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Woodrow Wilson Bridge Half

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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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Ran 10 miles in Amish Country.  Parked at the Subway and ran down to the Three Notch Trail.  Amish families often use it as a thruway to the market.  Beautiful day and it was nice to run in a new place (although I had to drive about 10 miles to get there).  

At one point I could hear a horse and buggy coming up on me.  It took them a long time because the horse was just trotting.  There were 4 women and two children on the wagon and a little girl (about 4), just stared and stared at me.  I hope I wasn't staring too :)

After my run I went into Subway and got a sub for the ride home.  Great day!

 

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Boot Camp.

New class at the gym.  Great work out.  Will have to make it a routine after my race this weekend.

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Race: Woodrow Wilson Bridge Half (13.1 Miles) 02:11:35, Place overall: 988, Place in age division: 41
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13.10

I came within seconds of my goal so I'm very happy.  This is the 4th year I have run this race.  The first year I finished in 2:06, 2nd year 2:12, third year 2:18.  I wanted to end the trend of getting slower and I did!  My goal was 2:10 (9:59 pace or less).  My first 5 mile pace was 9:51.  My first 10 mile pace was 9:59.  I finished with an AP of 10:03.  Not bad considering I stopped at every water stop.  I didn't wear my watch because it stresses me out too much.  I just ran a little above my comfort level.  I kept envisioning my grandson saying "Lets go TT, Lets go!".  I didn't even turn on my Ipod.  I thought about my grandson, my form, and the shirt I was wearing ("There will come a day when I can no longer do this ... Today is not that day!").  I am very grateful for my health.

Next year I'm hoping to beat this years time.  

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Did some spinning and boot camp this week.  Feels good to get into a routine again.  Ran 4 miles on the rail trail (AP: 9:43), then rode 8 miles on the trail.  The bike ride seemed so easy compared to running.  I took it easy on myself today with only a 4 mile run.  Guess I'll double it next weekend (8 mile run, 16 mile ride).  

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spinning class :)  Can't wait to get a good routine again.  Life has been crazy between my grandbaby being sick and classes.  

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Boot camp class.  Kicked my rear again.  Love it!  

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Did my own turkey trot on the rail trail.  It was very cold (20's) this morning.  The good news is the sun was shining and it warmed to the high 20's by the time I got out there.  I managed to overdress somehow.  My bottoms were great ... too much stuff on top; t-shirt, short sleeve race shirt, long sleeve race shirt, jacket, hat, and gloves (glad I left my scarf in the car).  After 1/2 mile I was ready to come out of one layer, took off my hat, and my gloves.  Good practice for dressing for my upcoming 5oth b-day run.

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Worked on school work all day, in my pajamas.  Decided to try to catch an evening class at the gym.  I thought there was a spinning class at 6:30 but I was wrong.  It was at 5:30 and everyone was coming out when I got there.  So, I got on the treadmill, ran 3 miles, and spun on my own for 8 miles.  

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