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Siberian Express

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Location:

Rantoul,IL,

Member Since:

May 12, 2008

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

1/2 marathon  1:43:09--Illinois Marathon, April 2013

10K: 46:50--Safe Kids Run in Crystal Lake Park, April 2010

5K: 22:07--Jingle Bell Run, December 2009

Short-Term Running Goals:

Do another marathon AFTER GOOD TRAINING

 

1/2 marathon in 1:41 or under

 

Break Burt's 5K PR by 1 second

 

10K in 46:00 or under

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Keep encouraging my family in their development of a healthy lifestyle

 

God willing, I will run until the end.

Personal:

I run with God. I use my running time to contemplate, to pray and to listen for His call. I'm married to a non-runner, but a supportive one, and we have four children.

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
Iso Lifetime Miles: 133.20
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50.360.0050.36
Omni 8 #2 Miles: 50.36
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8.010.008.01

Not as easy as yesterday.  Snowy--none of the sidewalks were clear.  I'd say there were about 5 inches or so.  But it was still a good run.  

Omni 8 #2 Miles: 8.01
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5.330.005.33

I had to steal April's data, since my watch took a while to connect with the satellite.  

It was fun to finally meet April!  And we went with her brother too.  It was a nice conversational run where we discovered a number of coincidences:  among them, April used to live a few blocks from my parents house and used to go to the Presbyterian church where I used to go to youth group and (I forgot about this one) where I went to preschool.  Small world. 

It was cold and windy, but still a nice run.


Omni 8 #2 Miles: 5.33
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This was not a good run.  I ran 7.6 outside at an incredibly slow pace.  The sidewalks weren't clear, I was feeling sluggish, and the last 2.5 miles I had to go to the bathroom terribly.  Then when I got home (because my husband needed to leave) I ran on the gazelle to make it an even 10.

Omni 8 #2 Miles: 10.00
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10.120.0010.12

This was a great run to make up for yesterday.  I started off faster, feeling good and just kept it, even though I wasn't sure I could.  Some sidewalks were still not clear, so I pushed the pace when it was clear and tried to stay on my feet when it wasn't.  I did fall once, about 1/2 mile from home, but I was on the ground before I realized I had fallen, so I was more surprised than hurt.

Avg pace:  8:40.  Yesterday's average was something like 9:53.

Omni 8 #2 Miles: 10.12
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Just easy miles (avg. 9:20).  It was very, very cold.  I'm not looking forward to running tomorrow.  I'm doing a trail race, but it probably won't be much of a race.  We'll see what conditions are like...

Omni 8 #2 Miles: 7.12
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Race: Siberian Express (7.56 Miles) 01:11:03, Place in age division: 12
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9.780.009.78

It was very cold.  I originally planned to go out early and run some miles before, but when I saw that the temp was -17 with the wind chill, I thought I better not.  And then I only got there in time to "warm up" a little less than 1/4 mile.

So this was a trail race and it was moderately difficult.  I didn't push the first mile because the start narrowed very quickly so it was hard to get around people.  Then I started moving a little more.  There was only one area that we were all forced to walk--a very narrow steep incline that wound around a bit.  Other than that (and I didn't pay attention to how long it was, maybe a little less than .2) it was running all the way.  There were some narrow parts and some icy parts, but overall it was a pretty trail.

As far as racing goes, I could have done better.  My splits were 9:48, 9:01, 8:39, 8:27, 11:16 (this was the uphill part), 9:21 (I got lazy and talkative here.  I had a few minutes of conversation with the guy behind me), 9:51 (can't remember what the deal was here, but I think this was a little rougher terrain), and then about 8:53 (but I'll update that when results are posted because I forgot to stop my watch, but I know the finish clock said 1:10 something).

The only thing that irritated me was that the whole way there was a woman running behind me and I just wanted to beat her.  In the last mile I kept trying to send her a vibe to pass me because I wanted her in front.  And then when she did pass me, I wasn't expecting it.  The trail was narrow and there were a couple people in front of me and she passed us all at once.  By the time I got by the other two in front she was already about 15 paces ahead and I stupidly just gave up with about 1/4 mile to go.  That's why I hate racing--because at the time I don't care that much, but it bothers me now that it's all over.  I did feel a little better because one of the other two I passed right in the end was a woman, and she tried to out kick me in the end, but I edged her out. 

Then I was interviewed by the news.  I doubt I made it on because I think my response was unintelligible.  He asked me if I was cold, and I tried to say, "No.  I was dressed perfectly."  That's how it sounded in my head, but I was still out of breath and it didn't come out that way.

I was happy because I was the 12th woman finisher and my award was a t-shirt and a stocking cap.  Hooray!  Oh, and I beat crazy Que, the lady that I saw last week running with a chute.  I did stop to talk to her afterward.  She's been injured, but she might be running Boston this year.  She qualified last year at the Illinois Marathon and didn't even realize it until her coworkers told her she had.  She's turning 60 this year, I think.

And then I cooled down 2 miles.  And I really cooled down because I was running around looking for the girls that were holding my jacket (former runners).  I finally found them and the jacket and still wanted to run a little more.  My last mile was frigid.

 

UPDATE:

 I updated my time.  I swear that when I crossed the line the clock said 1:10 something.  Oh well.  Maybe I looked at it 5 seconds before I crossed the line.

Omni 8 #2 Miles: 9.78
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Omni 8 #2 Miles: 50.36
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