to catch flies with honey than with "other stuff," but when I see someone treat my kids bad, and then blame my child for their lack of self control, I get defensive and mean. I kicked the hornet's nest yetserday, and now my mind is just full of stuff that makes it hard to sleep.

So I knew I needed to run some of those crazy demons out. I did a tempo run today. My goal was to keep it under 9mm and keep pushing. My splits were 9:00, 8:33, 8:30, 8:27. overall a 1 minute faster pace than my Monday run (also only 1/3 the distance).

Stayed in the hood. No cars, no road kill, nothing but me and the angry hornets buzzing in my head.

New Minuno Pink Miles: 4.00

Comments

From jun on Wed, Jun 01, 2011 at 11:08:36 from 205.158.160.209

There is no reason why any adult should ever be mean to your kids. You definitely shouldn't have tolerated it. Good for you. And way to run fast.

From bye-wing on Wed, Jun 01, 2011 at 11:41:05 from 124.121.8.38

Way to go - sounds like you ran those hornets into the ground. Hope you get a better night's sleep tonight, so you can get out for a longer run, and we can see more of those fascinating pictures. :)

From RAD on Wed, Jun 01, 2011 at 15:12:50 from 98.202.17.113

Oh I know those restless nights with a brain full of buzzing hornets all too well. I'm glad you were able to get out and pound some of them into the ground. Hope it helps - as much as it can.

From Carolyn in Colorado on Wed, Jun 01, 2011 at 17:34:46 from 198.241.174.15

It sounds like those hornets have disturbed the mama bear. And boy-howdy did you run fast. I hope it made the hornets all fall out.

From The Quiet Pirate on Wed, Jun 01, 2011 at 21:31:42 from 174.110.223.249

Thanks everyone- I feel like I'm in "Silence of the Hornets." "Tell me Clarice, have the hornets stopped buzzing?"

They've reduced themselves to a quiet humming noise. I'm sure the run helped. That and just deciding to focus on what I really wanted to accomplish by kicking the nest in the first place and letting the rest of it go.

From Burt on Thu, Jun 02, 2011 at 01:38:03 from 72.223.90.79

So many metaphors. Nice run.

From Terri on Thu, Jun 02, 2011 at 07:26:57 from 96.231.237.164

A good run helps dull the sting. No matter what happened it's because you are a good momma. Don't beat yourself up about that.

From Brent on Sun, Jun 05, 2011 at 20:14:51 from 66.7.127.67

QP, funny how you run faster when you pissed? Nice splits, get mad more often?

Stay Kool, and calm, b of Bsrools out

From Terri on Mon, Jun 06, 2011 at 07:59:49 from 96.231.237.164

You okay QP?

From Carolyn in Colorado on Mon, Jun 06, 2011 at 15:35:20 from 198.241.174.15

Where, oh where has my dear WP gone? Oh where, oh where can she be?

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