As I mentioned Thursday, I decided to walk at the rec center while the boys played basketball. I haven't walked much at all since my ankle injury, because I've been trying to keep weight off of it as much as possible (hello, jigsaw puzzles!). Open swimming is only from 8:30 pm-10:00 pm on Thursdays, so I couldn't do water running, but after such a lazy day on Wednesday, I was feeling the urge to be active yesterday.
I wore my Altra Paradigms, because those have maximum cushioning. I brought along my iPod, and went upstairs to the track. There were a ton of people on it! Usually, I'm the only one, or maybe 1-2 others. I started walking at a pretty quick pace (slightly faster than a 15:00/mi pace). There are only three lanes, and most people were walking in pairs. The inner lane is for running only, so it was difficult to pass people.
I was so grateful that my ankle felt PERFECT. No issues whatsoever. I decided that after a mile of walking, I'd attempt to run one time around the track (1/12 of a mile) and see how my ankle felt. It was so strange--the second I started running, my ankle started hurting. It must just be the impact from running that is causing the pain. I walked a while longer, for 30 minutes total, and then called it quits. My ankle was a little sore when I got home, but nothing worse than it has been lately.
I woke up a few times during the night and my ankle was really hurting, so the walk and/or brief run really irritated it; in the morning, it was so painful that I was limping! I have an appointment with a podiatrist on Tuesday evening. I'd like to at least rule out a fracture or something else that's really serious. For now, I'm not even going to test it. I'm going to continue to rest it as much as possible, and do the water running for exercise.
It's been almost 8 weeks since I injured it, and with all the resting I've been doing, I would have hoped to see more progress. But the reality is, this is a long-term injury, so I have to reevaluate any running goals I have for this year. Training for Indy is supposed to start in a week! My goal was a sub-2:00 half-marathon, but I am not even going to hope for that now. I'm going to continue to train in the pool, logging as much time as I would if I was running on ground. As soon as my ankle is better, I'll see where I'm at as far as Indy goes.
I've done Indy four times, and each time, I say that I would love to do the race with a camera, and take tons of pictures along the course. It's a SUPER fun course, and I always see so many fun bands, costumes, runners' shirts, etc. that I've wanted to take pictures of. So maybe this time, I'll do just that: run if I can, but not worry about time, and just take lots of pictures and enjoy it. If I still can't run by then, I'll walk it.
My main priority for a running goal this year is now to be able to train for and run the Detroit Marathon, which is in October (training starts in July). I had hoped to train for a PR, and maybe that's still possible. It's all going to depend on what happens with my ankle. But I'll worry about that later. Right now, I just want to do everything in my power to get better--even if that means no running for a few months. I'll just have to bust my ass in the pool! ;)
Today, the kids had their classes at JoAnn Fabrics. Noah has been taking a cake decorating class, and Eli had a pajama pants sewing class. The classes were a gift from my mom for them for Christmas, and she's been the one going with them, but she wasn't able to today, so Jerry and I took the kids. Today was the final day of class for each of them. Noah designed and decorated a Minecraft cake:
And Eli made a cute pair of fleece pajama bottoms:
They both really enjoyed the classes. The cake decorating was super messy, and required a ton of prep work on my mom's part, but Noah is really excited to be able to decorate birthday cakes for our family. And Eli was even taught how to clean a sewing machine, which will certainly come in handy--I don't know that I've ever cleaned mine! hahaha
Tonight, my younger brother, Nathan, is watching the kids, which they are super excited about. Jerry and I are going to my friend Eric's house, where several of my high school friends are getting together. It's been a while since I saw everyone, so I'm really looking forward to it!
January 31, 2015
January 29, 2015
DIY AquaJogger Hitch
Whew! Yesterday was a much-needed break from the computer. I was awakened at 4:45 in the morning in the most nerve-shattering way, though. Jerry left for work, and as always, he set the home alarm before he left. Once you set it, you have 45 seconds to get out of the house or it will actually sound the alarm. If the door is opened after those 45 seconds, then the alarm sounds REALLY LOUDLY. The noise it makes is like an ambulance siren, only about 100 times louder.
I have no idea what happened when Jerry left, but I woke up to the noise of the alarm going off. I was so confused, and I yelled, "Get up!" to Jerry, but then I remembered he'd already gotten up for work. Then I thought maybe someone was breaking in the house, but right then I saw the headlights from Jerry's car leaving the driveway, and I assumed he'd accidentally set off the alarm. So I ran out into the living room (while the thing was blasting away at my eardrums) to turn it off.
My heart was pounding like crazy from the adrenaline, and then Noah came into my room to say that the alarm woke him up (Eli somehow slept through it). Needless to say, I couldn't go back to sleep after that ;)
After the kids went to school, I hurried out the door to go to the rec center to do a deep water run. I set my Garmin for a 8 x 2:30 with 0:30 recovery intervals. (Run hard for 2:30, then recover for 30 seconds, and repeat for a total of 8 times).
I really like this particular workout, and I've found it to be most efficient. I've done the 1:30 intervals, but it's not really enough time of hard running to get my heart rate way up before the 30 second recovery. I've also done 5 minute intervals, and those are so long that it's really difficult to keep running "hard" for that length of time, so I tend to slow down for the last couple of minutes. They also have 1-minute recoveries, which I think is too much time and my heart rate lowers too much between hard intervals.
The 2:30 intervals with 30-second recovery are right in the middle--long enough to be very tiring, but not to have to slow down; and the 30-second recovery is just enough time to catch my breath before the next interval starts. They go by really quickly! And my heart rate gets up to about 164, which is about what it would be for a tempo run.
