The Great Outdoors

Activity Route: – Elev. Avg: 644 ft Location: Clarksville, TN Elev. Gain: +9 ft Date: 06/30/08 Up/Downhill: [+68/-59] Time: 11:00 AM Difficulty: 1.3 / 5.0   Weather: Mostly Cloudy   74 F temp; 55% humidity   74 F heat index; winds N 16 G 21 Performance Distance: 1.41 miles Time: 0:18:00 Speed: 4.7 mph Pace: 12' 46 /mi Calories: 184 Notes I'm such a big baby. :-O Map   Elevation (ft)

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M & J’s Birthday!!!

Jumped on real quick and ran to 2miles before picking up Lulubelle. Didn’t bother with setting up a movie or anything. Didn’t get bored, though. :0) Activity Route: – Elev. Avg: 0 ft Location: – Elev. Gain: +0 ft Date: 06/24/08 Up/Downhill: [+0/-0] Time: 10:00 PM Difficulty: 1.4 / 5.0 Performance Distance: 2.00 miles Time: 0:27:00 Speed: 4.4 mph Pace: 13' 30 /mi Calories: 228 Notes Easiest run ever!

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Wilma Rudolph 5K RR

First DNF! Poor Lulu. She doesn’t listen to me :0( She’s doing better now. Activity Route: – Elev. Avg: 0 ft Location: – Elev. Gain: +0 ft Date: 06/21/08 Up/Downhill: [+0/-0] Time: 10:00 AM Difficulty: 1.0 / 5.0 Performance Distance: 0.75 miles Time: 0:10:00 Speed: 4.5 mph Pace: 13' 20 /mi Calories: 84 Notes DNF'ed b/c Lulu got sick at 5K. Did about a mile, and a cruiser picked us up and took us back to start. Got home, jumped on the treadmill. :0)

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“A randomizer is a useful device, but it lacks true discrimination.”

Activity Route: – Elev. Avg: 0 ft Location: – Elev. Gain: +0 ft Date: 06/19/08 Up/Downhill: [+0/-0] Time: 09:00 AM Difficulty: 1.5 / 5.0 Performance Distance: 2.40 miles Time: 0:35:00 Speed: 4.1 mph Pace: 14' 35 /mi Calories: 296 Notes Not bad… hot. Sweaty. Ran first thing in the morning without breakfast… …and I made it!! Hooray for me. Watched a bit of "City of Death."

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So what you’re saying is, the TARDIS is part chav?

Wow. I’m awesome. I am in awe of myself. :-0) Activity Route: – Elev. Avg: 0 ft Location: – Elev. Gain: +0 ft Date: 06/17/08 Up/Downhill: [+0/-0] Time: 12:00 PM Difficulty: 1.6 / 5.0 Performance Distance: 3.34 miles Time: 0:50:00 Speed: 4.0 mph Pace: 14' 58 /mi Calories: 424 Notes Wow!!!

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Father’s Day

Activity Route: – Elev. Avg: 0 ft Location: – Elev. Gain: +0 ft Date: 06/15/08 Up/Downhill: [+0/-0] Time: 08:00 PM Difficulty: 1.4 / 5.0 Performance Distance: 2.05 miles Time: 0:30:00 Speed: 4.1 mph Pace: 14' 38 /mi Calories: 254 Notes Easiest run yet.

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The Eternal Sunshine of the Dimpled-less Behind

“A lot of people run a race to see who’s the fastest.  I run to see who has the most guts.”

–Steve Prefontaine

 

So the big question I get asked is, “Well, have you lost any weight yet?”  If my dropped jean sizes are any indication, then, yes.  Yes I have lost weight.  How much is unknown to me.  I do know my belly used to stick out like an NFL coach’s beer gut, in an almost third-trimester-gravid glory.  Now it’s kind of flattening at the midriff.  Still the lower ab pooch, but the pooch is perkier.  If it’s any indication, I’ve got a doughnut ring of collapsed skin around my navel, like the air sucked halfway from a balloon.  It’s not a six-pack.  It’s a gallon jug.  Okay, half gallon now.

 

Right now I’m also working hard on my arms-my main concern.  You can hide your cellulite in great jeans.  You can cover the cankles.  You get away with a pooch when you’re hauling around several children everywhere you go.  Hey, you’re a mom.  You’re going to have some loose skin in the tummy.  But the arms that continue to wave good-bye long after you stop can’t be hidden by that tee shirt. 

 

So every other day I do some lovely arm sets with 8 and 10 pound weights.  I have fabulous muscle strength in my flabulous guns.  I’ve carried kids around for over a decade on those ‘ceps.  Underneath the skin, I’m Spice Williams. 

 

It’s a kick knowing I don’t tire as easily.  Smiling more.  Being happier with myself.  Having a better disposition.  Being less cross with the kids.  Knowing I can run for almost an hour straight.  My former nap time is now “catch the housework up” time.

 

Got that second 5k coming up in a week.  Excited about that.  Last time I did 41:23.  My goal for the 21^st is to shave two minutes off my PB (Personal Best).  39 minutes.  A minute for each year my Significant Other has been on this earth. 

 

I may not BQ (Boston Marathon Qualify) any time soon, but I’m having a hell of a time.

“Trick Baby”

Watched first half of. Mel Stewart is so awesome. I love this movie. Activity Route: – Elev. Avg: 0 ft Location: – Elev. Gain: +0 ft Date: 06/11/08 Up/Downhill: [+0/-0] Time: 12:00 PM Difficulty: 1.4 / 5.0 Performance Distance: 2.02 miles Time: 0:30:00 Speed: 4.0 mph Pace: 14' 51 /mi Calories: 254 Notes 30 minutes. Cranked the setting up from 4 to 4.5 there at the end. :0)

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“There are times in our relationship when I feel an interpreter wouldn’t come amiss.”

45 minutes.  3 miles.

Left hip slightly crabby.

And that’s all she wrote…

“I’m wearin’ bunny slippers, so I ain’t leavin’ this ride…”

Is this going to post now?? Activity Route: – Elev. Avg: 0 ft Location: – Elev. Gain: +0 ft Date: 06/06/08 Up/Downhill: [+0/-0] Time: 01:00 PM Difficulty: 1.4 / 5.0 Performance Distance: 2.00 miles Time: 0:30:00 Speed: 4.0 mph Pace: 15' 00 /mi Calories: 187 Notes 30 minutes. From now on, I'm just going to log minutes ran, unless I run/walk or something. 5 minute warm-up/cool-down unless otherwise noted. Ugh, it's hot… and the phone kept ringing. Was struggling just a bit today… Wore shoes. Looking forward to that cool shower and lunch!!! And my chocolate milk recovery!!! :0)

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