Debbie Runs Circles
13 Nov 2011 Leave a comment
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Another Murph
05 Jun 2019 Leave a comment
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Like a bee flying from flower to flower, a hummingbird looking for nectar, or a butterfly in a strong breeze, Debbie is now on a very different tangent! She has always wanted to build up some upper body strength and overall body tone. Barre3 did great for her balance and core and really improved her running ability but it was now time for something different. Crossfit has always intrigued her and she did some asking around and checked out our local “box” and was sold and joined. Nervous at first, she went in and was surprised at the helpfulness of trainers and other members and soon relaxed. She had to modify her workouts in the beginning and still does on some exercises, but she holds her own amongst those way younger than her and is getting stronger every day! She is lifting weights now that just a few years ago she would have never dreamed of.
Now here we are three and a half years later and approximately 658 WOD’s, she signed up for the annual Memorial Day Murph honoring our fallen veterans, her fourth one. You can read and learn about it here. Each person does the same workout for time, and this year she did pull ups and strict push ups without modifying and beat her time by 48 seconds. Good job honey! As for distance running, well some 5K’s and 10K’s may be in the future….more later!!!
An Overdue Update
31 Jan 2019 Leave a comment
in Uncategorized Tags: arthroscopic, crossfit, Debbie, Deborah, Givens, injured, injury, meniscus, northwest, Snoqualmie, Snoqualmie Ridge, SnoRidge Crossfit, tear, torn, Washington, weightlifting
So you might be wondering where Debbie has been lately as the updates have been few! Well, just a few things to tell you. No runs really, and no Spartans done either, but she had to go in for some arthroscopic surgery. She hurt her right knee back last summer doing her passion, CrossFit. Now her knee, in reality, had probably been injured for a long time and may have started in the midst of her running. Doing all the squatting required, most likely aggravated it to the point of finally having to do something about it. It started hurting more and more and began to swell. For a few months, she tried to heal it by periodic draining, ice, backing off her knee workouts, but it didn’t help enough. An MRI finally was done and showed a tear in her meniscus, so in early December she went in and had it repaired. She’s had to modify her workouts since and no winter skiing can be done this season, but here we are in February almost and she’s back at it getting stronger and stronger as you can see in the pictures. She’s not squatting the weight she was last year, but it won’t be long!!! The doctor told her she is a very fast healer and I think we can all agree that nothing will keep her down for long!! I am always proud of my tough little girl!!
Beer Run!!!!
13 Jul 2017 Leave a comment
in Uncategorized Tags: 5K, beer, cider, Debbie, Deborah, Givens, jog, jogging, Marymoor Park, northwest, race, races, Redmond, run, runner, running, runs, Washington, Washington Beer Festival, wine
Well she added another run to the list just mainly for fun. Her CrossFit friends, Brandon and Diane and me all headed to Redmond’s Marymoor Park for the Washington Beer Festival for the Beer Run. It was just a 5K and was pretty flat and was a lot of fun. There were no timing chips at this run so basically the time was on the clock at the finish or by what was on your GPS watch and her time clocked in at 29:50! The main attraction was the after run festivities which included beer, wine, cider, food and good times and we achieved them all!! Next up is the Spartan Sprint in Portland Oregon which yours truly(the husband) has been dragged into! I’m scared!
Run With The Fishes 2016
24 Oct 2016 Leave a comment
in Uncategorized Tags: 5K, Debbie, Deborah, Givens, Issaquah, jog, jogging, pace, race, races, run, runner, running, Running With the Fishes, runs, Salmon Days, Snoqualmie, Washington
Well it has been awhile since Deb ran a race. She does run at her workouts at Crossfit, but doesn’t do much running otherwise. Her other half, me, has been trying to run some short runs to see if it bothers my heel. We decided to go out and hit the streets to do this 5K which was close to us and the weather was still holding up. It was Run With With the Fishes part of Issaquah’s yearly Salmon Days festival. It is a fun, flat run through the streets of downtown Issaquah and afterwards, you can go enjoy the festival which is always a great time. Even though she hadn’t run in awhile in a race and was just doing it for fun, she came in second place in her age group once again! Too bad they didn’t give out trophies for this one so she could add to her collection! Good job Debbie!!!!
A Bit Of A Change
15 Jun 2016 Leave a comment
in Uncategorized Tags: clean, clean and jerk, crossfit, Deadlift, Debbie, Deborah, dips, exercise, fitness, flips, Givens, Memorial Day Murph, paralettes, presses, presses to handstand, pull-ups, push-ups, rope climb, sit-ups, snatch, Snoqualmie, Snoqualmie Ridge, SnoRidge Crossfit, splits, squat, training, Washington, weightlifting, WOD
Like a bee flying from flower to flower, a hummingbird looking for nectar, or a butterfly in a strong breeze, Debbie is now on a very different tangent! She has always wanted to build up some upper body strength and overall body tone. Barre3 did great for her balance and core and really improved her running ability but it was now time for something different. Crossfit has always intrigued her and she did some asking around and checked out our local “box” and was sold and joined. Nervous at first, she went in and was surprised at the helpfulness of trainers and other members and soon relaxed. She had to modify her workouts at first and still does on some exercises, but she holds her own amongst those way younger than her and is getting stronger every day! She is lifting weights now that just weeks ago she would have never dreamed of. Always one to face a challenge, she signed up for the annual Memorial Day Murph honoring our fallen veterans. You can read and learn about it here. Each person does the same workout, some with modifications, for time and you see hers below. Good job honey! As for running, some 5K’s may be in the future….more later!!!
Fall City 10K 2015
03 Nov 2015 Leave a comment
in Uncategorized Tags: 10K, Debbie, Deborah, Fall City, Givens, jog, jogging, pace, race, races, run, runner, running, runs, Snoqualmie, Snoqualmie Ridge, trophy, Washington
Debbie logged her first post half marathon race in October when she decided, basically at the last minute, to run the Fall City 10K. At first glance she thought about just running the half marathon since she was ready, but time constraints on other things to do that day made her change her mind. Also the nagging thought in the back of her mind of another injury made her stay with her original choice. It was a flat course and the weather held for the first part of the race then got her soaked by the second half. Even so, she ran a good race and came in second in her age group once again. She was just 30 seconds behind the first place finisher and would have beat her if she hadn’t slowed during the last part of the run. Her usual pronouncement at the beginning of the run was she was just going to run a steady slow pace, but the competitive spirit overtakes her once it begins and she looks for a personal best. That’s how she rolls……or runs! Good job Debbie!!!!
RACE RESULTS
DISTANCE: 10K
TIME: 55:00
PACE: 8:52