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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

Tue, Jan 05, 2010

Slow miles	Fast miles	Total Distance
8.00	0.00	8.00

An easy time on the gazelle while watching the Illini annihilate Iowa. Heel feels mostly better. I stopped periodically to stretch because the way I favor it makes my calf tight (I am working on not favoring it, but sometimes when I've been sitting for a while, the first few minutes of walking are pained). I'm wearing dress shoes for the first time this week.

Omni 8 #2 Miles: 8.00

Comments

From april27 on Wed, Jan 06, 2010 at 08:17:44 from 99.188.251.180

So I saw that I was sorta wearing a hole in my heals. They are fairly comfy besides that one spot. So I got these cool jelly things (buy them at famous footwear) and the shoes feel much better. this is also my first week wearing heals five days in a row in a LONG time!

From Carolyn in Colorado on Wed, Jan 06, 2010 at 08:34:43 from 24.8.167.243

Go Fighting Illini!

I pretty much wear dress shoes only on Sundays.

Good luck with the heel and the calf.

From Tracy on Wed, Jan 06, 2010 at 09:20:08 from 209.175.177.37

My kids wear uniforms. I find it hard not to feel guilty when I wear gym shoes and they can't. So I only wear them when I'm having feet issues, which happens occasionally.

But I NEVER wear heels. I'm tall enough and they do more harm than good anyway.

From Michelle on Wed, Jan 06, 2010 at 12:55:25 from 63.227.3.181

Sorry your heel has been bothering you. I'm glad it is starting to feel better. It is not fun to try and run and be hurt.

From seeaprilrun on Wed, Jan 06, 2010 at 20:33:04 from 205.172.12.229

Oh man I hope that heel gets better soon. Heel pain stinks...a lot. Does that Gazelle work you pretty hard(that's that Chuck Norris ski machine thing right?)

From Tracy on Thu, Jan 07, 2010 at 11:39:26 from 173.23.75.96

April, it doesn't work me very hard. I just, when I'm going long, try to keep my heart rate at what would normally be 9-10 minute pace running and then I call it 8 miles after 80 minutes.

One benefit of it is that I can use my body weight to work my arms and I can do adduction/abduction on it.

You're thinking of Nordictrack (I think). This was endorsed by Tony Little, a short, muscular man with a curly blond-ish really long ponytail.

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