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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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Speedwalking with Sparky at 18:11 pace on ave. including many doggy stops.

So I'm sure you are all dying to get the real report on Del Sol, right? I.e. what are all these super-human fast people on the racing team really like when they are not COMPLETELY DOMINATING a relay? Well, from what I can tell, they mostly lay around a lot--fall asleep in the sitting position and so forth. By the time I got to meet the whole team (after the race), they were...hmmm...flat. Like flat soda, I mean. The fizz was gone, but they were still sweet. Anybody who can be polite and thankful after being up all night running in the desert just has be a good person. I didn't get a chance to talk to everyone as much as I would like, but these were some of the things that were notable to me about the relay:

  • Logan. Holy smokes! This guy ran a 7 mile leg with an average pace of 4:55! He beat his 5K and 10K PR in route. And do not forget--this was on his 2nd leg! He had already run, and he still did that. But running aside, Logan also gets muchas bonus points for being the one to volunteer to hold baby Jacob Pachev when Sarah and I were really busy doing stuff. And he even made Jakey laugh...
  • Kory ran really well, even though he has been battling achilles tendonitis pretty bad leading up to the race. He's just as kind and respectful in person as he is on the blog. Great athlete, great person.
  • Ted also ran surprisingly well--making all his times although fighting off an illness. Way to gut it out, Ted! And by the way, this guy did a FABULOUS job of pulling all the details together as team captain, don't you think? I do! Plus, this guy, I suspect (in cahoots with Jeff Shadley) is chiefly responsible for the wonderful Friday's gift cards I got as a thank-you for hosting. How did he know that I dream night and day about Friday's brownie obsession? I got enough to buy one everyday for the next couple of weeks. I could roll around in 'em! But I digress...
  • Clyde. This guy is such a natural leader. When he talks, everyone listens. Especially when he is recounting his "I almost puked on a girl on one of my legs" story. You have to read about it on his blog.
  • Walter ran very well and was coming down with a nasty sore throat. Hope you feel better, Walter!
  • Jeff. You know, this guy is really modest. I don't think he ever even bragged about how well he did. But I'm sure he ran fast. He's like lightning, but nice about it.
  • Ashbaker, I mean Steve, I mean Darkhorse, I mean Masterhunter. He rides a motorcylce! I heckled him about it. But of course, he ran fantastically (even after quaffing a double cheeseburger from McDonald's right before the race!)
  • Steve Hooper. This guy provided the best entertainment of the afternoon by fanning the fire of Sarah's wrath. He's fun to be around. He also has the highest bone density of anyone I know.
  • All the guys on the team tried out our fancy scale that not only tells your weight, but also your metabolic age, fat percentile, and bone density. ALL the guys on the team had a metabolic age of 12! That explains some things, I guess. ; )

I didn't get to talk much to everyone, so I'll let you get the juicy details from their individual blogs, but let me end with just saying how much I enjoyed having the Pachevs stay at our house. What a great family! They are so authentic. Just having them around makes you want to not only live healthier, but just be a better person all around. Sarah was an absolute lifesaver. I really could not have fed the whole team without her. I'm the kind of person who freaks out just when we feed the LDS missionaries. (2 whole extra people!) And Sasha is a great coach. When he talks about running it is powerful, because you know he is speaking from vast experience. He does a great speed-walk too. ; ) The highlight of the whole weekend for me was just hanging out with the Pachevs all of Sunday and talking like crazy.

Congratulations to the Del Sol Relay Team! This is just the beginning. Today the relay, tomorrow the world!

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Comments
From jtshad on Tue, Mar 04, 2008 at 11:43:35

We couldn't have done it without you and James, you guys were awesome hosts. You pushed more great food on us than we ever imagined. And James did so much for us as our driver...he is a major part of the team success.

You have a wonderful family, it was fun interacting with your kids!

