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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
38.50
Brooks 12 Miles: 38.50
Total Distance
5.60

Best part of my day- when RAD finally answered her phone and I heard her voice say, "I'm Okay!" 

I'd just been checking her stats online when Wyatt and MR both called me worried about her.  I'm running into the middle of the school atrium (where I get phone reception) and crying while I am trying to get her to answer her phone.  It just happened to be at dismissal time, so the whole student body got to see me have a crazy moment.  It was another hour or so until she told me that she'd found Smooth, and then my worries were all at an end.  

Prayers of comfort and blessings to all those who are in Boston tonight. 

Oh, and I ran home from work.  Cried most of the time trying to come to terms with my emotions.  It was an emotional day!

I cried watching the women's and men's top finishers live online.  I had everyone in the office watching it with me.  It was such an amazing happy time!

I cried with worry and torment waiting to find out if RAD & Smooth were okay.

I cried with relief when I found out they were safe from harm.

Now I'm crying thinking about all the crying I did.  Pirates aren't supposed to cry, but today was a dark day and this pirate didn't feel much like a pirate, more like a jelly fish.


Brooks 12 Miles: 5.60
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Total Distance
6.21

Morning run- really foggy out.

Brooks 12 Miles: 6.21
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Total Distance
9.01

Not sure what I did in the morning, but I'm pretty sure it involved sleeping in.

After work, mini-me decided she wanted to help with stage crew for our school's musical that opens on Thursday, and she was going to be out all night, so I went for a run.  Why not?

I did my 9 mile swamp run.  It was beautiful out.  Spring is everywhere!!

Brooks 12 Miles: 9.01
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Total Distance
0.00

elliptical

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Total Distance
3.17

Didn't want to do nothing, but didn't want to do much of anything either.  So I settled on something.  Quick run in the hood before work.  Nice to have the sun coming up early again.

Brooks 12 Miles: 3.17
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Total Distance
14.51

I enjoyed running out away from my normal roads last Saturday, and I wanted to do the same thing again today, but I wasn't feeling as "crazy adventurous" as I was last week just going out and hoping I could find my way back.  So I tried out mapmyrun.com  and I loved it!  I was able to switch things up enough to get some brand new roads and just the mileage I was looking for.  It was pretty spot-on with the estimated mileage too.

I ran past an old country store along side some train tracks that reminded me of the Whistle Stop Cafe in "Fried Green Tomatoes."  I wanted to take a photo, but it seemed like such a hassle at the time that I didn't.  I'll be back down that way again since it was such a cute little area (and not a lot of traffic).   As one of the roads I was on intersected a local highway, there was a biker's group doing a ride for charity with police escorts and everything.  I used it as a chance to stop and wave at the parade of bikers and policemen.  Reminded me of all the support I saw on the tv the night before when the law enforcement finally caught the brother in the boat.

It was windy the last 4 miles of the run.  All head-on 15 mph winds.  Woof- that's a tough way to end a run!  Or should I say AARRRRGGGHHHH?

Brooks 12 Miles: 14.51
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Total Distance
38.50
Brooks 12 Miles: 38.50
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