When I was at the rec yesterday morning, there were probably about 10 older ladies in the pool. Usually I'm either the only one in the pool, or there are one or two people swimming laps in the lanes. When there are other people in the deep end, it's kind of hard to section off my own little space. Since I move forward when deep water running, I usually do laps (or rectangles, if I have the whole deep end to myself).
Since my ankle is still an issue, and it looks like I'll be doing the deep water running for a while (I'd even like to continue doing it 1-2 times per week once my ankle is healed, because it really works my legs!), I'm becoming a little more invested in it. I had a $100 Amazon gift card, so a couple of days ago, I used it to buy a waterproof iPod (they're $140, but I never would have spent that much on it without the gift card). Soon, I can listen to podcasts while I run in the pool! I miss listening to podcasts--usually I only do in the summer when going for a walk.
I cut the elastic cording and burned the ends, then just tied them to the clips as tightly as possible. Super simple, and it only took about two minutes!
The picture is of Paige, Caitlin, Hilary, Thomas, and me. John was out running, and we were trying to keep Caitlin warm before she started her leg. It was FREEZING in SoCal that day! I absolutely love this picture, and to have a 720-piece puzzle of it? Awesome! It was really hard to put together, too--the red and the concrete pieces took a long time, because each piece of that color looked the same.
So needless to say, yesterday was pretty relaxing other than my water run. Today, the rec center only has open swim from 8:30 pm-10:00 pm, so I won't be able to run. I'm excited to try out the tether tomorrow to see how it goes! I have to take the kids to basketball this evening, so I think I may go attempt a walk on the indoor track. Hopefully my ankle will do okay. It's usually just when I run that it hurts.
I have no idea what happened when Jerry left, but I woke up to the noise of the alarm going off. I was so confused, and I yelled, "Get up!" to Jerry, but then I remembered he'd already gotten up for work. Then I thought maybe someone was breaking in the house, but right then I saw the headlights from Jerry's car leaving the driveway, and I assumed he'd accidentally set off the alarm. So I ran out into the living room (while the thing was blasting away at my eardrums) to turn it off.
My heart was pounding like crazy from the adrenaline, and then Noah came into my room to say that the alarm woke him up (Eli somehow slept through it). Needless to say, I couldn't go back to sleep after that ;)
After the kids went to school, I hurried out the door to go to the rec center to do a deep water run. I set my Garmin for a 8 x 2:30 with 0:30 recovery intervals. (Run hard for 2:30, then recover for 30 seconds, and repeat for a total of 8 times).
I really like this particular workout, and I've found it to be most efficient. I've done the 1:30 intervals, but it's not really enough time of hard running to get my heart rate way up before the 30 second recovery. I've also done 5 minute intervals, and those are so long that it's really difficult to keep running "hard" for that length of time, so I tend to slow down for the last couple of minutes. They also have 1-minute recoveries, which I think is too much time and my heart rate lowers too much between hard intervals.
The 2:30 intervals with 30-second recovery are right in the middle--long enough to be very tiring, but not to have to slow down; and the 30-second recovery is just enough time to catch my breath before the next interval starts. They go by really quickly! And my heart rate gets up to about 164, which is about what it would be for a tempo run.
When I was at the rec yesterday morning, there were probably about 10 older ladies in the pool. Usually I'm either the only one in the pool, or there are one or two people swimming laps in the lanes. When there are other people in the deep end, it's kind of hard to section off my own little space. Since I move forward when deep water running, I usually do laps (or rectangles, if I have the whole deep end to myself).
Since my ankle is still an issue, and it looks like I'll be doing the deep water running for a while (I'd even like to continue doing it 1-2 times per week once my ankle is healed, because it really works my legs!), I'm becoming a little more invested in it. I had a $100 Amazon gift card, so a couple of days ago, I used it to buy a waterproof iPod (they're $140, but I never would have spent that much on it without the gift card). Soon, I can listen to podcasts while I run in the pool! I miss listening to podcasts--usually I only do in the summer when going for a walk.
Today, I made a tether (hitch) for the Aqua Jogger belt. You hook one end of the hitch to the belt, and the other end of the hitch to a ladder or a clip on the side of the pool. That way, you don't move forward when deep water running. Also, you get the benefit of the resistance from the band (it's elastic), so it makes a harder workout.
You can buy the tethers online, but they're expensive! For one 5-foot hitch, plus shipping, it's $15. I made two (one for me and one for Jerry) for $9, and they're nearly identical to what you would buy from Aqua Jogger.My homemade ones! I just used elastic cording (found with parachute cording in the craft store) and four clips. |
After my water run yesterday, I spent pretty much the whole day working on puzzles. I finished the one I had been working on:
That one was pretty easy, because there were a lot of distinct colors and words. Then I started a new one. A couple of days ago, I got a birthday gift in the mail from Paige--and I was SO excited when I opened it! It was truly the perfect gift--a puzzle of my favorite picture from Ragnar SoCal! I started it yesterday and finished it up this morning.
The picture is of Paige, Caitlin, Hilary, Thomas, and me. John was out running, and we were trying to keep Caitlin warm before she started her leg. It was FREEZING in SoCal that day! I absolutely love this picture, and to have a 720-piece puzzle of it? Awesome! It was really hard to put together, too--the red and the concrete pieces took a long time, because each piece of that color looked the same.
My mom bought me some sorting trays for my birthday--so when I work on the puzzles, I can sort the pieces out by color, It really helps a lot!
So needless to say, yesterday was pretty relaxing other than my water run. Today, the rec center only has open swim from 8:30 pm-10:00 pm, so I won't be able to run. I'm excited to try out the tether tomorrow to see how it goes! I have to take the kids to basketball this evening, so I think I may go attempt a walk on the indoor track. Hopefully my ankle will do okay. It's usually just when I run that it hurts.
