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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 22, 2009

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
5.80	3.20	9.00

I'm guessing on the fast miles here.

This workout excited me for some reason. I warmed up for 2 miles (about 9:15 pace) and then didn't want to start my workout on :34 secs, so I waited until I had warmed up 19 minutes before beginning.

Then I did a ladder: 1 min. fast, 1 min. rec, 2 min. fast, 2 min. rec, and so on until I went up to 5 minutes fast. Then after 5 min. rec, I went back down. I did stop after my 5 min. fast because it was too warm for what I was wearing. I exchanged my jacket for a long sleeve t.

I was pretty excited because I the workout portion of my run was 6 miles and it took me 50 minutes (8:20 average). Since I don't have a garmin (although I do want one, but can't bring myself to spend the $) I don't know what my pace on the fast portion was, so I'm just guessing on how many miles I did fast. I'm guessing my recovery pace was around 9:30, so I know the fast portion was pretty fast, if I do say so myself.

Then I cooled down a mile at 9:30 pace.

I'm thinking that my goal for the 1/2 marathon is anything under 2 hours. 1:58 would be nice. I'm sorta thinking that if I treated it like a workout and did surges, I'd probably do better than I would if I looked at it as a race. I have a tendency to have mental difficulties and I always find that I do better on runs that are broken into portions. Eh. Whatever. I don't understand how I can coach my kids when I can't really coach myself. I am a mental midget.

Saucony Miles: 9.00

Comments

From Carolyn in Colorado on Sun, Mar 22, 2009 at 20:30:53 from 198.241.217.15

Great workout! I love my Garmin, but I understand about not wanting to spend the money. I put it off for a few months after I decided to get one and then I got the 205 even though the 405 was out, because it was cheaper.

I've done ladder intervals once. It's a good workout.

I'm sure you're a great coach. You don't have the same perspective about yourself than you do about others.

From Tracy on Sun, Mar 22, 2009 at 20:56:59 from 173.24.32.153

I know, but it's maddening to me that I can give good pep talks to kids, but not to myself.

I'm a naysayer--one of the reasons I don't set goals for myself is because I will be excessively hard on myself if I don't reach those goals. I don't aim very high.

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