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Location:

Mesa,AZ,united states

Member Since:

Aug 18, 2008

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

(2009) London't Run 10K - 51:59 :o)

(2009) "Ostrich Festival" - 5K (25:21) Another PR! :o)

(2010) "Ostrich Festival" - 5K (28:54)

(2010) "Fight for Life" - 5K (26:49) 2nd for Age Division!

(2010) "Women's Half Marathon" - (2:16:40)

(2010) "Shun the Sun" - 10K (58:19)

(2010) "Mesa Mi Amigos Turkey Trot" - 10K (57:45)

(2010) "12 K's of Christmas" - 12K (1:14:13)

(2011) "Sedona Marathon" - FULL Marathon  (5:21:58)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Run a half marathon  (October 2008)

Run a sub 27:00 5K (November 2008)

Run a Sub 2:00:00 1/2 Marathon

Run a marathon 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Live a long, heathly life but more importantly, teach my family how to live healthy.

Personal:

I am a lucky lady.  I'm married to the best husband ever, and we have 3 beautiful kids (ages 4, 2, and "new here").   

 

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Race: Outrun the FBI (5 K) (3.1 Miles) 00:26:57, Place overall: 64, Place in age division: 2
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Well, I did it!!!  I'm very happy with myself.  I ran the race, PR'ed, and miracle of miracles, placed for my age divison.  I know I'm not a FBR, but I'm pretty happy with myself. 

Here's the scope (complete with pictures!):

Brandon,  Melanie and I met up with my mom and her boyfriend before the race.  We registered, stretched, did some walking around to check out some of the FBI exhibits (way cool, by the way).  I was feeling alright.  I was a little sore, but nothing really to write home about.  Here we are pre-race.  Notice that Brandon dressed Melanie for the occasion.  She is wearing a jogging outfit and "running shoes". 

This is me and my mom (who was so kind to come and support us) and Yes, Burt, I am taller than someone! :o)

So the idea was to outrun some of the FBI agents.  They got a 30 second lead (which I thought was a little cheap).  If you passed one, you were suppose to tap them on the shoulder and they were to give you a sticker to put on your racing number.  Out of the 6 of them, Brandon passed 4 (pushing Melanie!)  I did not pass any of them.  I came really close, but then we had to run through some extremely tall grass... and it definitely slowed me down.  I did come really close though, so I'm pretty happy about that.  And the guy looked like Michael Clark Duncan.  O-well.  Close is really only good in horse shoes and hand grenades, right?  I was pretty happy that I passed people and never saw them again.  That felt good. 

Here is Brandon passing an FBI agent:

After I hit the grass, I was feeling the pain.  I kept on.  I tell you, one thing that helped me out was I have an ipod, and paid 30 bucks last week for the nike+ chip to put on my foot.  I pushed a button on my Ipod, and it told me my distance, my time, and my current pace, in my ear.  I didn't have to read.  So after I passed the grass, I pushed the button, and it said 2.3 miles, time 18:12 sec, current pace, 8:52.   I was so excited, I think it kept me going.  Then I hit this freaking HILL in the GRASS.  I decided that the hill was not going to defeat me, so I ran up and it back down.  THAT'S when the pain really hit in.  I had .5 miles to go, and I wasn't going to give up... so I just kept trucking along.  I finish in 26:46 (I think, because they didn't give us our results and that is a few seconds behind the last number I remember seeing).  I'll re-report when I get the results.  Okay, results are in and they say I did it in 26:57.  I don't think that's 100% correct because I know that it didn't take me 10 seconds to past that finish line from where I was looking at the clock, but o-well.  I still PR'ed and still medaled, right?

Anyhow, I stayed around for the awards ceremony because Brandon was suppost to get something for passing the FBI agents.  Low and behold, some how...  I placed 2nd in my age divison.  I don't know the 1st place girls time, but I'm dying to see what it was.  Anyhow, I was surprised, and pretty close to tears.  It was definitely an exciting moment for me.  Here is me and Melanie with our medal.

Okay, now here is the fun facts that I now can get (thanks to my nike+).  My first mile was a 7:41" mile :o)  Yep... I did that!!!  (I don't know how, and I definitely can't do it now!)  Here's to a speedy recovery so I can hit the pavement again!

Thanks!

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Comments
From Teena on Sun, Nov 09, 2008 at 10:39:05

Camille,

You stinkin' owned that race!!! 2nd place!!! Holy smoke girl. And way to go on such awesome splits. I hope you are still feeling the love because you are a ROCKSTAR!! Seriously, a HUGE CONGRATULATIONS!!! I am so so so happy for you. I just want to say, AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME over and over and over and over ...

From montelepsy on Sun, Nov 09, 2008 at 11:26:05

Speedy split! Great PR! Healed groin! Great things!

From Burt on Sun, Nov 09, 2008 at 13:51:29

I wasn't going to even say anything about your mom.... come on! I figured she was standing in a hole, but now that I know the truth, dang! Does dwarfism run in your family?