January 27, 2015
2015 Runs for Cookies Virtual 5K RESULTS
Ohmygoodness, this post took me all day to put together, and in the eleventh hour, Blogger stopped working for some reason. It was super frustrating, but everything is good to go now (I hope).
Like last year, I have to truncate this post, because of the long list of names (it messed up my blog feed a couple of years ago). So I apologize if you're viewing this on a reader, because you'll have to click through to view it.
First--the winners of the prizes! The odds of winning one of the prizes were much better than when I do a typical giveaway. The Garmin, for example, had just over 200 entries; if I had just posted it as a giveaway, rather than a virtual 5K prize, there would be well over 1,000! Here are the winners:
Aqua Jogger belt- Michele Anderson
Fitbit Zip- Jennifer Curry
Garmin Forerunner 10- Megan K.
Congratulations ladies! I've sent each of you an email. Great job on hitting your 5K goals, and I hope you enjoy your prizes!
I put together a slideshow of the pictures I pulled from Facebook and Twitter. I didn't include the Instagram ones, because Instagram makes it really difficult to save photos. What I hoped would be a quick project ended up being one big mess...
After downloading each photo (one by one), I put together the slideshow. Then when I went to upload it to Blogger, it was too large. So I tried to upload it to Vimeo, and the music was copyrighted. I was so frustrated (and this was now approaching 7:00 pm) that I just uploaded it without music. So, it's totally boring without the music, but if you'd like to see most of the photos here in one spot, it's worth watching. Maybe just play some upbeat music while you watch it ;)
2015 Runs for Cookies Virtual 5K from Katie Foster on Vimeo.
Here are some fun facts about the race: There were 922 people that signed up (the actual number should probably be slightly lower, due to a few duplicates), and 486 finishers (who filled out the race report; actual number may be slightly higher). So roughly 53% of the people that signed up actually completed the race, which is pretty good! I was hoping for 50+%. The majority of people did the race outdoors this weekend (last year, the treadmill won--likely due to the polar vortex!).
Here are some blogs and/or race reports from several finishers:
Allison N
Katie Syriid
Karen
Carrie
Debby
Jodi Piaskowy
Rene & Chris
Christina M
Anna
Laura Roeseler
Calleigh
Teresa Walker
Melissa Haynes-Gehrke
Audrey Nissen
Tiffany
Thomas Graf
Julia Grigorian
Brittany Martin
Mary
Tamara & Bradley Shazam
Iva
Caroline
Narcesita
Martha Kaiser
Jen Haught
Selena
Alisha
Celeste Edenloff
Bree
Christy Bergheim
Julie Levenhagen
Maegan Dockery
Meghan T
And finally... here are the results!
Like last year, I have to truncate this post, because of the long list of names (it messed up my blog feed a couple of years ago). So I apologize if you're viewing this on a reader, because you'll have to click through to view it.
First--the winners of the prizes! The odds of winning one of the prizes were much better than when I do a typical giveaway. The Garmin, for example, had just over 200 entries; if I had just posted it as a giveaway, rather than a virtual 5K prize, there would be well over 1,000! Here are the winners:
Aqua Jogger belt- Michele Anderson
Fitbit Zip- Jennifer Curry
Garmin Forerunner 10- Megan K.
Congratulations ladies! I've sent each of you an email. Great job on hitting your 5K goals, and I hope you enjoy your prizes!
I put together a slideshow of the pictures I pulled from Facebook and Twitter. I didn't include the Instagram ones, because Instagram makes it really difficult to save photos. What I hoped would be a quick project ended up being one big mess...
After downloading each photo (one by one), I put together the slideshow. Then when I went to upload it to Blogger, it was too large. So I tried to upload it to Vimeo, and the music was copyrighted. I was so frustrated (and this was now approaching 7:00 pm) that I just uploaded it without music. So, it's totally boring without the music, but if you'd like to see most of the photos here in one spot, it's worth watching. Maybe just play some upbeat music while you watch it ;)
2015 Runs for Cookies Virtual 5K from Katie Foster on Vimeo.
Here are some fun facts about the race: There were 922 people that signed up (the actual number should probably be slightly lower, due to a few duplicates), and 486 finishers (who filled out the race report; actual number may be slightly higher). So roughly 53% of the people that signed up actually completed the race, which is pretty good! I was hoping for 50+%. The majority of people did the race outdoors this weekend (last year, the treadmill won--likely due to the polar vortex!).
Here are some blogs and/or race reports from several finishers:
Allison N
Katie Syriid
Karen
Carrie
Debby
Jodi Piaskowy
Rene & Chris
Christina M
Anna
Laura Roeseler
Calleigh
Teresa Walker
Melissa Haynes-Gehrke
Audrey Nissen
Tiffany
Thomas Graf
Julia Grigorian
Brittany Martin
Mary
Tamara & Bradley Shazam
Iva
Caroline
Narcesita
Martha Kaiser
Jen Haught
Selena
Alisha
Celeste Edenloff
Bree
Christy Bergheim
Julie Levenhagen
Maegan Dockery
Meghan T
And finally... here are the results!
