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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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The lower your mileage is, the more important it is to round up.   I actually ran today!  Yea!  I started out at a really brisk "race walk,"  which is the correct term, btw.  I was trying to see how fast I could do a mile.  I was averaging about 13:00 pace, and MAN did it feel hard.  My lungs were burning because I'm still a little sick, but my shins were putting up the biggest complaint.  I started thinking how much more comfortable it would be to run, even if I had to keep it at the same pace.  So I eased into a really really tentative jog.  I pushed the stroller with my two younger ones to a park 1.25 miles away.  We played for a while, then I ran home.  Ave. pace for the whole thing (not including stops) was 11:55.   I am delighted that my knee was not an issue, and I think I actually felt better overall for having run.  I know it helped my incessant coughing.  That reminds me of my sweet friend Megan.

I have a friend with cystic fibrosis.  (The biggest danger--and it is a big one--is getting pneumonia and other lung stuff.)  She is over 30 years old and still has really great lung function, and the main way she keeps it under control is by exercising every day.  She exercises even when she has pneumonia, because it helps clear out her lungs.  I thought about her today on my run. 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Comments
From Christi on Fri, Mar 07, 2008 at 11:11:13

Hey Lybster! Glad you're feeling a bit better. You are smart to slowly ease back into running- way too many injuries on the blog lately (plus you gotta kick that gunk!) I'm waffeling (sp?) on Striders myself for a few reasons:

1. I will have just been up in SLC 2 weeks before that and not sure I'll be up to traveling again

2. I'm planning on doing Hurricane 1/2 in May, not sure I want to do 2 HMs so close together

With that being said- I am totally going to do Striders if you are! I'm in it for the blog chics! (but is anyone else doing it? Do you know?)

From Lybi on Fri, Mar 07, 2008 at 11:30:23

Kim is, I think. Possibly Michelle?

From Sasha Pachev on Fri, Mar 07, 2008 at 11:47:45

Good progress. Keep it up.

From Walter on Fri, Mar 07, 2008 at 14:25:06

Im sorry your feeling under the weather. tell your hubby I didnt kiss you ok!? That doesnt mean that I kissed james to get my cold does it? yuck! I think James isn't going to run moab now cause he cant get over his gomboo either. Im still going to give it a shot. I quote from seinfeld "get well, get well soon, we hope you get well soon!" Now do I get some cake?

From Lybi on Fri, Mar 07, 2008 at 18:45:31

Sasha--thanks!

Walter--you're a goober. But good luck tomorrow! Puulleeze listen to your body. The only time James has ever gotten himself into trouble in a race is when he tried to race too soon after being really sick. I got a call from the paramedics and everything. Scared me to death.

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