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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
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
2.004.006.00

I blew off running this weekend.  It felt sorta nice.  So I had a little extra energy this morning for some faster paces.

My avg. was 8:32.  I started at 9:19 and my last mile was 7:56. 

I saw one other runner out this morning.  I said a big hello and he ignored me.  Then I saw him again about .75 miles later (we must have been running around the same main streets).  That time he said hi.  I'm pretty sure I covered a little more ground than he did. 

I saw Erin, Luke's mom, over the weekend.  She is going back to work today (and dreading it).  She said she cries easily and she is a little tired of people wanting to hug her.  Please think about her today.

Also, you know how bad things always come in 3s?  I found out my 3rd thing a couple days before Luke's funeral but I didn't want to post it because I was, at that point, tired of being so pathetic.  Well, my sister-in-law was diagnosed with breast cancer (she's 33).  It has spread to a couple lymph nodes, but luckily nowhere else.  She will be having surgery on June 2.  I don't know yet what the rest of her treatment will be like, but I know it will be a tough time for her.  I will be taking at least my nephew (they also have a daughter) for a week or so in June.  I'm sure they will need more help, but that's all I know so far.

Omni 8 #3 Miles: 6.00
Comments
From Michelle on Mon, May 10, 2010 at 09:51:51 from 71.215.114.57

It is nice to take a break from running sometimes. I am glad you had more energy this morning from your little break. Did you make up with early morning running? I am sorry to hear about your sister in law. You have had a lot of hard situations lately, I hope her treatment goes well.

From Tracy on Mon, May 10, 2010 at 10:27:12 from 209.175.177.37

Michelle, early morning running felt fantastic this morning. If it would be like this every day I can see myself making the switch to morning running.

From SlowJoe on Mon, May 10, 2010 at 11:11:46 from 131.59.200.80

When people ignore me, I usually just try and trip them the next time I see them. Sounds like you had a nice progressive run.

Hope the cancer treatment goes well. If it helps, my M-I-L was diagnosed w/ stage 4 colon cancer last year and has done amazingly well with chemo and surgery - there are tons of successes out there, especially if they caught it early. Good luck with your S-I-L.

From Carolyn in Colorado on Mon, May 10, 2010 at 15:55:22 from 24.8.167.243

I'm glad you had a nice run, and I'm sorry about your sister-in-law. I hope the treatment is successful. And I hope that Erin feels strong and comforted today, but not by everyone wanting to hug her.

From seeaprilrun on Mon, May 10, 2010 at 17:44:47 from 72.205.226.44

Hugs to you, Erin, your sister-in-law, well,all of you! What a tough time your famiy is having! I will pray for some serious comfort for your family.

Nice run--glad your other runner decided to be friendly after all.

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