Female 0-15 | ||
Jen R | 0:35:32 | Lancaster, PA |
zaya koegel | syracuse, new york | |
Female 16-20 | ||
Julia Grigorian | 0:28:00 | San Diego, CA |
Michelle | 0:56:42 | Bremerton, WA |
Female 21-24 | ||
Haley G. | 0:28:51 | Clemson, SC |
Allison N | 0:30:00 | Ohio |
Susan | 0:32:30 | Ontario, Canada |
Melissa Neary | 0:34:00 | Cheyenne |
Brooke Severson | 0:37:50 | Westminster Colorado |
Meredith D. | 0:37:50 | Missoula, MT |
Emily | 0:38:46 | |
Aly Rivers | 0:40:00 | Ripon, WI |
Tiffanie W. | 0:40:27 | Minnesota |
Brittany Wade | 0:40:30 | Monroe, Louisiana |
Camille P | 0:43:53 | Salem, Oregon |
Rachel Opatowsky | 0:44:01 | Anaheim |
Lacie Zerbarini | 0:46:47 | Torrington, CT |
Kayla Jochims | 0:47:33 | South Dakota |
Maegan Dockery | 0:48:42 | Rome, GA |
Samantha Nehls | 0:48:55 | Milwaukee, WI |
Kaitlyn | 1:20:00 | Perth, Western Australia |
Ashley | Athens, Georgia | |
Audrey Nissen | Phoenix | |
Alba Soltero | Texas | |
Female 25-30 | ||
Kristen | 0:22:30 | Killingworth, CT |
Katie N | 0:23:48 | Hudson, Il |
Stephanie Wisiewski | 0:24:19 | Duluth, MN |
davis_6311 | 0:26:51 | |
Kara | 0:26:51 | Louisville, Kentucky |
Leah Buckman | 0:27:31 | Kapolei, HI |
Angela M B | 0:27:49 | Los Angeles, CA |
Jodi Piaskowy | 0:29:17 | Valparaiso, IN |
e3writing | 0:29:23 | Toronto, Ontario |
Sarah T | 0:30:01 | Illesheim, Germany |
Marine B. | 0:30:05 | Paris/France |
Courtney H | 0:30:10 | Denver, CO |
Allie P | 0:30:24 | Massachusetts |
Jennifer Callahan | 0:30:43 | Tacoma, WA |
Rach D! | 0:31:00 | Boston MA! |
Caitlyn Droski | 0:31:00 | Bozeman |
Carolyn | 0:31:30 | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Alison | 0:32:01 | Brisbane, Australia |
Alicia | 0:32:03 | San Francisco |
Kim | 0:32:06 | Loveland, OH |
Karen Bean | 0:32:20 | South Beloit, IL, USA |
Tessa M | 0:32:20 | Portland, OR |
Shelley Hall | 0:32:34 | Stow, OH |
Ashley | 0:32:50 | Providence, RI |
Stephanie N | 0:32:51 | New Stanton, PA |
Sarah L | 0:32:58 | Fayetteville Arkansas |
Chris Hayes | 0:32:59 | Baltimore, MD |
Dominique James | 0:33:11 | Shreveport, LA |
Megan Sopko | 0:34:07 | Toledo, OH |
Amy @notaharespace | 0:34:19 | Maryland |
Kayla Tolstyka | 0:34:20 | Bay City, MI |
Claire Holman | 0:34:22 | Milwaukee, WI |
Glory W. | 0:34:50 | Independence, MO |
Kylie | 0:34:51 | Minneapolis, MN |
Ilana | 0:35:16 | Baltimore, MD |
Iva | 0:36:00 | Queensbury, NY |
Angel W | 0:36:02 | San diego |
Christina M | 0:36:24 | Chicago, IL |
Rachel Oetting | 0:36:29 | Independence, MO |
Runner5SJ | 0:36:50 | UK |
Christie Schoeneman | 0:37:00 | Danville, IN |
Nicky Blasier | 0:37:17 | Sturgeon Bay/WI/USA |
Amber E | 0:37:24 | Portland, OR |
Erin R. | 0:37:40 | Virginia, USA |
Kathleen C | 0:37:50 | Missoula, MT |
Kristi McCrery | 0:38:00 | Fort Collins, CO |
Sarah | 0:38:03 | Connecticut |
Victoria | 0:38:14 | Washington, DC |
Beth B | 0:38:15 | Oklahoma City |
Amy M | 0:38:28 | Cumming, GA |
Kate | 0:38:29 | Nebraska |
Katie V | 0:39:00 | Palatine, IL |
Jenny Villwock | 0:39:12 | Oshkosh, WI |
Leah miller | 0:39:17 | Florida |
Christina O | 0:39:30 | Eau Claire, Wisconsin |
Ali B | 0:39:32 | Vermont |
Alisha | 0:39:44 | Beckley, West Virginia |
Asma | 0:40:00 | La Crosse, WI |
Lyndy Rayborn | 0:40:04 | Jackson, MS |
Jennifer Ledyard | 0:40:04 | Mentor/OH |
Brittany Marten | 0:40:07 | Athens, Alabama |
Sally Lomily | 0:40:43 | Reston |
Ashley Koralewski | 0:40:53 | Thief River Falls, MN |
Meghan T | 0:42:12 | Snohomish, WA |
Cheri Hibbert | 0:43:53 | Wyoming |
Ashley Morales | 0:44:00 | Austin, TX |
Dana Papst | 0:44:10 | Pittsburgh PA |
Amanda Karnitz | 0:48:55 | Milwaukee, WI |
Cassie | 0:50:00 | Richfield, MN |
Debby | 0:50:42 | Sioux Falls, SD |
Gloria F | 0:51:27 | Chicago, IL |
Becky | 0:52:16 | NE |
Emily Farrell | 0:52:22 | Kokomo, Indiana |
Jennifer Clemo | 0:53:02 | Creswell, OR |
