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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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Iso Lifetime Miles: 133.20
Tue, Jul 06, 2010
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
3.000.003.00

Another morning run at my mom's.  It was sweaty, but felt better than yesterday.  I ran a little faster too.  Then it was off to the zoo for some zoo "fun" with the kids and the neighbor kid. 

I hate the zoo.

Omni 8 #3 Miles: 3.00
Comments
From Carolyn in Colorado on Tue, Jul 06, 2010 at 21:00:59 from 24.8.167.243

What zoo did you go to? Oh, I guess you're in Chicago if you're at your mom's. I was just thinking there weren't any good zoos in the east-central Illinois area.

From Stacy on Tue, Jul 06, 2010 at 23:26:42 from 97.114.175.167

I like the zoo better than the circus. At least you are not way out east dealing with that kind of heat.

From Burt on Wed, Jul 07, 2010 at 02:28:48 from 68.225.214.248

You might hate me after you see my blog, but I was just so impressed with your last race report. :)

From Tracy on Wed, Jul 07, 2010 at 08:30:22 from 67.175.121.130

I knew I shouldn't have put in the bit about the plane. I knew it. A detailed race report leads to antics by Burt. You've made a frenemy, Burt...

And Carolyn, yeah, we went to Brookfield Zoo. And I didn't hate every second of it. We got to pet and feed sting rays. And there was a new bear exhibit where would you could view the bears underwater. The grizzly bear would come right up to the glass and put his paw up to the window. It was pretty amazing.

From auntieem on Wed, Jul 07, 2010 at 13:21:24 from 24.18.77.246

I love the zoo! Haven't been in years, but happy times when the kiddos were small.

From SlowJoe on Thu, Jul 08, 2010 at 08:04:24 from 84.11.148.246

Extra kids are never "fun." But we like our little zoo because you can blitz through it in less than an hour before you get all hot and tired.

From seeaprilrun on Thu, Jul 08, 2010 at 16:07:14 from 68.103.243.161

I like the zoo with kids for a few hours. After that they start to get tired and grouchy and it is time to pack up and bail.

From april27 on Fri, Jul 09, 2010 at 00:11:10 from 99.188.251.180

IMO the brookfield zoo has really gone down hill. Last time I was there (maybe two years ago) a lot of things were shut down.

From Tracy on Fri, Jul 09, 2010 at 10:27:07 from 173.23.75.96

I can't believe I'm about to defend Brookfield Zoo...but I think a lot of things were shut down while they were building this new habitat for the bears and wolves on the west side. They were moving things around. The old bear stuff by the children's zoo HAD been going downhill for a long time. I think the zoo has actually improved (since I was a kid, at least).

From KP on Fri, Jul 09, 2010 at 10:33:25 from 65.208.22.25

i don't want that kind of "fun" either.

From april27 on Fri, Jul 09, 2010 at 11:37:46 from 99.188.251.180

Tracy-Really? I thought it was mo betta when I was a kid...and we weren't kids too far apart from each other. Honestly I really like Lincoln Park. Mostly b/c it is free and I really like the gorrilla/chimp exhibit

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