From Dustin on Tue, Mar 04, 2008 at 11:55:02

Thanks for hosting the guys, and you didn't even mention those St. George guys as being punks, like you did a few months ago. It must have been that I wasn't with them or you are starting to warm up to the St. George crew.

From Walter on Tue, Mar 04, 2008 at 13:44:39

Yeah, no doubt lybi! Im sure july is a torture test for you guys. Its nice to get a nice change of weather when its so crappy for us you know!

From Jody on Tue, Mar 04, 2008 at 19:48:57

Thanks for the scoop! (hee, hee) Sounds like you were a fantastic hostess!! Hope you get feeling better.

From laura on Tue, Mar 04, 2008 at 21:30:39

Ha,ha!! Now that's what I call a relay write-up!! ;o) Great speed walking! That's a long distance to speed walk. My hamstrings start aching after very long of speed walking.

From Lybi on Tue, Mar 04, 2008 at 22:03:57

Jeff-you have to have a lot of food on hand when your guests all have like 5% body fat! (And need 4,000 calories a day!)

Dustin--I'd never hold it against anyone just because they happen to be a punk. Punks are more fun. It was like Punks Anonymous in my front room, although they were all too tired to manifest the symptoms.

Walter--September is the worst. 90 degrees even at 4 am. That's when we want to come hang out in YOUR turf.

Thanks Jody! I hope your knee feels better soon.

Laura--I am sore from speed walking, isn't that weird? Uses different muscles, I guess (in addition to making you look like a moron). *Sigh* I can't wait to start running again.

From Brent on Tue, Mar 04, 2008 at 22:42:05

Lybi, Post-blog - Cared well, shared well, made everyone a little better that weekend. Running and life better for the experience.

Stay Kool, your light shines very bright, B of BS Rools out

1,000 commando points for you and James, you were the super support team.

From Walter on Tue, Mar 04, 2008 at 22:43:17

Ok lybi you're more than welcome up here in the cold tundra. We can make a boating trip out of it for all the team. Just let me know where to bring the boat!

From Jon on Tue, Mar 04, 2008 at 23:26:01

Enjoyed to recap of the team, though all of the race posts race more questions than answers for me... For example, how did Steve Hooper fan Sarah's wrath?

From James on Tue, Mar 04, 2008 at 23:45:15

Thanks for having us over and feeding us. We all really appreciated it. Maybe next time we will have more time to dual in some card games!

From Lybi on Tue, Mar 04, 2008 at 23:56:08

Jon--Steve Hooper joked that his bone density was so high because his mom breast-fed him until he was 4. We all kind of looked away, like we were kind of...weirded out. Forgive me while I degenerate into Beverly Hills-speak.... But then he was all "of course not, I was joking!" and Sarah was like "There is NOTHING wrong with that! Our culture is all messed up about breast-feeding." Then Steve slunk away with his tail between his legs and we all blushed profusely--those of us who were conscious, anyway. It was classic.

James--it's "speed". Do you know how to play? You're going down at the Striders's half (if I hopefully end up going). Although I missed my best chance to trounce you...you were all exhausted and everything. Shucks.

From James on Wed, Mar 05, 2008 at 00:11:34

I missed the whole breastfeeding topic, but I can picture exactly how it went down.

Speed is my middle name!:)

From Michelle on Wed, Mar 05, 2008 at 01:00:47

Lybi, what's going on? Is it that darn knee again? I hope that you get back at it soon!

Sounds like you guys had lots of fun with the whole Del Sol thing and the party! Loved reading the report on all the guys! Hang in there and hopefully we'll both be back out there soon!

From Christi on Thu, Mar 06, 2008 at 09:54:16

Just read this report! Thanks for the breakdown. I'm jealous you got to hang w/ such an "elite" group- how cool! So speedwalking is the new thing? Forget you tube- we need some pics of you & Sparky out there! (hee hee...)

From andee on Thu, Mar 06, 2008 at 10:18:26

I love to read you blog and the race report was excellent. Have you ever thought about taking up writing as a career? I would read your column any day!!!!

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