Nichole G | 0:54:25 | Plattsburgh, NY |
Grace | 0:54:56 | Boston, MA |
Aaron G. | 0:55:35 | Flower Mound, Texas, USA |
Rebecca G. | 0:55:47 | Flower Mound, Texas, USA |
Jessica | 0:58:00 | North Carolina |
Sarah M | 0:59:31 | Warner Robins, GA |
Danielle Sims | 1:00:07 | Duncan OK |
Chandra | 1:02:03 | Calgary AB Canada |
jen s | 1:03:00 | Raleigh nc |
Roxanne R. | New Mexico | |
Melissa Carney | Cleveland, Ohio | |
Mari | Sparks, nv | |
Erin Harmeyer | Independence, MO | |
Luci | ||
Trista brown | Satanta KS | |
Rachael | PA | |
Monica | Washington, DC | |
Sarah | Fuquay Varina, NC | |
Laura LaBerteaux | El Monte, CA | |
Female 31-34 | ||
Lisa N. | 0:24:20 | Winter Park, FL |
Ashley | 0:25:00 | Chicago |
Leanna | 0:25:09 | Vancouver |
Lyndsey H | 0:25:21 | Akron, OH |
Alison | 0:25:30 | Royersford, PA |
Laura DeFeo | 0:26:05 | Washington, DC |
Serena | 0:26:41 | Seattle |
Karey E. | 0:26:58 | Blachly, OR |
Colleen M. | 0:27:27 | Denver, CO |
Lisa Posner | 0:27:37 | Norwood, MA |
Kara Bissonnette | 0:28:18 | Vermont |
Robyn | 0:28:29 | ann Arbor michigan |
Devon Whelan | 0:29:00 | Colorado Springs, CO |
Nicole | 0:29:47 | East Brunswick, NJ |
April | 0:30:00 | Detroit mi |
Rachel Shatzer | 0:30:18 | La Plata, MD |
Gina Crisafi | 0:30:31 | Madison, WI |
Tera E | 0:30:32 | Macon, GA |
LIz Stomski | 0:31:16 | Lansing, MI |
Stephanie Woodbury | 0:31:57 | North Saint Paul, MN |
Rachel Hansen | 0:31:58 | Idaho |
Jessi Mouqué | 0:31:59 | Brussels Belgium |
Tiffany | 0:32:00 | Ontario, Canada |
Martina_in_China | 0:32:03 | Shenyang, China |
Elizabeth Gunn | 0:32:56 | Richmond, VA |
Janelle Thompson | 0:33:14 | Topeka, KS |
Beth Hamilton | 0:33:32 | Wexford, PA |
Lauren P | 0:33:39 | Columbus, Ohio |
Carey Bower | 0:33:51 | Toronto,ontario |
Monica | 0:34:07 | Greensboro, NC |
Jennifer Curry | 0:34:10 | Lynbrook, NY |
Ellen | 0:34:17 | Seattle, WA |
Calleigh | 0:34:57 | Australia |
Rachel M | 0:35:04 | Kansas City |
Kristin Godin | 0:35:15 | Nashville, TN |
Mara Schneider | 0:35:42 | Roseville, MN |
Nicole Buerkle | 0:35:45 | Plevna, MT |
Michelle | 0:36:05 | Illinois |
Leona | 0:36:37 | Clermont, FL |
Krystal Chewning | 0:36:59 | Simpsonville SC |
Breanna Sackrey | 0:37:14 | Breckenridge/MO/USA |
Carmen M. | 0:37:51 | Atlanta, Georgia |
Jen Mitchell | 0:38:00 | Danville, VA |
Julie Levenhagen | 0:38:15 | Surprise, AZ |
Mandy M. | 0:38:36 | Dayton, Ohio |
Samantha Spencer | 0:38:49 | Ellensburg, wa |
Andrea Peabody | 0:38:56 | Reading, MA |
Niki Kraus | 0:39:12 | Oshkosh,WI |
Amanda Brown | 0:39:25 | Illinois |
Bree | 0:40:00 | Dearborn/MI |
Kristi A. | 0:40:57 | |
Kristine | 0:41:30 | Reinbeck, IA |
Rebecca Floyd | 0:42:22 | Athens, GA |
Jodi Bailey | 0:42:30 | LOUISVILLE |
Meg Berger | 0:43:06 | Michigan |
Corrie | 0:43:52 | New Orleans, LA |
Corinne | 0:44:04 | seattle |
Laura Roeseler | 0:45:15 | St. Louis, MO |
Heike | 0:45:56 | Hamburg |
Mary | 0:46:05 | Tennessee |
Diana H | 0:46:28 | Pennsylvania |
Amy Jaynes | 0:46:56 | Tyrone, GA |
Lisa Dahl | 0:47:08 | Rural Snowy Illinois! |
Emily DeRouchie-McMahon | 0:49:50 | New York |
Kelly Sharrett | 0:50:11 | JONESVILLE |
Amanda S | 0:51:00 | Melbourne, FL |
Alisha Howard | 0:51:12 | Fruita, CO |
Melody | 0:52:12 | Swartz Creek, MI |
Rachel | 0:53:06 | Götteldorf, Germany |
Tiare Escobedo | 0:54:08 | Corona, CA |
Amanda Eadie | 0:54:37 | Houston |
Tina Stevens | 0:56:00 | Kentucky |
Tracy | 0:56:05 | Northwest Territories, Canada |
Lisa | 0:56:46 | Utah County, Utah |
Betsy | 0:58:00 | Boston, MA |
Martha Berry (EmJayBee) | 1:05:00 | Texas |
Erin Haas | 1:15:00 | Plainfield |
Cherlyn Tom | 1:20:51 | Tempe, AZ |
Heather B. | Rome, GA | |
Katie Aldana | Rockville, md | |
Laura Z | McFarland, Wi | |
Amy DuGas | ||
Amy Hoffman | Cranberry Twp | |
Allyson Cathey | High Point, NC | |
Brandi Achey | Neosho, MO | |
