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Member Since:

Jan 04, 2010

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Half Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

Eugene Marathon Finisher (walked it)

Portland Marathon Finisher (jog/walked it)

North Olympic Discovery (ran! 4:44) 

Short-Term Running Goals:

I will run a half-marathon under 2 hours.

I will not die during Hood To Coast

I will keep my knee healthy!!! 

Personal:

Newlywed, future nurse, and basically the luckiest person in the world

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Air Citius II+ Lifetime Miles: 39.00
Totals
Total Distance
32.10
Air Citius II+ Miles: 16.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Tue, Jan 05, 2010
Total Distance
2.00

the first day back is always AWFUL.  10 min. mile.  Had to walk for 2 minutes at 1.5 miles.  sooooo frustrating.  Go body!  Go!

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Comments
From Kelli on Tue, Jan 05, 2010 at 10:02:17 from 71.219.96.112

You got out and ran, more than most people do! great job and welcome to the blog!!! What is HTC?

From Burt on Tue, Jan 05, 2010 at 12:47:02 from 206.19.214.144

I don't know what HTC is either, but it sounds deadly.

From nicole on Tue, Jan 05, 2010 at 14:23:37 from 128.208.244.70

Somebody actually listens to me! Welcome my dear! So excited to have you!! HTC is the famous Hood to Coast!

From Burt on Tue, Jan 05, 2010 at 14:32:20 from 206.19.214.144

That is a deadly race. Deadly FUN!

From Kelli on Tue, Jan 05, 2010 at 16:54:37 from 71.219.96.112

I WANT to do that race---one of these days!

From jun on Tue, Jan 05, 2010 at 20:03:21 from 63.224.104.209

Welcome to the blog. Does HTC require you to slog through ridiculously mountainous terrain on unrelenting trail systems that don't make any sense? Would I get to puke, bleed, and cry? If not, I think I'll pass. Just kidding. I'm a big wuss.

From Benjamin on Wed, Jan 06, 2010 at 18:32:35 from 192.168.1.1

Burt, your idea of fun is suicidal and completely insane.

From Burt on Wed, Jan 06, 2010 at 18:48:06 from 206.19.214.144

I live on the edge.

Wed, Jan 06, 2010
Total Distance
2.00

WAY better than day one.  but still pathetic.

 pace: 6.1 (good thing my legs can't tell the difference between this and yesterday's pace)

 still walked for 2 minutes when I hit 1.5 miles

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Comments
From Holt on Wed, Jan 06, 2010 at 13:26:05 from 204.113.55.41

keep it up

From Benjamin on Wed, Jan 06, 2010 at 18:28:34 from 192.168.1.1

Hello new kid! ( are you actually

a kid?(if you are how old are you?))

Welcome to the fast running blog .

From nicole on Wed, Jan 06, 2010 at 22:19:06 from 67.170.27.155

You dominate! Is this running on the treadmill? What gym do you belong to?

From jun on Wed, Jan 06, 2010 at 23:59:05 from 63.224.104.209

You are at the same place as my wife right now, although her pace is a tad slower. Like I keep telling her, it will pass and soon you'll be cruising and loving it.

From Samantha Dean-Howard on Thu, Jan 07, 2010 at 16:18:31 from 90.201.147.218

Welcome to the fast running blog, its worth sticking it out, keep it up when it gets easier your natural instincts will be to push it again its all good fun :-)

When the going is tough try smiling it actually works but im a bit nutty to say the least :-)

From nicole on Tue, Feb 09, 2010 at 00:17:38 from 67.170.27.155

Hello? Ms Laura? Don't give up on fastrunningblog already!

Sun, Feb 21, 2010
Total Distance
5.00

mile 1 & 2 were harder than miles 4 & 5.  what's up with that???

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Comments
From nicole on Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 13:19:20 from 128.208.244.70

Yay! You're back! You jumped up to 5 quick, you must have been running this whole time? My first 1-2 miles are always the hardest and I always want to quit! I wish I belonged to a gym so I could try Zumba.

From nicole on Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 13:20:58 from 128.208.244.70

PS - here is Rachael's (boy Jordan's wife, doing H2C) blog: http://rachaelw.fastrunningblog.com/ and Leandrea's (Brian Voskanian's wife) blog: http://leandrea.fastrunningblog.com/

Mon, Feb 22, 2010
Total Distance
3.10

still plunking along at 10 min/mile.

 1 hour Zumba class afterwards.  i'm addicted to that class!!! 

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Comments
From nicole on Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 13:19:40 from 128.208.244.70

What do you think about the Portland Marathon this year? :-)

Tue, Feb 23, 2010
Total Distance
4.00

did step class and lifted arms in the afternoon.  ran 4 miles late afternoon/evening.  It was just slightly different in the cold, wind, and rain after over a week of sunny skies and tank tops!  Kind of felt like I was going to die, but I finished!

 Mile 1 & 4 - not a problem

Mile 2 - ugh. . .

Mile 3 - OK, luckily it was rush hour and being prideful, I didn't want all those cars see me walk.  Hey, whatever works I guess!

Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Comments
From nicole on Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 01:21:04 from 67.170.27.155

You are a work-out machine! Arms, step class, AND four miles? Impressed.

Wed, Feb 24, 2010
Total Distance
2.00

2 miles on the treadmill was too miles too far.  After running outside for the past 2 weeks, I am officially not a fan of the treadmill.

 Didn't bike today because I had Zumba class and there's no way I could have done all 3.  I mean, I'm good but I'm not Superwoman.  Going to bike tomorrow.  Please no rain!!! 

Air Citius II+ Miles: 2.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Comments
From nicole on Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 15:27:54 from 128.208.244.70

I HATE the treadmill. Plus it makes me feel like a loser because running a 11 min mile on there feels hard. :-) And time goes sooo slow, begging me to press that stop button the whole time.

Sun, Feb 28, 2010
Total Distance
6.00

Wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be, but still not fun at all.  I had a pretty slow pace, but I think it was because I was so afraid of going to fast at the beginning and not having enough gas to finish that I overcompensated and went slooooow.

Kind of crazy though that I'm almost at half of a half marathon.  I'm very thankful I get to run 6 next week for the long run and that it doesn't keep going up!

Air Citius II+ Miles: 6.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Tue, Mar 02, 2010
Total Distance
4.00

Stopped twice to walk briefly and stretch once and still came in under 40 minutes.  yeah!!!

Air Citius II+ Miles: 4.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Thu, Mar 04, 2010
Total Distance
4.00

I didn't have to stop and walk!!!  yeah!!!!  And SOOOOO happy to FINALLY be under a 10 min/mile pace.  

Air Citius II+ Miles: 4.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
Comments
From nicole on Fri, Mar 05, 2010 at 15:18:21 from 128.208.244.70

Way to go! By the way, I think there is a way to make your blog be a triathlon blog, so you can log your biking miles too. But you might have to start over... :-( !

From Star Worz on Fri, Mar 05, 2010 at 15:24:54 from 24.21.52.223

it helps when your husband meets you half way and rides just far enough ahead of you that you have to run a little faster than your used to. . .until he yells at you to sprint to the stop sign and you just smack him! :)

From nicole on Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 23:55:40 from 67.170.27.155

Your blog misses you!!

Totals
Total Distance
32.10
Air Citius II+ Miles: 16.00
Night Sleep Time: 0.00Nap Time: 0.00Total Sleep Time: 0.00
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