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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
Wed, Jan 20, 2010
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
7.000.007.00

Long time on the gazelle.  Freezing rain outside.  Watched some NCIS.

We're supposed to get thunderstorms Thurs.  Weird.  But then I hear it is to be 50 on Saturday, which I like.

I signed up last week for Chicago's Shamrock Shuffle in March.  My only dilemma is the start.  I'm in a start corral (the slowest one).  All my other people could get into a better start corral, but they are content to be in the open because they don't want to race.  Since none of them care, I have to decide if I should just stay put in my slow corral.  I could submit 5K results to get a better start corral, but it just seems like a lot of effort...I just don't want to go in the open with them because I do want to race and I know I would allow them to seduce me over to the dark side if I started with them.

 

Omni 8 #2 Miles: 7.00
Comments
From Bonnie on Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 09:20:51 from 64.119.33.134

being in the right start corral makes all the difference. For what it is worth, I would submit my race results and start with people who run about your pace.

It is a cool race, but way crowded ... so starting in the right place is the difference between a good race and a frustrating race.

From Carolyn in Colorado on Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 10:24:06 from 24.8.167.243

I'm with Bonnie. It's frustrating trying to dodge and weave around slow people at the start of a race, whereas the right start group can help you hit your target pace. I would submit race results and get in a different corral.

From Michelle on Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 11:25:32 from 63.227.3.181

Good luck figuring out your start corral. I hope you get your 50 degree weather on Saturday, that sound like perfect running weather.

From Tracy on Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 12:47:46 from 209.175.177.37

I knew if I wrote about my train of thought I would hear what I needed to hear. I think subconsciously I don't want to be in a better corral because I'm looking for an excuse to not try my hardest...

But you've convinced me. I'll do it.

And Michelle, I really hope we get that perfect running weather too!

From april27 on Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 21:59:25 from 99.188.251.180

How cool! I was going to sign up for this race...maybe now I will have too...

My predicament is that the SO wants me to go to a bowling tournament but that means me leaving early on Friday (which I'm not comfy asking about) which means I can't race...but if I don't go to the tourney then I would be able to race...but I'm sure I would be in the back with the slow people. Did I hear correctly? is the goodie bag pretty fantastic?

From Tracy on Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 07:53:07 from 173.23.75.96

April, if you don't go you should totally do it! I don't know about the goodies...I've never done this one before. But you can submit race results to get seeded.

http://www.shamrockshuffle.com/CMS400Min/runner_information/index.aspx?id=4507

From april27 on Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 07:58:54 from 99.188.251.180

Shucks! I missed the 5k cut off by 27 seconds and the 1/2 marathon cut off by 2 minutes...Grrrr...No correl for me! I think my brother decided he is definitely running it!

From Tracy on Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 08:04:26 from 173.23.75.96

Do another 5K sometime soon. You have until the first week of March to get under the cut off.

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