Prairie Smallwood | Cheyenne, WY | |
Brandi Jones | Rockford, Iowa | |
Megan | Sevierville, TN | |
Jodi Murton | Central Lake, MI | |
Jennifer Humenny | Washington Twp, MI | |
Female 35-39 | ||
Brie R. | 0:24:22 | Iowa |
Margaret Bussan | 0:24:45 | Lancaster, WI, USA |
Charlotte Humburg | 0:25:10 | Lawrence Kansas |
regina | 0:27:06 | washington, dc |
Lisa Whitney | 0:28:00 | Reno, NV |
Jenna | 0:28:12 | Colorado |
Laura Clark | 0:28:21 | Fort Wayne, IN |
Angie | 0:29:00 | Indianapolis, IN |
Sara C | 0:29:52 | Rochester NY |
Emilie F | 0:29:57 | St. Paul, MN |
Teri | 0:30:17 | Lindsborg, KS |
Whitney Comer | 0:30:33 | North Myrtle Beach, SC |
Mary Ross | 0:30:41 | NY |
Karen Sonnet | 0:30:55 | Falls Church, VA |
Laura Smith | 0:31:00 | Amherst, NY |
Steph | 0:31:28 | London, ON, CAN |
Kristin N | 0:31:34 | Cincinnati, OH |
Cora | 0:32:28 | Wethersfield CT |
Mandoziz | 0:32:40 | Rose Hill, Kansas |
Amber B | 0:32:49 | Anchorage, AK |
Sarah Threlkeld | 0:32:57 | Renton, WA |
Angela Armstrong | 0:33:00 | Waukesha, WI |
Meredith | 0:33:00 | Asheville, NC |
ginny wurttemberg | 0:33:15 | suwanee, ga |
Christy W | 0:33:37 | Muscle Shoals, Al |
Staci F | 0:33:37 | Bloomington IL |
Amy Burkitt | 0:34:08 | Piketon, Ohio |
Betsy | 0:34:25 | Cheltenham, England |
Laura Z | 0:34:25 | Ambler PA USA |
Jen buhler | 0:35:00 | Niverville, mb, Canada |
Alicia Young | 0:35:33 | Ira, MI |
Maria Pap | 0:35:42 | Thessaloniki, Greece |
Erica | 0:35:48 | near Detroit, MI |
Amanda D. | 0:35:56 | British Columbia, Canada |
Jodi Tahsler | 0:36:16 | Palm Springs, CA |
Vilia Garcia | 0:36:16 | Harlingen, Texas |
Anna | 0:36:21 | North Carolina |
Girlchild78 | 0:36:28 | Frederick, MD |
Mary | 0:36:42 | San Jose, CA |
Mary (Runs To Get Waisted) | 0:36:52 | Portland, OR |
Angie | 0:37:03 | Missouri |
Danielle! | 0:37:10 | LaFayette, GA |
Tanya Holland | 0:37:27 | Royal Oak, MI |
Chrissy Gehman | 0:38:01 | Emmaus, Pa |
Lars S. | 0:38:10 | Birmingham, AL |
Heather P | 0:38:22 | Harrison Twp, MI |
Jennifer G | 0:38:26 | Near Rochester, NY |
Amanda Rutkowski | 0:39:41 | Rochester, MI |
Stacey DeVries | 0:39:43 | Traverse City, MI |
Lindsey Hall | 0:39:59 | Houston, TX |
Lindsay Knapp | 0:40:00 | Battle Creek, MI |
Amy | 0:40:05 | Colorado Springs, CO |
Suganya | 0:40:06 | Hyderabad, india |
MarciaT | 0:40:26 | Indiana |
Jennifer Brown | 0:40:33 | Bothell, WA |
Ronna Watkins | 0:41:00 | Bentonville, AR |
Leah | 0:41:07 | Winona, MN |
chrissy c | 0:41:20 | McCordsville/Indiana |
Rachel Espinosa | 0:42:00 | Highlands Ranch, CO |
Amy Bettwy | 0:42:10 | Kansas City, MO |
Clair McLaughlin | 0:42:57 | Sevenoaks, United Kingdom |
Julie | 0:43:00 | Springfield, MO |
Jenny Sayler | 0:43:00 | lenexa, KS |
Jodi Ingram | 0:43:18 | Morristown Tennessee |
Kendra | 0:43:24 | Alberta, Canada |
Annalee | 0:43:26 | Alabama |
Kara R. | 0:43:30 | Bloomington, IL |
Jessica C | 0:43:34 | Raleigh NC |
Kris Faul | 0:44:53 | PA |
Valerie | 0:45:00 | Indiana |
Narcesita | 0:45:00 | Monterrey, México |
Julie | 0:45:08 | San Antonio, TX |
Lisa Edwards | 0:45:56 | Boynton Beach |
Jolene O'Dell | 0:46:00 | Michigan! |
Angie44301 | 0:46:00 | Canton/Oh/USA |
susan cheek | 0:46:00 | jonesville nc |
Amy Thoma | 0:46:36 | Cincinnati, Ohio |
Marie Ash | 0:46:40 | Fishers, IN |
Karen | 0:47:00 | |
Jen Haught | 0:47:32 | Raleigh, NC |
Rachel Suydam | 0:47:32 | Raleigh, NC |
Angel Montoya | 0:47:33 | SL,UT |
Melissa | 0:47:55 | Tehachapi, CA |
Jen Larson | 0:48:36 | Shakopee, MN |
Tiffany H. | 0:48:51 | Napa, CA |
Laurie | 0:49:02 | Cashmere, WA |
Caroline | 0:51:00 | Montreal (Canada) |
Carli Stoller | 0:51:03 | Omaha, Nebraska |
Diane | 0:51:12 | Helena, MT |
Susana | 0:52:13 | Michigan |
Selena | 0:52:21 | St. Catharines/Ontario/Canada |
Jennifer | 0:52:39 | NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR |
