Tim and I took the kids to the park after he came home from work. It was really nice out, and a lot of people were taking advantage of it. Kara and Matty played on the swings, then Kara went down the slide a few times. After that, we headed to the adjacent grassy lawn to throw a football around for a few minutes. We had a great time. But the fun ended when I kicked the football and it landed right next to Matty. It bounced into his shoe and he started bawling. Real tears. :-(
I decided to run home from the park. I was wearing a sweatshirt but within about a half mile I had to take it off and tie it around my waist. The cool breeze sure felt good, though! I ran down the main thoroughfare until I got to a subdivision and ran through there instead. By the time I reached my destination, I had only run 2.10 miles. I kept running because I wanted to get three miles in. I yet again broke my PR for three miles and also ran my fastest mile yet! Of course it was the first mile, LOL! But I'll take it.
Today's stats:
Distance: three miles
Time: 34:10 (previous best was 34:23 set on March 20)
Pace: 11:23 minute/mile
Splits:
Mile 1: 10:55 (two seconds faster than previous fastest mile, also set on March 20)
Mile 2: 11:32
Mile 3: 11:41
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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- Six months
- Yet another PR!
- I should be going to bed now....
- My fastest five miles to date
- The evolution of my running pics
- Once again, the jogging stroller comes out
- Just logging today's stats
- Looks like the half marathon will have to wait
- Almost post No. 100!
- Big thanks to Randy!
- Got a chuckle out of this
- First run after the race
- Check this out!
- Official times are up!!
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- I *AM* a 10K'er!!
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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
8 comments:
Michelle,
I love your blog because you have young kids AND you run exactly my pace. You don't live near Kansas City do you? ;) And to clarify you didn't start that record breaking first mile away from the park the second your son started bawling, right? ;)
Cheers!
Sarah
Great job! We've been taking advantage of the nice weather with some outdoor time too.
Awesome job Michelle...sounded like a good day!
WOOHOO!! You are the PR queen!
GREAT JOB Michelle!!! You've been on such a roll!! WHOOO HOOOOO ;D ;D
What a nice outting! Great run too :)
Great run Michelle..Congrats on a PR!!
Great job with the run and the bike! You really are making progress.
I'm sure your son was smiling and laughing not two minutes later...aren't kids wonderful?!
Michelle, great job on the PR...but you made it sound like you were running away from Matty because he was crying...you were throwing a football that almost hit him...then he was crying...then you were running...oh and taking your tshirt off to boot...oh the images...giggling...you did great...another fantastic PR...how do you keep doing this things...I need some lessons...way to go
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