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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
Fri, Nov 13, 2009
Total Distance
3.00

3 easier miles than yesterday.  I just want to take the recovery easy so I'm able to heal and not get injured.  But I'm glad I can do it with some easy runs.  I'm hoping to get a longer easy run in tomorrow.

paces were 10:30-9:30.  Misty rain, windy.  Just right :-)

On an awesome note...last night I got to listen to Billy Mills give a speech.  I was able to meet him and get his autograph & get my photo taken with him after.  He was/is so inspirational.  He was recently listed in the Runner's World magazine as "The best underdog story of all time."  He won the 10K in Tokyo's 1964 Olympics.  His win is on youtube, and it's amazing to watch. 

 

 

Mizuno Miles: 3.00
Comments
From Brent on Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 13:44:44 from 66.7.127.219

QP - I'm jealous, Billy Mills picture and auto-graph. Under dog to top dog. I am kind of an autogrpah chaser, have Alberto Salazar and Join Benoit Samulson.

Stay Kool, Good luck on the next quest, B of BS Rools out

From RAD on Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 14:13:34 from 76.27.12.70

I'm so glad there was a 'highlight' to your day yesterday! Great recovery miles...you'll have to share your favorite quote/story and the pix with us!

From The Quiet Pirate on Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 15:10:54 from 24.199.205.252

Yea RAD- rub it in that I can't get the photo to attach! I even tried to get the students to help me, and they couldn't figure it out. So it's not just me.

My favorite quote:

"It's the journey, not the destination that determines your power."

I also liked, "Accept defeat, but not failure" and "It's the pursuit of the dream that heals you."

From Smooth on Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 15:30:38 from 174.23.240.142

GOOD JOB in active recovery! HOW WONDERFUL with the Billy Mills experience!

From RAD on Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 15:33:48 from 76.27.12.70

who loves ya baby? :)

From Smooth on Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 15:34:23 from 174.23.240.142

NICE pix! :)

From Cal on Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 15:37:53 from 66.133.117.3

That's a cool photo.

(I sort of expected him to look more like Robbie Benson...)

From The Quiet Pirate on Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 16:08:14 from 24.199.205.252

Billy Mills really was great. He stayed after and met with all the students and parents, and the community members who'd come out to see him.

CAL- He actually told us a story about how he'd run a charity run with Robbie Benson a few years back, and when they were running (together), he heard people from the crowd say, "Oh, look, there's Running Brave (meaning Robbie Benson)...we could see him better if that old man (Billy Mills) would move out of the way! Billy said he looked around to see who the old man was they were talking about....it took him a minute to realize they were talking about him!

It was the story he told to show how our perceptions are our biggest stumbling blocks.

RAD- thanks :-)

From Carolyn in Colorado on Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 16:55:34 from 198.241.174.15

It sounds like you are recovery nicely. Just keep on keeping it easy for now.

I'm glad you had a fun time last night.

From JD on Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 17:05:50 from 70.96.78.157

You're quite a pirate Quiet Pirate.

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