Tomie Vowell | 0:54:00 | Pearl City, Hawaii |
Erin | 0:55:01 | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
Stacy Deel | 0:56:59 | Charleston, WV |
Suzi | 0:57:47 | Washington State |
Jen Latham | 1:00:39 | Canton, MI |
Jaime Penney | 1:01:04 | Weyers Cave, Virginia |
CassieCass | 1:03:13 | Monterey, CA |
Sonja | 1:15:00 | Minnesota :) |
Emma | Portland, Oregon | |
Carrie | Durand, WI | |
Heidi Yeager | Valencia, PA | |
Rachel P Franzese | NORTHVILLE | |
Danielle Modrzewski | Stevens Point WI | |
Rebecca | Coldwater KS | |
Jennifer Bass | , Michigan | |
Liz | Grand Rapids, MI | |
Tara | Cleveland, OH | |
Megan K | Arizona | |
Female 40-44 | ||
Megan B | 0:26:41 | Jensen beach, florida |
Deb Michaels | 0:26:47 | Wisconsin Rapids, WI |
Wendy Jourdan | 0:26:58 | Charlotte, NC |
Jodi McCoy | 0:27:41 | Canal Winchester, Ohio |
Melissa Quinley | 0:27:44 | Silver Spring, MD |
Heidi | 0:28:23 | Nebraska |
Stephanie | 0:28:35 | Waterloo, IL |
Heather Gosch | 0:29:37 | Rapid City SD |
Kristi Norman | 0:29:39 | Atlanta, Georgia |
Alicia N. | 0:29:52 | Rochester, NY |
KellyP | 0:29:53 | SC |
Dawn H | 0:30:13 | Highlands Ranch, CO |
kathleen s | 0:31:13 | Philly suburbs |
Paige | 0:31:21 | Kuna, Idaho (Boise) |
Kim Burger | 0:31:40 | Ringgold |
Melissa Hayes-Gehrke | 0:32:00 | Maryland |
cathy | 0:32:45 | Cedar Rapids, IA |
Lesleigh Ashby | 0:33:31 | Elk Ridge |
Mig C. | 0:33:59 | Cicero/NY/USA |
Nicola | 0:34:01 | Kingston, ON |
Mandy | 0:34:14 | Vancouver, BC, Canada |
Martha Kaiser | 0:34:34 | Phoenix, AZ |
Laura Morford | 0:34:36 | Houston Tx |
Tonya Markert | 0:35:43 | Rockford, IL |
Pam Kocke | 0:35:46 | New Orleans, LA |
Laurie Berrios | 0:37:00 | Kingston |
Tamara Shazam | 0:37:09 | Kenmore, wa |
Celeste Edenloff | 0:37:10 | Alexandria, MN |
Gigi Becker | 0:37:17 | Huntington Station |
Tammy Allen | 0:37:24 | Three Rivers, Michigan |
Tiffany | 0:37:25 | Sparks, NV |
Jennifer Bauer | 0:37:48 | Arden Hills |
Andrea Hossler | 0:38:00 | Fostoria/Ohio |
Amanda O'Connor | 0:38:10 | Denver, Colorado |
Kim Dailey | 0:38:11 | Big Lake, MN |
Kerry | 0:38:50 | Columbia SC |
Dawny | 0:40:00 | Spokane wa USA |
Gillian | 0:40:00 | Calgary, AB Canada |
Zofimar | 0:40:00 | Slovakia |
Michelle | 0:40:07 | Kansas City, MO |
Jodi | 0:40:41 | Newton, IA |
Julie B. | 0:41:26 | Montreal |
Barbara Downs | 0:41:39 | Dunkirk, MD |
Linda Kuil | 0:41:59 | Shirley, NY |
Pati | 0:42:00 | NYC |
Cindy Bingham | 0:42:41 | Seattle, WA |
Chantalle | 0:42:49 | Canada |
Kim Perry | 0:43:04 | Flintston, Ga |
Erin Sutton | 0:43:07 | Franklin Indiana |
TRACY S. | 0:45:03 | Pearland, TX / USA |
KatieSyriid | 0:45:28 | Abbotsford BC |
Benedicte | 0:45:41 | Wind gap/pa/usa |
Michelle G. | 0:46:00 | Maumee, OH |
Tricia Winslow | 0:46:13 | Mebane, NC, US |
Tonia R | 0:46:30 | Ohio |
Jody Ryan | 0:47:00 | Ridley Park PA |
Cathy | 0:47:01 | San Marcos, CA |
Karen | 0:48:00 | British Columbia, Canada |
Erica Landfair | 0:49:38 | Portland, Oregon |
Amber | 0:49:44 | Prosser, WA |
Jennifer Vandenberg | 0:51:00 | Chahalis, WA |
Cathy B. | 0:54:02 | Idaho |
JJ Latte | 0:54:05 | Ottawa, Ontario |
Elleny | 0:59:38 | Wageningen, The Netherlands |
Holly Cornwell | 1:01:28 | Cayuga, NY USA |
Kari Ann Carpenter | St John USVI | |
Shawn V | ||
Linda Nelson | Eastern NC | |
Angie Veith | Rushville, IL | |
Mary Horsechief | Texas | |
Danette Stiteley | Stevens Point WI | |
Jolynn | Rocklin CA USA | |
Jeanie | Rockford, Illinois | |
Female 45-49 | ||
Denise G. | 0:28:01 | Middleton, MA |
Kimberly in NC | 0:29:14 | Wilson, NC |
Angela dyer | 0:30:06 | Lula ga |
Joan B | 0:30:12 | Plano Tx |
Michelle Sawatzky | 0:30:25 | Isle, MN |
Jennifer Farrand | 0:31:39 | Frankfort |
Carmen Wille | 0:32:52 | Sacramento, CA |
Denise | 0:33:00 | Washington, DC |
Lin Steele | 0:34:05 | Pahrump, NV |
Amy Crawshaw | 0:35:16 | Leuven, Belgium |
