Wait, did I just type "day of rest"?
Such a thing really does not exist in my household. With two kids and endless chores, rest is not something I get often anymore.
But that's OK. Why, you ask? Because Tim, who is a living good luck charm, just won two tickets for the NCAA Basketball Division II West Regional Championships! Humboldt State University, our alma mater, is hosting it for the first time ever. Tickets are so hard to come by, but the Alumni Association we belong to just gave away two sets of tickets through an e-mail contest. The tickets are good for every game, which is awesome! The first game is Friday night. We just have to get sitters for the kids. Woo hoo!!!!
Hosting this championship is seriously huge for our school. I feel so fortunate we live close enough that we can watch history unfold in person!! Go Lumberjacks!
I used to be an athlete. In high school, I was on the track team. In college, I was a varsity rower. But then life happened. I graduated from college in 1998, got my first real job and started slacking in the exercise department. Add two kids and a few extra pounds and I was unhappy. In November 2006 I started running again as a way to shed some weight and get some much-needed "me time". And now I am back in school to pursue a career in nursing. Here's my journey.
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- Taking a short break
- Bummer
- To run or not to run...
- A slower five miles
- Getting faster
- Something different
- Rock 'n' roll!! My first sub-eleven-minute mile!
- I blame "Dancing with the Stars"
- Change of plans
- Number crunching
- Dead raccoon
- Mind over matter?
- The importance of recovery runs
- So I've found another race...
- A few race pics
- Race report!
- Tomorrow's the big day!
- March madness!!
- I *killed* it today on my run!
- Day of rest
- Tuesday's workout
- Today accidentally turned into a long run
- One week!!
- Finally off the couch...
- Still sick
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My next race!!! March 15, 2009
Completed races
- 3-15-09 Shamrock'n Half Marathon, Sacramento, CA
- 10-26-08 2nd Annual Monster Dash; Blue Lake, CA; 5K
- 9-6-08 Soroptimist/Arcata Fire Department 5K; Arcata, CA
- 8-9-08 Arcata Sunrise Rotary and HealthSPORT Trail Run; Arcata, CA; 5.6 miles (all trails)
- 7-20-08 2nd Annual Tim Brownlow Memorial Run (5K); Arcata, CA
- 6-7-08 Atalanta's Victory Run; Arcata, CA; 2 miles; 36 out of 219
- 5-4-08 Avenue of the Giants 1/2 marathon; near Weott; 642 out of 810
- 3-9-08 Foggy Bottom Milk Run; Ferndale, CA; 4.1 miles; 122 out of 260
- 2-9-08 "9 on the 9th" Run; Fortuna, CA; 9 miles
- 2-2-08 Trinidad to Clam Beach Run; Trinidad, CA; 5 3/4 miles; 163 out of 291
- 12-8-07 "8 on the 8th" Run; Fortuna, CA; 8 miles
- 11-22-07 Eureka Turkey Trot; Eureka, CA; 5K; 152 out of 337
- 9-8-07 Soroptimist/Arcata Fire Department Run; Arcata, CA; 5K; 50 out of 59 (very fast field!)
- 8-5-07 Tim Brownlow Memorial Run; 3.17 miles; Arcata, CA; 97 out of 272
- 6-2-07 Atalanta's Victory Run and Walk; Arcata, CA; two miles; 27 out of 146 (1st in age division!!)
- 5-6-07 Avenue of the Giants; near Weott, CA; 10K; 231 out of 392
- 3-11-07 Foggy Bottom Milk Run; Ferndale, CA (4.1-mile course) - 122 out of 211
- 1-27-07 Trinidad to Clam Beach Run, Trinidad, CA (3-mile course) - 39 out of 117
My running stats
| Lifetime-Jan-'07 to Present | 843.69 miles |
| 2009 Goal -> 500 miles | 407.08 miles left! |
| Month to date | 1.27 miles |
| April | 2.55 miles |
| March | 23.1 miles |
| February | 30.25 miles |
| January | 35.75 miles |
| 2008 total | 324.36 miles |
| 2007 total | 395.20 miles |
My cycling stats
| Year To Date | 361.25 miles |
| Lifetime total | 914.06 miles |
| Month To Date | 12.5 miles |
| November | 7.44 miles |
| October | 20.22 miles |
| September | 21.34 miles |
| August | 24.96 miles |
| July | 35.14 miles |
| June | 43.11 miles |
| May | 15 miles |
| April | 72.95 miles |
| March | 42.01 miles |
| February | 26.54 miles |
| January | 62.70 miles |
| December | 52.07 miles |
| November | 27.44 miles |
| October | 53.35 miles |
| September | 70.13 miles |
| August | 48.18 miles |
| July | 83.33 miles |
| June | 92.42 miles |
| May | 59.82 miles |
| April | 40.40 miles |
| March | 7.32 miles |
| February | 15.96 miles |
My elliptical stats
| Year To Date (in minutes) | 350 minutes |
| 2008 total (in minutes) | 1790 minutes |
| Month To Date | 30 minutes |
| April | 160 minutes |
| February | 70 minutes |
| January | 90 minutes |
| December | 160 minutes |
| November | 210 minutes |
| October | 315 minutes |
| September | 165 minutes |
| August | 135 minutes |
| July | 215 minutes |
| June | 245 minutes |
| May | 245 minutes |
My race results
| 2007 | |
| Trinidad to Clam Beach Run, 3 miles | 36:47 |
| Foggy Bottom Milk Run, 4.1 miles | 48:44 |
| Avenue of the Giants 10K | 1:13:28 |
| Atlanta's Victory Run and Walk, 2 miles | 20.01 |
| Tim Brownlow Memorial Run and Walk, 3.17 miles | 32:58 |
| Soroptimists/Arcata Fire Department Run, 5K | 34:21 |
| Eureka Turkey Trot 5K | 31:24 (PR) |
| 8 on the 8th Run, 8 miles | 1:28:55 (PR) |
| 2008 | |
| Trinidad to Clam Beach Run, 5 3/4 miles | 1:17:03 |
| 9 on the 9th Run, 9 miles | 1:43:00 |
| Foggy Bottom Milk Run, 4.1 miles | 43:44 (PR) |
| Avenue of the Giants, half marathon | 2:45:24 |
| Atalanta's Victory Run, 2 miles | 19:49 (PR) |
| Tim Brownlow Memorial Run, 3.1 miles | 32:48 |
| Soroptimists/Arcata Fire Department Run, 5K | 33:39 |
Other runners who rock
- Lisa (my inspiration!!)
- Running Jen
- Jason the running man
- Papa Bear's marathon training
- I signed up for this?
- Working my A$$ off
- Chad in the Arizona desert
- A side of GRITS
- Lust for life
- Notes of a Non-runner
- Running to stand still
- A brand new life as a runner
- Solo running chick
- RunningCrazy
- Attempts at middle-aged fitness
- Code Geeks Tail
- MISCELLANEOUS RAMBLINGS OF A SLOW POKE
- Marathoner in Training
- Pat's running blog
- Me and the boys
- Teacher, mother, wife. daughter...are more
- Occasional musings
2 comments:
That sounds exciting!! I hope you can take some pics!
Have fun at the game!!!
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