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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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Body pump class today.  Cool music, painful routine.  You spend a WHOLE SONG just doing squats at various speeds (slow hurts the most) with weights over your shoulders.  Ow.  Then there is the biceps song, the triceps song (that is the one that killed the most), the pec song, the shoulder song, the hamstring song, the back song, and the ab song (I had to modify the movements big time for that one).

My body had the following things to say about it:

Quads:  How could you DO this to us?  Haven't we served you well?

Biceps:  Why do I need to be strong anyway--do you want to look like a guy?

Triceps:  You will pay for this...

Shoulders:  Good luck brushing your hair tomorrow.  HA ha HA!

Hamstrings:  We are for sitting on.  This is ridiculous.

Etc. etc. 

And I should tell you that every single chica in that big, sweaty room could beat me to a bloody pulp if she wanted to.  It was filled with she-beasts, I am telling you.  Lotta muscles on those ladies. 

I, on the other hand, can not even open my own bottle of gatorade. *Blush* It is true.  I once melted a hole in the lid just because I couldn't get it off.  This will be interesting...and good, I am sure.  I don't want to be practically disabled by wimpiness anymore. 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Comments
From Camille on Tue, Feb 03, 2009 at 22:08:45

goodness!!! You aren't using that pregnancy card the way you should be. We need to have a sit down and discuss what you are doing to your poor body.

From Burt on Wed, Feb 04, 2009 at 12:20:12

She-beasts, huh? Sounds like my kind of place.

From sarah on Wed, Feb 04, 2009 at 12:34:08

I'm so glad you are back!! I really get such a great lift from reading your blog..you are soooo funny...and inspiring..I need to work on all of my muscles (except maybe my legs..they are a little bit strong)

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