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Location:

Federal Way,WA,USA

Member Since:

Jan 08, 2008

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

7 5Ks : PR 23:21 (2011)

5 10Ks: PR 47:17 (2011)

9 Half Marathons: PR 1:44:19 (2010)

2 Marathons: PR 3:55:08 (2010)

Short-Term Running Goals:

STAY HEALTHY, CROSS TRAIN, STRENGTH TRAIN!  Operation no more ITB pain, ankle tendonitis, or stress fractures. 

2012 Racing Calendar:

March - Lincoln City Half Marathon 

May - Portland Rock n Roll Half Marathon

June - Seattle Rock n Roll Marathon

Long-Term Running Goals:

Run a 5k in less than 23 minutes 

Run a 10k in less than 47 minutes

Run a half marathon in less than 1:44

FINISH another marathon (without wanting to die this time); beat 3:55:08, and someday BQ!

Personal:

Happily married for 5 years with an adorable chocolate lab, Cooper.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Nike Free's 3.0 Lifetime Miles: 186.08
2012 Swimming Lifetime Miles: 6.25
2011 Cooper Lifetime Miles: 91.27
Bikila Vibram FF Lifetime Miles: 373.87
Merrell Pace Glove Lifetime Miles: 316.70
Saucony Mirage Lifetime Miles: 325.76
2012 Cycling Lifetime Miles: 39.00
2012 Crosstraining Lifetime Miles: 11.20
Total Distance
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Road 16 miles on Burke-Gilman trail before PT today.  Maybe I'll post the splits later, I think it was in like 1:16 probably 13 mph average?  I am slow.  Also, it was my first bike fall ever.  Does that make me officially a biker or officially stupid?  Don't answer that!

And with fear Justin will take away my new shoes or my bike... it was related to my first time with the bike shoes!  Whoops.  I have some blood on my hands and a huge bruise on my hip but the blow to my dignity is the worst.  Some bikers had to ask if I was okay and I must have been a sorry sight!  I was trying to turn around which I should have just stopped and flipped my bike around, but instead I tried to turn in this tiny area and went into the shoulder and panicked and couldn't get my shoes out of the clips and sloowllly came to a stop and then just toppeled over!  It seriously must have looked HILARIOUS, just slow motion falling over, luckily onto the dirt not the bike path, with my shoe still clipped in and my bike on top of me.  NICE.  I am awesome?

In better news, both phase 1 and phase 2 (aka Brian then Blasco) surprises for Justin's birthday were a SUCCESS!  I am very proud of myself and he was very surprised!

**UPDATE** I forgot it had taken almost a miles for the garmin to register because of all the trees.. So:

TT: 1:16:24  TD: 16.9  AP: 13.3 mph

Splits: 7.1 (the messed up mile), 14.5, 12.7, 10.3, 14.1, 12.8, 12.3, 14.3, 14.9, 15.0, 12.3 (the fall!), 14.1, 13.3, 14.1, 16.9, 11.9


Bike Miles: 16.90
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00Weight: 0.00
Comments
From Rachael Winters on Sun, Jun 13, 2010 at 11:15:08 from 166.205.140.152

Oh no! Are you okay?! You'll get used to it realy soon I bet. :) great job on the surprises, wish we could be there !

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