Seriously, though, great job. You're coming a long way from that girl who walked all three of her legs at Ragnar. :)

From seeaprilrun on Sun, Nov 09, 2008 at 15:17:13

Great race and nice medal! SWEET! Your baby is so cute. Racers beware of the guy with the stroller!

From Kelli on Sun, Nov 09, 2008 at 15:36:38

GREAT JOB CAMILLE!!! I am so glad that you were not only able to RUN instead of hobble, but that you also placed and PR'd!! Now, imagine the next race when you are not injured---you will kick some tail!

You guys are so darn cute, by the way!

So, what did Brandon get for passing the FBI dude? That sounds like a totally fun race, I would probably kill myself trying to pass them! And the picture of your hubby passing one while pushing the stroller is GREAT!

From Camille on Sun, Nov 09, 2008 at 16:13:10

Thanks everyone for the great comments. I'm a little prideful today. Walking around, and telling myself (in my head, of course) that I'm awesome. I'm still a little shocked that I placed, even if it was for my age group. I am anxious for the official results.

Burt - we aren't dwarfs... repeat after me Petite!!! :o)

Kelli and April - it is funny to see Brandon passing the FBI guy pushing the stroller. And those FBI agents had 30 seconds on us. I swear I almost passed one. I'm a little upset for myself for whimping out and not passing him. I was in pain, but I think it would have been worth it. Maybe not. Brandon just told me that if I almost passed the one that I remember gaining on, that means I *did* pass an FBI agent. There was a female agent that I guess wasn't very fast. O-well. They got FBI ski caps. Brandon didn't get his though because he was tired of waiting around for it and we were on our way to the truck when they annouced it. It wasn't the more organized event. (it was their first time, so I give them a little bit of slack).

From Kelli on Sun, Nov 09, 2008 at 16:23:06

What do you need a skip cap for in AZ anyway???

And your husband is right, they had 30 seconds on you, so you were faster!!!

From Camille on Sun, Nov 09, 2008 at 16:28:43

P.S. I didn't walk ALL of my 3 legs at the Ragnar. I do get credit for some running, right?

From Camille on Sun, Nov 09, 2008 at 16:30:50

Kelli - we DON'T need a ski cap. Good crud. LOL

From Kelli on Sun, Nov 09, 2008 at 16:31:03

Darn tootin'!!!

From Lybi on Sun, Nov 09, 2008 at 17:18:41

Good Heavens Camille!!! I thought you were going to WALK this puppy, especially with the pain you've been having. You are an ANIMAL! But I am super proud of you! Congrats on the AD placing! I hope you got a cool looking medal. How could you do this injured? Man oh man, I hope you are taking ice baths and stuff to recover. Hope you don't feel too sore today!

From Lybi on Sun, Nov 09, 2008 at 17:19:48

OK, I just saw the medal. It IS cool, and you definitely deserve it!

From Camille on Sun, Nov 09, 2008 at 22:01:06

Lybi,

I also thought I was going to walk this puppy. Then I decided I'd start off running and if it hurt too much, cool it. Then, at some point, I decided to just do it. I'm pretty sore today, but nothing like last night. I don't do pain very well, and last night I was in so much pain, I was nasty sick. I couldn't walk very well, and for sure couldn't hold Melanie. Brandon put me to bed with tylenol and an ice pack at 7:30 and I woke up feeling much better. not 100%, but at least I can walk without clenching my teeth. I think I'll do the ice pack again tonight and I should be much better soon.

From walter on Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 01:37:42

Camille, nice! So what did Brandon get for beating the FBI agents. Thats funny about Michael Duncan, you should have taken photos with him! You guys have some interesting races down there. Good to have a start to your Trophy room! I cant believe where you have come from! You should look back at some of your first weeks blogs you put on here. You are a fanatic woman!

From camille on Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 08:29:27

Thanks Walter. I'm a little adict... but right now I'm out of commission. Hopefully we will both be back in action soon, right?

From walter on Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 09:53:11

Whats up? I missed that you were hurt.

From Camille on Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 09:57:59

I pulled a few muscles. One in my back, and one real nasty one in my leg. I'm walking funny, but at least I can walk now. I couldn't walk Saturday night. I don't do pain well, and it made me so sick. :o( It's nothing like the pain you are in though, so I'll stop complaining.

From walter on Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 19:59:06

Be careful, those back strains are ugly. Ive had a nice painful day today thanks to my truck breaking down about 2 miles from my home. No one to pick me up. So I sat in the parking lot for 3 hours until my wife got off work. At least it was at the Cafe Rio parking lot. That took a good hour out of it. Sucks I cant walk at all.

From Teena on Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 08:22:20

Camille,

Down with all of these injuries!! Let's boycott!

Please take care of yourself. I'll be thinking of you.

From walter on Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 22:38:47

Hard to write anything down on here when your in the dumps huh? Stay on here and I promise youll keep your hopes up. So far we have a tight circle of friends that are in the down. Keep your chin up. Oh and arent you tired of getting messages when you arent running? That is what depresses me!

From Matt on Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 22:43:00

Congrads on a great race it sounds like a fun one too.

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