Shanon Merkel | 0:39:21 | Clovis,CA |
Mia W | 0:41:03 | Lake Worth FL |
Carrie Ward | 0:41:41 | Fargo, North Dakota |
Gina Elisalde | 0:42:07 | Aptos, CA USA |
margaret | 0:42:16 | Kingwood, Texas |
Tammy Buckner | 0:42:27 | Jacksonville, FL |
Rhona's | 0:46:24 | Whitby Ontario Canada |
Corry Bimson | 0:47:00 | Regina,SK,Canada |
Cherie | 0:48:36 | Annapolis, Maryland |
Anna | 0:51:47 | Illinois |
Martine | 0:53:04 | Long Beach, CA |
Tiffany | 0:58:29 | Bowie, Texas |
Rene | 1:03:00 | Loveland, CO |
Carol S | Huntersville, NC USA | |
Wanda Brooks | Franklin, VA | |
Kristi H | Minnesota | |
Christy Bergheim | San Diego, CA | |
Melissa Cummings | Social Circle | |
Female 50-54 | ||
Rebecca S | 0:25:20 | Springfield, Missouri |
Joyce Schmitt | 0:28:18 | Haubstadt, IN |
Loretta farb | 0:34:11 | Columbia, MD |
Elise | 0:34:25 | Tampa, FL |
Lorenda Faist | 0:34:28 | Chelsea, MI |
Melanie | 0:38:00 | Santa Cruz, CA |
Michele Anderson | 0:42:00 | Pottstown PA |
Elaine | 0:43:00 | Bells, TN |
Connie | 0:43:00 | Lincoln CA |
Suzanne | 0:44:50 | Champaign IL |
Sheri Montgomery | 0:49:22 | Killeen |
June D'Amour | 0:50:00 | Los Angeles, CA |
COLLEEN | 1:02:12 | MICHIGNA CITY IN. |
Lise in Indy | 1:14:10 | Indianapolis, IN |
Rhonda Hall | 1:41:35 | Manistee |
Connie | Lincoln CA | |
Holly | Denver, Coloraado | |
Jeanette Fields | Elmore city ok | |
Mary Odom | Georgetown, Texas | |
Nancy P. | Illinois | |
Female 55-59 | ||
Betsey Massee | 0:29:32 | West Hurley, New York |
Theresa Walter | 0:29:58 | Doran, MN |
Maggie | 0:32:44 | Dunedin, FL |
kristina | 0:32:59 | south carolina |
Rhonda Wills | 0:34:30 | Seaside |
Tracy West | 0:39:36 | Ohio |
Bobbie Mauk | 0:39:38 | Gilmer, TX |
Dede | 0:44:16 | Arlington, VA |
Helen Canning | 0:46:27 | Minnetonka, MN |
Loretta S | 0:48:15 | Chino, CA |
Jane Nehls | 0:48:55 | Milwaukee, WI |
Teresa Walker | 0:51:39 | Port Moody, BC. Canada |
Judy J | 0:53:00 | McKinney, TX |
Maggie | 0:57:16 | |
Jarmila Carrie | Sacramento, CA | |
Female 60+ | ||
KATHY S. | 0:32:07 | Pearland, TX / USA |
Corky | 0:38:00 | Charleston SC |
Sue (Katie's Mom) | 0:49:38 | Newport MI |
Lynn Watson | Phoenix, AZ | |
Male 0-15 | ||
Caleb | 0:40:07 | Kansas City, MO |
Jacob Cornwell | 1:01:28 | Cayuga, NY, USA |
Male 25-29 | ||
Thomas Graf | 0:23:42 | Miami, FL |
Joseph Neary | 0:30:00 | Cheyenne Wyoming |
Robert Blasier | 0:38:08 | Sturgeon Bay/WI/USA |
David Dockery | 0:49:11 | Rome, GA |
Male 30-34 | ||
Nathan Messer | 0:22:34 | Carleton, MI |
Jason Murphy | 0:26:40 | Cumming, GA |
Drew | 0:29:25 | Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
joshua Mitchell | 0:38:00 | Danville, VA |
Chad | 0:40:03 | Maryland |
Male 35-39 | ||
Jason Brown | 0:52:13 | Peoria, Illinois |
Male 40-44 | ||
Joshua Nelson | 0:32:50 | Waterford |
Jason | 0:34:24 | Brookline MA |
Mike Secrist | 0:35:14 | Pittsburgh |
Bradley Shazam | 0:36:13 | Kenmore, wa |
Mark Maupin | 0:39:54 | Yukon, OK |
Shawn | Rockford, Illinois | |
Male 45-49 | ||
Loma F | 0:55:03 | Bloomington IL |
Chris | 1:03:00 | Loveland, CO |
Steve Meyer | Caledonia MN | |
Male 50-54 | ||
Greg S | Huntersville NC USA | |
Male 55-59 | ||
Jay Gunn | Franklin, VA | |
Age group unspecified | ||
Charles J | 0:27:30 | Tennessee |
KathyD | 0:30:23 | Haverhill MA |
Francesca | 0:37:00 | Atlanta, Georgia |
BJ | 0:39:00 | Alexandria VA |
Cathi | Texas | |
Lisa J | Tennessee |
Congratulations to EVERYONE who participated! I can't say it enough: I love that I have so many people who celebrate my birthday with me each year :)
I've spent WAY too much time doing blog stuff the past few days, so I'm going to stay away from the computer tomorrow. I need a mental break after the technical issues I dealt with today. I have a really unique new puzzle to work on, so hopefully it'll be done and I can show it off on Thursday!