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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

Sun, Mar 01, 2009

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
0.00	5.20	5.20

I hate when pace is in between fast and slow, so I'm logging all of this as fast, although it was really moderate.

Ran on the treadmill at 8:34 pace. The last mile was 8:57.

Lately I've been worrying about my running (ie, not doing enough) and now I'm trying to change my attitude.

I ran more this winter than I have since before I was pregnant with my second son. I have to be happy about that. And I think it's been harder since I'm not really training for anything in particular. I've got to get on the ball as far as setting up races for the near future. That's my goal for now.

I've also given up snacking for lent. It's only been 5 days so far, so we'll see how that goes. In addition, I'm saying the rosary on the way to school every day. I probably should expand that to just every day, but I forgot to say it yesterday--left my rosary in the car.

Saucony Miles: 5.20

Comments

From Carolyn in Colorado on Mon, Mar 02, 2009 at 13:12:03 from 198.241.217.15

I think having something like a race to work towards really helps with motivation.

Are you cutting out all snacking (meaning 3 meals/day, no more) or do you mean that you're cutting out snacking on sweets?

I don't observe lent, but I've recently cut way back on sweets.

It sounds like you're really trying to make some positive changes in your life, and that's great.

From Tracy on Mon, Mar 02, 2009 at 14:46:45 from 209.175.177.37

Well, I eat lunch every day at 11:00 and don't eat dinner with my family until 6 or 6:30. Since I usually run before dinner, I've allowed myself one snack before I go run--I wouldn't be able to run well if I didn't. But it has to be something nutritious. I'm a candy junkie and I'm trying to avoid it. I'm trying to be abstemious :)

And I know what you mean about having a race to work towards! I have a 1/2 marathon in the works, but I am not 100% positive that I will be able to run it because of some conflicts that have recently come up!

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