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March 2014

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Location:

Waldorf,MD,United States

Member Since:

Jul 18, 2010

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

Several half marathons:  PR 1:59:12

3 Full:  PR   4:38:10

Did a 50th b-day run/ride.  Ran 22 miles, then rode 28 miles.  Took me 7 hours but I conquered 50 miles in honor of that milestone birthday.

Short-Term Running Goals:

April 12, 2014  St. Charles 10 miler

May 4, 2014   Flying Pirate 5K & Half Marathon (doing both)  

September 12-13, 2014  Ragnar Run (200 mile relay)

October, 2014  Woodrow Wilson Bridge Half Marathon

 

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

stay healthy...stay strong...stay happy!

Race at least 3 times a year  (1 full marathon / 2 half marathons) 

Personal:

Married for 30 years.  2 kids (28 & 20).  One beautiful grandson!

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Asics Keyano 19 Lifetime Miles: 66.62
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Beautiful morning run with the coolest pirate I know.  Sun shining, birds singing, trees blooming ... ahhhh a Spring tease.

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snowed and iced in :(

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5.00

Had to get out for a workout.  Went to the gym for the treadmill since there is still 5" of snow on the ground.  This weekend is supposed to be in the 50's  :)

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7.00

Went to Cedarville Park to run while my hubby marched.  Thought it was a good idea, since they  have nice wide dirt roads.  The dirt roads were mud roads from all the melting snow.  Made it kinda fun and challenging to puddle job in between dry spots.  Beautiful weather!

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2.00

only had time for a quick 2 miles at the gym, then did some core and strength training.

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spinning was intense today.  9 out of 10 on the sweat scale.

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6.00

Made sure I got outside for a run this morning, before winter reared its head again.  It was beautiful!  Got out about 7:45 to the rail trail with temps in the 40's (anything above freezing feels warm :).  Wasn't sure if I was going do a tempo run or speed work.  Decided to start running and see how I felt.  I ended up focusing on my form then adding bursts of speed during the chorus of the music I was listening to.  I was very pleased with my run.  9:43, 9:31, 8:54, 10:34 (incline), 9:44.  My AP was 9:31.  Faster than I've been in a while.  Must be the nice temps on my muscles :)

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4.00

Ran 4 miles in my daughters neighborhood as soon as the sun came up.  She has lots of little hills in her neighborhood and lots of traffic too.   I couldn't cheat on the hills because there was always a bus or someone walking their dog.  Didn't want to look like I couldn't handle it :)

 AP 9:31

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8.00

got a late start cause i wasnt feeling well.  Think I had too much frozen yogurt last night and woke up with a headache.  After coffee, breakfast, and headache pill, I decided I HAD to get out their today because more fowl weather is on its way.  Especially when I peaked out and saw the temp was 52 degrees :)

I headed out from my house with the intention of doing a 6 mile loop.  It was a beautiful run with the sun shining and cool breeze.  After I finished my loop, I decided to zigzag through my neighborhood to add the additional 2 miles to make it 8 for today (20 for the week).  AP 10:01

I think I'm gonna use my Visa Rewards for some new shoes today :)  

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I actually ran this week and spun but haven't had time to blog :0 

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Started a new training plan this week.  Will be slowly increasing my miles from 20 to 27 per week, as I get ready for the 1/2 in May.  I'm also running a 5K that same weekend, and I'm kinda curious what kind of time I can get in a 5K.  Gonna try to go fast :)

 

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Spinning class!  There are only 5 of us that come regurlarly.  I'm suprised the class is still going.

The boot camp class was cancelled because only 5 people were coming.  If we can get 8 people to come, they will start up the class again.  Wanna come to bootcamp? 

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6.00

Ran 6 miles today on the treadmill.  I was hoping it would be warmer outside so I could use my new headlamp, but 30 degrees with a strong wind was too much for me.  I ran according to me "smarcoach" outline.  1 mile warmup, 4 miles tempo @ 9:35, then 1 mile cool down.  I felt like I wanted to tempo faster but decided to follow directions :)  

Evidentally one of the gym members is running for sheriff.  There were three ladies on the treadmills in the row in front of me, with elect "so and so" for sheriff (forgot the name).  

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2.00

2 miles on the treadmill, then core work. :)

 

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10 easy miles in the rain.  Steady drizzle but didn't notice after awhile.  Nice temps in the high 50's.  AP: 10:30.  

Working on my food while running.  Tried a shotblock at mile 3, Powergel at mile 5, then shotblock again at mile 8.  Seemed to be okay although my stomach started twisting when I was done.  

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3.00

3 on the treadmill at the gym, then some core work.

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72.50
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