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Location:

Mesa,AZ,

Member Since:

Apr 04, 2007

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

Prs:

1 mile:  6:31

5K:  23:37

Half Marathon: 2:04

My first post-high school 5K, in which I thought I was going to die

The first time I won my age division.  Yippee!

My first half marathon, in which I attack Sasha

The time I beat my high school PR for the 5K (as a 31 year-old mommy of 3!)

My first 5K barefooted

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

I'm just getting back into running after a long break to have my last child.  I would like to race some 10Ks, a half, and a marathon in the next 2 years.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Be the oldest woman to complete a marathon.  Yea!  But hopefully I will also complete some BEFORE I geezer up, like, before I'm 40 for sure.  I think it would be fun to dress up really strange for marathons, like impersonating celebrities and stuff.  Except I don't really like celebrities, as a rule, so maybe I'll have to stick to the age old question of ninja, or pirate.  I say ninja. *Hyah!*

Personal:

I am happily married to James W (Cool Runnings). We have 3 boys and 1 opinionated little girl.  I love reading and I'm also a news junkie.  I am a stinker.

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Wed, Apr 30, 2008
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2.85 with Christine at 9:46 pace on ave.

You know how you are supposed to check your smoke detectors once a month to make sure the batteries are still good? Well, it is very inconvenient to get out the ladder and hike up there so many times. It is much easier to do what I did yesterday and basically burn some scrambled eggs to ashes, and get those alarms all going off at once. The only drawback is that it stinks, and it is noisy for quite a while. ;)

Later....For dinner tonight we ate at McDonald's. But I abstained. I just kept thinking about that 1:50 half in my future. So I came home and ate Raisin Bran instead. : )

2.15 barefoot tonight at 9:40 pace on ave. I focused on relaxing the whole time.

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Comments
From grant on Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 12:18:45

You could always try burning something that smells good when burned, like sugar. Well, incense might be better.

Actually, just throw a toy of some kind at it. Either you will hit the test button, or you will knock it off the ceiling. I've got no use for fire alarms personally. Who ever got saved by a fire alarm?

From Christi on Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 15:55:11

Oh man, burnt eggs... not a good smell. We don't change our fire alarm batteries until they do that annoying beep while we're trying to sleep at night!

From Mom on Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 20:03:37

I did that the other day while broiling steaks. I feel for you. Love you

From sarah on Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 23:39:09

Yay for cold cereal. So do you want to give me a hint of some of the things you are doing with the kiddos to wear yourself out? Maybe I could look at it and give you some advice how to get the same bang for less buck(meaning less energy from Mom and same learning happening with kids)

From Brent on Thu, May 01, 2008 at 10:00:08

Lybi, no doubt, many great things in the future for you, a 1:50 is just one of them.

Stay Kool, Smokey, without Robinson, B of BS Rools out

From Kim on Thu, May 01, 2008 at 10:15:47

Brent, you are still quick on the draw with all your fun little ditties!

Lybi: I think I would choose Raisin Bran over McDonald's any day! There are other places I would have a hard time with that though It's funny, when I first read your comment I thought you said Russian Bran!

From laura on Thu, May 01, 2008 at 10:40:20

What an amazing woman - cooking dinner and checking the smoke detectors at the same time. You're such a multi-tasker!!!! ; ) Great job skipping the McD's (though sometimes it sure doesn't seem hard. Eckh)

Great running!

From Christi on Thu, May 01, 2008 at 20:52:22

You are such a great example to me! Way to abstain from Mickey D's! (It was IN-N-OUT for me last night and no abstaining...)abstain is a cool word...abstain, abstain, abstain...

From Lybi on Fri, May 02, 2008 at 09:12:04

Christi--abstain is cool, but if you use it as an adverb it's even cooler: abstemiously. "She nibbled at her buckwheat abstemiously." It has all 5 vowels and 'y' in alphabetical order. There are only 2 words in English that do this--the other one is facetiously.

From Christi on Fri, May 02, 2008 at 11:52:05

And why are you not an English teacher or professional writer??? How do you know this stuff? You are amazingly smart! (still want details on your homeschooling...)

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